AltWeeklies Wire
New Philly Companies Help Locals Build Greennew
Three green building stores have opened in the city in the last three months, all of them offering certified green building materials and information for making the best choices when building green.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
10-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Opposite of Selling Outnew
How a month of "Margaritaville" and a bald man with a hair dryer convinced Scott Ligon to get serious about music.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scott Ligon
Organic Farmers Try to Shift the Farm Bill's Focusnew
They're fighting for more money for small farms and more healthful food.
Boulder Weekly |
Ellen Mahoney |
10-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Farm Bill, organic farming
Podcasting to the Convertednew
The brothers of the Holy Cross monastery are using technology.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
10-01-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Mannequin Men: A Band of Brosnew
A growing fan base is just gravy when you love your bandmates.
Chicago Reader |
Liz Armstrong |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mannequin Men
Stuart Dybek, the Budding Geniusnew
Can the 65-year-old silence critics who say the MacArthur Foundation picks authors who are over the hill?
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
10-01-2007 |
Books
Joe Wilson: 'It's About Honesty'new
The diplomatic whistleblower on the war in Iraq, the White House liars who put his wife in harm's way and why he's supporting Hilary Clinton.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
10-01-2007 |
Politics
Tariq Ali Slams Western Media Practicesnew
The author and activist says ownership and gullibility are two recurring problems for the Western press.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Case of Chicago's Invisible Gag Ordernew
The city's lawyers claim a gag order prevents them from discussing the strange deal they made to settle police torture lawsuits -- but there's no order.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'My Kid Could Paint That'
Documentarian Amir Bar-Lev makes himself a moving target when he breaks form to editorialize in private monologue about his doubts over the veracity of 4-year-old Marla Olmstead creating museum-worthy paintings without the help of her father.
'Great World of Sound'
Great writing and solid ensemble performances from unfamiliar actors make this gem of a drama stick in the memory.
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
'Control'
Renowned photographer, graphic designer and music video director Anton Corbijn makes an auspicious film-directing debut with a stunning biopic about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis that is irreproachable.
Tags: Control, Anton Corbijn
Heavy Medals
Were Gen Petraeus's nine rows of medals enough to win the hearts and minds of Congress?
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
09-28-2007 |
Commentary
Jesse James As Pop Icon
New Zealand director Andrew Dominik tells the story of Jesse James's last days in a patient and unequivocal style that makes us want to turn back history.
I Saw a Film Today, Oh Boynew
Julie Taymor takes the timelessness of the Beatles' music and yanks it earthbound into a minefield of literalism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
