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R.E.M.: Collapse Into Nownew
Review of R.E.M.'s 'Collapse Into Now'
R.E.M.’s 15th studio release makes case for the band’s continuing relevance.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
03-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: R.E.M., Collapse Into Now
SXSW 2011 Movie Guidenew
The San Antonio Current picks the key U.S. and world films of SXSW 2011.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-11-2011 |
Movies
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: 10 Years in the Makingnew
One game has been on the mind of gamers since the first time they saw it in the arcades and on the home consoles back in 2000 — Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.
San Antonio Current |
Mike V. and the people's gamer |
03-07-2011 |
Video Games
Hall Pass interviews: Peter Farrelly & J.B. Smoovenew
As one half of the filmmaking duo known as the Farrelly brothers, Peter Farrelly has been churning out slapstick comedies with his brother Bobby since Dumb and Dumber in 1994. Since then, both have introduced audiences to some unusual characters in films such as Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary, and Shallow Hal.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hall Pass, Peter Farrelly
Critic's Pick: Cedar Rapidsnew
In Cedar Rapids, small-town insurance salesman Tim Lippe (Ed Helms) is the kind of hopeless buffoon you wouldn’t mind getting to know. His rite of passage comes when he is sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to represent his company at an insurance convention, a sizeable step for Tim, who has never left his own backyard.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
Reviews
Interview with Lisa Lampanelli (aka the Queen of Mean)new
Since starting her stand-up comedy career in the early 90s, the answer has always been as harsh as a swift kick in the balls: Lisa Lampanelli.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: Lisa Lampanelli, Queen of Mean
Should Apple Ban Racist iPhone App Mariachi Hero?new
Just a few days ago Apple banned a set of apps based on their sexually suggestive material. Why would they choose not to, likewise, prohibit applications with racist overtones such as Mariachi Hero?
San Antonio Current |
DeAnne Cuellar |
03-04-2011 |
Race & Class
Charlie Sheen Declared an Illegal Substancenew
In what has been called an epidemic by Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, figures released by the Obama administration show that over 150 million Americans are addicted to Charlie Sheen.
San Antonio Current |
Jay Whitecotton |
03-04-2011 |
Commentary
Do We Need Laws for Online Dating?new
Proposed cyber-dating legislation with SB 488 and HB 1052, aka the Internet Dating Safety Act.
San Antonio Current |
DeAnne Cuellar |
03-04-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Internet Dating
After the DREAMnew
Students fighting for a path to citizenship still looking for reliable allies.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-04-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Rick Perry, DREAM Act
Groups urge U.S. Department of Homeland Security to end new prison contract with GEOnew
Over a dozen Texas civil and immigrant rights groups this week sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano protesting the new privately-run immigration detention center slated for construction in Karnes County, Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-28-2011 |
Immigration
Radiohead's 'The King of Limbs'new
Radiohead has made a career out of blowing up their previous album’s sound and exploring whatever (usually obscure) genre they’re into at the moment.
San Antonio Current |
Chuck Kerr |
02-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Radiohead, King of Limbs
Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' Authentic and Contemporarynew
Somewhere’s central character reads as sensitive — maybe even simple — and despite a career of steady gigs, 37-year-old actor Stephen Dorff is somehow unfamiliar enough to slip into the character of Marco.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
02-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tulia Besiegednew
'Taking our the Trash in Tulia, Texas'
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
02-24-2011 |
Nonfiction
The Elephant in the Womb: Planned Parenthood Attackednew
Ideological strike on women’s health care to further cripple Texas' budget.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-24-2011 |
The War on Women
