AltWeeklies Wire
Live and Let Livernew
A defense of foie gras, complete with cooking tips.
San Antonio Current |
Henry Hong |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
One San Diego Neighborhood Braces for Changenew
Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in the crosshairs of developers. Can it be modernized without losing its soul?
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
04-09-2008 |
Housing & Development
'Smart People' Shows Not All Dysfunctional Clans Are Funnew
There are no tremendous epiphanies in Smart People. The characters do make changes in small, incremental ways, and that feels real.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
04-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Noam Murro, Smart People
The Word in Colornew
A poetry fan challenges John Hollander's white might.
San Antonio Current |
Pablo Miguel MartÃnez |
04-09-2008 |
Books
Morcheeba Throws Caution to the Windnew
Dive Deep -- the band's latest release and their first with more than one vocalist -- is a long-awaited return to the its original vision.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Pedagogy of the Underfundednew
How my students reacted to news of California's education budget cuts.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Tow |
04-09-2008 |
Education
San Francisco's Zoo Bluesnew
A scathing report shows how the privatized zoo spent its bond money on tourist traps, not animals.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
04-09-2008 |
Animal Issues
David Hajdu Examines the Beginnings of Comic Booksnew
In The Ten Cent Plague, Hajdu does a fair job of balancing the story of the infamous Kefauver hearings, Seduction of the Innocent, and the subsequent "Approved by the Comics Code Authority" self-policing of the comic book industry.
Charleston City Paper |
Jsaon A. Zwiker |
04-09-2008 |
Nonfiction
'My First Movie: Take Two' Disappointsnew
In theory, this book should be a wet dream for would-be filmmakers.
Charleston City Paper |
Nick Smith |
04-09-2008 |
Nonfiction
Some Locavores Go for the 100-Yard, Rather than 100-Mile, Dietnew
"Chickens fill an important spot in the cycle of a sustainable backyard"
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Stars of the Lid Continually Refines the Mixnew
Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride have taken their time refining their soporific version of Brian Eno's barely there aesthetic, releasing just a handful of beatless, slow-burning full-lengths during the past decade.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matt Sussman |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Explosions in the Sky: Four Humble Guys Who Light Up the Nightnew
Drummer Chris Hrasky still can't quite believe the casual jam band he helped start almost a decade ago has morphed into an international indie phenomenon -- and all without lyrics or a singer.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jackie Greene Finds Life Among the Deadnew
The rootsy singer-songwriter -- formerly a big fish in the relatively small pond of Sacramento who now lives in San Francisco -- has had great things expected of him since he was a solo troubadour fresh out of high school.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Blair Jackson |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
RatDog: Alive and Gratefulnew
RatDog's formula is much like the Dead's: play a different set list every night, switch it up each time you return to a city, and keep the fans excited and anticipating what you'll pull out.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Twenty Minutes With Hillary Clintonnew
The presidential hopeful chats with us about LNG, medical weed and tattoos.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
04-09-2008 |
Politics
