AltWeeklies Wire
Character-Driven Epicnew
There Will Be Blood is the long-awaited heir to films like The Godfather and The Deer Hunter.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Romney Rumblenew
Murph hits Mitt! Plus: The Project White House televised debate!
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Tags: Arizona Primary, satire
Hanging the Messenger
How Viacom killed Dan Rather and the story of Bush's National Guard service.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
01-16-2008 |
Media
The Other S-Wordnew
Real change will only happen when we learn the true meaning of the word "sacrifice."
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
01-16-2008 |
Commentary
Being Katenew
Kate Bowen found her alter ego on Google. Then she got out her camera.
Boise Weekly |
Anna Demetriades |
01-16-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Nuclear Optionnew
Nuclear power is knocking on Idaho's door. Trouble is, the state doesn't really know what to do with it.
Boise Weekly |
Shea Andersen |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
Tags: nuclear
Love in a Time of Mutant STDnew
Harvey Award-winning graphic novelist Charles Burns spent more than a decade crafting Black Hole. It is a profoundly disturbing allegory of adolescence.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
01-16-2008 |
Fiction
Band of Horses Come Homenew
The opening guitar notes and soft cymbal splash creep up on you subtly, before Ben Bridwell's potent, reedy voice alights "Is There a Ghost" with its recurring pronouncement, "I could sleep, I could sleeee-eep."
Charleston City Paper |
Jeff Clark |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses, Cease to Begin
Are You Ready to Bust a Gut?new
The fifth annual Charleston Comedy Festival, a co-production of Theatre 99 and the Charleston City Paper, has rounded up a passel of improv, sketch, and stand-up comedians for four nights of easy fun.
Charleston City Paper |
Staff |
01-16-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Resolution Guide: At the Core of it Allnew
A novice student of Pilates learns how little he knows.
East Bay Express |
R. Eric Clarke |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Resolution Guide: How to Improve Your Commutenew
Bicycling to work can be just as fast as driving -- and far healthier.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
01-16-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Resolution Guide: The Cost of Purificationnew
Dr. Cory Reddish wants to help you detoxify.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Are You One of 'Them'?new
The title of Nathan McCall's debut novel refers both to the black residents of one Atlanta inner-city ward and the young white "urban homesteaders" who are moving in, snapping up properties, and literally changing the neighborhood's complexion.
Willamette Week |
Kevin Allman |
01-16-2008 |
Fiction
Hello Lobster Leaves the Planetnew
"The mission has been aborted," says vocalist Lobster 1. "It's hopeless here on Earth."
Willamette Week |
Brandon Seifert |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hello Lobster
Ill Communicationnew
Somehow, despite winning the holy trifecta of high-profile rap battle competitions, Portland MC Illmaculate has largely evaded local celebrity.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Illmaculate
