AltWeeklies Wire
Homemade Horror Crawls From the County in 'Book of Lore'new
By day Chris LaMartina works for the office of Mayor Sheila Dixon, shooting press conferences and the like. In his spare time he's trying to figure out how to dispose of corpses.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Book of Lore, Chris LaMartina
Challenging the Limits of Inaccessible Music with Popnew
The appeal of pop-based music generally lies largely in its accessibility, its ability to capture and hold one's attention right away. But artists like Sightings, Yellow Swans and Fiery Furnaces do the opposite.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
10-23-2007 |
Reviews
Like 'The Devil Wears Prada' For Lawyersnew
Chambermaid delivers post-law school ennui without the frayed nerves and student-loan debts endured by lawyers. Better yet, it makes us root for them.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
10-23-2007 |
Fiction
Epiphanies Rare in 'Dead Boys'new
If you can think of a well-worn male stereotype, it's in here: the gruff ex-con, the bitter drunk, the hopeless junkie, the down-and-out prodigal son, the existentially numb cubicle rat.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
10-23-2007 |
Fiction
'Storm' Captures More Tales of Fleetwood Mac Dysfunctionnew
Carol Ann Harris' moribund autobiography is a relentlessly insipid read. Her story begins right after the most interesting period in Fleetwood Mac's history: What follows is a largely predictable tale of '70s rock 'n' roll excess.
Baltimore City Paper |
Richard Vernon |
10-23-2007 |
Nonfiction
Garibaldimanianew
Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garbibaldi's story should make for a hot read. Unfortunately, Riall's bloodless writing doesn't describe his clearly fascinating life with any kind of colorful detail, as she's chosen to focus on the mundane political machinations behind his public and private expressions of passion, strength, and weakness.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anne Howard |
10-23-2007 |
Nonfiction
New Orleans Reduxnew
The sad truth is, now that the news cameras are gone, most of us have no real idea of what's happening in the city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
10-23-2007 |
Commentary
Matters of Life and Deathnew
Maryland's only Mortuary Science program teaches students to think outside the box.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
10-23-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
New Office Will Tackle Green Building Proceduresnew
Baltimore's fledgling Office of Sustainability is already at work on its first task: reviewing plans for development citywide.
Baltimore City Paper |
Rebecca Alvania |
10-23-2007 |
Environment
Michael Collier's Collection Falls Flatnew
It's difficult to say why exactly Maryland's former poet laureate felt the need to publish Make Us Wave Back: Essays on Poetry and Influence, but the end result reads like a dumping ground for academic studies, all-too-brief personal essays, lengthy reportage, and even an interview.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
10-16-2007 |
Poetry
Portrait of a Nymphnew
Erotica novelist Zane's new advice book, Dear G-Spot: Straight Talk about Sex and Love, offers a glimpse of what it might be like to bang Zane herself.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
James Case Questions Economistsnew
Through new discussions of market-related competition, he aims to debunk orthodox economic theory as it has developed since Adam Smith's 1776 The Wealth of Nations.
Baltimore City Paper |
Darcelle Bleau |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Religion' Turns 16th Century Battles into Fantasynew
Yes, this is airport fiction about an obscure historical military conflict.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
10-16-2007 |
Fiction
The Value of Semennew
On one hand it's genetic dynamite, an indispensable lifeline to the future for a guy, and on the other hand it's just a step less disposable than other renewable bodily products like mucus or saliva. Lisa Jean Moore explores the contradiction in her academic study Sperm Counts: Overcome by Man's Most Precious Fluid.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
10-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Sworn Virgins' Documents Women Who Give Up Sex to Run Householdsnew
Five centuries ago, when the women of northern Albania could not own property or decide who they were to marry, the oath of the sworn virgin was established. Under this oath, a female would permanently exchange her sexuality for the acceptance by her peers as a man.
Baltimore City Paper |
Rahne Alexander |
10-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elvira Dones, Sworn Virgins
