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The Life of Charles Schulznew
Michaelis has produced a stunningly insightful and compulsively readable account of the life -- particularly the emotional life -- of the creator of "Peanuts," the famed comic strip about "born loser" Charlie Brown and his young friends.
Shepherd Express |
Roger Miller |
11-19-2007 |
Nonfiction
Corn-fed Americanew
King Corn, an amusing and entertaining documentary, traces the sources of the food problem displayed in Super Size Me.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-19-2007 |
Reviews
Coheed and Cambria: Dedicated to Conceptsnew
The full album title is Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 2: No World For Tomorrow, and it's the second part of the two-part conclusion of a five-part science-fiction rock opera about two characters named Coheed and Cambria, which is of course also the name of the band.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
11-19-2007 |
Reviews
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Team Upnew
If Robert Plant and singer-fiddler Alison Krauss seem an unlikely duo, remember: The roots of Led Zeppelin and bluegrass grow from the ancient drone of Anglo-Celtic folk music.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-12-2007 |
Reviews
Guitarist Bryan Lee Remembers Hurricane Katrinanew
The title track, also written by Lee, stands out, as the slow, sad and meditative number describes people's suffering during and after the hurricane.
Shepherd Express |
Sonia Katchadourian |
11-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Lee, Katrina was Her Name
Beatlemaniacnew
Ian McDonald devised a book that wraps astute social analysis around the fan bait of track-by-track, annotated descriptions of every Beatles recording, including session notes, trivia and critical exegesis.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Modest Mouse + American Idol = Funnynew
When Modest Mouse released "Float On" in 2004, some dismissed it as the band's bid for commercial radio play. Its appeal proved broad enough for both a children's music compilation and a top-rated television program.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modest Mouse
Who Are the Cuban Five?new
We interview legendary civil rights lawyer Leonard Weinglass for more on the complicated history.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Timm |
11-12-2007 |
International
Campaign for Fairness Continues in Wisconsinnew
The approval of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions for both same-sex and straight couples last year hasn't deterred the gay and lesbian community and their allies.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-12-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Dispatches from the Congonew
For the past decade, the Milwaukee Zoological Society's Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative has been dedicated to studying and protecting the elusive bonobo.
Shepherd Express |
Gay Reinartz |
11-12-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A Weather Underground Leader on the Anti-War Movement, Then & Nownew
He's 60 now and has renounced violence, but former Weathermen leader Mark Rudd is still a major critic of war and a major supporter of mass mobilizations that create change.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-06-2007 |
War
Why John Leland Doesn't Matternew
Leland's Why Kerouac Matters doesn't attempt to defend On the Road so much as outline what Kerouac actually meant. And Leland tells most everyone that their readings are, more or less, wrong.
Shepherd Express |
Todd Lazarski |
11-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
Beirut Stays Low Keynew
As his needs and imagination dictate, Beirut can expand into a live orchestra or contract into a small combo.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
The Battle Against the Staph Superbugnew
John Weigelt, M.D., says that alcohol-based hand sanitizers help to kill community-acquired MRSA, as does washing with regular soap and water.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Recycle, Repackage, Repurchasenew
Few figures from the punk era have benefited from the push to recycle as much as the prolific Elvis Costello, whose albums have been issued and reissued again on CD, always with more bonus tracks.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
11-05-2007 |
Reviews
