AltWeeklies Wire
Sure, Mocking ScarJo is Trendy Right Nownew
By now we all know Maxim hottie Scarlett Johansson has released an album of Tom Waits covers. But, y'know, Anywhere I Lay My Head is actually not so bad.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
05-27-2008 |
Reviews
Burger Battles: Five Guys vs. Goodburgernew
It's burger time on the west side of Chestnut, with N.Y.C. newcomer Goodburger (imported by Pietro's owners Nick Tsoulos and Peter Pashalis) challenging D.C. chainster Five Guys for the midtown lunch crowd's bovine-in-a-bun loyalties.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Adam Erace |
05-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Loose Girl' isn't Satisfyingnew
Rather than a compelling tale of modern sexuality, Loose Girl is a milquetoast rendering of crappy sex and icky moments.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
05-27-2008 |
Nonfiction
James Frey on Fact, Fiction and Doing It Once More, with Feelingnew
Frey's Lazarus-like literary return is Bright Shiny Morning, his first (complete) fiction novel. Like most subjects related to Frey, it's causing a polarizing shitstorm.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Bob Hill |
05-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Foreclosure May Hurt Children the Mostnew
"When foreclosures force children from their homes, their education is disrupted, their peer relationships crumble, and the social networks that support them are fractured," according to a recent study by First Focus. "Indeed, their physical health, as well as their emotional health and well-being, is placed at risk." Tiffany Rodriguez, a North Philly 14-year-old, would have to agree.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
05-27-2008 |
Housing & Development
The Angry Grammarian: How the Capitalization of "Internet" Foretold the Doom of Print Journalismnew
The copyediting rules applied to Internet-related terms go a long way in showing just how unprepared newspapers were for the Internet’s arrival, and how fundamental their misunderstanding was of it. So now, thanks to complete unpreparedness on the part of newspapers, we’re left with a mess of rules rife with inconsistencies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
05-27-2008 |
Commentary
The Breaks Combine Blues, Edgy Pop and Tight Arrangementsnew
Tale of Two Cities doesn't fit easily into one style, with the blues moments alternating with more edgy pop, flowing into more singer-songwriterly areas as well.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mike Shanley |
05-19-2008 |
Reviews
The Weird Luck and Southern Gothic Styles of Jim Whitenew
When White was picked up by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, White estimates, only about 30 people had ever heard his music.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Margaret Welsh |
05-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jean Grae Says Peace Outnew
One of hip-hop's brightest MCs calls it quits. She says she means it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
05-19-2008 |
Music
Lach on Antifolknew
"Antifolk is to folk what punk was to rock 'n' roll," he says. "Both genres had gotten stale and commercialized and overblown, and the subgenres came in to say the emperor's new clothes didn't exist."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jennifer Kelly |
05-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sangria Verdenew
Albarino is a grape varietal from the Galician region of Spain. Serves 12.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim McGinnis |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Is Bad Journalism to Blame for Marijuana Prohibition?new
Drugs are dangerous. Drugs ruin people's lives. Drugs can kill. But that doesn't mean they always do. The truth is, most people who use drugs -- both legal and illegal -- do so responsibly and without any noticeable detrimental effect. But that's just not a good story.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
05-19-2008 |
Drugs
Iraq Veterans Against the War Heads to D.C. to Testify Against the Warnew
The D.C. trip is IVAW's latest action in its Winter Soldier campaign, which began just more than a month ago when the group’s members gathered in Maryland to present their personal experiences to the world via satellite and streaming video on the internet, which reached more than 30,000 viewers on each day of the conference.
Philadelphia Weekly |
St. John Barned-Smith |
05-19-2008 |
War
Kurt Vile's Music is Wise Beyond Its Yearsnew
Vile's recorded countless CD-R demos over the years, becoming a home-recording guru in the process, but Hitmaker is his first proper solo release on a label, and it's impressive.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Country-Country of Lady Antebellumnew
The trio (two coiffed dudes and one done-up blondie in heels), offers just what you’d expect from their self-titled, debut album—soaring, Nashville-style power ballads engineered with a cunning pop/rock patina, all the better for wooing markets of all geographies. And woo they do.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
05-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
