AltWeeklies Wire
'Synecdoche, New York' Keeps Me Guessingnew
Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's really quite brilliant, but it's also so difficult and so emotionally downbeat that it's hard to characterize it as "entertaining."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-24-2008 |
Reviews
Three Days at the Border with the Minutemennew
Reporting for duty during the California Minutemen's October muster, I encounter a miniscule army of geriatric Republicans lacking political support who are disorganized, hamstrung by petty regulations, ineffective, and sedentary.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Nathaniel Page |
10-24-2008 |
Immigration
Bill Maher Zaps Faith in 'Religulous'new
Maher takes stands against religion and against the very notion of faith (as the word is generally used these days) some of the time; and against the intermingling of religion and public policy all of the time.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
New Box Set Captures Orbison's Otherworldlinessnew
This career-summarizing four-CD collection supplants the 18-year-old box The Legendary Roy Orbison, and serves as a cost-effective alternative to Orbison, Bear Family's pricey, comprehensive seven-CD overview of Orbison's days at Sun, RCA, and Monument.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Joe Biden is My Lovernew
I, like God, love me some Old Handsome Joe. There is a true kindness, a true goodness, which he wields like a weapon, hiding that big sexy brain behind his Simple Joe grin, and rope-a-doping 'em better than anybody I know.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Schoenkopf |
10-03-2008 |
Commentary
Pulp Mag Reprints Find an Audience ... Againnew
A publisher quaintly called Nostalgia Ventures offers us a peek into the national fantasies of the last time America was broke, whipped, and paranoid all at once.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-26-2008 |
Books
Joseph Stiglitz on the Economic Crisis, War and the Electionnew
"I think that you could argue it may in fact be the war that broke the camel's back," Stiglitz says.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-26-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Spike Lee Goes to Warnew
In Miracle at St. Anna, he gets in touch with his inner Spielberg.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
Seeking Asylum in U.S. Immigration Courts is All in the Luck of the Drawnew
Depending on whom asylum-seekers draw as their judge, they may get a rubber stamp on their application -- or an almost instant denial.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mira Jang |
09-19-2008 |
Immigration
Burning Man: Torching the American Dreamnew
Welcome to Hell. Population, You: Among the many and varied effects of Burning Man upon national culture is that it vindicates a long-cherished, if little-expressed, American desire to drive to another planet.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
Every Half Hour Brings a New Tidbit To Light About Sarah Palinnew
As an actual feminist, I have the great good joy of getting to determine what is and isn't sexist. Sexist: Asking whether Sarah Palin shouldn't be staying home with her baby and her other children. (And yes, I've heard you asking just that.) Not sexist: Pointing out that Sarah Palin is an utter twit.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Schoenkopf |
09-05-2008 |
Commentary
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgianew
Maybe oil figures it's time to get back to Plan A and revive the Cold War, or at least oilmen do. There are issues aplenty behind the conflict in Georgia, but to the powers fueling it, it's a war of competing pipelines.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jim Washburn |
08-25-2008 |
International
Daniel Davies' Rock and Roll Fantasynew
Fronting the excellent Year Long Disaster, Daniel Davies won't be known as "Dave's kid" for long.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Joshua Sindell |
08-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Year Long Disaster
Shot Puts and Handjobs: It's the Olympics!new
Isn't it long past due that the Olympics included a Shark Jumping event? The whole sweaty spectacle vaulted into inconsequence years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jim Washburn |
08-15-2008 |
Sports
Paying L.A. to Do It Yourselfnew
Cycling and riding public transit in L.A. requires a DIY mentality. The bus does not seem to follow a schedule. You have to just guess what time it is going to show up.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Browne Molyneux |
08-08-2008 |
Transportation
