AltWeeklies Wire
White Made Rightnew
When Californians mention wines they like, the wines are almost always red ones.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Gus Van Sant's Beautiful Losersnew
Soliloquizing the life of a skateboarder in Paranoid Park.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park
Giving the U.S. the 'Funny Games' it Deservesnew
It's worth noting that perhaps Haneke's most ingenious (and frequently overlooked) gambit is that there is almost no onscreen violence. As much as Funny Games feels like particularly merciless, graphic torture porn, the actual moments of assault are almost always cut away from or just out of frame.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
Sex Files: Not Just for Funnew
Sex can be central to a healthy lifestyle.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
03-12-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
'The History of Anonymity' Both Approaches and Recedesnew
Jennifer Chang's poems make real use of the line, particularly the first of the batch, which is several pages long and shares the title of her collection.
C-Ville Weekly |
Sara Yenke |
03-12-2008 |
Poetry
Walling Off the Rio Grande Will Claim Many Victimsnew
The Great River is now considered one of the world's most endangered waterways, but Texans may not have to watch this serpent expire from overuse. Homeland Security, empowered by the Secure Fence Act of 2006, is rushing to wall off the U.S. border with Mexico. In so doing, the River herself -- and thousands of our wildest acres -- stands forfeit.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
03-12-2008 |
Immigration
Shirley Mordine, the Dean of Dancenew
She talks about founding the Dance Center and forty years of contemporary dance in Chicago.
Chicago Newcity |
William Scott |
03-12-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Venn and the Art of Internet Bloggingnew
Jessica Hagy gets her work Indexed.
Chicago Newcity |
Laura Castellano |
03-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Indexed, Jessica Hagy
The Hush Sound is Not Emonew
The Chicago four-piece's third full-length record for the Fall Out Boy bassist's Decaydance imprint is unlike what you'd expect from a label spawned from Fueled by Ramen.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Goodbye Blues, The Hush Sound
New Bill Would Repeal South Carolina's Prez Write-In Bannew
Calls over the years to repeal the ban have fallen on deaf ears, yet another attempt has been introduced in this election year to give voice to Mickey Mouse's supporters, or others with more than just a funny take on who the next world leader should be.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
03-12-2008 |
Politics
Vetting the Candidates' Votes on a Weapons Bannew
There has to be more to this cluster-bomb vote than the Saint v. Baby Killer trope, doesn't there? Let's take a look.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
03-12-2008 |
Commentary
Talking 'Married Life' with Ira Sachs and Chris Coopernew
The four friends in Sachs' mix of drama, dark comedy and a couple of scenes of genial whimsy, are lucid about some things but reserved about others.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
David Simon: 'The Wire' Exit Interviewnew
The Baltimore-set and -shot series that debuted in 2002 is officially over following this past Sunday night's series finale. It's over. Finished. Kaput. Long live The Wire.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
03-12-2008 |
TV
Bay Area Beatdownnew
Looking for the soap-operatic significance of the Bay Guardian-Village Voice Media battle.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
03-11-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
From the Archives: Is John McCain Really a War Hero?new
March 25, 1999: The senator's five years as a prisoner of war have been widely viewed as heroic. But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
03-11-2008 |
Politics
