AltWeeklies Wire
For Shrek, Third Time's Not the Charmnew
Shrek the Third brings nothing new and fewer laughs.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Lily Allen: Girl Talknew
The British songbird takes on her world and herself at her L.A. show.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
05-18-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Lily Allen
But I Play One on TVnew
Can democracy survive another election, or will absurdity win?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-18-2007 |
Commentary
Warren Zevon: Ain't That Pretty At Allnew
An oral history and CD reissues shed light on this "Excitable Boy."
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Chris Morris |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Warren Zevon
Heat Wave Survival Guidenew
Gear for this summer of global warming.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
05-18-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Concrete Paradisenew
A guide to finding L.A.'s skateboarding locales.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
John Lee |
05-18-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
'The Man Who Souled The World'new
A new documentary chronicles a street-skating revolution created by World Industries' Steve Rocco.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
PJ Canale |
05-18-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
What Happened to Recess?new
Adults need time to run and play, too.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
05-18-2007 |
Culture
Hot Type: Summer Book Reviewsnew
Sailing the seas of summer reading.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
05-18-2007 |
Books
Beyond the End of the Roadnew
Surfer Keala Kennelly steps off the pro tour to drop into the new HBO series, John from Cincinnati.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-18-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
3rd Degree: Benjamin R. Barbernew
The noted political theorist on the dumbing-down of adults, faux needs and saving capitalism.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
05-11-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Can L.A. Find Room for Affordable Housing in its High-rise Future?new
As L.A. and its mayor see the end of single-family homes and the growing Manhattanization of the city, they wonder: What about affordable housing?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Marc B. Haefele |
05-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Endless Sweepingnew
Operation Return to Sender is deporting thousands of undocumented immigrants.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ayse Arf |
05-11-2007 |
Immigration
L.A.'s May Day Muddlenew
With a flurry of baton strokes, the LAPD faces renewed federal oversight, an alienated population, and a police chief in trouble.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Good News and Bad 'News'new
The meltdown of the Santa Barbara News-Press is a cautionary tale about billionaires buying newspapers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
05-04-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
