AltWeeklies Wire
In 'Hound Dog,' Songwriting Duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Remember Redefining Postwar Pop Musicnew
Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography is a delightful read. Both men are terrific storytellers, witty and succinct, with a sharp eye for the telling detail.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
08-18-2009 |
Nonfiction
Metro Phoenix May be the Next Porn Capital of the Worldnew
The adult business isn't what it used to be, especially in the San Fernando Valley outside Los Angeles, the long-reigning capital of porn in America. But luckily for Taryn Thomas, her new company's based in a place considered the next big hotspot for pornography: metropolitan Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
08-18-2009 |
Movies
There's No Doubt That No Doubt Rules Orange Countynew
Even if they hadn’t been around in a while, even if they’re internationally famous superstars, even if some of them don’t live in the area anymore, No Doubt are permanently woven into the fabric of our culture—and unlike consumerism, conservatism or reality shows, they are something to be proud of.
OC Weekly |
Albert Ching |
08-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is it Time to Reconsider Our Relationship With Milk?new
Mammals are named after their milk-producing glands, developed as a way to feed babies, but only humans continue drinking mammary secretions after infancy -- and no other species drinks the milk of another. Today, dairy consumption is at the center of several interconnected social, economic and health crises.
Missoula Independent |
Ari Le Vaux |
08-18-2009 |
Food+Drink
In Health Care Battle, Two Opposing Views of Sen. Max Baucus Emergenew
Is the Montana Democrat the sellout the left portrays, or the savvy centrist poised to finally reform American health care?
Missoula Independent |
Matthew Frank |
08-18-2009 |
Politics
Open Web Advocates Say Social Media Needs Reformnew
A question that's increasingly being raised is: Who should control all of the data shared through social media sites -- the user or the service?
The Georgia Straight |
Jeffery Simpson |
08-18-2009 |
Tech
Ronald Dworkin's Doomed Wish for Rational Politicsnew
Democracy in America is still much as de Tocqueville described it: illogical persnickety white folks, especially not-overly-educated non-urban white folks, asserting their independence. So why does a grown-up intellectual like Dworkin, a distinguished legal theorist with Ivy credentials, believe that these people, these Americans, are going to participate in a reasoned debate about anything?
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
08-17-2009 |
Nonfiction
The Leader of a High-Profile Florida Church is Enveloped in Scandalnew
Next month, Pastor Gaston Smith of Friendship Missionary Baptist is set to stand trial for allegedly stealing from a community fund named for his hero, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
08-17-2009 |
Religion
Stupid Triumphs Again at a Town Hall on Health Care Reformnew
This is what worries me: time and time again, the needs of the stupid and disingenuous are not only treated as valid concerns, but as the greatest concerns.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brendan Skwire |
08-17-2009 |
Politics
'Inglourious Basterds' is Tarantino's Best Work Yet
Quentin Tarantino has matured as an auteur even if he's as prone as ever to creating funny-ha-ha sequences of joyous cinematic revelry just for the sport of it.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-17-2009 |
Reviews
Mexican Citizens Seeking Help from the Dallas Consulate Get Snared in a Legal Grudge Matchnew
Lawyer Robert Lyons claimed that he was owed a piece of a $2 million fee collected by a rival lawyer in a case stemming from the accidental death of a Mexican truck driver in Dallas. His lawsuit would lead to allegations of kickbacks and corruption at Dallas' Mexican Consulate, charges denied by Mexican Consul General Enrique Hubbard Urrea.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
08-17-2009 |
International
Cash for Clunkers: Ugh!new
While the know-it-alls in Washington try to satisfy the taxpayers by giving them back some of their hard-earned cash, they didn't really think this whole thing through very well.
Artvoice |
Jim Corbran |
08-17-2009 |
Transportation
'Flame & Citron' Looks Over its Shoulder at the Nazi Occupation of Denmarknew
Even “good” wars are complicated. In director Ole Christian Madsen's Flame & Citron, the loyalties and motivations of citizens in Denmark during the Nazi occupation become so murky that the two title characters aren’t sure who can be trusted.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jana J. Monji |
08-17-2009 |
Reviews
Michael Vick Comes to Phillynew
When the Eagles announced that they signed a one-year-on plus one-year-option contract with convicted animal abuser Michael Vick, networking boards lit up like pinball machines. But will Philadelphians make good on their love of animals? Or is the outrage a little too easy?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
08-17-2009 |
Sports
At Vermont's Biggest Auction of the Year, Another Dairy Family Calls it Quitsnew
Ken and Carol Borland are among the many victims of Vermont's flagging dairy industry. In the past five years, the state has lost 250 dairy farms. In the last 12 months, 50 Vermont dairy producers have gone out of business.
Seven Days |
Lauren Ober |
08-17-2009 |
Business & Labor
