AltWeeklies Wire
For Happy Boobs
There is a much wider range of band and cup sizes than most U.S. bra makers provide.
Birmingham Weekly |
Sarah Schulman |
02-16-2006 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Full Circlenew
Taylor Branch completes his epic chronicle of America in the King years.
Birmingham Weekly |
Mark Kelly |
02-13-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: At Canaan's Edge, Taylor Branch
PBS or just BS?
A GOP-run CPB means the USA is SOL.
Only an ideologue would miss the point that publicly funded broadcasting is good for the public.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
06-21-2005 |
Media
Memoir of a Manhunt
The five-year search for the convicted abortion clinic bomber Eric Rudolph is detailed in this book by a veteran investigative reporter and a veteran law enforcement officer.
Birmingham Weekly |
Dale Short |
04-19-2005 |
Nonfiction
Down the Chisholm Trail Once More
By the time 1972 presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm died on New Year’s Day at the age of 80, her name had dropped off our nation’s radar. A documentary that premieres on PBS Feb. 7 sheds light on the lady with beatnik glasses, bird’s nest hair and defiant personality.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
01-13-2005 |
History
Dodgeball Dazzles Dimly
Sloppy, shoddily constructed, so limp at times that a year’s supply of Viagra couldn’t stiffen it up, the movie plays like a season’s worth of America’s Funniest Home Videos as hosted by an aggro, way-macho Ben Stiller character.
Birmingham Weekly |
Scot Lockman |
06-21-2004 |
Reviews
Director Captures Shape and Spirit of Harry Potter Books
Director Alfonso ("Y Tu Mama Tambien," "Great Expectations") Cuaron brings the series back to life after professional embalmer Chris Columbus’ previous two attempts at sucking the life and charm out of author J.K. Rowling’s unruly creation.
Birmingham Weekly |
Scot Lockman |
06-08-2004 |
Reviews
