AltWeeklies Wire
Does Rush Want to Cut and Run?new
A flip-flopping Rush Limbaugh now questions the war in Afghanistan.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
03-18-2012 |
Commentary
Emotionally stunted siblings connect in Jeff, Who Lives at Homenew

The perpetually stoned Jeff's mojo kicks in when he gets a "random" phone call that promises to jumpstart his destiny.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
21 Jump Street is a successful rebootnew

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller make their live-action feature film debut here, clearly taking a page from the playbook of The Brady Bunch Movie and crafting a modern-day tale while winking satirically at the core tenets of the old TV show.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
03-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: 21 Jump Street
Newly Independent, Lyle Lovett Grabs the Reinsnew

When it comes to Lyle Lovett, it may be a case of, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." If so, that fork's been a long time coming. After a 25-year long recording career, Lovett has parted company with Curb Records and become a free agent.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
03-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lyle Lovett
We Need to Talk About Kony 2012new

Some things to consider before you donate.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-08-2012 |
International
The Bourbon Boom is All About the Southnew

Food writer Warren Bobrow has a sure-fire trick for scoring face-time with even the most in-demand personalities at events like this week's Charleston Wine + Food Festival. His introductory e-mail begins: "I'm bringing a couple of bottles of Pappy down with me. Let's have a drink."
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
03-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Bourbon
Funeral home offers green alternatives to modern burialsnew

A woman stared into the empty pine coffin, eyeing the rough-hewn shroud inside with apprehension. “Well, it’s got burlap, and that makes me itch,” she said. She immediately realized what an odd thing it was to say about a wrapping for a lifeless body, but she repeated it anyway. "It does. It makes me itch."
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-27-2012 |
Environment
Tags: green burial
From Mud to Tablenew

Travel Channel host George Motz examines traditional family oyster roasts.
Charleston City Paper |
Margaret Allen |
02-22-2012 |
Food+Drink
Colbert Report Unexpectedly Cancels Tapingsnew

The Colbert Report has canceled two scheduled days of filming this week.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
02-16-2012 |
TV
South Carolina's War on Democracynew
Was it coincidence or was it destiny? In this state, which is eternally reliving its past, the two seem indistinguishable. On the day that state Attorney Gen. Alan Wilson swore to defend South Carolina's new Voter ID law in federal court, the General Assembly was debating a new piece of legislation that would effectively shut down voter registration drives in the state.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-15-2012 |
Commentary
Mike Daisey brings controversial Apple story to Charlestonnew

The monologist has been performing the Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs since 2010, examining the moral issues surrounding the production of Apple products in China. In late 2011, his message was finally heard.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
02-11-2012 |
Performance
Tags: Steve Jobs, Mike Daisey
Lesbian Army Veteran Takes on Defense of Marriage Actnew

Lawsuit questions federal government’s ability to trump state recognition of same-sex marriage.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-11-2012 |
LGBT
Lewis Black takes aim at the sad and sloppy state of American affairsnew

If you get comedian Lewis Black started on the current presidential race or the state of cable news, be prepared: He'll grumble in his growly tone for more than a few minutes. As the happiest curmudgeon on the national comedy scene, the profanity-laden rants and meandering commentaries come naturally.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
02-09-2012 |
Comedy
Tags: Lewis Black
The Horrors of the Gluten-Sensitive Sufferernew

Imagine that for your entire life you have felt sick. Between the fatigue, stomach pains, and nausea, you have been stuck in an endless cycle of dining roulette. Needless to say, your life is scoring a wee bit low on the fun-scale.
Charleston City Paper |
Nikki Seibert |
02-09-2012 |
Health
Everyday Sunshine looks at Fishbone's wild ridenew

Fishbone was wildly popular in the alternative rock scene 20 years ago. A new doc tells the tale.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
02-07-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews