AltWeeklies Wire
The Fight is On Over Teaching 'Intelligent Design' in Texas Schoolsnew
The basic fight is expected to be over what kids are taught about evolution -- which takes up only about three days of teaching in a 180-day school year. But scientists and teachers argue there are much bigger things at stake: the intimidation of teachers and the possible beginning of biblical beliefs being taught as science in Texas public schools.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Laurie Barker James |
09-05-2008 |
Education
Beth Wood's Nighttime Visions Have Led Her to Success and a New Albumnew
Beachcomber's Daughter sounds like a de-twanged Dolly Parton mixed with the FM radio vocalists Wood listened to on her bedroom radio.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
05-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'What Happens' Feels Longer Than a Quickie Marriage and is More Embarrassingnew
This is a mean-spirited piece of work, and you know what? It needed to be meaner. Maybe that wouldn't have made the movie any better, but at least it would have been consistent. Instead, we have an irredeemably phony twist halfway through, when the filmmakers suddenly seem to remember that these characters are supposed to be appealing.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
05-08-2008 |
Reviews
'Redbelt': You Can't Spell Mamet Without MMA!new
The famed playwright goes jiu-jitsu on us.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
05-08-2008 |
Reviews
Putting a Face on Texas' Death Row Populationnew
Shooting through the glass of interview cubicles, photographer and investigator John Holbrook has made eloquent portraits of some of the men -- and one of the women on Texas' Death Row.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves and John Holbrook |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Another Carswell Convictionnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Africa Screams," "Diary of a Mad White Woman," "Chow Fun"new
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Criticism
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
The Seniors in 'Young@Heart' Are Never Too Old to Learn New Songsnew
If you saw the Rolling Stones concert film Shine a Light and were impressed by the energy of those sexagenarian band members, you should check out another concert film that's about an even older -- and, in some ways, even cooler -- group of musicians.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Walker, Young@Heart
Soulever Lift Finds Middle Ground between Christian & Secular, Contented & Poornew
Rather than promoting personal agendas or grinding metaphorical axes, the Fort Worth band's songs are focused on capturing life's everyday moments. All four members are practicing Christians but do not proselytize.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
04-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Soulever Lift
The Disappearing North Texas Cowboynew
There are still foremen and cowboys working long-term on the handful of big ranches still left in Tarrant and surrounding counties, or riding full time on their own smaller spreads, but their numbers are small and -- with the region's cities growing faster than most in the country -- getting smaller by the day.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
'Nim's Island': Survivor Girlnew
The secret of Nim is the location of a girl's island home in this overly silly family film.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
04-04-2008 |
Reviews
No Accounting for (No) Ethicsnew
When did American corporations adopt piracy as their code of business?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jack Cole |
04-04-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Steve Steen Hasn't Been the Same Since Being Taserednew
The Fort Worth man says nearly a full minute of jolts from a police Taser have left him permanently -- and perhaps fatally -- damaged.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Taser, crime & justice
Blood Of The Sun is Living the High Lifenew
A new album and another tour of Europe are on tap for the Fort Worth fuzz-rockers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justin Press |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood Of The Sun
'Under the Same Moon' Feels Syntheticnew
The recent surge in Mexican-made films on both sides of the U.S. border has had mostly positive results, but I suppose we were due to see a downside at some point. This relentlessly goopy kid-in-jeopardy film is that downside, unless you were yearning for a Spanish-language version of last winter's August Rush.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
