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Value Vino: Is $5.99 wine worth drinking?new
Consumer Reports, the entity famous for trashing (literally and figuratively) automobiles and other consumer products, has weighed in on wine, claiming that their "experts" rated the 2009 Alice White Shiraz from Australia "better than a wine that cost $43."
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
02-27-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, value wine
Sleigh Bells: 'Reign of Terror'new
Several of the bands that grabbed critical attention with the sugary-pop-through-blown-speakers aesthetic popular a few years back (Wavves, Dum Dum Girls) managed to remain relevant by totally not doing that shit anymore.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
02-27-2012 |
Reviews
Ana Tijoux: 'La Bala'new
French-Chilean MC Ana Tijoux's second solo album (and third overall) isn't an album, it's a Molotov cocktail assembled by a girl who doesn't rap, but spits fire.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-27-2012 |
Reviews
'This Means War' has a perfectly likeable cast, delivers an anorexic action-comedynew
Chris Pine (of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot) and Tom Hardy (Inception, Warrior) are two of the most appealing actors working; Pine's charm is one of cocksure swagger and false emotional bravado, a throwback to the Will Smith (one of the film's producers) "look good doing it" model.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Strout |
02-27-2012 |
Reviews
A treasure trove of lesser-known African-American artistsnew
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black athlete to play on a major league team.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-26-2012 |
Art
Saturday Night Satellites: 'Drop City'new
This local trio explores similar territory as Austin’s Black Angels, mining sweltering neo-psych with raw garage presence.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
02-23-2012 |
Reviews
Hope for the Oscarsnew
I’m trying to be optimistic about the Oscars. I hold out hope for an enjoyable ceremony even after last year’s fiasco with hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
02-23-2012 |
TV
Tags: 2012 Oscars, 2012 Academy Awards
Beating an Immigration System Slim on Second Chancesnew
Instead of listing specific deportation-worthy crimes, Congress has laid out sweeping categories of criminal offenses, including crimes of "moral turpitude," a blanket designation involving any drug charges.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-22-2012 |
Immigration
Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantasticnew
Ever read a poem about a guy who emotionally abuses a mannequin and leaves her silicon heart broken in a dumpster?
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
02-16-2012 |
Fiction
Some of the Most Important Black Films Ever Madenew
Black film (or films dealing with black reality) didn't start with '70s blaxploitation. There was black film in the early part of the 20th century, and not just any film: Oscar Micheaux tackled race issues almost a century before the advent of Melvin Van Pebbles, Spike Lee, and John Singleton.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-16-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Black History Month, Black Films
San Antonio Streetcar Plans Represent Another Developer-Fueled Heistnew
"GO BY STREETCAR" reads the big neon sign on the Streetcar Lofts in Portland's Pearl District. And in Portland, you can go by streetcar. From the busy, active downtown complete with Macy's, Nordstrom's, H&M, and host of other stores and businesses leading into the booming Pearl District with its lofts and townhouses.
San Antonio Current |
Heywood Sanders |
02-16-2012 |
Transportation
Tags: San Antonio streetcars
'The Third Reich' by Roberto Bolañonew
A few years after George Steiner penned an essay about Hitler's architect Albert Speer for the New Yorker and New Wave sellouts Spandau Ballet cracked the top 40 by singing songs about truth and precious metals, an obscure Chilean poet who once swore he'd never write novels began work on a beach comedy called The Third Reich that he promptly placed in a drawer.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
02-16-2012 |
Fiction
Sandra Cisneros' Impact on Latino literaturenew
As nearly everyone now knows, Sandra Cisneros — the oft-times indigenously attired author who founded the Macondo Writers' Workshop here in 1998 and the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation two years later — is done with San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
02-16-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Black History Month: Eleven Films to Watch in February and Beyondnew
Black History Month is a great excuse to watch some of the best music-related films there are. Those of you who haven't seen these gems will thank me forever.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-16-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Black History Films
Critic' Pick: 'The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore'new
It is a shame that the short film category at the Oscars is so underrated. Some of the best films frequently come from this group, and this year is no different.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
02-16-2012 |
Reviews
