AltWeeklies Wire
Diet for Climate Change: Eating in the Spirit of Copenhagennew
You may not be able to get to Denmark for the climate talks, but you do have a chance to change a few food habits: It starts with avoiding red meat, processed cereals and tin cans and shopping local.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
12-11-2009 |
Food+Drink
Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog Talk 'Bad Lieutenant'new
When the news broke at Cannes last year that Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog were remaking Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, everyone thought it was a joke. But less than a year and a half later, their movie touched down in Toronto and turned into the festival's biggest surprise.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
11-23-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alt.Health: Is Your Ache for Chocolate Trying to Tell You Something?new
Is it true that food cravings mean a nutrient deficiency? That's too easy -- we're way more complicated.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
11-23-2009 |
Advice
Is Your Best Furry Friend a Major Culprit in Global Warming?new
Pet lovers shouldn't look down on SUV owners. Feeding your four-legged companion requires as much land and energy as running a car.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-23-2009 |
Environment
Morgan Freeman Talks About 'Prom Night in Mississippi'new
Prom Night is Paul Saltzman's documentary about Freeman's 2008 efforts to integrate the high school prom in his hometown of Charleston. Black and white students had historically held separate events. Freeman proposed a single, integrated prom, which he would pay for himself.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
11-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Irving is Once Again in Full Control of the Narrative in 'Last Night In Twisted River'new
In his latest book, Irving entertains with the grace of a novelist who knows how to be funny without hitting the reader over the head.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
11-16-2009 |
Fiction
Ecoholic: Five Ways to Green Your Holiday Partynew
If your friends aren't amenable to a straight-up eco-themed party, just slip some earth-friendly goodness into their cocktails when they're not looking. How? Try implementing this trusty five-step plan.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
11-16-2009 |
Advice
Can a Web Commenter be Sued for Libel, or Does the Site Take the Fall?new
Threatening a blog with a lawsuit most times works like a cold shower -- the blogger feels the libel chill and purges any objectionable content from his or her site. But as the internet becomes more crowded, that trend is reversing itself and lawsuits are actually going to court.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
11-16-2009 |
Tech
Matt Austin Sadowski Says John Hughes' Death Gives His Doc a Different Lifenew
Hughes' death at age 59 earlier this summer casts a pall over Don't You Forget About Me: A Tribute to John Hughes, which combines clips from Hughes' high school movies with contemporary interviews with the filmmaker's colleagues and boosters like Roger Ebert.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
11-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Awesome Green Roof Designs Invade Cities, but On-High Agriculture Isn't Ready for its Closeupnew
It turns out that not all building walls can bear the extra load of soil on roofs, especially the box stores thrown up for the lowest price to move discounted goods. There are also security and safety issues with having so many people on roofs, issues that planners are still wrestling with.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
Stephen Harper's Colombia Free-Trade Cover-Upnew
In 2008, the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade issued a report calling for an independent human rights impact assessment before any free-trade deal with Colombia was signed. But Canada's prime minister beat the committee to the punch by announcing that an agreement had already been reached.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
11-02-2009 |
Politics
The Raveonettes Update Girl-Group Wall of Sound with Touch of Doom and Gloomnew
While the Raveonettes have explored the tension between girl-group naïveté and gloom on their previous three albums, vocalist Sharin Foo says that for In And Out Of Control, they strove for less celebratory material than usual.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
10-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
David Byrne Talks Bicycles, New York and Urbanismnew
Byrne is not the kind of cyclist out there proselytizing. He's just a guy who realizes that biking is faster and more convenient and that it feels good. And Byrne makes clear he is not a fanatic. "When I sit down at dinner with people, it's not like I only talk about bicycles," he says.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
10-26-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ecoholic: Winning the Water Bottle Waste Debatenew
"My roommates buy highly packaged products and bottled water. How do I address this in a completely non-patronizing way?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
10-26-2009 |
Advice
Documentary 'Taqwacore' Examines Muslim Punk Musiciansnew
Director Omar Majeed doesn't try to hide the artists' laziness and contradictory ideologies. His film embraces the musicians for the confused, irresponsible, sometimes delusional yet often admirable punks that they are.
NOW Magazine |
Radheyan Simonpillai |
10-16-2009 |
Reviews
