AltWeeklies Wire
Do Prisoners Count in the Census?new
Now in full swing, the 2010 Census could super-enfranchise some.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-02-2010 |
Policy Issues
Take a Village: A Burundian Woman's Struggle to Keep Her Kids, in Americanew
Thirty-two-year-old Burundian refugee Christiana Niyonzima has not seen her six children since July 2009 when the state removed them from her custody. Eighth months later, her parental rights have been terminated.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
03-03-2010 |
Children & Families
Buhl, Idaho: A Provincial Productionnew
Boise Weekly spends a day filming with Oscar-nominated producer Heather Rae on the set of her new film Buhl, Idaho.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
12-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Made of Metallicanew
Robert Trujillo, who joined legendary heavy metal band Metallica in 2003, talks about the on the past, present and future of the famous band.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
12-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fanfarlo is Fanning the Flamesnew
The bookish British band is on its U.S. tour in support of its first release, Reservoir, which hums with a certain romantic, coal-smudged, steam-punk quality.
Boise Weekly |
Tara Morgan |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scott Glenn on Small Towns, Big Cities and Silver Screensnew
Glenn, whose acting resume includes Apocalypse Now, The Hunt for Red October and The Bourne Ultimatum, is keeping his commute in-state for a change. In this Q&A, the Ketchum resident talks about working in Idaho with a director whose an Idaho native.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
11-11-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Microchips Among Us: New Trash and Recycling Carts Will Track Owner Usagenew
As 170,000 new trash and recycling carts are delivered throughout Ada County, Idaho, each household is unknowingly receiving a tracking device for monitoring weekly waste habits. In their new carts.
Boise Weekly |
Mika Belle |
11-11-2009 |
Tech
'The September Issue': Wintour of our Discontentnew
R.J. Cutler's documentary examines the assemblage of Vogue's September 2007 publication, which became the single largest issue printed of any monthly magazine. The film, however, never really finds its mark.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
10-21-2009 |
Reviews
Still Staying Up Late: Dave Attell Without the Camerasnew
"I don't mind talking about [Insomniac]," Attell said. "It's the thing most people know me from. I was like the Gilligan of drunks."
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
10-21-2009 |
Performance
The Dodos Take flight with 'Time to Die'new
Expectations were high when The Dodos migrated to Seattle to record their new album Time to Die with indie music icon Phil Ek. Drummer Logan Kroeber said Ek influenced the new album pretty heavily in terms of the production.
Boise Weekly |
Tara Morgan |
10-21-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Idaho Donations Couldn't Support Local ACORN Worknew
When ACORN came to Idaho in 2007, its first act was bringing a traffic engineer to Latah and Nez Perce streets and getting the city to turn the intersection into a four-way stop. After growing a small membership, the operation closed unexpectedly in the fall of 2008.
Boise Weekly |
Gavin Dahl |
10-21-2009 |
Politics
Back to School: A Grown-Up's Tale of a Return to Academianew
After losing her full-time newspaper gig, one reporter talks about her personal economic recovery plan: heading back to school to earn a second degree and head off in a new career direction.
Boise Weekly |
Lora Volkert |
09-09-2009 |
Education
Obama's Speech to Schools Sparks Discussion, Whether Aired or Notnew
Obama's address to the nation's school children was met with objections from conservative talk radio hosts, prompting schools in several states, including Idaho, to not air it. Kacey Schneidt, principal at Siena Elementary School in Meridian banned the president's speech on advice of about 15 calls to the school.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
09-09-2009 |
Education
High-Tech Still Thrives in Low-Key Boisenew
Why Boise still tops the list of places technological innovators do -- and should -- live.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
09-02-2009 |
Tech
'O'Horten' Examines Life After Retirementnew
A story of lonely, passive people struggling with age, infirmity and boredom might sound like a subtitled snooze-fest, but director Hamer deftly infuses this work with wry humor and a subtle surrealism that arrests the audience's attention.
Boise Weekly |
Jeremiah Wierenga |
09-02-2009 |
Reviews
