AltWeeklies Wire
The Bittersweet Truth About Dark Chocolatenew
It is probably less wonderful for your health than you think.
New York Press |
Alyssa Galella |
11-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Give Me Your Uglynew
Sufjan Stevens continues to celebrate the downtrodden and disgusting with The BQE at BAM.
New York Press |
Gerry Visco |
11-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sufjan Stevens
Duran Duran's Bon Ambitionnew
The band never seems to tire of insults and keeps coming back for more (money that is).
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
11-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Duran Duran, Red Carpet Massacre
Bizarro Jerrynew
It's nine years after Seinfeld, and Jerry still isn't master of his domain. What went wrong?
New York Press |
David Blum |
11-01-2007 |
Movies
Apostles of Ron Paulnew
On the hometown turf of Clinton and Giuliani, we find a small but determined group who support the quixotic candidacy of the Congressman.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
Veteran New York Director Sidney Lumet Tells it Like it Isnew
Walking a fine line between vintage showbiz insights and contemporary industry know-how, Lumet discusses his latest project, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
BBC America's 'Torchwood' Keeps Sci-Fi Sexynew
In case you haven't heard, Bionic Woman bites -- meanwhile, out in the unfashionable backwaters of cable, another new fantasy series is showing NBC how it should've been done.
New York Press |
Tray Butler |
10-25-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
African and European Sounds Mix on Zap Mama's Latestnew
The music the band makes draws from various influences without necessarily adhering to a single style, and each tune surprises the listener.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Liz Tormes is Ready for the 'Limelight'new
Her brooding songs, mostly ruminations on breakups, are layered in whistling, half-countrified guitars, enigmatic language and her chameleonic voice: wispy and filled with longing, then deep and round, then husky and pained.
New York Press |
Jonathan Vatner |
10-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Limelight, Liz Tormes
'Things We Lost In The Fire': Beauty and the Beastnew
Benicio del Toro outshines Halle Berry in a flawed family film.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Simon Pegg Falls into the Wrong Material in 'Fat Boy'new
In Run, Fat Boy, Run, playing an out-of-shape security guard who runs a marathon to prove his worthiness to an ex-girlfriend, the great actor just seems pathetic.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Schwimmer, Run, Fat Boy, Run
'Man From Plains': Journeys With Jimmynew
This new doc follows former President Carter in his habitat.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Demme, Man From Plains
Mistaking Pornographic Fascination for Human Truthnew
At age 83, Sidney Lumet tries getting back to the outrageous satirical mode of Network and Just Tell Me What You Want, but Before The Devil Knows You're Dead fails the classic requirements of social critique.
Directed by
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
Monotonix Has Chutzpahnew
Get ready to drink from the band's dirty, sweaty boot.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
How Michael Bloomberg Would Craft His Runnew
They may both be billionaires, and Bloomberg may seem poised to become the latest independent presidential candidate to self-finance, but Bloomberg is not by any means following the Ross Perot blueprint.
New York Press |
Edward-Isaac Dovere |
10-18-2007 |
Politics
