AltWeeklies Wire
Johnny Cash's Final Journeynew
Cash was an expert at finding and composing songs that got into the human spirit, and there are plenty on two new releases from the Cash archives: Personal File and American V: A Hundred Highways.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
06-28-2006 |
Reviews
The Tipton Three Todaynew
You'd think that after escaping the black hole of detention at Guantanamo, life would be pretty much downhill -- not necessarily so for the so-called Tipton Three, a trio of Brits caught up in the invasion of Afghanistan and incarcerated as Al Qaeda suspects in 2001.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-22-2006 |
Movies
Reality TV Meets the Newsroomnew
Even in an era of media "transparency" and "interactive dialogue," what's happening at the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, is pretty strange stuff.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
06-22-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Rally 'Round the Flagnew
Sometime in the next several days, the Senate is expected to vote on a constitutional amendment against flag "desecration," that would put this nation in the same league as Communists and Islamist theocrats.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Staff |
06-22-2006 |
Commentary
Can Bloggers Neuter the GOP?new
A heavy burden lay upon the first convention of the "netroots" -- that amorphous mass of progressive activists participating in blogs and grassroots organizations -- in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
06-22-2006 |
Politics
Lovely Ladnew
Unlike bland international pop, the Arctic Monkeys come from a real place.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
06-09-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arctic Monkeys
Rebel Bellesnew
No other performer has been as vilified as the Dixie Chicks were for speaking out -- and they do not apologize on Taking the Long Way.
Boston Phoenix |
Charles Taylor |
06-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dixie Chicks, Taking the Long Way
Libbing It Upnew
The future of gay politics can be found in its past -- with a few tweaks.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
06-09-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
'Cribs,' Despot Editionnew
If you’re a heartless dictator, home is where the hideous ersatz pagodas, caged leopards, room-size shoe closets, and bizarre bathroom appliances are.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Alex Toth, 1928-2006new
If you ever got up at 6 am on a Saturday morning, poured half a box of Lucky Charms into a bowl, and watched a cartoon drama about three girl musicians who dress up as cats and solve crimes, it is time to pay some respect.
Boston Phoenix |
Bill Jensen |
06-09-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Hot, Wet, and Out of Controlnew
This is what New England will be like in 2106 if we do nothing to stop global warming.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard, Ian Donnis and Sara Donnelly |
06-01-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Freezergatenew
The FBI's search of Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson's property has led to a constitutional crisis that no one seems to understand.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
06-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Truth and Consequencesnew
For a film consisting mostly of a middle-aged guy pointing to charts and lecturing about complex, controversial, and world-challenging ideas, this makes for a more entertaining thriller than The Da Vinci Code.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-01-2006 |
Reviews
Inconvenient Questionsnew
Al Gore discusses his film, An Inconvenient Truth and its apocalyptic image of the future.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-01-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Bye-Bye Ricnew
How do you revive a legendary band when the frontman isn't interested?
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Milano |
05-31-2006 |
Music
Tags: The New Cars, It's Alive
