AltWeeklies Wire
The Rapture: In the Grace of Your Lovenew
We're not supposed to care about the Rapture.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
After Decades of Neglect, Could San Antonio Become a Live-Music Capital Again?new
Pick a day. Any day. Check out what bands are coming to, say, Austin. Then look to see what other cities they’ll be visiting.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Commentary
The Beatles: 1new
Originally released in 2000, 1 sold more than 31 million albums and is the fastest-selling record of all time.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
The world’s coolest rogue copnew
On the surface, The Guard is an Irish comedy/crime thriller in which the rough, enigmatic Sgt. Gerry Boyle.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
Jennifer Shaw’s ‘Hurricane Story’new
Photographs of children’s toys threw yet another fatiguing stain of kitsch into the cultural wash over the last decade.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-07-2011 |
Nonfiction
Do Private Prisons Save Money?new
Private-prison detractors have long accused businesses in the incarceration-for-profit game of cutting corners to boost revenue.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
09-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prisons
SAPD’s Internal Affairs Attacked, Sidewalks and Sodomy, Benchslaps Over Sonogramsnew
The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project, working with a number of local community organizers and victims’ rights groups, released a report last week criticizing the San Antonio Police Department’s citizen-complaint process, claiming the department still suffers from officer misconduct and lax oversight.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
09-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Alamo City Gains International Fame for Povertynew
We learned recently that SA is getting some international attention. Unfortunately, it’s not the sort that will thrill the tourism crowd over at the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-01-2011 |
Movies
A Haven for Old-School Gamersnew
Eight-vs-eight online death matches, intuitive AI enemies that adapt to your tactics, destructible environments governed by real world physics, and deep, enriching narratives that weave complex characters into a singular goal to stop an overwhelming evil force.
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
09-01-2011 |
Video Games
LH: The biggest art lab in townnew
“The words aren’t there yet, this is hard to talk about,” said Penelope Boyer, director of the Land Heritage Institute.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-01-2011 |
Art
‘Tweens and Teens’ get Stone Oak Trainingnew
I first saw Nikki Young in 2004, during one of San Antonio Theatre Coalition’s TheatreASAP programs.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Culture
Francisca Valenzuela: Buen Soldadonew
Francisca Valenzuela (born in San Francisco and raised in Chile since age 12) has been kicking ass for some time
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
Byron’s Hex: San Antonio Author’s Occult Fantasynew
Lord Byron might have been described by his ex-lover Lady Caroline Lamb as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know”
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
09-01-2011 |
Books
Medicine for the Soulnew
When San Antone Café & Concerts closed its doors in March, a hole opened up for a good chunk of the local and touring Americana/folk singer-songwriter scene.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Music
Critic’s Pick: Sarah’s Key (Elle s’applait Sarah)new
Julia (Kristin Scott Thomas) is a present-day American journalist working for a magazine in Paris.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-01-2011 |
Reviews
