AltWeeklies Wire
Cadence Weapon: The Next Great Canadian Hip-hop Hopenew
The last was either the elastic-but-average K-OS or the embarrassingly famous Snow, depending on whom you ask.
The Portland Mercury |
Tristan Staddon |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cadence Weapon, Breaking Kayfabe
Never Trust Liarsnew
The band that traded Brooklyn for Berlin has made a career of re-imagining itself with every release, but according to guitarist and founding member Aaron Hemphill, what sounds like so many calculated reversals is "not that intentional."
The Portland Mercury |
John Motley |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Liars
It's Turning Out to Be a Big Year for the Mormonsnew
Coincidentally, Mitt Romney's presidential race is contemporaneous with the release of a movie dramatizing the darkest moment in Mormon history, the massacre of some 120 non-Mormons in a Utah meadow 150 years ago.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
10-18-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Politics with Merle and Brucenew
It turns out that a couple of my musical favorites have made political news lately -- perhaps it's mildly ironic that Merle Haggard seems more relevant than Bruce Springsteen.
Arkansas Times |
John Brummett |
10-18-2007 |
Commentary
Plowing Down Kids on 'Reservation Road'new
Based on its concept, the film should have been an all-out gut-wrench fest. If you're going to have a plot device as emotionally manipulative as a dead child, I should at least choke up once, right?
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Reservation Road, Terry George
Growth, Growth Everywhere but Not a Drop to Drinknew
Business and political leaders know who to blame for the water crisis -- and it's not us.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley; Ken Edelstein |
10-18-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Food, Culture and Lovenew
Seeking out "the other" in ethnic eateries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Feng Xing Lei, Chinanew
A Szechuan star shines his light on suburban Tasty China.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Jesus Clemente, Mexiconew
A line cook follows his chef to Midtown's trendy Top Flr.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Carla Cabrera, Ecuadornew
Pastry chef infuses Bacchanalia's desserts with hints of her heritage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
'30 Days of Night': Why I Will Never, Ever Go to Alaskanew
Based on a fairly overrated graphic novel by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, the film version of 30 Days of Night is pretty goddamn cool.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Slade, 30 Days of Night
How Immigrants Are Changing the Way Atlanta Eatsnew
Just 20 years ago, it was difficult to find Thai, Indian, Ethiopian or Korean restaurants around here -- now, you'd have to be blind to overlook them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Living Biblically': A Skeptically Holy Experimentnew
It could have been shaved down by a quarter without losing its effect, but Jacobs' dedication to his project, combined with his own ambivalence to the Bible, make this book one of the surprise hits of the fall.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
10-18-2007 |
Nonfiction
Karma Cleansernew
How to ditch friends and better influence your wallet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
10-18-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
What is the Armenian Genocide?new
More than 20 nations have officially deemed the killings genocide; Congress has been considering and rejecting an official condemnation for two decades.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-18-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
