AltWeeklies Wire
U.S. Military Measures Climate Changenew
The intelligence establishment is calling it a major security problem.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Sam Kornell |
05-12-2008 |
Environment
This Memoir from a Survivor of American Torture May Help U.S. Face Realitynew
Reading Five Years of My Life, I realized the situation at Guantanamo is both better and worse than I had feared -- worse because the torture is so severe, so constant, so senseless, and so institutionalized, and better because someone who was subjected to it has survived with his soul intact.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Hannah Tennant-Moore |
04-28-2008 |
Nonfiction
Safari Adventures in Botswananew
We'd heard the lions roar, and suddenly there they were, two huge males eyeing us from about 40 feet away.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
04-28-2008 |
Travel
Chumash Dictionary Breathes Life into Moribund Languagenew
Thought to be dead for more 40 years, the last surviving branch of Chumash languages was merely dormant.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ben Preston |
04-28-2008 |
Books
Can Vitamins Save the World?new
The Santa Barbara non-profit Vitamin Angels is saving India and beyond, one dose at a time.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
04-28-2008 |
Science
"Hydrogen Man," "Summer Solstice," "Surf"new
AltWeeklies Award - Cover Design
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Ansoorian |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
"Stick Figure Masterpiece"new
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Feature
Santa Barbara Independent |
DJ Palladino |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
The California Supreme Court Goes to Hollywoodnew
Should veteran prosecutor Ron Zonen be kicked off the Jesse James Hollywood case for helping the makers of the movie Alpha Dog?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
04-07-2008 |
Movies
Ani DiFranco: Welcome to Babevillenew
Few would argue that DiFranco is not one of the hardest working women in music today.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Aly Comingore |
04-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Canon
Reflections on the Escalating Situation in Tibetnew
There is no question that a shift in policy and new strategies are called for. Such change, however, requires the Chinese administration to go beyond its present perception of Tibet as an archaic and backward society, useful for tourism but little else.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
04-07-2008 |
International
Ultrasound Helps Reveal Anomalies in Dense Breastsnew
For the lady with the densest breasts, technology can help make mammograms effective.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
03-31-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How to Make Billions by Going Greennew
The world's most powerful multinational executives recently converged in California how to go green and still make lots of green while doing so.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
03-24-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Green Fairy Is Freenew
Distilling the myths and washing down the rumors of absinthe.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
03-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Saul Williams is Busting Out the Boxnew
Be it as a poet or rapper, writer or actor, cultural watch dog or simply a street savvy philosopher, Saul Williams has a voice worth listening to.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
03-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Saul Williams
Natalie Cole Speaks Out on Music, the Grammys, and Lifenew
Natalie began her career with a lot to live up to, and in the early 1980s the rush of sudden stardom turned into high ups and deep downs by way of a serious drug problem, something that proved to be a difficult and all-consuming obstacle for this driven woman to overcome. She nevertheless managed to come back not once, but twice.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
03-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Natalie Cole
