AltWeeklies Wire
'Idol' Worshipnew
Fear and loathing at the American Idol tryouts.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
09-04-2007 |
TV
A Graveyard Caretaker with a Philosophy ... and a MySpace Pagenew
Meet Bob Wells, the last man to ever let you down.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
09-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Inside the Student Trapnew
Daniel Brook on the plight of young idealists in a new America.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
09-04-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Floridanew
Pirates, savages, Capri Sun -- how to thumb a ride in the Sunshine State and survive.
Orlando Weekly |
Alex Pickett |
09-04-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Chicago's Storm to Comenew
As residents face tax hikes that will force people from their homes, Mayor Richard Daley deflects blame onto state leaders.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
09-04-2007 |
Politics
The Bird Names: Experimentation Without Affectationnew
The band's new album, Wooden Lake Sexual Diner, is too good to have come from a band that wastes energy fronting.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
09-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Factory Falloutnew
This Labor Day, former workers from Vermont's decommissioned manufacturing facilities will be left out of the party.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
08-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'Groupies' Gets a New Name and a Release Datenew
In 1997, the writer-director, Keith Spiegel, wrapped a movie that featured Hollywood stars Ally Sheedy and Justin Henry in major roles, plus a bunch of talented Vermont locals -- then the movie disappeared.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
08-31-2007 |
Movies
Personal Choices Won't Save the Planetnew
All our individual efforts to limit our eco-footprints won't amount to squat if they aren't accompanied by major political action.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Facebook Activismnew
Last week, Dalhousie University and an animal activist identified as Amy Scott turned Facebook into a bizarre cyber battlefield when they locked horns over the university's use of animals for medical trials.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Bolton |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Wii Can Hurtnew
Black eyes and stitched-up fingers: Nintendo Wii fanatics are injuring themselves in gloriously bloody ways.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Chuck Teed |
08-31-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Fruit of the Vinenew
In southern Ontario, a wine region which has grown in leaps and bounds in the past decade is waiting to be discovered.
Artvoice |
Marla Crouse |
08-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
Good Eats for Cold Weathernew
As fall approaches, it's time to bring on the comfort food.
Artvoice |
Bridget Kelly |
08-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
FBI to Interview Victim of Jail Beatingnew
Forty-year-old Michael Evans was allegedly assaulted by Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies, who were later joined by Portland Police Bureau officers -- FBI agents are scheduled to interview him this week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kaer-Less Whispernew
Union says mayor's cop-firing is political.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
