AltWeeklies Wire
Ben Harper is at an Inspired Moment on New Albumnew
As a record and as a collection of songs, Lifeline shows Harper is as engaged creatively as he was on any of his previous work but he sounds remarkably comfortable and reflective.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Gabe Gomez |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Black Hearts, White Huntersnew
Scambaiting turns the tables on internet con men -- but when the clever pranks turn dangerous and degrading, where does the moral compass point?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-13-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Our Town?new
Keillor's new Lake Wobegon novel is the story of funeral ashes, a green bowling ball, a parasail, and the deceased's secret life. Don't be sad.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
09-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Garrison Keillor, Pontoon
Everybody Say 'Arrragh!'new
Being a brief but basically positive review of two new books about pirates.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Introducing the Masters of Bill Richardson's Domainsnew
Tennessee resident Clint Richardson has been fielding calls from Washington about his domain ClintonRichardson.com as web investors are beginning to take a Clinton-Richardson ticket seriously, and in a few months good he just might have a bidding war on his hands.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
09-13-2007 |
Politics
Raising Hillarynew
Hillary Clinton's "aura of inevitability" might hide her weaknesses -- at least until the Republicans get their hands on her.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-13-2007 |
Commentary
His Name's Nor Earlnew
Brett Rounsaville, has one big plan -- or rather, 50 tiny ones: a list of 50 things he's always wanted to do. And he's riding the rails checking things off.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin Curran |
09-13-2007 |
Culture
NOLA's Arcnew
On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we're all looking for easy answers, barometers of recovery, and people to blame -- too bad.
Boston Phoenix |
Vanessa Czarnecki |
09-13-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Pot-Growing Operations Trash Los Padres National Forestnew
Why isn't anyone cleaning it up?
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
09-13-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Critical Mass Chaos May Be a Preview of the RNCnew
The extra police presence at last month's Twin Cities ride may have been due to the participation of the RNC Welcoming Committee -- a group organizing a mass protest at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-13-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew
Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Homester Runner Founder Discusses 'Great World of Sound'new
Making his directorial debut, Craig Zobel talks about longtime collaborator David Gordon Green and American Idol.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
The View from Afghanistannew
Afghans have spent most of their history dealing with foreign powers that exert influence by force, political meddling or material support to particular parties, so they find creative ways of explaining phenomena they don't understand.
INDY Week |
Jeffrey E. Stern |
09-13-2007 |
International
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Too Little, Too Late on Predatory Lendingnew
Predatory lending action is helping some, but the worst may still be ahead.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
09-13-2007 |
Economy
