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John Baer on 25 Years of Covering Pa. Politicsnew
Baer is one of those old-school columnists who breaks down the news by making each point ring like a gunshot, then slides a sweet little daisy of a last sentence into the muzzle as the smoke clears.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-05-2012 |
Books
Tags: John Baer, Pennsylvania Politics
Dan Savage: All Americannew
Dan Savage has slipped the sultry bonds of sex advice to become something more, a sort of ethicist for the growing progressive wing of American culture.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
11-30-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Short Takes on Florida Litnew
A handful of new books from (or about) Florida
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
11-14-2012 |
Books
Free Byrdnew
Cosmic American music is rooted right here.
Folio Weekly |
Marlene Dryden |
11-14-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Gram Parsons
Fractured Fairy Talesnew
Locust Moon hooks up with Dark Horse for Sci-Fi Fairy tales in Once Upon a Time Machine.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Elliott Sharp |
10-13-2012 |
Books
Revisiting Vonnegut's Player Pianonew
You got to hand it to Kurt Vonnegut: he predicted the destructive power of automation over 60 years ago, a warning that is applicable today.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
10-01-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Kurt Vonnegut
Fifty Shades of Chicken Is a Sexy Chicken Cookbooknew
FINALLY! You and your chicken can get trussed and like it. A cookbook, due out November 13, parodies the last book you wanted to see on your mom's nightstand. With promises of rather tempting recipes for "Bacon Bound Wings," "Chicken with a Lardon" and "Mustard-Spanked Chicken," Fifty Shades of Chicken is taking cookbookdom to a whole new level.
Dallas Observer |
Sara Blankenship |
09-21-2012 |
Books
Tags: Parody, Fifty Shades of Grey
Lewis and the Arcnew
"Circumnavigating the globe using only human power wasn't just a bullshit 'first.' It quickly became apparent that it was a personal thing. I owed it to myself ... to my family, and to me."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bret Wright |
09-19-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Arizona's Progressive Daysnew
A retired Arizona State University professor looks back at Arizona's populist roots.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Hull |
09-10-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Labor
Lee on Literature: Atlas Shruggednew
Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, articulates an essential, underlying divergence in philosophy between Democrats and Republicans and helps explain the current, bitter political disharmony.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-30-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Ayn Rand
Apocalypse How?new
Young adult sci-fi is supposed to make us question society. Is the current crop of young adult dystopian lit holding up its end of the bargain?
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
08-22-2012 |
Fiction
Enemies Foreign and Domesticnew
Dave Eggers and Ben Fountain have written two of the best novels of the year (so far).
The Stranger |
Paul Constant |
08-08-2012 |
Fiction
The Shaping of a Presidentnew
David Maraniss chronicles Barack Obama's early years.
Tags: Barack Obama, David Maraniss
Powerslave!new
How one dude went from tubby taco guy to shredded metal-head.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
07-13-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lüc Carl, The Drunk Diet
Sizist Spawnnew
New Times SLO's annual 55 Fiction competition, a literary contest in which all stories are 55 words or less, and illustrated by Neal Breton. The issue is dedicated to the memory of Ray Bradbury.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
New Times staff |
07-05-2012 |
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