AltWeeklies Wire
The Six Degrees of Indiana Jones Summer Film Guidenew
This year marks the release of yet another historic sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. How better to celebrate this bit of moviegoing good fortune than to link every summer 2008 film to the immortal Mr. Harrison Ford?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
05-20-2008 |
Movies
"Ecstatic Technology"new
AltWeeklies Award - Web Site Content Feature
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Cornelius |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Downtown Fights Back," "Through the Cracks," "Path to a Cure"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"The Popsicle Prophecy," "The Belly of the Beast," "Staying the Course is Not a Strategy"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Health Care for Urban Native Americans Hits a Crisis Pointnew
"The issue is that if you're Native American, and you live off the reservation, it's increasingly difficult to access health care services."
Weekly Alibi |
Marissa Demarco |
04-15-2008 |
Science
Perfect for Grilling: Haand Bryggeriet's Norwegian Woodnew
Not to be confused with blond Viking fuel for fire, this ale is mahogany-colored gas for the grill master.
Weekly Alibi |
Alex Brown and Evan George |
04-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
An Interview with Peter Careynew
The word "happy" does not fit easily into Peter Carey's mouth. Under normal circumstances, it dribbles off his lip on a trickle of sarcasm.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
04-15-2008 |
Fiction
Megadeth: The Rock that Never Diesnew
By the time Megadeth bassist James Lomenzo joined the band's lineup in 2006, he'd built a 30-year career of rock with artists like David Lee Roth and bands like White Lion and Black Label Society.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
04-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Isn't It Funny When 'Smart People' Do Stupid Things?new
On the surface of their new film, first-time filmmakers Mark Poirier and Noam Murro are in danger of stepping into all the cliche pitfalls of the genre. Fortunately, an intelligent script and a fine cast conspire to make this a sharper-than-average slice of indie satire.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
04-15-2008 |
Reviews
Stepping into the Ring with All Star Wrestlingnew
For 30 years, New Mexico fans haven't been able to see pro wrestling-style matches on a regular basis. But All Star Wrestling founder Alex Walls is changing that.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
04-15-2008 |
Sports
Alan Pogue is a Humanitarian with a Cameranew
His first solo book, Witness for Justice, is the product of 38 years of photography documenting liberation movements in the U.S., farmworkers, strife around the world, prison conditions, protests and campaigns.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Comcast Can't Buy Lovenew
The FCC is holding a second public hearing on network neutrality at Stanford as it investigates Comcast's custom of choking or blocking certain content over its network. Comcast says it's all in the name of smart business, but opponents say the company's trying to cripple competitors.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Tech
The Wino Connoisseur: Nice Jugsnew
Several enterprising vintners have packaged their potables in generous jugs. Jugs certainly provide a consumer with needed quantity, but the egalitarian size calls for suitable pairings.
Weekly Alibi |
Cletus Oswald Smythe III |
04-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Terrorism Wins the War?new
The decision by Congress not to override President Bush's veto of the bill outlawing waterboarding by our government and its agencies makes it unanimous: All three branches of our government have now weighed in on the subject and agree that torture is just fine ... as long as we are the torturers.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
04-01-2008 |
Commentary
Letter to My Dead Colonelnew
I'm hurting that this war cost you your life. I really am. Which is why I'm writing to let you know how sorry I am over what happened to you over there. And to say I respect and stand with you, Colonel.
Weekly Alibi |
Alex E. Limkin |
03-25-2008 |
War
