AltWeeklies Wire
Die Zombie Newspapers, Die!new
Like much of what we've been reading in our daily newspapers, the story about the collapse of journalism is old news. Newspapers have been dead for quite a while. The only twist is that their rancid zombie bodies have finally followed suit.
Tags: newspaper industry
The Gold Price Is Rising, But Congolese Mine Workers Aren't Profitingnew
In Congo, desperate men labor in dangerous conditions to satisfy the world market's recession-driven appetite for gold.
Artvoice |
Mike Pflanz |
05-07-2009 |
Business & Labor
Reboot America: A Lesson from Post-Consumerist Cubanew
It sucks that it took a depression to get us here, but historians might just look back on this depression as the event that saved the ecosystem just when we were on the brink of flopping over a climatic tipping point.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
03-13-2009 |
Commentary
Why Do We Bail Out Wall Street Bankers?new
Ben Bernanke's Federal Reserve and Timothy Geithner's Treasury Department continue to sink billions of dollars into the black hole of Wall Street, but those billions have not prevented the US economy’s nosedive toward a crash and burn ending. And what is Bernanke's solution? More of the same.
Tags: finance, economic issues
'Valkyrie' is an Impressive Historical Drama with a Strong Ensemble Castnew
Valkyrie tells a story that may better have been served by a television miniseries, but it's an engrossing story nonetheless.
Many Will Find 'The Reader''s Treatment of Bernard Schlink's Novel Distastefulnew
Director Steven Daldry and writer David Hare's extensive depiction of the physical nature of the affair is, in itself, redolent of the old erotic convention of the older woman and the youth craving initiation. There's a soft porn lubricity which may have been intended to convey what it is that Michael feels he has lost.
On Ponzi Capitalismnew
Two names have been wed in the news this month: Charles Ponzi, the con artist busted in 1920, and Bernard Madoff, one of America's most successful hedge fund managers and a reputable pillar of the Wall Street financial community. But I'm confused, because a ponzi scheme also describes the global economy.
Barack Obama, the Urban Presidentnew
There's a new advocate for regionalism in America. His name is President-elect Barack Obama.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
Will Obama Give Us the Right Kind of Stimulus?new
Let's hope that the outgoing Bush administration, the incoming Obama administration, the permanent mandarins of the think tanks, and the Congressional majorities all come together so that we get an adequate stimulus package -- so that we shall still have the choice to purchase a GM, Ford, or Chrysler product in the coming years, preferably the plug-in hybrid that Obama wants them to make.
How Obama Can Become the President for Citiesnew
Here's what the president-elect's task could be: He could so shape federal policies on energy, infrastructure, transportation, housing, and environment that the 60-year trend toward suburbanization could change, such that the city once again becomes the focus of human activity in this country.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
11-10-2008 |
Commentary
'The Best of Jimmy Hughes' is a Long-Overdue Collectionnew
It only takes a verse and chorus of "I Worship the Ground You Walk On" to realize that Jimmy Hughes is one of the most criminally overlooked early maestros of the soul music explosion.
'Skeletal Lamping' Makes Clear that Of Montreal Doesn't Care About Pop Successnew
If this perennial indie band from Athens, Georgia, managed to break out as a mainstream pop force, it would make sense. And given the advance buzz for Skeletal Lamping, the band's ninth album, this seems to be its best shot yet ... until you listen to it.
Tags: Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping
'A Girl Cut in Two' is Hardly Incisive or Tension-Inducingnew
Chabrol has often been compared to Hitchcock, but this has always been a dubious association. Girl has been worked out with some care, but Chabrol's visual compositions and chromatic palette are more involving than his narrative.
Tags: Claude Chabrol, A Girl Cut in Two
Chowder & Gumbo: Kissing Cousinsnew
Gumbo is the younger of the two, but both stem from the same family tree. These two recipes are, in essence, the story of the people who originally made them. And in the same way that someone may start a family tree at the present and work backwards, that's sometimes the logical way to do culinary research. With recipes for: Potato Chowder, New England Clam Chowder, and Shrimp, Sausage, and Okra Gumbo.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
11-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food, recipes, Shrimp, and Okra Gumbo, chowder, gumbo, New England Clam Chowder, Potato Chowder, Sausage
The New Wild West: Talking with Guy Ritchienew
Timing, as you may have heard, is everything. While I would never imply that a married couple would get divorced simply to publicize a movie, it can't hurt the box office potential of Guy Ritchie's new RocknRolla to be mentioned in every one of the far too numerous tabloid stories about his recently announced breakup with his unimonikered wife.
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
11-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
