AltWeeklies Wire
Remembering Willie Teenew
New Orleans keyboardist Wilson "Willie Tee" Turbinton dies.
Oil's Well, Sort Ofnew
Louisiana will lose business if a processing tax is implemented on oil and gas, as suggested by gubernatorial hopeful Foster Campbell, but will the universe really implode, as suggested by Big Oil's lobbyists?
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
09-18-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Hillary's My Galnew
This coming election isn't just about getting over the disappointment at our ravaged ideals, it's about putting an end to a huge deception that is sabotaging American democracy. Hillary Rodham Clinton knows this.
Gambit |
Andrei Codrescu |
09-18-2007 |
Commentary
How to Deal with the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Advice for newbies, wannabe Weinsteins or those who wish it would just go away.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
The Top Ten of the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Out of more than 200 movies, here are The Coast's picks for what not to miss.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
Jena's Obvious Injusticenew
If our leaders don't act quickly and decisively, the racial problems in Jena will soon be Louisiana's problems -- and then it will be too late.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
09-18-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
'Traffic' Fatalitynew
How could someone arrested for missing a court date on a traffic violation wind up murdered in the Parish Prison in New Orleans? That's not the only question surrounding the death of Oscar Fuselier.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
09-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Run, Dashchund, Runnew
Greyhounds aren't the only racing canines, as Shane MacDougall reveals in his Spellbound-meets-Best in Show "dogumentary" Wiener Takes All.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane MacDougall, Wiener Takes All
'Shake Hands With the Devil' Revisits Rwandan Genocidenew
The story that is being told here, from the filmmakers' perspective, is more complete than has been told in the other movies about the subject.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don Brownrigg Releases Debutnew
Newfoundland's Brownrigg creates Wander Songs, a prolific musical anthology of thought and needs time to steep, like any good cup of tea.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Don Brownrigg, Wander Songs
What Can Oprah Do for Obama?new
A recent poll showed Winfrey to be the second most influential woman in the United States -- behind Sen. Clinton. And polls have consistently shown Clinton to have more support among African-Americans than Obama, not to mention being about 20 points ahead of him overall.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
09-18-2007 |
Commentary
Great Lake Swimmers Shrug Off Neo-Folk Labelnew
Call it the Garden State effect: Bands got lumped into the "neo-folk" group, but the Swimmers don't feel like they're part of the movement.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Ian Gormely |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Great Lake Swimmers
Chaz Thorne's 'Overnight' Successnew
Thorne burst onto the Canadian film scene this month by doing the basically unheard of -- getting his first two features, Just Buried, and Poor Boy's Game, in Toronto's film fest at the same time. But it didn't happen overnight.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Michael 'Heckuva Job' Brown Knows Disasternew
The former FEMA head revisits his worst mistake and talks about the disaster that is the What If? Colorado campaign.
Tags: disasters
The Man Behind the Bidetnew
Arnold Cohen's invention will spic-'n'-span you front to rear.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
09-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: bidet, business & labor
