AltWeeklies Wire
Extra Golden Is a Gigantic, Festive Burst of Soundnew
After Ian Eagleston traveled over to Africa to document the Benga music of Kenya, the musician returned home with something more than his doctoral thesis: a new group called Extra Golden.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
05-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Karl Rove Plays Hardball, Performs Standupnew
At a recent California State University event, Karl Rove played nice alongside Obama election wizard David Plouffe, shelling out rhetoric on building bipartisanship and painting Bush as a "uniter, not a divider."
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
05-07-2009 |
Politics
Tags: Karl Rove, conservatism
First-Time Homebuyers Are Swooping in on the Monterey Peninsula Foreclosure Boomnew
This is the flip side of the national economic meltdown. For the first time in recent memory, real estate bargains are fairly easy to come by in the Monterey Peninsula.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
05-07-2009 |
Housing & Development
The Gold Price Is Rising, But Congolese Mine Workers Aren't Profitingnew
In Congo, desperate men labor in dangerous conditions to satisfy the world market's recession-driven appetite for gold.
Artvoice |
Mike Pflanz |
05-07-2009 |
Business & Labor
'Star Trek': The Future Ain't What It Used to Benew
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek is more about appealing to fresh viewers without alienating the fans than establishing its own vision of the future, or even extending Roddenberry's.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-06-2009 |
Reviews
Ian Svenonius Reinvents Himself Againnew
Down with Liberty...Up With Chains finds D.C. humorist/antagonist Ian Svenonius exploring muffled and slow punk/soul grooves that evoke genius in subversive ways.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
05-06-2009 |
Reviews
How's That Iraq War Going These Days?new
When President Obama was asked about Iraq at his "100 days" prime-time press conference, he noted the rise in violence in Iraq, but said violence there remains lower than it was during 2008. He was wrong.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
05-06-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq War, international
South Carolina Governor's Race '10: Chapter Onenew
The field is far from complete, but South Carolina's first incumbent-free gubernatorial race in 16 years has led a handful of candidates to get in early. Real early.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
05-06-2009 |
Politics
Kings of Leon Fine Tunes the Vibes and Takes Risksnew
Over the course of recording their latest album, the Kings of Leon worked from a new blueprint. And the end result allowed them to transcend the indie-rock underground to the top of the rock charts with great success -- and they did it on their own artistic terms.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-06-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Virginia Rep Requests $4M for Blue Ridge Tunnel Projectnew
Plans to convert the Blue Ridge Tunnel into a hiking trail through Afton Mountain may have gotten a boost when Representative Tom Perriello asked the House Appropriations Committee to earmark $4.36 million for the project in fiscal year 2010.
C-Ville Weekly |
Mark Meier |
05-06-2009 |
Housing & Development
How Did It All Start for Wolverine?new
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the elaborate yet curiously dull backstory of Marvel Comics' favorite razor-clawed mutant badass.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
05-06-2009 |
Reviews
Behind the Scenes at Boyd Tinsley with Carly Gullicksonnew
Trying to rise in the ranks of worldwide tennis, dozens of professional athletes, including Carly Gullickson, descend on the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women's Pro Championship.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
05-06-2009 |
Sports
Stimulus Package: 'The Girlfriend Experience'new
Steven Soderbergh screens his latest film, The Girlfriend Experience, as a fundraiser for the New Orleans Film Festival. The cast includes porn star Sasha Grey, the only professional, and acting virgins who mostly hold the jobs they have in the film.
Gambit |
Will Coviello |
05-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Has Smoking Cessation Gotten Easier?new
Government regulations, high taxes, cultural trends and improved cessation programs may provide the incentives cigarette smokers need to quit.
Bobby Jindal's Cash Flownew
In terms of campaign finances, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will eventually have to choose between being the reformer-in-chief and the political rainmaker extraordinaire.
