AltWeeklies Wire
The Inanity of the Chicago Sun-Timesnew
Has the new voice of Chicago progressives already lost its way?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-15-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The 1900s Make a Great Leap Forwardnew
With its wealth of unforgettable hooks and its intricate, sensitively executed arrangements, Cold & Kind feels like a classic on first listen.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold & Kind, The 1900s
No Vacancy in Vancouvernew
The city is bedeviled by rising rents and low vacancy rates, which take a disproportionate toll on young people.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith and Carlito Pablo |
10-15-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Station Casinos & the Rohnert Park Casino -- What Stinks?new
Professor Greg Sarris has been very forthcoming about how his tribe funded his university chair but there's lots about the proposed casino that never gets spoken of.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Releasing the Diseasenew
Is overcrowded Cook County Jail responsible for the rise of a potentially deadly infection on the outside?
Chicago Reader |
Kelly Virella |
10-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Get in the (Pink) Vannew
Filmmaker Ky Dickens tours the nation to change Americans' minds about homosexuality.
Chicago Reader |
Kelly McClure |
10-15-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Hope of Obamanew
In Aiken, S.C., a youthful Senator Barack Obama sells a message of change and positions himself a leader for the future.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
10-15-2007 |
Politics
Taken Away: U.S. Export Torture Policy Takes a Beating
After overblown stories of walkouts by critics during its Toronto film festival debut, Rendition proves to have enough substance, momentum and drama to validate its entertainment value as a politically charged thriller.
Tags: Gavin Hood, rendition
Will the U.S. Attack Iran Before the '08 Elections?new
The renowned D.C.-based reporter and New Yorker contributor Seymour Hersh sounds the alarm -- and he's been right an awful lot.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nicholas Miller |
10-12-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Fall Fournew
Four fall fiction choices outside the usual: Baltimore, or the Steadfast Tin Soldier; Lois Lenz, Lesbian Secretary; The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue; and 2236. These novels are genre-benders that provide new ways of looking at the world -- as well as good reads.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
You Must Not Know 'Bout Menew
I like women-empowerment music because I'm a big fan of underdog art in general (one of the main reasons I like punk so much), and because I like music that encourages you to put your arms around your comrades and sing out with reckless abandon. Also, chicks dig it.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Broad Appealnew
While all the members of Sister Funk are openly queer, their sexuality hardly defines the band. After nearly a decade on the band circuit, the members of Sister Funk agree that female musicians are being taken more seriously lately, which they attribute to increased visibility and skill.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sister Funk
You Are What You Eatnew
Eating healthy doesn't have to mean bland eating. These two recipes for Pecan-Crusted Tilapia and Garlic Stuffed Potatoes offer all the flavor, without all the bad stuff.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
10-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Mystery of the Dog Gone Missingnew
A dog-lover's review of the "mostly true account of Sonny Brewer's dogged search for his beloved pet."
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Alt.Health: Down in the Dumpingnew
Cure constipation with dandelion root, soaked raisins and leg lifts.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
10-12-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
