AltWeeklies Wire
Eco Movement Sparks Global Makeovernew
From a global vantage point, the green scene is like a silent tsunami. Even those working within the movement haven't grasped the scope of the momentum behind them, says California-based green guru Paul Hawken.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Netizens for Naturenew
Track your bad behavior with online carbon watchers.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
03-03-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Alt.Health: Fishy Reactionsnew
How to tell if your food sensitivity is a phantom fad or really tied to what's on your fork.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
03-03-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Obama is in Osama's Handsnew
The Republicans are toast if Bush's al-Qaeda enemies don't spark up more homeland terror.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-03-2008 |
Commentary
Downey Does Drunkardnew
Robert Downey Jr.'s too-real drunk routine steals the Charlie Bartlett show.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll
'Caramel' Sticksnew
Labaki's film teases with romantic possibilities that don't evolve predictably.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
'Be Kind' and Make Some Sensenew
Michel Gondry's latest has a great set-up but eventually collapses under its inconsistencies.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Ecoholic: Dodging Nukes & Oil in Your Green Investmentsnew
"Are green investments as eco-friendly as they say they are? I hear some invest in nuclear technology."
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
02-25-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Canada's Liberal Leader is Addicted to Powernew
Stephane Dion's deadly Afghan double-deal shows he'd rather count body bags than combat Tories.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
02-25-2008 |
War
Tragedy Fuels Stereotype of Drunken Indiansnew
Once more, the dominant culture’s impression of native people has been reinforced. Native people equals alcohol equals tragedy. Definitely an unhappy equation.
NOW Magazine |
Drew Hayden Taylor |
02-08-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Clair Huot's Latest Transport You to Different Placenew
The Prison Tangram is one of those satisfying mysteries that transports you to a totally different place – that space in your head reserved for the unexpected.
NOW Magazine |
Lesley McAllister |
01-31-2008 |
Fiction
Sellout Has Lots to Say About Selling Outnew
Randall Kennedy seizes on his own personal experience to write about what obligations black leaders and blacks in general have to their communities.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-31-2008 |
Original Work
Mable John Earns Her Screen Timenew
Known to some as the sister of hugely influential R&B star Little Willie John, the spirited singer dubbed “Able Mable” was the first woman artist signed by future Motown chief Berry Gordy Jr. to his fledgling Tamla operation and now she can be seen in John Sayles' latest film.
NOW Magazine |
Tom Perlich |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Black on Tracknew
A chart of African-American musical history from the 1700s to 2007.
NOW Magazine |
staff |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eating Up Autismnew
Can autistic people munch their way out of their neurological difficulties?
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
01-31-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
