AltWeeklies Wire
Just Go: Why Detroit's Mayor Should Step Downnew
One political observer used to tell people Kwame Kilpatrick could be mayor as long as he wanted. Now he's not so sure.
Metro Times |
Staff |
03-04-2008 |
Commentary
He's a Solar Mannew
Now Magic Lantern guitarist Cameron Stallones has struck out on his own with a solo album under the moniker Sun Araw.
A Gentler Autechrenew
On Quaristice, they occasionally veer into a more classically "beautiful" melodic mode; overall, the album's less rhythmically manic than their more recent releases.
Tags: Autechre, Quaristice
Ask a Mexican! Special Election Edicionnew
"Why won't Mexicans vote for a black man?"
Trendzilla: Former Parochial School Girl Still Rockin' Chanel's Black Satinnew
Black and red nail polish were once reserved exclusively for Chinese royalty. But it was sometime after the color appeared on the nails of Bowie, Mercury and Bolan in the mid-'70s that the negative connotations arose.
Tags: fashion
Double Featurenew
How the Holechek Brothers' 305 went from hit YouTube short to full-length film.
Billie Mahoney Danced with the Best of Themnew

And at 80, this sexy number isn't done yet.
The Pitch |
Jen Chen |
03-04-2008 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Arizona's Ill-Prepared to Handle its Most Vulnerablenew
BJ Bolender's struggle to keep her son alive in the state's care highlights the challenges of supporting the developmentally disabled.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
03-04-2008 |
Children & Families
These Colors Don't Wash Feetnew
Little Saigon's Nguoi Viet Daily News earns anti-commie wrath -- again.
Tags: media
Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guynew
If you cruise the internet, there's a small social phenomenon developing, with folks who like to compare their favorite misheard lyrics and trade stories about individual songs. From a colloquial standpoint, misheard lyrics are known as mondegreens.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
03-04-2008 |
Music
Not Your Father's N Wordnew

Eight months after its "burial," the world's most dangerous epithet is more popular than ever in hip-hop.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ben Westhoff |
03-04-2008 |
Music
Sunny Delightnew
Pueblo brothers expand one-of-a-kind, solar-roasted coffee operation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
03-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Pig Talenew
There are several theories floating around the Internet purporting to explain why Penelope is finally being released now. It did, after all, make its debut at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Maryann Johanson |
03-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Palansky, Penelope
A Good Match(box)new
Thirteen years after Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette embraces the undercard.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
03-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alanis Morissette
Mate with a Messagenew
Manitou cafe mixes religion with its brew, but dismisses "cult" catcalls.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
03-04-2008 |
Food+Drink