AltWeeklies Wire
For Ale It's Worthnew
So why do we heart Belgium so much?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Joel Tannenbaum |
01-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Preach for the Starsnew
Talking with There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Entrance Strategynew
This year, we will be greeted as defibrillators.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
01-08-2008 |
Music
Striking Oilnew
There Will Be Blood explodes with greed and corruption.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-08-2008 |
Reviews
The Newsroom, 'The Wire' and the Bottom Linenew
Newsrooms are shrinking, and at the same time, the copy hole expands -- not in print, but online, where electrons are limitless and (virtually) free. But while we all figure this out, what is going unwatched?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
01-08-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Down the News Holenew
Here, we look at some of the biggest pieces of nonsensical hoopla from the year just ended, find out what stories got shoved to the back pages to make room, decide whether their burial was intentional conspiracy, and assess which was really the more important story.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-08-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
People Who Died in 2007new
They changed the world a little, even if you've never heard of them.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Michael Byrne, Edward Ericson Jr., Anna Ditkoff, Lee Gardner, Billy Manes, Bret McCabe, Deanna Sheffield and Bob Whitby |
01-08-2008 |
Culture
Two Hours With ... Departing Philly Mayor John Streetnew
Our exit interview with the man who ran the city for the past eight years.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Wafa R. Musitief |
01-08-2008 |
Politics
Elective Affinities: Huckabee & Thompsonnew
With the New Hampshire and South Carolina tests looming, the two bona fide Southern hopefuls in the Republican presidential field had personas that meshed in important particulars and diverged in others.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
01-08-2008 |
Commentary
Anarchy: The Wave of the Future?new
Our aversion to taxes has caught up with us, and caught up fierce.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
01-08-2008 |
Commentary
Connecticut Hip-Hoppers Get Noticed on the 'Netnew
With over 8,000 online friends on his MySpace page, A-1 Aficial has built anticipation for his forthcoming independent release The Never Ending Paper Chase.
New Haven Advocate |
Adam Bulger |
01-08-2008 |
Music
The $65 Questionnew
Who bears the blame for raising public housing rents on Connecticut's poor families?
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
01-08-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Lookin' Out For #8new
Anyway, in this Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight-Ball, strap on your helmet and enjoy a big plate of 2008 with gravy or cheese or chili or some steamed vegetables. I support you in your resolutions, dig?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
01-08-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Day Three in New Hampshire: The Undecidednew
Nearly every candidate here has used the term "famously independent" to describe New Hampshire's voters. Indeed, a majority of the state's voters are unaffiliated and can cast ballots in either the Democratic or Republican primary.
Political U-Turns in New Hampshire, GPS-Stylenew
The good people of the Granite State have got their work cut out for them. The die is cast and the call for a change in direction is resonating loud and clearly. For now, we can only speculate on whose voice we might be hearing when the nation turns on its political Tom Tom in November.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cheri DelBrocco |
01-08-2008 |
Politics
