AltWeeklies Wire
Dumb and Dumbernew
The Occupation is one of the most concise, well-written portraits of Iraq on shelves today.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
03-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Raines': The Case of the Missing Goldblumnew
Brilliant but slightly crazy, Raines fits nicely alongside other current nutty TV detectives from shows like Monk, Numbers and Psych.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
New Mexico's Year of Impeachmentnew
State senators go head-to-head on whether our president should keep his job.
Weekly Alibi |
Christine Chisholm |
03-20-2007 |
Politics
Making the Listnew
Granta once again examines the best and brightest of a new generation.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
03-13-2007 |
Books
Operation: Bill Richardsonnew
Is New Mexico's governor fit to be president? We put him on the operating table, slice him open and poke at his innards to determine whether or not he's got what it takes
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
03-13-2007 |
Politics
Sex and Religion, Faith and Skepticismnew
Elif Shafak is part of a new generation of Turks who are taking the novel -- a form which came to them from the West -- and using it to reimagine their society from within.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
02-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Crunk Punknew
Whole Wheat Bread plays pure power-pop punk with frenzied drums and barking vocals to complement the requisite catchy hooks.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Whole Wheat Bread
What We Learned from Molly Ivins & Anna Nicole Smithnew
These two uppity Texas women shared a willingness to challenge convention, an attitude in such short supply today that we will miss both of them sorely.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
02-27-2007 |
Commentary
Hot and Sweatynew
Break out the pot holders, baby, 'cause the winners of this year's Valentine's Day Card Contest are so blistering they'll burn your fingertips right to the bone.
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
02-13-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
All About the Journeynew
While you may believe self-realization chronicles aren't your thing, please, read on.
Weekly Alibi |
Lisa Lenard-Cook |
02-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert
'Mush it Up'new
Music for indie record heads -- and your aunt and uncle, too.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bad Weather California
Show Mom the Moneynew
One woman's story illustrates that New Mexico's Child Enforcement Division is deadbeat for single parents seeking aid.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
02-13-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Brotherhoodnew
This swift, weird little novel by Martin Amis is his best fiction in years.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
02-06-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: House of Meetings, Martin Amis
New Mexico: Land of Impeachmentnew
It's our chance to save the nation.
Weekly Alibi |
Jim Scarantino |
02-06-2007 |
Commentary
Not Chickennew
Sen. Mary Jane Garcia and animal rights supporters are stepping into the ring to ban cockfighting in New Mexico, but her opponents want a fight to the death.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
02-06-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
