AltWeeklies Wire
Black Revisionist History Monthnew
The untruths behind Remember the Titans endure.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
02-21-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
American Politics is Still a Man's Worldnew
Barack Obama's inroads among white voters are explained, in part, by a gender divide.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
Stephin Merritt's Distorted Dreamnew
The Magnetic Fields frontman thinks about 26 songs at a time and imitates the Jesus and Mary Chain.
New York Press |
David Chiu |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Is V-Day Different From Any Other Day at a Brothel?new
Legal brothels have populated Nevada since the 19th century and continue to flourish. On a day dedicated to all things love, we hit the road to find out what life is like at Pahrump's world-famous Chicken Ranch.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson and Benjamen Purvis |
02-21-2008 |
Sex
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
Skinheads at Fortynew
Twenty years after their heyday, the anti-racist Baldies recount the rise and fall of a notorious Twin Cities scene.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Baldies
Theodore Kheel Wants to Make NYC's Mass Transit Freenew
A crazy idea? Yes. A good one? Maybe.
New York Press |
Matt Elzweig |
02-21-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Inside the Charcuterie Revivalnew
If you want to learn how sausage gets made, you've pretty much got to teach yourself.
Washington City Paper |
Melissa McCart |
02-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
California Union Leader Blasts SEIU Boss Andy Sternnew
According to Sal Rosselli, Stern's expansion of the union has cost workers the ability to complain or fight to improve conditions.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Pete and Re-Petenew
The intimate documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song re-introduces the pioneering musical radical just when we might need him the most.
IND Media |
Michael Tisserand |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Age of YouTube, Why Do We Care About Oscars?new
Once again, it's time to pass out 50 gold-plated bookends to people who don't read, and once again, a billion hungry souls will be devouring every minute of it with a mix of envy, contempt and, because above all else, the Oscars has no place for us, profound exclusion.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars
Cuba's Destinynew
Regardless of who leads Cuba, the embargo must go; that alone will help uplift the Cuban people.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Cuba
The Baracklashnew
The intelligentsia starts to notice that Obama isn't everything they'd hoped for.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
Wine, Whine, Winenew
From the winery to the wholesaler to the liquor store owner to the consumer, a tour through Oklahoma's wine laws.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Brian Ervin |
02-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Scary Movies: Things to Comenew
Indie horror films like Diary of the Dead, The Signal, and The Last Winter send mixed signals about genre's future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
