AltWeeklies Wire
The Confessional Letternew
In this well-researched novel where past and present, East and West, collide poignantly, Amis enables us to imagine a past so oppressive that the narrator cannot even refer to Stalin by name.
Tags: House of Meetings, Martin Amis
City of Treesnew
Buffalo's urban forest has suffered tremendous damage as a result of last October's surprise storm -- how we clean up and approach a repair and restoration of this forest will characterize our community for generations to come.
Artvoice |
Jay Burney |
01-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Between Despair and Possibilitynew
Byrne puts into dialogue the 2003 invasion of Iraq -- as experienced through the mediation of headlines and news stories.
Tags: An Educated Heart, Mairead Byrne
A Congressman Abroadnew
Congressman Brian Higgins discusses our dependence on foreign oil, explains the votes for which he is most often criticized by the left and describes how he imagines the Iraq War will be resolved.
The Populist Poetnew
Pomerhn's third book is a guided tour through the crumbling American mindscape.
My Shopping Orgynew
I've written too many of what are basically the same Buy Nothing Day article -- so this year I set out to do some ethnographic fieldwork, immersing myself in the heart of the beast.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-22-2006 |
Commentary
Neither Prescriptive nor Naivenew
Cairns crafts poems of faith in an age when readers are liable to greet the subject with cynicism.
Tags: Compass of Affection, Scott Cairns
A Draft in the Airnew
Our current economic draft is unfair, and, in practice, it's racist -- that's why Charles Rangel is calling to reinstate the draft.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-01-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, draft
Record Denied!new
Never before had a team in the NHL started a season, as the Sabres did, with an 11-0 record.
Tags: sports & fitness
Lockport Plant Downsizingnew
Delphi Thermal workers speak out on buyout offers.
Artvoice |
Lisa Cialfa |
11-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Very Loco Parentsnew
Running With Scissors is an unusual action showcase -- what it isn't is a subtle, insightful relation of a coming-of-age experience.
Tags: Running With Scissors, Ryan Murphy
Normalizing Torturenew
The Bush administration's rationale for torture rests on a hypothetical argument, a legal argument, and a syllogism.
Artvoice |
Bruce Jackson |
10-27-2006 |
Commentary
Live It or Lose Itnew
Writer and activist Francis Moore Lappe has developed a revolutionary philosophy on hunger, poverty and global food systems.
Tags: Economic Issues
Miller Steals One for the Sabresnew
Sabres turn the tables on turncoat Dominic Hasek and his Detroit Red Wings.
Tags: sports & fitness
Arborgeddonnew
An apocalyptic "thundersnow" takes a toll on Buffalo's trees.
Artvoice |
Jay Burney and Bruce Jackson |
10-20-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
