AltWeeklies Wire
Net Neutrality: World War Webnew
The era of an open, egalitarian and transparent internet could soon come to a screeching halt in America -- unless we fight back.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Belgian Teen's Death Shaped 'Ben X'new
Belgium's Nic Balthazar was a movie critic before he became a novelist and movie director -- a rather unusual progression, he is the first to admit.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Danza Cuba Returns to Canadanew
Classical ballet, Afro-Cuban dance, folk, and especially flamenco meld seamlessly into a new form in Danza Cuba's theatrical, synchronized pieces for 18 female dancers backed by six live musicians.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Performance
Cute Space Alien + Poor Boy = Gooey Sillinessnew
Hong Kong superstar director-actor Stephen Chow takes a detour from his anarchic, martial-arts comedies and winds up in the sentimental cinema-land of very cute kids and furry toys.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
04-21-2008 |
Reviews
Karmella's Game: Bubbly and From Balitmore?new
The four-piece synth-pop outfit has emerged from Charm City armed with riffs coated with sugar and dripping with, well, charm.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fiddle and Stomp All Night Longnew
The first thing you notice when watching Jack Magee play is how he moves with his fiddle.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jack Magee
Anti-Flag Branches Way Outnew
Easily the Pittsburgh politi-punk institution's most diverse record ever, it incorporates more than a few changes from the band's hardcore, DIY roots, including orchestral percussion, harmonicas, pianos, full child choirs and -- gasp! -- major-label distribution.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Jacobs |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Icon Gallery Releases 7-inch singlenew
Icon Gallery is poised to likewise complete the signal for local upstart Dearskull Records -- its new 7-inch is the label's second official release.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andrew McKeon |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Think Globally, Eat Locallynew
Warning: Barbara Kingsolver's nonfiction book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life may inspire you to run screaming out of your grocery store and into your closest farmer's market.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Got Organic?new
Millions of dairy cows live in small pens on conventional factory farms with little or no access to grass and fresh air. Dairy farmers pump the cows with growth hormones that cause them to produce 10 times as much milk as Mother Nature intended.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Pittsburgh Passion's Playnew
Pittsburgh's women's football team leaves "powder puff" games in the dust.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Jody Diperna |
04-21-2008 |
Sports
Baby Madness: It's All in the Delivery
Baby madness happily invades the brain of Philadelphia bachelorette and thriving businesswoman Kate Holbrook (gleefully played by Tina Fey) who, at the ripe age of 37, hires a surrogate mom to birth her sperm bank assisted baby.
Tags: Baby Mama, Michael McCullers
Meet Juno MacGuff's Musenew
An unlikely Hollywood hit spotlights the songs of unlikely singer-songwriter, Kimya Dawson.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Enon Slows Things Downnew
John Schmersal's once hyper-prolific songwriting streak made Ryan Adams seem like a slacker.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
04-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Decade After Newsweek Named Him Tops, Bill Teck is Backnew
Welcome to ñ redux. Teck's back, a graying beard contrasting the youthful glint in his eyes, and he hopes to capitalize on the term he coined to describe millions of young, bilingual Americans influenced by their heritage.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
04-21-2008 |
Culture
