AltWeeklies Wire
Laura Veirs Sails Stormy Sea of Lovenew
As Veirs explains from her home, Saltbreakers is both a metaphorical voyage into the brine and a beautifully poetic journal describing the end of one relationship and another's beginning.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sons & Daughters' Gamble Pays Offnew
The Gift finds Scott Paterson, singer-guitarist Adele Bethel, bassist Ailidh Lennon, and drummer David Gow giving their fans something that's decidedly different from past offerings.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Forgotten Woman' Highlights Indian Widowsnew
Photographer turned filmmaker Dilip Mehta lets his lyrical camerawork and subjects tell their sometimes heart-wrenching stories of poverty and neglect, which aren't easy on the eyes. The film depicts the most marginalized people in Indian society, widows who are abandoned by their families and relatives once their husbands die.
The Georgia Straight |
R. Paul Dhillon |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Helen Hunt in the Director's Chairnew
After laboring for years both as costar and a producer of Mad About You, she has had a sporadic, post-tube life on the big screen, with 1997's As Good as It Gets the obvious highlight. And almost since then she has been trying to turn Then She Found Me into a movie.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
Get a Kick Out of Mixed Martial Artsnew
Over the past few years, the number of people watching mixed martial arts live and on TV has exploded, and a growing number are also using it to keep in shape.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
04-28-2008 |
Sports
Wines Spring Up: Fresh, Fruity, and Scrubby, Toonew
Not a week goes by without a clutch of new wines appearing, especially at this time of year.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
911 Is Our Only Hope
George W. Bush confesses to ABC News that he knew about and authorized torture of detainees, many of whom died from abuse. Forget impeachment--D.C. police must arrest the torturer and murderer at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-28-2008 |
Commentary
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
Pharrell Williams Puts Music Ahead of Moneynew
The in-demand producer hits the road with Chad Hugo and Shay Haley. This time around, though, all three are dedicated to acting like a real band -- even completing a small-venue circuit.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kristopher Hull Tries to Bring Classical Music to the Streetsnew
Armed with a full-size upright piano, a repertoire of Chopin's etudes and nocturnes, and his nerves, the 33-year-old pianist planned to storm Miami Beach's Lincoln Road, guerrilla-style.
Miami New Times |
Arielle Castillo |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Does It Offen You, Yeah? Offers Dance Punk Blueprintnew
In a market full of electro-dance outfits, Does It Offend You, Yeah? finds a way to keep it fresh.
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
04-28-2008 |
Reviews
Why Environmental Consciousness Needs to Go Beyond Recyclingnew
For years, environmentalists have told us to first reduce consumption, then to reuse what we buy, and only then to recycle. But somehow, the option of last resort became the default setting. Leading environmental thinkers say it's time to take a different approach to our economy -- which means cultivating an even more radical relationship to the resources we use.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
04-28-2008 |
Environment
