AltWeeklies Wire
Giving Thanks for 35 Years of Ms. Magazinenew
No matter what you think of the so-called "women's movement," it has impacted each and every one of us, and liberated men too. Here are 10 top reasons I'm thankful that Ms. magazine and the women's movement were born.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
11-27-2007 |
Commentary
Salsa Without Bordersnew
The popular Latin dance helps bring nations together -- one four-minute song at a time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Amy Tenowich |
10-29-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
'Viva Viagra' Ad is Hard to Swallownew
What else might we expect from Big Pharma ad campaigns in the near future for yet-to-be-marketed products that most of us don't want to talk about, let alone sing about? Here are some ideas.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History in Airport Bathroomsnew
Come on, gals, are we going to let men dominate yet another field of human endeavor? Let's misbehave.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
09-24-2007 |
Commentary
'Offensive' Collage May Land Artist in a Turkish Prisonnew
British-born artist Michael Dickinson is being prosecuted for creating two collages depicting the Turkish Prime Minister as a dog led around by George W. Bush. The charge is "public denigration of Turkishness," and carries with it a penalty of as much as three years in prison.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Ausmus |
09-24-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Going Gonzo at the Pasadena Museum of California Artnew
The third California Design Biennial is a fantasy shopping experience come true featuring consumer products, graphic design, furniture, fashion and transportation.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
09-18-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Lucky Strike for Rock 'n' Roll Bowling Nightsnew
Janine Reyes and Marie-Reine Velez score big with Eagle Rock’s beloved All Star Lanes.
Pasadena Weekly |
Lucinda Michele Knapp |
08-03-2007 |
Culture
Kobe Beef Simplifiednew
"It tastes just like hamburger," remarked the four year old.
Pasadena Weekly |
Dan O'Heron |
08-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
Women in Jail, Mental Illness, and Preferential Treatmentnew
Pampered Paris wasn't LA County jail's only mentally ill inmate staring into space.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Billiards for Broadsnew
Women find their stroke in the once male-dominated world of competitive pool.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
06-15-2007 |
Culture
The 'Face' of Truthnew
David Henry Hwang puts a humorous twist on familiar themes of racial stereotyping in "Yellow Face."
Pasadena Weekly |
Jana J. Monji |
05-21-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Desegregating Pasadena's Public Schoolsnew
The story of a group of parents who fought all the way to the Supreme Court to change education forever.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
04-09-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Living Women's Historynew
On the road for most of Women's History Month, I was up close and personal in witnessing women's history in the making, not merely as an observance of things in the past.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
04-02-2007 |
Commentary
Pictures in His Headnew
Peer into Mark Bryan's nightmarish visions of the human race.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
03-05-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Nixing St. Nicknew
Just say no to ho, ho, ho.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
12-26-2006 |
Commentary
