AltWeeklies Wire
Let's Play Cowboys and Hoodlumsnew
Omaur Bliss escapes into the street-fighting world of Omac Montainya.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Sarah Askari |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Major-Label Misfit: Mistah F.A.B.new
Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. would be the first to admit there's a problem when it comes to rap music: If you're identified with the streets, you're not supposed to be lyrical; and if you're lyrical, how "street" can you really be?
SF Weekly |
Eric K. Arnold |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah F.A.B.
Neglected Treasuresnew
A famed Mexican artist painted six murals for the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco. One famously disappeared. The others have practically been ignored.
Tags: visual arts
The Von Bondies: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Divorcenew
Like the bemused children of guilt-ridden divorced parents, Von Bondies' fans are eager for Jason Stollsteimer and company to make up for lost time.
Dig Boston |
Martin Caballero |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Von Bondies
'27 Dresses': A Tulle Catastrophenew
Here are some things to do on a Friday night that are preferable to seeing 27 Dresses: get a colonoscopy, file tax forms, stab yourself repeatedly in the eyes.
Dig Boston |
Polly Furth |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
Is Boston a Racist City?new
Chris Matthews' post-primary accusation gets some face time with ex-mayor Flynn, who calls it "a real cheap shot."
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
01-16-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Welcome to Pleasantville, er, Portlandnew
More Taxes? No problem! Does this city ever take off its rose-colored glasses?
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
New Tax Credit Puts the Greenbacks in Green Energynew
The Oregon Department of Energy is experiencing a gold rush as it tries to set rules for new green energy-related tax credits.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
01-16-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Massachusetts Set to Penalize Uninsured in 2008new
If you've been living in an uninsured cave for the past year, now would be a good time to crawl out. The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority spent hours last week discussing exactly how they'll punish your lazy ass for not getting health care.
Dig Boston |
Cris Rodriguez |
01-16-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
World According to Gurfnew
Producing songwriters such as Lucinda Williams, Robert Earl Keen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Mary Gauthier, and Slaid Cleaves can be hard on a writer's ego.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
01-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Diamonds to Dust, Gurf Morlix
Lock Me Up, I Did Not Hate '27 Dresses'new
If you listen very closely, you can hear my editor snickering somewhere.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
One Child at a Timenew
Court Appointed Special Advocates make a positive difference in the lives of children in foster care -- one case at a time.
Gambit |
Sarah Andert |
01-16-2008 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
The World is Better with Late Night TVnew
For the past week and a half, I've reacquainted myself with an old friend -- my TV set.
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
Bobby Jindal's Quiet Governorshipnew
His historic reign as governor of Louisiana has officially begun, but you'll have to listen hard and watch closely to discern what it's all about.
'Persepolis' is Anything but Black and Whitenew
No, it doesn't look like Ratatouille or Happy Feet, and, no, there are no giant ogres or talking donkeys, but the old-school animation is stark and beautiful, assisting Satrapi's story of learning about life from the inside of a wobbly, mutating Islamic regime.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
