AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland's Saviours Keep Angry Music Simple as Hellnew
The members of Saviours don't spend much time thinking about what kind of metal they are. Metal (with the "heavy" implied) is specific enough, and anything else is a fool's errand.
East Bay Express |
Dan Abbott |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Into Abaddon, Saviours
More Than a Gamenew
For many Oklahomans, sports, particulary football, is a way of life -- and the rest is just details.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Brian Ervin |
01-23-2008 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
It's Time South Carolina Rediscovers John Edwardsnew
In this anti-union, corporate-friendly state, it is unlikely that Edwards can pull an upset Saturday against his two corporate-financed opponents. But a close race and a respectable third place would keep him viable and moving toward the Super Tuesday primaries and the national convention in August.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
San Antonio's Solar Slopenew
Fiascos abound as the Public Utility Commission wrestles with solar terms.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
01-23-2008 |
Environment
Deadly in Pinknew
Teeth's biting satiric gore meets the Brazilian kitchen sink drudgery of Alice's House.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Wineau: Drink Before You Thinknew
When it comes to Pinots, taste is relative -- so drink the cheap stuff first.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
01-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
Recycling Turns Criminalnew
Rising commodity prices expose businesses to a new source of theft.
East Bay Express |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
01-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
'Yalo' Looks at War Crimesnew
What is more damaging to a storyteller's accuracy -- time or torture? Here is the heart of Elias Khoury's mesmerizing new novel, in which a young man is arrested at the end of the Lebanese Civil War and charged with rape, robbery and collaboration.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
01-23-2008 |
Fiction
eighth blackbird Dumps Conventionsnew
The contemporary music ensemble received a big boost last month when the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that its 2006 album strange imaginary animals had garnered no less than three Grammy Award nominations.
Chicago Newcity |
Dennis Polkow |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: eighth blackbird
Four Fractured Fairy Tales from the Primary Seasonnew
Just before the New Hampshire primaries, former President Bill Clinton said coverage of Barack Obama's record on Iraq equated to a "fairy tale." Little did we know how prophetic that statement would be, not only for Obama, but for any of the three viable candidates looking to clinch the party's nomination.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
Stick a Fork in George Allen -- He's Donenew
The one-time high-flying Virginia governor, senator and probable presidential nominee (all until "macaca"), signals the end of his career in politics with a bland, platitude-filled missive declaring that he (quel surprise!) will not re-seek the governorship in 2009.
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: George Allen, macaca
'Cloverfield''s 9/11 Infelicitiesnew
Last weekend's $46-million top-grosser essentially says that its characters and, by extension, its paying audience, deserves to be killed: New Yorkers, Americans, Abrams' target demographic. I never thought I would see a movie made in the United States that was so gung-ho about 9/11.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
Who's Afraid of John Edwards?
Mainstream media is giving four to five times more coverage to Obama and Clinton than Edwards, far more than their share of popular support. Their corporate owners have reason to fear him.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-22-2008 |
Commentary
A Graphic Novel Ideanew
Walter and Weezie Simonson bring 30 years of super experience to the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Cloverfield' is Just a Monster Movie, Right?new
There's no way Cloverfield could possibly be worth the to-do. Could it?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Maryann Johanson |
01-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Cloverfield, Matt Reeves
