AltWeeklies Wire
Has the Army Corps of Engineers Learned Nothing Since Hurricane Katrina?new
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is setting up New Orleans for failure by favoring the cheapest possible option for building pumping stations, which would leave the city dependent on the same defective system that failed so utterly during Hurricane Katrina.
Gambit |
David Winkler Schmit |
04-14-2009 |
Commentary
Post-'K-Ville'new
New Orleans could get a proper prime-time spotlight with David Simon's Treme, whose pilot shoot wrapped earlier this month. Now all HBO needs to say is "go."
Every Dogi Has His Day
The country is falling apart. When the going gets tough, Americans turn to doga.
Another Young Star Tries on a Familiar Generic Premise in '17 Again'
It's High School Musical star Zac Efron's turn to attempt name-above-the-title status, and 17 Again sort of works -- except that one wild card steals Efron's thunder.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-14-2009 |
Reviews
Birmingham's Oldest All-Ages Venue Gets Shuttered for Goodnew
Cave9, Birmingham's longest-running and most misunderstood all-ages music venue closed without fanfare. Death came in its typical way — with no warning and no chance to say goodbye.
Birmingham Weekly |
David Hickox |
04-14-2009 |
Music
Anthony Grant Tapped as Bama's New Basketball Coachnew
Anthony Grant, a 42-year-old coaching prodigy, was officially introduced last Sunday as the the University of Alabama's new men's basketball coach, replacing the terminated Mark Gottfried and interim coach Phillip Pearson.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
04-14-2009 |
Sports
Birmingham Ex-Mayor Generates Comeback Buzznew
The old mayor with some old political allies is starting a new coalition, and he brings the promise of turning the clock back -- giving Birmingham a do-over. The question is, though, is he for real this time?
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
04-14-2009 |
Politics
Tags: Birmingham, Richard Arrington
Photo Exhibit Reveals Unseen Alabamiansnew
The familiarity of the faces that fill each frame in "Just Down the Road" accounts for most of what makes this photo exhibit so engaging.
Birmingham Weekly |
Glenny Brock |
04-14-2009 |
Art
Stallin': Larry Bob Phillips' 'Piss-Teen Chapel'new
Larry Bob Phillips recently completed a mural in the men's restroom at Albuquerque's Atomic Cantina. It's a beautifully complex mess of desire, sadness and digestion involving bombs, pasta and sex.
Weekly Alibi |
David Leigh |
04-14-2009 |
Art
On the Beat: 'Southland'new
Give Southland a little time to unfold and you'll see a crime series almost as distinctive as ER was (at least initially) as a medical series.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leart |
04-14-2009 |
TV
Albuquerque's Drinking Water Could Be at Risknew
Groundwater from Albuquerque's aquifer lies less than 500 feet below Sandia Labs' Mixed Waste Landfill. Sandia says there's no evidence any of the waste in the landfill has contaminated the water, but an environmental watchdog group says we can't know for sure.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
04-14-2009 |
Environment
The Alibi's Sixth Annual Photo Contestnew
Is photography simply the capturing of a moment, or is it the creation of it? Don't look at us; we got nothing. Instead, look at the work submitted by Alibi readers to our annual snapshot shindig.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
04-14-2009 |
Art
Tags: photography, Albuquerque
'State of Play' is a Pedantic Thriller Caught in its Own Obvious Clockwork
Nothing is organic and no situation believable in a movie that plays like a collection of isolated sub plots.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-13-2009 |
Reviews
Josh Wink Is Huge in Europe. So Why Can't the Turntable Legend Get Love at Home?new
Twenty years after his first album, Wink has released his When A Banana Was Just A Banana LP and embarked on another extended European tour. But he's torn between the Philly he calls home and the continent that has catapulted him into another stratosphere on the international house music scene.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Christopher Wink |
04-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Philadelphia Lawyer Gives Up His Practice to Make Some Real Breadnew
The world of artisanal food production tends to attract dreamers, misfits and others just disinterested in following an unswerving path through life. It's as if it's almost a requirement.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dan Packel |
04-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
