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The Recording History of Loch Lomond is a Curious Thingnew
Listening to Paper the Walls is like watching a season go by in a Disney-esque time lapse.
Willamette Week |
Brandon Seifert |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Loch Lomond, Paper The Walls
Russian Sergey Brin and Googlenew
A KGB-style propaganda and spying machine?
Tags: Google, computers & technology
Banning Desmond Tutunew
Put off by his controversial words on Israel, the University of St. Thomas snubs a Nobel Laureate.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
10-03-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Sandpeople Finally Kills 'Em ... With Kindnessnew
My expectations for the Portland hip-hop crew's long-awaited second album were impossibly high; I expected an album that would get the U.S. out of Iraq and reverse global warming. Well, kids are still dying and ice is still melting, but Honest Racket is really good.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Honest Racket, Sandpeople
Faith Takes On Reason in Latest Anti-Meth Media Blitznew
Television stations in Portland, Eugene and Medford are donating airtime to a documentary, called Crystal Darkness, which echoes the current federal line on meth -- a message that's faith-based, in-your-face and, according to independent studies, ineffective at best.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-03-2007 |
Drugs
James Benney, the Indian Hunternew
Benney is so inspired by the East Bay's dozens of Native American sites that he published his own guidebook about them -- so why do all the experts wish he hadn't?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
10-03-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Father David Roney's Taste for Children Went Unpunishednew
The mountain of documents constituting Roney's personnel file paints a deeply disturbing picture of a pedophile priest who went unchecked and unpunished for decades -- and it doesn't end in Minnesota.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
10-03-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Maimed Brothers Flee San Francisco Violencenew
A family tale of brain trauma and gang drama.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
10-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mission of Burmanew
Far from Myanmar, refugees try to tell us what's going on in their former home.
Willamette Week |
Jonah Sandford |
10-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Hammerskin Nation Celebrates its 20th Anniversarynew
If you've never heard of Hammerskin Nation, it's fair to say the group coming to Portland this weekend for a three-day music festival is about as racist as they get.
Willamette Week |
Krista Stryker |
10-03-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Scout Niblett Balances Eccentricity and Confidencenew
This Fool Can Die Now shows that Niblett has talent in spades -- and it speaks so much louder when she focuses on substance over style.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
In 'Foreskin's Lament,' God is a Four-Letter Wordnew
Auslander's new memoir reveals both the paranoia of both the devout and those desperately trying not to believe.
Willamette Week |
Kelly Clarke |
10-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Into the Wild': The Long Goodbyenew
Sean Penn gives Chris McCandless one last embrace.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
'Lust, Caution' is Drained of All Delightnew
The film is sonorous and dull in the same way as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: It takes disreputable, pulpy pleasures and beats them to death with decorum.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Who Should Sen. John Cornyn Condemn Next?new
Now that he's taken on MoveOn.org, we would like to keep the momentum rolling by offering him a list of some other individuals and organizations deserving of Senatorial condemnation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
