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Forget Petraeus, Here's the Juan Cole Reportnew

"No happy endings in Iraq that I can see," says the University of Michigan history professor and author of the must-read blog Informed Comment.

Metro Times | Curt Guyette | 09-18-2007 | War

Tags: war in iraq, Bush administration, Middle East, informed comment, Juan Cole, petraeus report, war & peace

Let's Goat Crazy!new

Pygmy goats are awfully cute, but is the Seattle City Council's bid to equate them with cats and dogs such a good idea in a modern metropolis?

Seattle Weekly | John Metcalfe | 09-18-2007 | Animal Issues

Tags: animal issues

Try to Make Comedian Todd Barry Laughnew

Barry doesn’t want to be asked boring questions. Seriously. The e-mail he sent me prior to the interview was very specific on that point.

Birmingham Weekly | Daisy Winfrey | 09-18-2007 | TV

Tags: TV, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim

Goodtimes Charlie's Got the Bluesnew

"In blues, the longer you hang in there, the better it gets. In rock -- after a certain age -- people are not interested in you anymore," blues legend Charles Musselwhite says.

Birmingham Weekly | Brent Thompson | 09-18-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Charlie Musselwhite

'Shoot 'Em Up' Provides Silly Thrillsnew

Shoot ’Em Up is the most audacious, over-the-top and gleefully depraved movie in recent memory, supplying a nonstop stream of giddy thrills as it chucks logic and science and common sense out the window.

Birmingham Weekly | Carey Norris | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up

The Skivies Only Sound Like a Jokenew

The humor on Between Appliance and Apparel has a dark edge that matches the heavier-than-expected music.

Westword | Michael Roberts | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Between Appliance and Apparel, The Skivies

The Flaming Lips on Furriesnew

A few years back, frontman Wayne Coyne asked fans to don animal costumes and cavort on stage, unaware that the invitation would appeal to self-proclaimed furries, many of whom enjoy having sex while clad as cartoonish mascots.

Westword | Michael Roberts | 09-18-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Flaming Lips, U.F.O.s at the Zoo

'Scene of the Crime' is Like a Gritty Tableau of Lifenew

Sultry notes are delivered almost ethereally by LaVette, who seems to be channeling a long-gone New Orleans honky-tonk barfly.

Metro Spirit | Erika Bolin | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Bettye LaVette, The Scene of the Crime

'Eardrum' is Another Well-written Album by the Cognizant MCnew

Talib Kweli has risen to the top as one of the most respected, erudite, and charismatic lyricists to ever emerge from the underground hip-hop scene into the mainstream.

Metro Spirit | Frazia Lee | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Eardrum, Talib Kweli

Make Room on the Amy Winehouse Bandwagonnew

I've got a sinking feeling that without intervention, Ms. Thing might be well on her way to becoming another premature casualty, a tragic footnote in a long line of legendary flame-outs.

Westword | Dave Herrera | 09-18-2007 | Music

Tags: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black

'The Alchemist' is a Masterpiecenew

There is in every song a seamless union of laissez-faire and unrelenting heaviness, its cohesiveness largely owing to the dudes' knack for deceptive and aggressive melodies.

Metro Spirit | Josh Ruffin | 09-18-2007 | Reviews

Tags: The Alchemist, Witchcraft