AltWeeklies Wire
Pas Chic Chic Swims Against the Current of Quebec Popnew
The band draws big bilingual crowds with a deep, dark European approach to pop.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Au Contraire, Pas Chic Chic
Nadine Labaki on Her Lebanese Chick Flick 'Caramel'new
"Women living in the Middle East face a lot of confusing influences, the confusion between East and West," she says. "I liked the idea of five different women, with five different viewpoints and at different points in their lives, connecting through a beauty salon."
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
'Nikolski' Plots the Course for Lessons in Lineagenew
Nicolas Dickner's award-winning novel about Montreal and Montrealers has now been released in English.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicolas Dickner, Nikolski
Re-Making the Band in Clevelandnew
Mix 150 musicians, lots of Pabst, and a sports-like draft, and what happens? We're about to find out.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
03-28-2008 |
Music
The Monads Turn Tradition on its Tailnew
Accordion, banjo, upright bass and especially nimble fiddle dominate songs on Ornery.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ornery, The Monads
Baseball's Green Teamsnew
The St. Louis Cardnials scramble to join the ranks of the environmentally conscious.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-28-2008 |
Sports
Taking On the New Empirenew
Tibet backers at China's Consulate show protest focus has shifted from once-mighty U.S.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-28-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
An Irreversible Five Years for Iraqnew
Can Iraq emerge from the ordeal of George W. Bush's invasion as a place where people lead reasonably safe and happy lives?
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-28-2008 |
International
Sarah Steelman: Hot Contendernew
If looks count, Steelman may be Missouri's next governor.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
03-28-2008 |
Politics
'Stop-Loss': History Imitates History Onscreennew
Stop-Loss may be a necessary link in the bridge from Michael Moore to the eventual Iraq II equivalent of Dr. Strangelove, MASH or Three Kings. And for that, I salute it.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
Why L.A. Is Park Poornew
A "broke" City Council and befuddled downtown bureaucrats sit on $130 million.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
03-28-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tenn. Bill Would Allow Transgendered to Revise Birth Certificatesnew
Since 1977, state law has prohibited sex-change recipients from retroactively revising the sex designation on their birth certificates to correspond with their new gender identity. It is the only state with such a law.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
03-28-2008 |
Sex
Enviro-Friendly?new
Despite rebuke of its own product, Seventh Generation pushes to regulate toxic chemicals.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
03-28-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Las Vegas' Mob Mentalitynew
For better or worse, sin city continues to revel in its gangster past.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friess |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
In Montreal, the World is Your Sidewalknew
Plan to make some streets car-free is good news for pedestrians, though not everyone is happy.
Montreal Mirror |
Tracey Lindeman |
03-28-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
