AltWeeklies Wire
Onstage, the Sex Workers' Art Show Exploits Younew
Tour organizer Annie Oakley lists some aims of the show: Reveal sex workers as human; gain respect; demand rights; free one another from exploitation. But in practice, the show's intentions get a little murkier.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
02-14-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Stop Hatin' on the Familynew
Indie films could learn a lesson from populist flicks with a strong family message (and box office appeal).
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Can Hillary's Prophecy be Fulfilled?new
There is gamesmanship aplenty in the Democratic presidential race, including a clever message from the newly troubled Hillary Clinton campaign. It goes like this...
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Twelve Ways the Hives Could've Made a Better Record for Interscopenew
Beyond employing Timbaland or Pharrell Williams.
Tags: The Hives, Tyrannosaurus Hives
Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Docnew
The New York Post called Shade a "daring Yank." But Shade -- a wealthy real-estate investor who in 2001 traveled to Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden -- is, um, different from how he's been portrayed, says San Francisco filmmaker Daniel Gorman.
Tags: American Hero, Daniel Gorman
Ginny Mac, the Cowgirl Poetnew
Though the traditional C&W singer-songwriter has just graduated from college, she's old-school Old West.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ginny Mac
'Pleasure for Sale' Documents the Lives of Dedicated Sex Workersnew
Despite the occasionally tawdry tendencies, Pleasure is entertaining and even affecting at times, and a mostly fair look at what goes on in legal brothels.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
02-14-2008 |
TV
You'll Want to Beam Yourself Away from 'Jumper'new
If you enjoyed the X-Men trilogy, but secretly wished that it had spent more time observing Wolverine sitting at home alone spearing watermelon slices on his retractable claws, this is the inaction movie you've been breathlessly awaiting all your life.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
The 2008 Primary Has Gone to Texasnew
For once, the presidential election is coming to the Lone Star State.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dave McNeely and Betty Brink |
02-14-2008 |
Politics
Tags: 2008 presidential election, Texas
Heirloom Tomatoes Brighten Cold-Weather Tablesnew
There are, no doubt, a number of tomato aficionados in Arkansas who would call the growing of that summer fruit in the dead of winter the devil's business. But Jimmy Cone's betting there are enough who think otherwise to keep his latest business venture growing.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
02-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Accidental Touristnew
Kinks' frontman Ray Davies explores his American fascinations in his latest Nashville-recorded effort.
Nashville Scene |
Edd Hurt |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ray Davies, Working Man's Cafe
Return of the Axenew
Black music's six-string revival comes to Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-14-2008 |
Music
Who Can Beat John McCain?new
With the race for the Democratic presidential nomination down to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, electability has become a popular topic.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
02-14-2008 |
Commentary
Won't You Be My Neighbor?new
Vanderbilt professor believes the Golden Rule is more than just a commandment.
Nashville Scene |
Paul V. Griffith |
02-14-2008 |
Nonfiction
Beyond Heavy Breathing and Heaving Breastsnew
A novelist discusses her plan for making history come alive.
Nashville Scene |
Lacey Galbraith |
02-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
