AltWeeklies Wire
Burlington Telecom to Dump Al Jazeeranew
Community outcry has forced Burlington Telecom to pull the Arab news network's English-language broadcast from its programming.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-12-2008 |
Media
Michael Chabon Fills in the Blank Spacesnew
Maps and Legends, Chabon's first essay collection, unearths some of the author's source texts and offers his exuberant ruminations on the role of the writer as protector and defender of artistic ancestors.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
05-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
No One Could Bait the Well-Behaved LAPD This May Daynew
In Los Angeles, May Day laurels go to the LAPD for the heroic continence of not going batshit crazy and attacking random citizens at this year's march.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
05-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Helping People Out of the Subprime Crisis, Without Foreclosurenew
Three years ago, Lisa Peterson and her husband got into trouble with their own home payments after a publishing venture failed. They had to turn to family for help. The experience gave them an idea for a new business: help people protect their credit and avoid foreclosure, either by renegotiating their loans or buying and reselling their houses.
Isthmus |
Mary Ellen Bell |
05-12-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tarsem Indulges His Imagination in 'The Fall'new
Tarsem clearly chose to make The Fall as an excuse to splash more beautiful images across the screen. And splash he does, from the gorgeous black-and-white of the pre-credit sequence to the desert landscapes of Roy's story.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
05-12-2008 |
Reviews
Fifty Years of Dodger Bluenew
All professional baseball is built on a multi-billion-dollar foundation of half-remembered childhood memories, but even given that reality, the Dodgers have crafted a silly, if not repulsive, carnival of gauzy manufactured nostalgia. The Dodgers' 50th anniversary in Los Angeles celebration is irretrievably lame.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Neal Pollack |
05-12-2008 |
Sports
Amy Todisco Helps Housekeepers Clean Greennew
The founder of the online store Green Living Now helps people navigate the extensive and often confusing world of "natural" products.
Seven Days |
Alison Novak |
05-12-2008 |
Environment
Imperial Barroomnew
What has an alcohol by volume level of 24 and costs $140 a bottle? Imperial beer, of course.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
05-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Brides Trash the Dressnew
Wedding photographers are offering "trash the dress" photo sessions to adventurous brides who either buy a used one or actually do trash their dress.
North Bay Bohemian |
Beth Hall |
05-09-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
If Heidi Montag Has Her Own Fashion Line, Why Can't We All?new
I know what you're thinking: Who's Heidi Montag?
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
05-09-2008 |
Fashion
Costco's Shadow Workforcenew
Justifiably lauded for its employment practices when compared with other big box retailers, Costco employs a massive workforce that enjoys none of the retailer's fabled benefits. It's not a life you'd like to sample.
North Bay Bohemian |
P. Joseph Potocki |
05-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
What Has Patty Wente Done to Create a Meltdown at KWMU?new
The University of Missouri-St. Louis is looking into questions surrounding the management and accounting practices at its radio station KWMU (90.7 FM).
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
05-09-2008 |
Media
The Beginning of a No Agenew
Simply put, the best punk album of the 21st century.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
05-09-2008 |
Reviews
Harmony Korine's Waynew
The director on flying nuns and his Mexican Michael Jackson.
L.A. Weekly |
Joshuah Bearman |
05-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mister Lonely, Harmony Korine
Behind the Scenes at the Sundance Labsnew
I'm headed up to the peaceful resort that houses Robert Redford's Sundance Institute and plays host every January to eight Fellows, handpicked from a pool of more than 2,000 applicants, for the coveted five-day Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
05-09-2008 |
Movies
