AltWeeklies Wire
Amino Acids May Help Treat Drug Addictionnew
Jay Dodd was travelling through Thailand in 2002 when he took the wrong drugs and died. Five years later, Dodd's mother has nearly completed the journey that began with her son's untimely death.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
11-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What 'Halo 3' Has Done to the Gaming Industrynew
In those first 24 hours after Halo 3's release, gamers around the world logged more than 3.6 million hours of online gameplay, which means that all those who stood in line waiting to make their midnight purchase hurried home and pulled an all-nighter playing the game.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
11-19-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Pulitzer-winner Richard Rhodes Examines the Russiansnew
Rhodes sifts the half-century between World War II and the dissolution of the USSR to understand the hysteria that brought the supergiants (and the rest of us) to the brink of Armageddon. The result is a meticulously researched, compelling examination of the 20th century's dread-wracked second half.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
11-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Comix King Adrian Tomine Discusses 'Shortcomings'new
Shortcomings, which took him five years to complete, has stirred controversy partly because of the protagonist's ambivalence about his Asian heritage and partly because it's serious, adult work.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
11-12-2007 |
Fiction
South African Wines Worth the Pricenew
The wines range in price from $11 to $45, so we grabbed one of each of those as bookends.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Dinosaurs Alive!' Includes More than a T-Rexnew
The film may sell itself with the larger-than-life CGI beasties, yet it's ultimately more about the humble paleontologist and the way a new generation is adding to or altering old discoveries.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ludacris on 'Fred Claus'new
Ludacris, aks Chris Bridges, says that his previous movie roles had led producers to assume that was all he could do. "When you do a role like the guy in Hustle & Flow where you play an asshole, people will send you scripts and say, 'We want you to play this other asshole.'"
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Dobkin, Fred Claus
Jam-happy Gov't Mule Dives Deep into Dubnew
Many longtime lovers of the group's southern-tinged rock sound have been puzzled by its new direction: reggae, with a side dish of dub.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gov't Mule, Mighty High
HIM's Ville Valo Rolls in Gloom and Glamnew
While the lyrical bent of HIM tends toward the gloomy, the music on Venus Doom is actually quite upbeat, drawing on everything from '90s alt-metal to '80s glam-pop to '70s guitar-rock.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: HIM, Venus Doom
M.I.A. on Making Troublenew
A kind of audio travelogue of her visits to India, Angola, Liberia, and Trinidad, M.I.A.'s excellent Kala succeeds not just musically it's one of the year's best records but as a powerful symbol of activism in an era of rampant political apathy and self-absorption.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
11-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Return of Skiingnew
Whistler locals like Carlos Strachan agree that skiing is back and bigger than ever. And it's slope style that has led the movement.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
11-12-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Activists Team Up Against Mining Giant Goldcorp Inc.new
A Vancouver Anglican priest and a Mexican-born photojournalist are claiming that the Vancouver-based mining company is "up to no good" in Guatemala.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-12-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Parkinson's Controllednew
Learning to live with electrodes in your head.
The Georgia Straight |
Rex Moore |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Tim Bray: Father of XML, Uncle of Search Enginesnew
"I haven't done any work on XML in a few years," he says. "The other things I work on are important and interesting too. Chances are, XML will lead my obituary."
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Open-Source Tools Open Democracy's Doorsnew
The Vancouver open-source guru Scott Nelson has paired the knowledge he has acquired with a strong desire to promote social change and the greater good.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
