AltWeeklies Wire
One Woman's Begrudging Descent Into the World of Strategic Shoppingnew
The recession took my beloved food budget, an extravagant dollar amount I am still unwilling to print, and tightened it down in its mean little grip while simultaneously inflating grocery prices.
North Bay Bohemian |
Beth Hall |
03-05-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: groceries
How the Blind Eyes Evolved from Metalhead Kids and Orchestral Geeks to the City's Tightest Rock Trionew
As its snappy name implies, the Blind Eyes' Modernity is sleek and to-the-point, and full of the trio's shuffling rock tunes — which combine power-pop melodies, punk tenacity and mod-rock precision.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Legendary St. Louis Attorney Will 'Probably Die in That Chair'new
Legendary St. Louis attorney Frank Anzalone can't envision a time when he'll no longer be practicing law.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
03-05-2009 |
Culture
Tags: St. Louis, Frank Anzalone
Charred Bodies Leave Lingering Questions About an Executionnew
In short: Nearly every piece of physical evidence against Steve Henley was tainted. But if police botched their end of the case, Henley's tale was evaporating as well.
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
03-05-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Irving Azoff Reveals Ticketmaster Secret at Senate Judiciary Hearingsnew
One of the lesser-reported revelations of last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearings on the proposed merger of the two corporate behemoths of the concert business, Ticketmaster and LiveNation, came during a conversation with Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff about service fees.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
03-05-2009 |
Music
The New Cocktailiansnew
The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar are taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
03-05-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Los Angeles, bartenders
Three People Vie to Be a Couple in the Freefalling 'Two Lovers'new
From its first frames to its downbeat denouement, this is the most fatalistic film I've ever seen that offers its protagonist two beautiful women to choose between.
The Music Industry Isn't Done Harassing College Students Over File Sharing. Should It Be?new
Last December, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would no longer continue its massive legal campaign against downloaders. But that doesn't mean you should grab that album off BitTorrent quite yet.
Tags: RIAA, illegal downloading
Mi Ami Weathers Touch & Go's (Mis)fortunenew
Mi Ami are a quintessential Touch & Go band, and as such are built low to the ground to weather bumps that destroy less hardy acts.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
03-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
North Carolina Town Seeks Authority to Override Homeowners' Associationsnew
Aldermen in Carrboro, N.C. are asking for the authority to "provide by ordinance that no deed restriction or covenant can have the effect of limiting or prohibiting the use of green or sustainability features on a residential property."
INDY Week |
Sam Wardle |
03-05-2009 |
Environment
A Proposed Law Could Widen the Gap Between Business and Labornew
The proposed Employee Free Choice Act would ease the rules for union organizing. With just 3.5 percent of its workers paying union dues, North Carolina is the least unionized state in the nation and in the crosshairs of the EFCA debate.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
03-05-2009 |
Business & Labor
Zoe Heller's 'Believers' Captivates Despite a Weak Plotnew
Heller’s treatment of fraught and contradictory emotions, together with her unabashed exploration of intellectual musings, endows the story’s eponymous believers with an all-too-rare profundity.
New York Press |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
03-05-2009 |
Fiction
'Watchmen' Is Both a Test of Zack Snyder's Movie Sense and Pop Culture's Maturitynew
With Hollywood's adaptation of Alan Moore's 1986 graphic novel, the future of pop culture hangs in the balance: Post-literary hipster culture meets post-cinematic movie culture to see who will dominate.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Jan Troell's 'Everlasting Moments'new
Jan Troell’s film about 1907 Sweden is the height of filmmaking technology and emotional sophistication.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Richard Goodwin's Universal Stage Shownew
JFK speechwriter and Renaissance man Richard Goodwin explores the roots of today's religious wars by channeling 17th-century anti-hero Galileo in a play called Two Men of Florence.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
03-05-2009 |
Theater
