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Absolut Vodka Versus Hamburger Helpernew
Two new ad campaigns speak to opposite ends of the red-blue political spectrum.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
06-06-2007 |
Commentary
Finding Her Voicenew
Singer Patty Griffin breaks away from "quiet songs" with this brash, vibrant album.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
06-06-2007 |
Reviews
The Children of Eltonnew
Gifted singer-pianists like Rufus Wainwright and Mika have emerged to extend John's genre -- call it cabaret rock, or simply Eltonia -- in new and exciting directions.
San Antonio Current |
Geoffrey Himes |
05-30-2007 |
Music
Mysteries of Synchronizationnew
If computers can make Britney Spears a singer, could this syncing thing possibly be that complicated?
San Antonio Current |
Jonathan Marcus |
05-30-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
'Flight': Crash, Burn, Arisenew
Sherman Alexie returns with a cliche but grand unified theory.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
05-30-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Flight, Sherman Alexie
Talking Human Rights With Jorge Bustamantenew
The UN investigator has been blocked from U.S. immigration detention centers.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
05-30-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, detention
Billing Me Softlynew
The exorbitant cost of a basic medical procedure hits small businessman Brent Evans in the gut.
San Antonio Current |
Molly Wardlaw |
05-30-2007 |
Science
The Gourds: 'Creatures' Comfortsnew
The band tops itself again with an unusually revealing eighth album.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
05-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Gourds
'The Page Turner': Right-hand Revengenew
A spurned child prodigy seeks retribution in a so-so French thriller.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
05-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Denis Dercourt, The Page Turner
'Waitress': Passion and Pienew
Nathan Fillion talks about Waitress and the late Adrienne Shelly.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
05-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
'Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations': No Love Lostnew
Fantagraphics' latest romance-comics history is a waste of time, but not a waste of money.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
05-23-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
TYC Scandal's Media Originnew
How a couple of reporters brought a full-fledged scandal to Texas' youth prisons.
San Antonio Current |
Keli Dailey |
05-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Sami Rasouli, The Muslim Peacemakernew
The Iraqi-American on promoting peace and a different vision of the conflict in his native country.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Robinson |
05-23-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Political Correctness 2.0new
The fine line between "civility" and censorship.
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Henderson |
05-23-2007 |
Commentary
Undocumented Immigrants, Unlicensed Prisonnew
Homeland Security's family-detention center bends the law and escapes scrutiny.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
05-23-2007 |
Immigration
