AltWeeklies Wire
Foodie Fightnew
Travel Channel food star and Minneapolis restaurant critic Andrew Zimmern throws down with a celebrated chef and two famous restaurant critics.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
01-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
A New Collection From Colm 'Shortlisted for Booker' Tóibínnew
Tóibín is best known for his novels, but while those were propelled by intensities of exploration rooted in their subjects, the author here often seems to be chasing what Yeats once said he looked for at the end of every poem: the click of a well-made box.
Willamette Week |
Matthew Korfhage |
01-09-2008 |
Nonfiction
Contrasts are 'Youth Without Youth''s Strengthsnew
At first blush, Francis Ford Coppola appears to be having a late midlife crisis.
Willamette Week |
Saundra Sorenson |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Thicker Than Waternew
Paul Thomas Anderson brings out the devil in Daniel Day-Lewis.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Carcrashlander Shares Stories From the Road and Little Poopsnew
The first release from San Francisco's Parks and Records, Carcrashlander graces the label's website alongside P&R artists' favorite parks and such eco-friendly advice as: "When boiling water, be sure to put a lid on the pot [to] save energy."
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carcrashlander
Lesk's Lawnew
Content outruns storage because humans store things capriciously and illogically.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
01-09-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Paid by Pandoranew
How Tim Westergren built the world's smartest jukebox.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sam Devine |
01-09-2008 |
Music
'The Violin': Angels With Dirty Facesnew
Folksy lyricism makes Francisco Vargas's film a quiet beauty.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Francisco Vargas, The Violin
Type Castingnew
Jack plays Jack, Morgan plays Morgan, and The Bucket List plods along.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
Domestic Partnership Isn't All That's at Stake Herenew
Gay-rights advocates have blasted a U.S. District Court Judge's decision to put a hold on domestic partnerships for same-sex couples in Oregon until a Feb. 1 court hearing. But the temporary injunction issued last month hinges less on gay rights and more on a technical issue that could drastically alter the state's voter-initiative system by changing how the state treats petition signatures.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
01-09-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Met Gets a Virtual Outletnew
For well over half a century now, we've been able to catch live radio broadcasts from New York's renowned Metropolitan Opera. But a recent high-tech update of that process has become the buzz of the opera world -- and it could well turn out to be one its saving graces.
Charleston City Paper |
Lindsay Koob |
01-09-2008 |
Music
Mike Farris: a Uniquely Redemptive Storynew
"When I'm playing music, it's like prayer," Farris says.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Farris, Salvation in Lights
Rebel Women in Chiapasnew
A report from the Zapatista Women's Encounter.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
01-09-2008 |
International
Tags: international
SF Zoo Tiger Fiasco Was a Tragedy Waiting to Happennew
When I look at this story through the lens of a behaviorist, I think about the traits of various human subspecies -- politicians, bureaucrats, managers, spin doctors, journalists, self-proclaimed experts, and supposed guardians of health and safety. Frankly, I am not impressed.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Craig McLaughlin |
01-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Union Workers Push a Boycott of Their Own Hotelnew
A majority of the unionized Portland Hilton workers voted to support a boycott of their downtown hotel employer after bargaining without reaching agreement on a new contract.
Willamette Week |
Don McIntosh |
01-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
