AltWeeklies Wire
Was the Eastern Market Fire Really an Accident?new
That fire and several more recent Capitol Hill fires have something in common: burned-out trash containers.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
12-27-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Is Robert Pollard Sowing Ecological Catastrophe?new
Recently rock musicians have become more conscious of their carbon emissions than their hotel-room-smashing, Maserati-driving forebears, but Pollard is apparently not among the enlightened. He continues to emit at least three records every single year, regardless of the environmental implications.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Shock and Drawnew
Jon Reed is suddenly a rising star in the world of superhero comics.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Eiserike |
12-20-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Old Music, New Technologynew
When it comes to archival music, being a Luddite means embracing new technology.
Washington City Paper |
David Dunlap Jr. |
12-20-2007 |
Music
In 2007, Techno Earned the Right to Be Popular Againnew
The genre is on the upswing, and the proof is in the pages of Wire.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
12-20-2007 |
Music
The Tale of the Takenew
I fell hard for the albums on this list. All of which I stole.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
12-20-2007 |
Music
Crease is the Wordnew
Ken Scott's screenplay was reportedly fact-checked by Richard himself before he died in 2000 and cinematographer Pierre Gill's hockey sequences faithfully depict the game play, equipment, and atmosphere of late-'40s and early-'50s hockey. In that sense, it's more historical film than drama.
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Love in the Time of Call Centersnew
Outsourced screened at this year's DC Labor Filmfest under the guise of a globalization parable, yet no inconvenient truths about the exportation of American jobs are revealed in the film, which is actually a sweet-natured, cross-cultural romantic
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Jeffcoat, Outsourced
City Hellnew
I Am Legend, the third film based on Richard Matheson's 1954 science fiction novel, moves as speedily as the infected freaks who terrorize the story's apparent last man standing.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Bringing Up Maybenew
Juno's buzz will likely become tiring in the coming months, but there's no denying that the film itself is remarkably fresh.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
Rabies 'R' Usnew
Do you have your local animal control hotline programmed into your cell phone? It's about time you did.
Washington City Paper |
Franklin Schneider |
12-13-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
How Hard is it to Round Up Some D.C. Republicans?new
Oh sure, you got your Virginia Republicans, your Maryland Republicans, your transient "I'm just hanging out for a few years until I go back to Kansas" Republicans. Just try finding any registered with the city's Board of Elections and Ethics. That's the problem that the various GOP prez campaigns are encountering these days.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
12-13-2007 |
Politics
'No One's Going to Stop Me'new
Can any old guy from Maryland make it into the Washington establishment? Ask Tony Cord.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
12-06-2007 |
Culture
Field & Stream & Chain Sawnew
Boaters wreck a Maryland fishing haven.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
12-06-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
'Atonement': Error-Borne Illnessnew
Vanessa Redgrave's appearance reawakens the film, both because of the actress' exquisite ability with subtle emotion and a plot turn that reframes much of what you've just watched. For both the character and the filmmakers, atonement is achieved.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
12-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
