AltWeeklies Wire
Sedition at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukeenew
What's alarming is the apparent ignorance of many of today's student leaders at our local university about the principles of democracy and the Constitution of the United States.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
02-22-2008 |
Commentary
Iraq Vets Will Testify About the Conduct of the Warnew
Winter Soldier 2008 will raise awareness of Iraq's realities.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-22-2008 |
War
Tyrant of the Screennew
Foster Hirsch uses personal background only as determining antecedents in the context of Otto Preminger's role as a director, giving the reader juicy insights where it matters most -- his relationships with his actors and the fascinating skirmishes on-set.
Shepherd Express |
Steve Spice |
02-15-2008 |
Nonfiction
They Might Be Giants of Kids' Musicnew
Cleverly designed to teach kids to recognize numbers and how to count, TMBG deploys its usual earnest wackiness with a variety of musical influences, from twisted American folk to '60s rock riffs and '70s soul, as the duo works its way up from zero to infinity.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Jon Mueller Decontructs Metalnew
The title of his latest solo album, Metals, refers to his love for the style of music, and one hears the influence of some of metal's greats throughout the record’s three cuts.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Mueller, Metals
Renegade Road Rally Spans from England to Gambianew
Here's a great getaway idea: Buy a 20-year-old $400 Volkswagen with 98,000 miles on eBay from a guy in England, get a good friend to fly with you to pick it up and then drive it through France and Spain, ferry to Morocco and drive through Mauritania and Senegal to Gambia. Then donate the car to a charity.
Shepherd Express |
Gary Knowles |
02-15-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Barack Obama for Presidentnew
The 2008 election could alter our course, and Sen. Barack Obama is the one person who could transform that desire for change into real results. That’s why Obama has earned the endorsement of the Shepherd Express as the next president of the United States.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
02-15-2008 |
Commentary
Food with Integritynew
When you think of fast food, what words come to mind? Integrity? Sustainability? Health? Probably not, but Chipotle Mexican Grill founder and CEO Steve Ells is on a quest to change that.
Shepherd Express |
Sarah Biondich |
02-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Richard Thompson's History Lessonnew
"It's an ambitious, pretentious rediscovery of music," Thompson said. "We try to tackle everything written between 1000 A.D. and 2000 A.D. We're not skilled in all areas, but no one else is, either."
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
02-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richard Thompson
The Cover-Up Habitnew
It’s hard to sympathize with the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese’s claim that it could face financial ruin as a result of paying for its past misdeeds when it continues to try to cover up those misdeeds.
Shepherd Express |
Joel McNally |
02-08-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Could Democratic Insiders Tip the Nomination Process?new
Superdelegate system dilutes popular vote.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-08-2008 |
Commentary
Dillinger Four, Pretentiousness Zeronew
Formed in 1994 (“The Year Punk Broke, Part Two”), the band has weathered the rise of a mass-marketed underground culture, the birth of the Internet generation and the growth of a political climate that has little respect for dissenting viewpoints.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dillinger Four
Package Stimulatornew
So listen, about this so-called stimulus package your U.S. government all of a sudden dreamed up for the economy, all I can say is you got to be jerking my beefaroni. And here’s why.
Shepherd Express |
Art Kumbalek |
02-01-2008 |
Commentary
Milwaukee Nun Arrested During Peaceful Protest Against the Warnew
Conviction raises questions about the right to freedom of speech.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-01-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Before the Nazis, a Germany on the Brinknew
More so than previous works, Weitz's ably written and thoroughly researched book examines the politics of Weimar and explains how the republic segued into Nazi tyranny.
Shepherd Express |
Roger K. Miller |
01-25-2008 |
Nonfiction
