AltWeeklies Wire
In Memorium: Karen Schmeer, 1970-2010new
Karen Schmeer, the brilliant local film editor whose work on Errol Morris's documentary The Fog of War helped win it the Best Documentary Oscar in 2004, died January 29 in a tragic accident, struck by a getaway car as she was crossing a street in Manhattan. She would have turned 40 on February 20.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
Utah's Unstable Oil Refineries: Preventing the Next Blastnew
One loud explosion knocked pictures off Judy Averett´s walls. When she ran outside her Woods Cross home on Nov. 4, 2009, she saw black clouds rising from the ground directly in front of her, to the south and to the north.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
02-02-2010 |
Environment
Eight Roles For Sen. Chris Buttars After His Performance in '8: The Mormon Proposition'new
8. Lead in the Coen Brothers’ sequel No Country for Old Queens. 7. “Mr. Thistletwat” in the touring production of Avenue Q. 6. Cranky police chief in the Neil Patrick Harris/Eddie Murphy buddy-cop flick 40 Gay Hrs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
After Massachusetts, What Will Democrats Do?new
Republicans and conservatives are ecstatic that Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's seat in the Senate and that the Supreme Court has put the fix in on elections. I'm troubled by both. But I'm also troubled by Democrats who don't seem to know what they want, and who are in a panic over Scott Brown's victory.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
Rochester's Pandora Boxx Debuts on 'RuPaul’s Drag Race'new
Pandora Boxx revels in being the host of the most popular drag night in town, performing in front of hundreds of cheering 20- and 30-year-olds every week. Yet roughly a year ago, Pandora was ready to pack up the heels, retire the gowns, put the wig back on the shelf.
City Newspaper |
Eric Rezsnyak |
02-02-2010 |
Culture
Suckers for Stucker: An Interview With Our Favorite Weathermannew
Steve Stucker really needs no introduction. Since 1990, he’s brought jovial morning weather forecasts to New Mexicans via KOB-4. Formerly a professional dog trainer, Stucker is a friend to animals, even parading pooches on TV every Friday in order to help them get adopted.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
02-02-2010 |
Media
Tags: Steve Stucker, Groundhog Day
Gunning For the Job: Todd Evans for El Paso County Sheriffnew
Todd Evans, the Republican Party's leading candidate for El Paso County sheriff, tried pot as a teen, twice shot suspects, and currently runs security for Colorado Springs Christian Schools while also serving as a bodyguard for a movie star he won't name.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
02-02-2010 |
Politics
The Last Dirty Picture Show: The Apex Theatre's Heydey Has Come and Gonenew
In today's smut economy, the owners of the Apex Theatre may as well be wearing powdered wigs. Porn consumers have been easily getting off in the privacy of their own homes, thanks to home-video technology and cheap, or even free, porn on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
02-02-2010 |
Culture
T.C. Boyle, Still Goading the Opinionated After All These Yearsnew
A new collection of stories is something to get excited about. My appetite for Wild Child was whetted reading A Death in Kitchawank, in a recent New Yorker. I know that I plan to spend a few hours as a happy subject of literary manipulation, as soon as I lay hands on Boyle's latest.
New Haven Advocate |
Eva Geertz |
02-02-2010 |
Fiction
Could a Controversial Book Cause a Miscarriage of Justice?new
'In the Middle of the Night' revisits the morning of July 23, 2007, when Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes (allegedly) invaded the home of Dr. William Petit, beating him with a baseball bat and raping, torturing and murdering his wife and two daughters.
New Haven Advocate |
Craig Fehrman |
02-02-2010 |
Books
InterAct and Mural Arts Join Forces to Bring Prisoners' Stories to the Forefrontnew
Jane Golden and Seth Rozin's mission: Partner up on a play that tells prisoners' stories. Their method: Interview "life-term" inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Graterford and to use those chats for a theater piece that details the experience of the sorrowful and the saved.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
02-02-2010 |
Performance
Petty's Island, a Fin-Shaped Slice of Strange in the Delaware Rivernew
Never heard of Petty's Island? It's littered with colorful characters — Pennsylvania founder William Penn, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, a man who declared himself the island's king, and even the pirate's pirate himself, Ol' Blackbeard.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
02-02-2010 |
Economy
'Global Warring': The Geopolitics of Climate Changenew
The Earth is warming. Fact. Weather patterns are changing. Undeniable. We’re all in a heap of trouble. Uh-huh. And we’re all doing our best to deal with it. Nope. According to Montrealer Cleo Paskal, the world governments are snoozing while the world boils.
NOW Magazine |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
01-29-2010 |
Nonfiction
Security Hysteria is Feeding the Fight for Food in Haitinew
Ostensibly, the primary problem at the epicenter of the earthquake area is the threat of confrontation between hungry crowds and aid givers. That’s why the U.S. military is now busy securing the country. But locals gathered in front of the mayor’s office on day nine have a different analysis.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Schwartz |
01-29-2010 |
International
Samsung will Brand Ontario as North America’s Wind and Solar Leadernew
Holy Samsung. The green energy dream is not just waking up, it’s moving in. Who knew it would have a brand name and be an immigrant from Korea? Has the provincial government sold our renewable soul to some foreign demon?
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
01-29-2010 |
Environment
