AltWeeklies Wire
And the Award Goes to the After-Partiesnew
It's not about the work, the statuette, or the competition: It's about the after-party, of course.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Village Voice's 27 Favorite Books of the Yearnew
The unsentimental graphic novel by Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 and Linh Dinh's collection of seven stories, Blood and Soap, are among the recommended books.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
Back to the Schoolnew
Mark your calendars: The Defense Department's recurring PR nightmare returns this weekend. From Nov. 19-21, thousands of activists will gather at the gates of Fort Benning, Ga., for the annual protest calling for the closure of the Army facility long known as the School of the Americas.
INDY Week |
Jon Elliston |
12-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
Hand Jobsnew
Girls gone wild: Five ladies let their fingers do the talking when they meet for a day of pornogami -- papermaking for adults. (Warning: explicit content)
INDY Week |
Olufunke Moses |
12-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
Poster Book Offers Pages of Drool-Inducing Eye Candynew
Just when the Man seems to nip at the heels of every subculture, and MTV has spit-combed rock's errant cowlick, along comes Art of Modern Rock: The Poster Explosion, promising that the working men and women of graphic design are still keeping rock real.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-02-2004 |
Nonfiction
Coffee-Table Books with a Jagged Edgenew
Buying a coffee-table book once conferred a sense of your own good taste. It was only a matter of time before publishers began catering to the downwardly aspirational, offering cheap (well, not that cheap) voyages into other people's fringe or freaky existences.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
12-01-2004 |
Nonfiction
Painted From Memorynew
A nation is born while a family dissolves in Amos Oz's beautifully sad, intricate, elliptical memoir.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-30-2004 |
Nonfiction
Which Side Are You On?new
Carl Oblinger had a special interest in the coal
mining battles that tore central Illinois apart in the '30s: Dad was a G-man who helped sabotage the Progressive Miners and dash the hopes of democratic
unionism in the mines.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
11-30-2004 |
Nonfiction
Troubled Master: Willem de Kooning's art and lifenew
De Kooning achieved fame late in a turbulent life dedicated to women, drink, and work, work, work.
Boston Phoenix |
William Corbett |
11-22-2004 |
Nonfiction
Estronautsnew
None of the women in these pages are famous adventuresses. Among their number are a bookseller, a forest service employee, a human rights worker and a kindergarten teacher -- and all share a love of the outdoors and an appreciation of solitude.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
11-18-2004 |
Nonfiction
Life of the Man Who Wrote the Lifenew
Really. In a book about Goines, Goines is barely there. The biographer is there though, as are pages upon pages of irrelevant instruction. Just because Allen can't get a bead on his subject doesn't make his subject bad, just badass.
New York Press |
John Hood |
11-17-2004 |
Nonfiction
Band Appeals to Bobos From the Coastsnew
A new coffee-table book sheds light on the question of whether Wilco, with its success, has evolved into a better band.
New York Press |
Lionel Beehner |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
Street Art Shapes Public Spacenew
In contrast to traditional art, Josh MacPhee asserts, stencils are the great equalizer: With the help of basic, affordable materials, the same work of art can reappear throughout a city, cities or countries, meeting with a broad audience and reception.
New York Press |
Kate Crane |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
An Epitaph for Architecturenew
"Content," an inventory of work by the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, professes at every turn the difficulty of creating architecture in an increasingly complex and pluralistic world.
Jackson Free Press |
Randy Perkins |
11-10-2004 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Content, Rem Koolhaas
The First George W.new
This book convinces readers that without George Washington, we might all still be British subjects. If ever there was an example of how one man can shape the world, the first George W. is it.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
11-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
