AltWeeklies Wire
Tasting Thymenew
Artichoke to Za'atar: Modern Middle Eastern Food is as good for reading as it is for cooking.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Michael S. Gant |
04-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Isabel Alende on 'The Sum of Our Days'new
Allende's new book is a deeply revealing memoir of the intimate lives of an extraordinary family related by blood, marriage or absorption, living in "an emotional compound" within minutes of each other, with keys.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jean Stirling |
04-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
In Defense of My Chemical Romancenew
One million My Chemical Romance fans can't be wrong. The same could be said for the 1 million MCR haters.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Paul Davis |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Chemical Romance
Jimmy Eat World Dodge Emo Falloutnew
The history of Jimmy Eat World reads like a rock & roll fairy tale, complete with teenage record deals and instantaneous pop-stardom.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Garret Wheeler |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chase This Light, Jimmy Eat World
American Psychotronicnew
From predicting the new 88 Minutes to pioneering the pop genre blender, Michael J. Weldon has always been ahead of his time
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 88 Minutes, Jon Avnet
Now Boardingnew
San Jose skate culture finally has a park as big as its worldwide reputation. Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park opens this month with a lot of buzz and a bit of anti-authoritarian drama.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
04-03-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
'Animal's People' Takes on Corporate Responsiblitynew
The fictional town of Khaufpur is based on Bhopal, India, where a 1984 gas leak at a Union Carbide chemical plant caused thousands of deaths and countless more injuries.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
04-03-2008 |
Fiction
'True Tales of Rollerderby': A Real-Life Cartoonnew
A comic book about the Rose City Rollers is one of those ideas that's so obvious, once you've heard about it, that it seems strange such a thing hasn't been hit on before
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
04-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
Shopocalypse Now!new
In the film, What Would Jesus Buy? Reverend Billy is preaching against what he mirthlessly calls the "Shopocalypse," the slow death of the planet through humanity's incessant desire to buy more stuff.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: What Would Jesus Buy?
I Might Be in Love with George Clooneynew
Set when professional football consisted of little more than "miners and farmers and shell-shocked veterans" beating each other up in turnip fields, Clooney's Leatherheads continues the star/director's steady march back through time.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
04-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: George Clooney, Leatherheads
Refusing to Walk in the Shadownew
Collaborating and coordinating business opportunities with Brotha Hustle and Aunt Tee Tee.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
04-03-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Carla Bozulich Shares the Scornnew
Recording under the moniker "Evangelista" (also the title of her last album), Bozulich produces music in the same manner that one of Macbeth's witches might conjure a spell or prophecy.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Friedman |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evangelista, Hello, Voyager
Not Indie. Not Hiphop. Just Astronautalis.new
The dilemma of Astronautalis rests on the axis of hiphop's evolution.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Astronautalis
Chris Vitiello's Linguistic Conundrumsnew
Reading Irresponsibility almost feels as though we've stumbled upon a writer's journal, full of copious note-taking and observation—as Vitiello might describe the process.
Letting Markets Dictate Your Menunew
Seeing bags of baby spinach, spring onions, local eggs and central N.C. cheeses, it clicked: Is there anything quite like a lazy weekend brunch? Recipe: Spring Onion and Baby Spinach Frittata.
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
04-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
