AltWeeklies Wire
The World is Not on Firenew
The global-warming crowd needs to take the rhetoric down a notch or two.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jim Laris |
11-19-2007 |
Commentary
The Pasadena City Council's Other Businessnew
Open government experts question council emailing practices during meetings.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich and Andre Coleman |
11-19-2007 |
Politics
'Southland Tales' Wastes an All-Star Castnew
This is perhaps the most self-indulgent film to come down the pike in more than a decade and is likely to be remembered in the same breath as such other costly debacles as Heaven's Gate and Cleopatra.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
11-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Kelly, Southland Tales
For Rick Greenwald, Winning Isn't Everythingnew
Caltech athletes find victory off the court in Quantum Hoops.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski and Jana Monji |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Quantum Hoops, Rick Greenwald
Sally Jaye Finds a Future Pathnew
The singer-songwriter sifts through her past to celebrate her roots and Amarillo.
Pasadena Weekly |
Bliss |
11-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amarillo, Sally Jaye
Clinton Global Initiative Summit: Promisepaloozanew
Action matches talk at the pricey but productive summit.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
11-05-2007 |
Commentary
Pasadena's Broken Rosesnew
A new year's float representing China forces civic leaders to grapple with international human rights concerns.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-29-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Salsa Without Bordersnew
The popular Latin dance helps bring nations together -- one four-minute song at a time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Amy Tenowich |
10-29-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
'Somewhat Lacking'new
A scandal-mired Oakland charter school is a cautionary tale of lax oversight.
Pasadena Weekly |
Rashi Kesarwani |
10-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
'It Could Happen Here'new
Local students want their say on issues of race and violence, but felt shut out of a Dr. Phil show discussion on the Jena 6.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
10-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Battle of the Multiplexnew
Hollywood unleashes a wave of films related to the war on terror, including In the Valley of Elah, The Kingdom and Rendition.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
10-09-2007 |
Movies
'Viva Viagra' Ad is Hard to Swallownew
What else might we expect from Big Pharma ad campaigns in the near future for yet-to-be-marketed products that most of us don't want to talk about, let alone sing about? Here are some ideas.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Calling for Action on Human Rights Violations in Chinanew
The Pasadena Human Relations Commission recommended that City Council members make a strong statement decrying human rights abuses in China and present it to officials of Pasadena's Chinese sister city, Xicheng.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Joe Wilson: 'It's About Honesty'new
The diplomatic whistleblower on the war in Iraq, the White House liars who put his wife in harm's way and why he's supporting Hilary Clinton.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
Combining Science and Art to Bring the Universe to Lifenew
Caltech astronomer Robert Hurt works with artist Tim Pyle to pump life into visions of the galaxy by illustrating them for both the scientific community and the public.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
09-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science