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Trouble All Overnew
The horrors of war in Nanking are so overpowering they make the revolutionary Iran of Persepolis seem inconsequential.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Wineau: Notes of Kiwinew
Sauvignon Blancs offer an affordable taste of New Zealand.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
01-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Who Said Building a Railroad Was Easy?new

This could be the make-or-break year for California's proposed high-speed rail system.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
01-09-2008 |
Transportation
Virginia's Primary Dreamsnew
Could the state's voters actually make a difference this year?
C-Ville Weekly |
Dan Catalano |
01-09-2008 |
Commentary
Q: What is Islamofascism?new
A: A simplistic term designed to mask the complexities of the Middle East.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
01-09-2008 |
Commentary
Profs Study Hipster Migration & Other Urban Phenomenanew
Dan Silver, Lawrence Rothfield and Terry Nichols Clark have recently completed a groundbreaking study on just what it takes to create a "scene," whether it be bohemian or otherwise.
Chicago Newcity |
Sean Redmond |
01-09-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Christy & Emily Create a Sparse Environmentnew
Hook-heavy yet delicately assembled, Christy Edwards' clean electric guitar is knitted with Emily Manzo's piano and keyboard work for a sound that, predictably, combines indie sensibility with classical-like piano-jogging.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Christy & Emily, Gueen's Head
Kicking 'The Bucket List'new
Rob Reiner does something almost unthinkable: he makes Jack Nicholson painful to watch.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
Greetings from Second Life!new
Everything is virtual, wish you were real.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard, Brendan Fitzgerald and Erika Howsare |
01-09-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
If You Barack It, They Will Come (to Iowa)new
Barack Obama had made a point of reaching out to students, asking them to come back early to caucus, and the call came the day before: my son and three of his pals from Chicago, now all freshmen at the University of Iowa, wanted to go, and could I rent a car and drive?
Chicago Newcity |
Brian Hieggelke |
01-09-2008 |
Commentary
Hillary Wins ... Should We Have Seen it Coming?new

Barack Obama's coronation will just have to wait a little longer. In fact, he may be compelled in the end to hand over that crown to Hillary Clinton, who, against all the conventional wisdom and pundits' certainties (including our own), won the New Hampshire primary.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-09-2008 |
Politics
Idiots Heart Huckabee
Why is the media giving a free pass to anti-intellectualism?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-08-2008 |
Commentary
New Hampshire: Passing Gas With Joe Scarboroughnew
I figured when I conned my way into the press bullpen at the presidential debates, I'd be privy to all the perceived benefits of knuckling up with the mainstream elite. The reality was sobering.
Dig Boston |
Dan McCarthy |
01-08-2008 |
Politics
White History Week Resets the Defaultnew
"How would you feel if you had just a month for your history? It's kind of a silly notion. We have the whole year for white people."
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
01-08-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Tow Jobnew
It's like magic -- in the blink of an eye, your car vanishes.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell and John Linn |
01-08-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation