AltWeeklies Wire
Spike Lee versus Clint Eastwoodnew
Lee was off base in giving the impression that Eastwood's body of work is racist. That is simply not the case. Lee was correct, however, in pointing out that Eastwood's omission in Flags of Our Fathers only reinforces the idea that black contributions to America's struggle in World War II were minimal.
Shepherd Express |
Richard G. Carter |
06-27-2008 |
Movies
Gene Hackman and Daniel Lenihan on 'Escape from Andersonville'new
Hackman and his friend, underwater archaeologist Lenihan, have recently completed their third historical novel. The book centers around Nathan Parker, a captain in the Union army who escapes the hellish Civil War prison.
INDY Week |
Bronwen Dickey |
06-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Island Mighty: A Brief History of Tiki Drinksnew
You might have had some vague notion that fruity rum drinks and kitschy island decor originated in some long-ago era, like the '60s. Try 1934. Includes recipe for a Shrunken Skull.
Dig Boston |
Barbara West, Hanky Panky and Pinky Gonzales |
06-26-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ramon Hernandez Squeezes a History of Latino Music into His Apartmentnew
In the early 1960s, he began collecting literature, periodicals, recordings, photographs, and other memorabilia on Latinos in the music industry, from the crooners of the '40s to the rock 'n' rollers of the '50s to anyone who has ever been associated with Tejano, conjunto, and musica ranchera.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Cruel Summer: Probing the Attack on Camp Summerlanenew
A four-part investigative series tells the short, hard history of a summer camp that went down in flames, fights and fear-mongering.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
06-20-2008 |
History
In Texas, A Storied Prison Farm Gives Way to Suburban Sprawlnew
Today it's almost impossible to tell where Houston ends and Sugar Land begins, and therein lies the story of how Sugar Land's historic prison, once considered the pride of the Texas penal system, came to find itself in the middle of one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation.
The Texas Observer |
Patsy Sims |
06-18-2008 |
Housing & Development
Little Flagsnew
An original work of Howard Bahr reminiscing about his grandfather, a war veteran during his last days in Biloxi, Miss.
Jackson Free Press |
Howard Bahr |
06-16-2008 |
History
Tags: history
Forget Indiana Jones, Meet Illinois Shapironew
A reincarnated Union general's search for the lost crystal skull of Peru.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
06-13-2008 |
History
The Real Kingdom of the Crystal Skullnew
Forget Hollywood -- the true story of the fabled relic, and its owners, is weirder than fiction.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
06-13-2008 |
Movies
Cokie Roberts Looks Back on the Women Who Shaped Americanew
Without the patriotism of women on the home front, Roberts says, the colonies could well have lost the Revolutionary War.
Shepherd Express |
Rex Rutkoski |
05-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
Why Does the Blogosphere Hate Bush?new
Bush will not be regarded as a top-tier president by historians -- although the verdict, I believe, won't be as severe as is currently bandied about. After all, he'll ultimately compared to the likes of James Buchanan, Woodrow Wilson, and Herbert Hoover.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
05-29-2008 |
Commentary
Bring Black Back to San Diegonew
The new San Diego African American Culture Center reintroduces a black presence to downtown.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
05-28-2008 |
Recreation
Manson Clan Body Dig Underwaynew
Law enforcement agencies and scientists, shadowed at a distance by a small army of local and international reporters, descended on Barker Ranch this month in hopes of getting to the bottom of a persistent rumor that Manson Family murder victims are buried there.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
05-27-2008 |
History
It's Rather Un-American to Have an Election that Focuses on 'Big Issues'new
The media (and the voters) aren't focusing on the issues, but don't complain. From Lincoln's "ugly problem" to Grover Cleveland's love child, they never have.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
05-22-2008 |
Commentary
The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Revisitednew
Forty years ago, nine Catholic peace activists took a draft office in Maryland -- and the nation -- by surprise. Together they took the draft files to a grassy patch behind the building where tipped-off reporters were waiting for them. They then set the files ablaze with homemade napalm, recited a prayer, made statements to the press, and waited peacefully to be arrested.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe Tropea |
05-20-2008 |
History
Tags: protest, military, activism, peace, FBI, history, 1960s, Vietnam War, The Baltimore Four, The Catonsville Nine
