AltWeeklies Wire
A Mid-Campaign Review of the Bozos on the Busnew
Surveying the deluge of atrocious media coverage of this year's presidential contest, it's difficult to winnow down the most egregious offenders.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
03-20-2008 |
Media
Tags: 2008 presidential election, media
Stubble Bumsnew
When the all-male, a capella vocal group Conspiracy of Beards -- who do covers of Leonard Cohen songs exclusively -- formed five years ago, they had no intention of doing more than a single gig before going their separate ways.
New York Press |
Billy Jam |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Throw in the Towelnew
From a Laundromat to bee stings, Thao Nguyen survives what the world throws at her.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thao, We Brave Bee Stings and All
Jack of All Tradesnew
Marianne Faithfull gets men -- and audiences -- off as a sex worker with suitably soft hands.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Irina Palm, Sam Garbarski
Asia Minornew
Boarding Gate drags its heart through the muck, going nowhere.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Boarding Gate, Olivier Assayas
Musical Manquenew
Christophe Honore's mumblecore mess misses the mark — but not without trying.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Christophe Honore, Love Songs
Lost in Texasnew
At the SXSW bash, Mishka Shubaly finds a recipe for disaster, cooks it and washes it down with some Lone Stars and homemade vodka.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
03-20-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
The Action-Minded Professornew
NYU's Ward Regan takes his history class on the road to the real world.
New York Press |
Kimberly Thorpe |
03-20-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Dance Devotionnew
Algerian DJ Cheb i Sabbah brings India to the dance floor -- with no Bollywood in sight.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Cheb i Sabbah
Obscure Vibrationsnew
An avant-garde musician (and Yoko Ono's ex) recreates ancient instruments for his experimental compositions for Ensemble Origin.
New York Press |
Victoria Moy |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ensemble Origin
Imagination Nationnew
A Dr. Seuss adaptation that doesn't scare the kiddies.
New York Press |
Jerry Portwood |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Land of the Lostnew
Roland Emmerich still thinks big -- if he thinks at all.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
Serial Abusenew
Michael Haneke claims modern sophistication but proves he's a sadistic fraud in an American adaptation of his own film.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
Has New York's Countercultural Mudtruck Turned Raging Capitalist?new
The coffee truck's founders are considering a lawsuit against a company based in Detroit, Mich. for what they consider to be a stolen logo and stolen name.
New York Press |
Erik Shilling |
03-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
In Short, Eliot Spitzer Was Stupidnew
The day after The Wire signed off on HBO, Eliot Spitzer -- the governor of New York, the sheriff of Wall Street, the man who brought down so many in his years as a prosecutor and attorney general -- had his career ended by the sort of basic mistakes that even the teenage drug dealers of David Simon's imagination knew how to avoid.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
03-13-2008 |
Politics
