AltWeeklies Wire
Truth and 'Consequences'new
Book publishers are still so hooked on the cash dreams of true confessions, they'll risk repeated bouts of fake-memoir scandal to give the public what it wants. Last week we learned that half-white/half-Native American author Margaret B. Jones's acclaimed new Love and Consequences, her memoir of gangsta life as a South Central L.A. foster child, was totally made up.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-14-2008 |
Books
Go Hard or Go Homenew
Three Atlanta labels do SXSW the only way they know how.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-14-2008 |
Music
'Horton' Gets to Hearingnew
Dr. Seuss gets big-screen redemption.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-14-2008 |
Reviews
'The Witnesses': Living in the Momentnew
French drama evokes the end of a sexual revolution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: André Téchiné, The Witnesses
'John Adams': Who's Your Daddy?new
HBO offers earthy portrayal of Founding Fathers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-14-2008 |
TV
'Funny Games': Nervous Laughternew
Is Michael Haneke funny "ha-ha" or funny "sick"?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
PATH trail blockednew
Judge stops work in DeKalb after neighbors complain.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
03-14-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Long Reach of Brian Nicholsnew
And Georgia's deepening death-penalty crisis.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Clock is Ticking on Great Lakes Cleanupnew
John Austin of the Brookings Institution says that if the government spends $26 billion cleaning up the Great Lakes, the economic benefit to America will be $80 to $100 billion. Will the next president step up?
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
03-14-2008 |
Environment
Gaming the Viewernew
Why would you want to watch a film about a couple and their young son held prisoner and tortured by a pair of bullying psychopaths?
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
Changing Boxing Glove Weight May Cost Nevada Millionsnew
The head of Top Rank, Inc. says the new rule requiring junior welterweight and welterweight boxers to wear 10-ounce gloves instead of 8-ounce gloves is costing the state big fights -- and thus, big money.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Joshua Longobardy |
03-14-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Paying Homage to the Seven Deadly Sins on the Stripnew
Sin City, middle of Lent, and Easter's fast approaching. My devilish mind got to reeling: What if I flirted with the devil, saw what would happen if I unapologetically indulged in the seven deadly sins on the Strip during one of the holiest times of the year?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Nick Divito |
03-14-2008 |
Commentary
Eliot's Messnew
From prosecution to prostitution, Spitzer proves to be the ultimate hypocrite.
Long Island Press |
April Jimenez, Michael M. Martino Jr. and Beverly Fortune |
03-14-2008 |
Politics
Snitching on Client 9new
Eliot Spitzer has exited the public stage, but he leaves plenty of questions behind. We're particularly interested to learn how the whole investigation fell into place, and what role, if any, political interference may have played in bringing down one of the top enemies of corporate America.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
03-14-2008 |
Commentary
Roger Payne: A Whale of an Activistnew
A Vermont conservationist helped Americans hear songs from the deep.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
03-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
