AltWeeklies Wire
M.I.A. Turns Visa Woes into Dancefloor Glorynew
Of all the collaborators and guests on the post-colonial hip-hop hot shot's new album, one looms a bit larger than the rest -- the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
08-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Girl' Talknew
Serano's background as a biologist, performer and transsexual activist makes Whipping Girl insightful, in-depth and multi-faceted.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
08-24-2007 |
Nonfiction
'A Thousand Splendid Suns': A Problematic Epicnew
By the time you've brought your emotions under control, you'll realize that this book amounts to an elaborate apology for American military intervention in Afghanistan and, by extension, Canada's as well.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
08-24-2007 |
Fiction
'The Nanny Diaries': Nanny Know-hownew
Tell-all novel hits the screen but loses some of its bite.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
Bush's Crazy Talknew
Declaring Revolutionary Guards terrorists positions the U.S. for a war that would sink the global economy.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-24-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Bush
Rilo Kiley Goes Second-ratenew
What makes Under The Blacklight a true disappointment is the shoddy songcraft.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rilo Kiley, Under The Blacklight
'Challengers': Unabashed Mellownessnew
Gone are the wired-up anthems that are the New Pornographers' hallmark, replaced here by quiet introspection.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
Alt.Health: When the Pressure's Onnew
Chill out hypertension with reflexology and deep-hued veggies.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
08-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Ecoholic: Soulful Dress Shoes & Green Men's Suitsnew
"Are those vegan shoes causing way more environmental damage than leather?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
08-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
'Saving Grace': Grace Under Pressurenew
Holly Hunter's kick-ass detective has some spiritual issues.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Peer-to-peer Under Firenew
Never mind copyright -- security's now the big P2P network issue.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
08-20-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Toronto's Best Ice Creamnew
Who knew the most deeply flavored and flawlessly executed chocolate ice around can only be found in an uptown French patisserie, where it's only made as a side for the house's spectacular baked desserts and not sold by the scoop?
NOW Magazine |
Steven Davey |
08-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Russian Toxic Shockernew
The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London last year via a deadly dose of radioactive polonium, and the mystery of who and what was behind it, is ably told by former BBC Moscow correspondent Martin Sixsmith.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
08-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
No 'Beauty' Here, Just Mathnew
Stewart's prose is clear, and he has a good story to tell and some fascinating ideas to present -- but he never quite brings his subject to life.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
08-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
'El Cantante': Muy Stupidonew
The film follows the basic "I love you, I hate you, where's my syringe?" trajectory of most music-and-drugs movies.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: El Cantante, Leon Ichaso
