AltWeeklies Wire
Ted Rall Won't Pussy Out Yetnew
The syndicated political cartoonist makes right-wingers scoff and party-line liberals squirm with his sharp criticisms of W.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
09-26-2007 |
Books
Robert Benton on 'Feast of Love'new
Once in Benton's company, his generosity becomes instantly apparent: He's quick to praise the actors and cinematographers he's worked with, often crediting his films' innovations almost entirely to his collaborators.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
Peter Berg Unleashes Violence On Saudi Arabia -- and Usnew
Berg has made an action movie called The Kingdom that is set in Saudi Arabia, that includes a great many bastards getting wasted, and is ultimately a responsible and even a very fine piece of filmmaking.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Old Time Relijun: Bad in that Good Waynew
It takes 90 seconds to dismiss Old Time Relijun’s new album, Catharsis in Crisis, as completely unlistenable, but listen again.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tractor Operator Gets Dark, Real Darknew
There's a shadow hanging over Bleeding Hearts and Severed Legs, as well -- and the thematic heaviness is mirrored by heavier sounds.
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Yellow Swans Depart from Realitynew
Yellow Swans has come a long way from the spastic electro-cartoon violence of 2004's Bring the Neon War Home, and At All Ends further cements the band's place at the forefront of Portland's thriving noise underground.
Willamette Week |
Erik Bader |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: At All Ends, Yellow Swans
Luther Russell Returns with His First Solo Album in Six Yearsnew
Former Freewheeler creates tracks that veer from effortless, enlightened pop reminiscent of Elliott Smith to rootsier ambles, but they never sink beneath the weight of their tormented subjects.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luther Russell, Repair
How Far Are You Willing to Go to Relax?new
Damn, the spa industry is huge. And the way Portland spas attract customers is by getting weird.
Willamette Week |
Laura Shin |
09-26-2007 |
Culture
Will Drugs, Sex and a Rock Star Save Portland's Most Expensive Theater?new
Portland Center Stage gambles on Storm Large -- of Rockstar Supernova fame -- to star as the lead in Caberet. PCS needs it to work; the company is deep in debt thanks to its newly renovated space.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
09-26-2007 |
Theater
Tags: theater
Fighting Back Against Military Recruitersnew
Recruiter Watch PDX makes the rounds outside Portland high schools before an important Oct. 1 filing deadline.
Willamette Week |
Rachel Schiff |
09-19-2007 |
War
'Eastern Promises': An Examination of Mother Russianew
Director David Cronenberg has carefully constructed a story about a motherland poisoning its children -- a repeated theme in Russian history, from Ivan's cannibalism to Stalin’s 20 million.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Inside Portland's 'Transportation Mafia'new
Depending on your point of view, Earl Blumenauer has either masterfully maneuvered the levers of Washington to achieve longstanding goals, or brazenly used tens of thousands of dollars he's raised from those who stand to benefit from the streetcar expansion to make federal funding possible.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
09-19-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Paul Haggis Preaches Bad News About Iraqnew
The movie needs him, though. In the Valley of Elah wants to be a Deer Hunter for a new quagmire, but instead it plays as a very special episode of Law & Order.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Philip Lam's Novel Shows the Human Side of Doctorsnew
The book's title hints that our understanding of medicine is in flux: Doctors are no longer seen to possess mystical knowledge, as of old, but neither is the science of medicine as coldly rational and exacting as the 20th century would have us think.
Willamette Week |
Hanna Neuschwander |
09-19-2007 |
Fiction
How is Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley as a Landlord?new
The Oregon House Speaker-turned U.S. Senate candidate has a few unhappy constituents -- the renters of property he owns in Portland and Tualatin.
Willamette Week |
Paul Leonard |
09-12-2007 |
Politics
