AltWeeklies Wire
Nastiness in the Ivory Towernew
The flap over liberal law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky's deanship at UC Irvine may be resolved, but many questions still remain about the general health of academic freedom across the nation.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Matthew Mundy |
09-21-2007 |
Education
We Are Wolves Hardwire Some Hoodoonew
The Montreal band packs everyday wonder and electro-punk panache into its new album Total Magique.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Total Magique, We Are Wolves
Montreal's Car-Free Day Gets Transit Wonks Thinkingnew
Planners talk about the "hegemony of the car," tramways, wider sidewalks and other transportation issues.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-21-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Academic Colloquium on Afghanistan Riles Anti-War Activistsnew
In a province as almost palpably averse to armed conflicts as Quebec, it's no surprise that a major colloquium on Canada and Afghanistan, featuring a pro-interventionist government minister delivering the keynote speech, would attract some controversy.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
09-21-2007 |
War
Slouching Towards Equalitynew
Looking back at the Little Rock Public Schools' desegregation crisis, 50 years later.
Arkansas Times |
Johanna Miller Lewis |
09-21-2007 |
Race & Class
What, 'MAD' Worry?new
Examining culture for over 50 years, the humor magazine still has no shortage of good material.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
09-21-2007 |
Media
Homes & Businesses to be Demolished for Highwaynew
The East End Connector may speed up a trip between Durham and Raleigh -- it will also rip apart a neighborhood.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
09-20-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
John Edwards Balancing Left and Centernew
When Elizabeth Edwards chastised MoveOn.org for its full-page "General Betray Us" ad in The New York Times, was it an attempt to appeal to the political center or just good Southern manners?
The Monterey Jazz Festival Turns 50new
After a half century of excellence, the festival continues to evolve.
Monterey County Weekly |
Jeanne Howard |
09-20-2007 |
Music
Sex & Murdernew
Joe Konopka was an anti-drug crusader ... Terry Frazier was a bondage escort with a drug habit -- two months ago, their lives collided.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
09-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Wal-Mart 'R' Usnew
Does "sustainability" mean meddling in workers' personal lives? San Francisco's Act Now Productions seems to think so.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Los Lobos, Linda Rondstadt to play San Jose International Mariachi Festivalnew
Adding a lineup of Latin Alternative rock acts this year could leave some purists shaking their heads, but it may also leave the Mexican Heritage Corporation -- the parent company of the festival -- deep in the black.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jesse 'Chuy' Varela |
09-20-2007 |
Concerts
Director Julie Taymor's Beatles Musical is a Huge Letdownnew
Across the Universe is rock-solid kitsch, compete with giant puppets, hidebound lyricism and chiffon-wrapped floating nudes, much like the levitating Greek oracle in 300.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
Richard Gere Gets a Good Shaking in 'The Hunting Party'new
Just as Richard Shepard brought out the sick-comic, caddish style of Pierce Brosnan in The Matador that wasn't often a part of Bond films, Shepherd wakes up Richard Gere.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
'The Jane Austen Book Club' Isn't as Bad as it Soundsnew
The gross outline is female-buffet: a variety of types with whom the viewer can choose to identify, from salty purple-lady elder to dissatisfied wife.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
