AltWeeklies Wire
Before the Revolutionnew
In Cannes' second week, Coppola falters, Linklater rebounds, and Spanish-language films surge.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
05-31-2006 |
Movies
General Hayden in Bush's Pocketnew
The nimble former head of the National Security Agency soft-shoes his way to the CIA.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
05-31-2006 |
Politics
Tags: domesticspying, Bush appointees
'Mehta' Fictionnew
Just sit back and enjoy the source of the latest plagiarism scandal.
The Village Voice |
Ed Park |
05-24-2006 |
Books
Fahrenheit 2050new

The man who would've been president warns of an imminent deep impact.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
05-24-2006 |
Reviews
Third Degreenew
The X-Men survive explosions, a threat to mutant rights, and Brett Ratner.
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
05-24-2006 |
Reviews
'Code' Unknownnew
Cannes 06's first great film is Southland Tales, a visionary American comedy about the end of times.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
05-24-2006 |
Movies
History Lessonnew
Three decades after the drama of '68, will Harlem make room for Columbia University?
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
05-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Kofi Annan's Confessionnew
The murderous janjaweed did not sign the peace treaty to end Darfur's genocide.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
05-24-2006 |
International
Tags: Sudan
USC's Topless Professornew
Feminist Diana York Blaine bares her boobs and talks gender equality.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Kramer Bussel |
05-24-2006 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Chain Reactionnew

Do bookstores have a future?
The Village Voice |
Paul Collins |
05-24-2006 |
Books
Crafts Bizarrenew
Etsy's eBay-style craft community makes everyone a potential artisan.
The Village Voice |
Julian Dibbell |
05-17-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
From Russia With Love Handlesnew
Shteyngart's follow-up to The Russian Debutante's Handbook is less than appetizing.
The Village Voice |
Carla Blumenkranz |
05-17-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
Harried ... With Childrennew
Suburban kids and parents fail to act their age in Cuesta's second feature.
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Cuesta, Twelve and Holding
Domestic Violencenew
Guess who's coming to dinner? Your boss's unstable wife and a host of hauntings.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Dominik Moll, Lemming
The New Disaster Movienew
The events of September 11 renewed Hollywood's appetite for destruction.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
05-17-2006 |
Movies