AltWeeklies Wire
Fear and Self-Loathingnew
Three new books wallow in our fat-phobic culture. But it's not all bad news for Big Beautiful Women and Big Beautiful Men.
Seattle Weekly |
Lynn Jacobson |
04-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Is God a Republican?new
Two new books attack the GOP monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
04-06-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various
Hollywood's Gross Pointsnew
Three smart new books analyze movie giganticism. Bigger may not be better so far as viewers—and readers—are concerned, but it's definitely the future.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
What Ever Happened to Skee-Lo, Gangsta Boo and the Rest?new
A few "hot" artists produce one or two hits, build a fan base, then disappear, leaving their fans to wonder what the hell happened to their careers.
Miami New Times |
Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik |
02-01-2005 |
Music
Trends That Will Rock Your Musical World in 2005new
Even worse white funk/pop than Talking Heads and Gang of Four is around the bend. Along with it will come heightened interest in the bass solo.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Friswold |
01-25-2005 |
Music
2004's Best and Worst Musicnew
The Dallas Observer's music critics choose their best, worst and most overrated albums of the year.
Dallas Observer |
Music Critics |
01-03-2005 |
Reviews
Critics of Varied Tastes Choose Year's Best Musicnew
Seattle Weekly offers "best of 2004" lists for everyone from metalheads to classical music aficionados.
Seattle Weekly |
Music Writers |
01-03-2005 |
Reviews
Rating the Year's Hits With Mom and Dadnew
A reviewer plays this year's most popular music to her classical-music-oriented parents, who find Usher's Yeah! pleasant and Ashlee Simpson's Pieces of Me uninteresting.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
12-27-2004 |
Reviews
The Best Photography Books for the Holidaysnew
The photographic book whose combination of elegance, intelligence and broad appeal makes it the ideal gift this year is Irving Penn's A Notebook at Random.
The Village Voice |
Vince Aletti |
12-15-2004 |
Nonfiction
Season's Bleatingsnew
Plenty of celebrities are looking to pad their bank accounts via Christmas recordings, and few appear to have broken a sweat while making them.
Trick Daddy Puréenew
A reviewer slices and dices a veritable buffet of new albums in a few sentences each.
Legendary Artists' Works Come Out Againnew
With the holiday spirit in mind, we offer a sampling of some of the more interesting sonic and visual treats that are hitting the racks this year.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
12-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Various Titles, Crooked Rain Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus Another State of Mind, Join the Dots: B-sides and Rarities The Clash, London Calling Pavement, Matador at Fifteen Old Enough to Know Better: 15 Years of Merge Records Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection The Cure
The Village Voice's 27 Favorite Books of the Yearnew
The unsentimental graphic novel by Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 and Linh Dinh's collection of seven stories, Blood and Soap, are among the recommended books.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
With Liberalism and Justice for Allnew
George W. Bush has liberals so hopping mad that all the heaviest hitters among them seem to be publishing books this year, among them Hendrik Hertzberg, E.J. Dionne Jr., Molly Ivins, Maureen Dowd and Eric Alterman. Which ones to read?
Boston Phoenix |
Dave Denison |
09-24-2004 |
Nonfiction
