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A Look Inside the Changing Nature of Postdoctoral Researchnew
For postdoctoral researchers at UC Berkeley, the years at school keep growing as the chances of landing a faculty job keep waning.
East Bay Express |
Anrica Deb |
05-01-2008 |
Education
Know Thy Spouse?new
A bizarrely complicated love triangle that unfolds during the film's 90 minutes. To get technical, the shape of the affairs that ensue is much more amorphous than a triangle, but "love polygon" has less of a ring.
Boise Weekly |
Travis Estvold |
04-30-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
How Atmosphere Went Electronew
Why When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is like Tom Waits for Prince fans.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Electronic One-man Band Martin Dosh Steps Into the Spotlightnew
The catalog of Dosh's stage and studio collaborations reads like a record-store clerk's year-end best list: Andrew Bird, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Tapes 'n Tapes, Devendra Banhart, Peanut Butter Wolf, Happy Apple, the Bad Plus, the Jayhawks, Atmosphere -- it goes on and on.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blowing Trees Goes Grandiosenew
They set the bar for themselves pretty high, and on their debut release for the New York-based Glassnote Records, they achieve their objective more often than not.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
04-30-2008 |
Reviews
Madge vs. Miminew
Madonna and Mariah Carey take their battle to the record stores and dance floors.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Richard Jenkins on Having 'One of Those Faces'new
Jenkins moves from one of the ensemble to The Visitor's star.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy
St. Thomas Law School Bans Public Service at Planned Parenthoodnew
The controversy is just the latest political dust-up at the embattled Catholic university.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
04-30-2008 |
Education
Actor Danny McBride is About to Blow Upnew
Wait. Danny McWho? How can he be the next big thing if no one's ever heard of him?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Summer Movies for Those Who are More Indie Than Indynew
So, you're one of those artsy types who can't deal with the summer popcorn movies. No worries: There's plenty of small- to mid-size movies sneaking in under the blockbuster radar.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-30-2008 |
Movies
Tags: indie, independent films
Strap Yourself In for the Summer Movie Blitznew
Must be summer -- every movie I want to see in the next three months is either a sequel, a superhero movie, or a superhero movie sequel.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
04-30-2008 |
Movies
Berkeley's Morning Benders Hark Back to the Glory of '60s Songwritingnew
The quartet's debut, Talking Through Tin Cans, chronicles the highs and lows of young romance in exuberant three-minute bursts bubbling with guitar jangles and winsome harmonies.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Todd Lavoie |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chris Carter Reopens The X-Filesnew
Carter has been tight-lipped about plot details but says I Want to Believe picks up where things left off.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Grapes Grow in Anchorage?new
Denali Winery holds its own and then some in the "different" department: the cold-weather fruits and wildberries it uses are hardier and more persistent in their fight for survival, and the taste and finish of any of its Merlots reflect that.
San Diego CityBeat |
Martin Jones Westlin |
04-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Former Death-House Chaplain Talks About Capital Punishmentnew
From 1982-95, Reverend Carroll Pickett presided over the executions of 95 inmates. After his retirement, Pickett became an anti-death-penalty advocate and began working with the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. At the Death House Door, the documentary following his emotional career, premiered at the SXSW film festival in March.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
04-30-2008 |
Crime & Justice
