AltWeeklies Wire
Black Holenew
Black Hole, the new release by ex-RAW magazine artist Charles Burns, is a wonderfully disturbing and imaginative graphic novel.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
12-08-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Black Hole, Charles Burns
Tales From the Wrongfully Convictednew
Surviving Justice, a collaboration between McSweeney's and the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, is a well-researched exploration of America's unjust system of criminal conviction and exoneration.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
12-08-2005 |
Nonfiction
A Plank-worthy Novelnew
Fan-Tan is a novel that blends old-fashioned swashbuckling with ejaculations of racial slurs, profanity, gambling and deviant sex. It was originally conceived over 25 years ago as a collaboration between Brando and Cammell.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
11-09-2005 |
Fiction
Creative Writingnew
Bat Boy Lives! reminds the world just how prolific, and wide-reaching, Perel's Weekly World News reportage has been. After all, it gave us word of Elvis' being alive, pizza at the Last Supper, human cloning and alien infestations of the U.S. Capitol.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
11-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bat Boy Lives!, David Perel
Exactly as the Title Saysnew
According to publisher McSweeney's Books, Bicycles Locked to Poles is a "mournful but pleasing collection, which features many of the best photographs of bicycles locked to poles ever taken." Enough said.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
11-09-2005 |
Original Work
Portrait of a Mannew
Saint Morrissey covers the traditional timeline of Moz's life, from the early days of books and boredom, through the Smiths years and his resurrection as one of the most influential artists of the past few decades. But it is decidedly a fan's book.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
11-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
Homeboy, Throw in the Towelnew
Famed honorary fourth Beastie Boy/New York City photographer Ricky Powell unloads on an unsuspecting reporter.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
10-06-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ricky Powell
FOUND Founder Tells Tall Talesnew
FOUND magazine founder Davy Rothbart talks about smoking meth with Arthur Miller and his new book, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
09-14-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dalek and Larry Fink: Insane-o Artnew
New York publishers powerHouse relish in the end of days by releasing catalyst books of art from reclusive artist Dalek and incriminating political photographer Larry Fink.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Multiple authors
Author Talks About Life, Death, Doing Blownew
After quite possibly the most morbid road trip across America, Chuck Klosterman grapples with his inner demons of post-modern self-awareness and the definiton of cool.
Dig Boston |
Arna Wilkinson |
08-10-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author A.V. Jones Cleans the Streets, One Dead Pigeon at a Timenew
The founder of the People for the Unethical Treatment of Pigeons enlightens the masses with his murderous ornithology.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-29-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Some Bad Shit, Hip-Hop Litnew
Hip-hop historians Bakari Kitwana and Brian Coleman keep it real on the page.
Dig Boston |
Chris Farone |
06-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Legendary Crime Writer Likes His Writing Leannew
Elmore Leonard talks about his latest novel, The Hot Kid, along with his love of basketball and the beauty of writing.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elmore Leonard, The Hot Kid
A Look at the U.S. Army's New Age 'Supersoldiers'new
U.S. soldiers who try to train themselves to levitate and kill goats with a look? British author Jon Ronson uncovers the U.S. military's 30-year flirtation with New Age philosophy.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
New York Press Scribe Reflects on the 2004 Campaignnew
Matt Taibbi offers up a collection of his campaign diaries, columns and articles to try to make sense of the soul-searing debacle that was the 2004 election.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Matt Taibbi, Spanking the Donkey
