AltWeeklies Wire
Little Melvin Williams Is Not Who He Played On 'The Wire'new
Though the former gangster, whose public redemption was aided by his Wire appearances as a man of God, says he's cleaned up his act, he still considers himself a "world-class gambler."
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-25-2008 |
TV
Iraq Five Years Laternew

As the war turns five, New Haven photojournalist Daniel Smith travels unembedded from East Rock to Iraq to assess war-weary Baghdad, and finds a fragile calm.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
03-25-2008 |
War
Eliot's Alphabetnew
Everything from A to Z with Eliot Spitzer in between.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
03-24-2008 |
Commentary
Dry Greennew
Xeriscaping allows you to go green while saving water.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jana J. Monji |
03-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Smoke Screennew
After five years, Anne Sholtz has yet to be sentenced for her role in multimillion-dollar smog-credit scam.
Pasadena Weekly |
Chip Jacobs |
03-24-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Wisconsin Film Festival Considers Expandingnew
Now in its 10th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival has become the de facto kickoff of Madison's spring arts season, and audiences clearly aren't tiring of it.
'The Violin': Guns and Musicnew
For a movie that clearly sides with the rebel forces, The Violin does an admirable job of extending an olive branch to the occupying army. Not all of them are vicious murderers.
Tags: Francisco Vargas, The Violin
Is Airbus' Bird Too Big?new
The Air Force's size obsession has already cost Boeing billions. Will taxpayers have to shoulder an equally large burden?
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-24-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Vampire Weekend Takes on Its Buzznew
Hot on the heels of SXSW, the nation's hottest buzz band returns to Denver.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Vampire Weekend
'The Hammer': B-List TV Star Adam Carolla Ain't So Badnew
Carolla is one of those journeymen comics you kinda know from television -- on MTV's old Loveline sex-advice show, on Crank Yankers, and frequently pressing his ass into Jimmy Kimmel's couch. It's a strange resume for this first foray into indieville.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-24-2008 |
Reviews
The Seattle Times Is Fine With Dicknew
"Nuts" and (still) "vagina," however, are off-limits.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
03-24-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Even in a Craft Beer Mecca, Microbrewers Are Strugglingnew
Forget oil -- the price of hops has already claimed at least one Seattle casualty.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
03-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Too Tight to Tell' Is the New 'Too Close to Call'new
Or, if you prefer, "Too Narrow to Note."
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
03-24-2008 |
Commentary
Serj Tankian Goes His Own Waynew
Even on his own, the System of a Down frontman bucks the system.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elect the Dead, Serj Tankian
Latest Disc Will Only Enhance Snoop's Increasingly Cuddly Imagenew
Thanks to his charming obliviousness, he generally gets away with lyrics and arrangements that range from timeworn to ridiculous.
Tags: Ego Trippin', Snoop Dogg