AltWeeklies Wire
Nuit Blanche Turns Toronto into One Masive Art Crawlnew
All free, all night, the second Nuit Blanche kicks off September 29 with over 190 exhibitions of contemporary art. But these are not your regular shows. Many are interactive or actually change as the night wears on, demonstrating the power of art and its refusal to remain static.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
09-28-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Andrew Dominik's Jesse James Epic Digs Deepernew
Beyond the obvious reveal of the film's title, most of the major chronological turning points are either skipped in their entirety or divulged before the fact in narration culled from Hansen's elegiac prose, forcing audiences to abandon any traditional expectation of narrative linearity in favor of existential reflection.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Wade Major |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
The Chemical Brothers Innovate on 'We Are the Night'new
If anything, the only reason the album doesn't garner the pair as much praise as its debut, Exit Planet Dust, is that the rest of the pop world has closed the gap, and the Chems' brand of bombastic break-beats and rock-infused rocket rides aren't as far out as they were 12 years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Phantasmagoric Landscapes Haunt Denis Johnson's New Novelnew
Tree of Smoke, the author's seventh novel and his first since The Name of the World seven years ago, offers all manner of characters with turbulent and twisted psyches in a Vietnam that resembles a sort of historical fugue state.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
09-28-2007 |
Fiction
Liars in the Pulpitnew
It's hard to sit here and listen to the Rev. Ed Bacon and not think that the Pharisees have entered the temple again. The sophistry, spinning, and sheer avoidance of truth rivals anything uttered in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
09-28-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Fabian's Power Movesnew
How the battle over California term limits made affordable housing a casualty.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
09-28-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Reefer Madness Threatens L.A. Portnew
Some environmentalists and now some regulators worry that excessively high stacks of refrigerator containers -- called reefers -- are hissing chemicals into the air that can cause skin cancer and global warming.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Could the 1984 Olympics Solve L.A.'s Congestion?new
In 1984, residents and policy makers were petrified the event would freeze the city in a two-week traffic jam. Some 6 million spectators were coming to Los Angeles and would be traveling between 24 different venues. But then the traffic plans worked.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Are L.A. City Councilmembers Too Good For Public Transportation?new
See the commuting habits of the councilmembers for 15 districts and what, if anything, they would change.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Staff |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Who Can Get Los Angeles Moving Again?new
L.A.'s problem isn't a shortage of ideas for solving the chaotic commute -- today's problem is lack of consensus and inadequate leadership to enlist support across the board, from winning over residents wary of paying higher taxes to tight-fisted lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
09-28-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Signs of Early Civilizationnew
Just two hours away from Orlando is a sanctuary of midcentury architectural design: the Sarasota School, an enclave of residences and public buildings that sprung up in the '40s and '50s.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
09-28-2007 |
History
Tags: history
No Age: Listening Between the Notesnew
No Age makes the most of minimalism.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: No Age, Weirdo Rippers
Undergrind Atlantanew
Emerging rap scene defies old-school stereotypes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
09-27-2007 |
Music
Homeboys Make Some Noisenew
House calls give live music scene life support.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
09-27-2007 |
Music
'Across the Universe': Ticket to Ridenew
Julie Taymor's Across the Universe celebrates Beatlemania.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
