AltWeeklies Wire
To Catch a Copnew
A Boston do-gooder who recorded police officers abusing a suspect ended up arrested for "wiretapping."
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and James F. Tierney |
02-21-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
'Be Kind Rewind' Has a Dreamy Nostalgianew
Gondry's latest is about half as charming as it hopes to be.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Imagine the Possibilities of Video Clothingnew
So far, the Video Vest developed by Wearable Video Inc. looks like a marketing device -- clumsy, lacking style. But it's only a matter of time before that technology jumps the curb into everyday clothing -- sleeker, tailored-in.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Scott Dickensheets |
02-21-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Media's Slime Timenew
We already know about politicians' capacity for coarse behavior. But how low can the press go?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
02-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Black Revisionist History Monthnew
The untruths behind Remember the Titans endure.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
02-21-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
American Politics is Still a Man's Worldnew
Barack Obama's inroads among white voters are explained, in part, by a gender divide.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
02-21-2008 |
Commentary
'Jumper' Looks Cool, but Falls Flatnew
Part Bourne Identity and part Matrix, Jumper should have been a sleek and sexy new take on the genre. Instead, it comes off hollow and soulless, more about special effects than characters.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Animal Frenzynew
Like its predecessors, Hey Venus! is a deceptively breezy affair, filtering influences as far flung as the Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach and Phil Spector through a psychedelic palette resembling that of art rock contemporaries like the Flaming Lips or High Llamas. Only much more Welsh.
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Stephin Merritt's Distorted Dreamnew
The Magnetic Fields frontman thinks about 26 songs at a time and imitates the Jesus and Mary Chain.
New York Press |
David Chiu |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Dicing Up the Detailsnew
Ramin Bahrani discusses the finer points of Chop Shop.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chop Shop, Ramin Bahrani
Can't Fake Itnew
Based on Holocaust survivor Adolf Burger's memoir The Devil's Workshop, The Counterfeiters explores a side of the Holocaust we haven't seen before: a concentration camp where prisoners are not subject to ritual violence but psychologically manipulated and forced to compromise their own morals.
New York Press |
Raphaela Weissman |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Global Village Slaughterhousenew
In structure and content, The Signal plays out like a cautionary quasi-zombie comedy for screen addicts. The threat lurks on mangled television and radio signals, hence the inescapable doom.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Insider Artnew
Michael Gondry's cute humor transforms Jack Black and Mos Def into primitive artists.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Kind Rewind, Michael Gondry
Is V-Day Different From Any Other Day at a Brothel?new
Legal brothels have populated Nevada since the 19th century and continue to flourish. On a day dedicated to all things love, we hit the road to find out what life is like at Pahrump's world-famous Chicken Ranch.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson and Benjamen Purvis |
02-21-2008 |
Sex
The Demise of Hyphynew
Thizzle, bling and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL helped pull the trigger.
