AltWeeklies Wire
What is FARC?new
Despite the homophony, FARC and FARK are not the same. FARK kills time, brain cells and bandwidth. FARC kills people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-19-2008 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
Merlot: What Goes Around ... Comes Aroundnew
Once the dallying darling of the dinner party set, merlot got its butt kicked by seven words in Sideways. But this sophisticate is making a comeback.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Power of Lovenew
Music writer Carl Wilson tries to define the difference between "us" -- the music writers and hipsters who enjoy challenging music that's interesting to think about -- and "them," those who unironically embrace Celine Dion's naked, overpowering sentimentality.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
03-19-2008 |
Nonfiction
Important Event Reaches Predictable Audiencenew
As a marine tore a handful of colorful medals from his shirt at the Winter Soldier II hearings in Maryland last week, the crowd cheered.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
03-19-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
A Brief For Independentsnew
May I offer a brief for independent candidacies for US Senate and House seats based on my experience as an independent 2006 Senate candidate?
Portland Phoenix |
Bill Slavick |
03-19-2008 |
Commentary
Corporate Shopping Alternativenew
To me, the environmental benefit of community-supported agriculture has less to do with quasi-controversial "food miles" (some say that long-distance shipping can be more efficient than local trips), than it does with community involvement, and connection with my food.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
How Good A Carpenter Was Jesus?new
A cartoon illustrating some of Jesus's carpentry.
Portland Phoenix |
David Kish |
03-19-2008 |
Cartoons
Tags: cartoons
Manx-Style Rock and Bluesnew
Comprised of Davy Knowles, Ross Doyle, and Adam Jones, Back Door Slam are dedicated to what they call "a mindblowing brand of contemporary/traditional blues-rock."
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Back Door Slam
Tis the Seasonnew
Springtime brings a flowering of music festivals close to Charleston.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-19-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
The Semi-charmed Life of Ben Fagannew
CBS reality TV series Pirate Master made him rich, but will his music make him a star?
Charleston City Paper |
Nick Smith |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Fagan
A Non-History Lesson
The Tudors is fun. But remember: It's Showtime, not the History Channel.
Tags: TV
Adam Corolla Lays Down 'The Hammer'new
What if I told you Corolla has a new feel-good romantic boxing comedy coming out? Now, what if I told you that The Hammer is pretty good?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
03-19-2008 |
Reviews
Natural Selectionnew
Jose Gonzalez brings songwriting down to a science.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMarie Stephens |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: In Our Nature, Jose Gonzalez
Fat and Happynew
Big Beautiful Women show us that being large isn't the end of the world.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
03-19-2008 |
Culture
What Made Milwaukee Famous Branches Outnew
The result is a broad, expansive album that samples widely across the dozen tracks, opening up their perspective from their debut's gloomy, nascent (arguably stillborn) Radiohead-isms.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
03-19-2008 |
Reviews
