AltWeeklies Wire
The Grass Fights Back: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' Message of Hopenew
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars started playing music as an escape in a refugee camp in Africa. Today, they tour all over the world with a message of hope, doing their part to better the world's image of their home country.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
05-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Will Healthcare Help or Hinder Idaho Candidates in November?new
Idaho's governor and members of its delegation are betting against healthcare. But one virtually unknown Democrat is running on a pro-health-care platform.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
05-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: 2010 Midterms, Healthcare
Your Life on the Smart Gridnew
Rent-to-own businesses now use remote control technology to disable devices due to late payment, but that technology may eventually enable you to turn off your iron via your cell phone.
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
05-12-2010 |
Tech
Tags: smart grid, tech
The Sound Money Movement Marches Onnew
Two Idaho legislators are pushing silver and gold currency. One says Idahoans should be able to pay taxes with gold or silver medallions, while the other actually makes the case that gold and silver should be just as valid as Federal Reserve notes for the purchase of everything from groceries to new cars to property.
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
05-12-2010 |
Policy Issues
Memories of Minidokanew
Japanese-Americans revisit southern Idaho's Minidoka internment camp.
Boise Weekly |
Patti Murphy |
05-05-2010 |
History
'Vincere': Winning and Losing At Any Costnew
Benito Mussolini's delusions of grandeur reserved him his own personal corner of hell. Vincere, an epic of historical fiction, is heaven.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
05-05-2010 |
Reviews
Renee Montagne: Being Podcastable in a Multitasking Agenew
Q&A with Renee Montagne, the co-host of National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-28-2010 |
Media
Tags: Renee Montagne, NPR
Will the U.S. Negotiate Army Private Bowe Bergdahl's Release?new
Individuals claiming to represent the "Afghan Taliban" have made two public offers to swap Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. Army private from Hailey, Idaho, who has been held captive in Afghanistan since June 30, 2009, for militants held by the United States. But U.S. military officials will not say if the offers are real or if they are pursuing a trade.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-28-2010 |
War
'Tattoo" is a Thrilling First Installment in Three-Part Seriesnew
Based on the first of Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy series, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo sets a high bar for the two already-finished sequels to follow.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
04-14-2010 |
Reviews
Playing with Himself: Spalding on Spalding in Soderbergh's Latestnew
In And Everything Is Going Fine, the insightful new documentary directed by Steven Soderbergh, Spalding Gray tells stories about his troubled family, his creative process and what he called poetic journalism.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
The New Containers of Music: Keeping Up With the Changing Industrynew
The people behind the bands at this year's South by Southwest talk about breaking out of music's old ways and repositioning the industry in the digital age.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
04-07-2010 |
Music
Tags: South by Southwest, SXSW
'North Face': Why Use an Assassin When You've Got an Alp?new
A fictionalized account of one early attempt to summit Eiger is told in the new German film North Face, which depicts a disastrous 1936 climb.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Robert Wierenga |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: North Face, Philipp Stolzl
Engaging Electro-Pop: Bachelorette Explores Technologynew
While many of Annabel Alpers' lyrics probe the role of technology in modern life it's her druggy, layered pop melodies that leave the lasting impression. Alpers, the sole member of New Zealand band Bachelorette, describes her dreamy laptop-engineered pop as "Bachelorette took too many mushrooms and fell in love with a computer."
Boise Weekly |
Tara Morgan |
04-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Annabel Alpers, Bachelorette
Predator and Prey: Finding Balance Between Elk and Wolvesnew
There was never doubt that wolves would have an impact on ungulate populations, but as wolves have multiplied, their favorite food source, elk, have declined in many areas, raising concerns among both state biologists and those whose livelihoods depend on the elk.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
04-07-2010 |
Environment
War Planes Over Boisenew
The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy a fleet of F-35 strike fighters in 2013. But just where those jets find a home base remains up in the air. Boise and Mountain Home recently made the short list of places to house and run the mission, launching lobbying efforts steeped in patriotism and economic promises in an effort to seal the Idaho F-35 deal.
Boise Weekly |
Carissa Wolf |
04-07-2010 |
War
