AltWeeklies Wire
Foals Aren't in It for the Money or the Famenew
If every so-called "new Radiohead" group sounded as energetic, enthusiastic and decidedly unlike any overwrought Thom Yorke self-indulgence as these reformed math rockers, the music world would be a much better place.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robyn Repositionednew
People on this side of the pond are finally catching on to the reinvented Swedish future-pop darling; her latest album is getting a proper release here after much hype and blog love from the likes of Perez Hilton and hipster music sites like Pitchforkmedia.
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Analog Photography Dead?new
Digital technologies are taking over in the photography world, but some analog users fear we'll lose the happy accidents that come with film.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
05-02-2008 |
Art
Kidnapped Journalist Talks About His Ordealnew
The BBC's Alan Johnston refused to cover the Mideast conflict from comfort of a hotel, and was kept in a three-month captivity as a result.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Wheeler |
05-02-2008 |
Media
PETA Plays Chicken: Animal Rights Group Seeks Fake Meatnew
Is an organization that has traditionally called on people to abandon their desire to consume flesh going soft? And what's with using genetic modification, the bane of the eco movement, in the name of ending factory farming?
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
05-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Africa's Leaders Seduced by Robert Mugabe's Claim that Britain is Plotting White Recolonizationnew
The Zimbabwean president's anti-white railings have resonance for Africans who fought for independence.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-25-2008 |
International
A Feast of Edible Weeds in Torontonew
For the first time this summer, Toronto will hand out fines (up to $5,000) to laggards who persist in drenching our edible surroundings in a chemical haze. This means I can grab a free, nutritious snack without an unwanted side order of toxins.
NOW Magazine |
Roger Brook |
04-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Dining on the Wildsnew
Tips for happy foraging.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
04-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: foraging
Five New Ideas That Could Change the Worldnew
All right, so you've mastered some steps to greening your life [insert hearty applause], but so far no fairy dust has descended to save us from... well, ourselves. Crap.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-18-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'88 Minutes' Wastes Timenew
For a guy who's just been told he has less than an hour and a half to live, Al Pacino sure does seem relaxed.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
'Ben X' Boresnew
First-time director Nic Balthazar has already worked this fact-based material as a novel and a play. At bottom, he seems to be making a plea for tolerance and understanding for the autistic; what he's put on the screen is a merely okay problem drama.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
'The Forbidden Kingdom': A Thoroughly Enjoyable Action Flicknew
It's also a smart and loving tribute to the genre that unobtrusively enhances the fun for knowledgeable kung fu movie fans.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
Dan Bejar Creates Another Solid Albumnew
In between working on releases with his other projects (Swan Lake; Hello, Blue Roses and the New Pornographers), Dan Bejar somehow had time to record Trouble In Dreams.
NOW Magazine |
Jordan Rimm |
04-18-2008 |
Reviews
Slugging It Out in NYC Clubs Pays Off for DJ Eli Escobarnew
In the aftermath of the indie dance scene has helped open doors for people like Escobar, who can churn out hipster-friendly remixes with the best of them but also has the DJ skills to make his living playing big mainstream clubs as well as cool kid parties.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
04-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reatard Rules!new
Jay Reatard has this world-weary, unimpressed demeanour that likely stems from his decade-plus in underground scenes.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
