AltWeeklies Wire
A Reporter Finds Getting to Cuba Easier Than Getting Outnew
Officials on the U.S. side were polite but firm when my family returned to Vermont from a two-week visit to Cuba. They ripped apart a red Che Guevara T-shirt I’d bought for my daughter. And they sliced up the two necklaces — total value $2 — that Liam had bought on a beach.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
01-29-2010 |
International
Mel Gibson Crosses the Line in 'Edge of Darkness'new
In the pair of emotionally contradictory images that open Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness, swollen corpses surfacing on a moonlit river are followed without pause by grainy home video of a little girl playing in the surf.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
01-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Edge of Darkness, Martin Campbell
Pro-Casino Campaigners Say They’ve Been Punished by The Dispatchnew
The Columbus Dispatch, the lone daily in Ohio's capital, has launched a crusade against allowing a casino downtown. The power of the press, however, may not be relegated to paper and ink.
The Other Paper |
Eric Lyttle |
01-29-2010 |
Media
Tags: The Columbus Dispatch, casinos
What the Supreme Court's Decision Means For Younew
Citizens United should not be seen as the death knell of campaign finance reform. Indeed, this decision is so unprecedented and far-reaching that it could be the catalyst that prompts elected officials to start taking money-in-politics reform more seriously.
INDY Week |
Chase Foster |
01-28-2010 |
Commentary
Revenge Served Cold: Why Do Hockey Players Fight?new
Despite the obvious risks, fighting is, and remains, an integral part of the game of hockey, including for this hockey fan and reporter. The first fight I remember seeing, in person and fully comprehending what was going on, may have been one involving former 'Cane bruiser Jesse Boulerice.
Tales of Battles, Origin Myths and Personal Experience Collidenew
Nathan Lerner, a celebrated photographer, began to show his tenant Henry Darger's illustrated manuscripts in galleries after Darger died. In a matter of a decade, Darger's posthumous popularity exploded. He is known today as one of the most prominent figures in American "outsider" art.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
01-28-2010 |
Art
And the Grammy Goes To...new
Last year's music brought some truly great moments, but you wouldn't know it from this year's Grammys. Here are my picks and misses for some of the top categories to be telecast Jan. 31.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Scully |
01-28-2010 |
Commentary
Charting the Meltdown: James Balog's Glacier Photographynew
What James Balog saw on his National Geographic shoots led him to launch the Extreme Ice Survey. The project now has 33 cameras set up to take hourly pictures at glaciers in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and the Rocky Mountains.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein and Anthony Lane |
01-28-2010 |
Environment
Study Finds Top Publics Give More Funding to Wealthy Studentsnew
The nation’s top public universities are cushioning the cost of college for those who need it the least. While the University of Virginia has made important progress in minority students’ access to higher education, it lagged behind when it came to enrolling low-income students.
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
01-27-2010 |
Education
Obama Needs to Get Tough and Follow Throughnew
The president is getting the usual bad advice from Democratic "moderates" who say Obama needs to scale back his agenda to mere Clinton-esque "little steps," and be satisfied with "more modest expectations."
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
01-27-2010 |
Commentary
Hal Holbrook Shines in 'That Evening Sun'new
Like the Jeff Bridges vehicle Crazy Heart (scheduled to open locally this Friday), That Evening Sun is one of those films that generates nearly all of its goodwill from a smashing central performance by a long-established veteran.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
01-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Teems, The Evening Sun
Cable TV vs. America: The Problem With Paid-For Punditsnew
When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office on March 4, 1933, the United States economy was in a state of near-collapse, with the nation's banks about to close. The new president came into office having pledged to balance the budget and reduce federal spending, but quickly realized that would have meant disaster.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
01-27-2010 |
Commentary
High-Paying Government Work is Coming to Albemarle County, Eventuallynew
Have you heard about those wages? Average salaries of $80,000! That’s $64 million on its way. Sixty four million dollars! And now they’re finally here. Well, about 50 of them. The rest are coming and all of them have to be here by September 2011.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
01-27-2010 |
Business & Labor
Will This Nondiscrimination Bill Transition to a Law?new
Hundreds of transgender Massachusetts residents gathered recently to lobby (yet again) for the right to stand under the state's hate crime and nondiscrimination umbrella. Currently, a range of person-flavors are covered — including race, religion, age, nationality and others — but not transgender identity.
Dig Boston |
Maya Phillips |
01-27-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Old Man River: Hans Hofmann Resurgent at Berkeley Art Museumnew
The abstract expressionist wild men of yore have become our old masters. SFMOMA has its Clyfford Stills, and BAM has its Hans Hofmanns: 47 works the artist donated in the mid-1960s in gratitude for the Bay Area's early recognition of his art.
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
01-27-2010 |
Art
