AltWeeklies Wire
Welcome To PDX, Ira Glassnew
Anti-gay church hosts lefty radio star.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
08-31-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Twilight Zonesnew
Will council sunset drug-free zones?
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis and Scott Moore |
08-31-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Cope Through Songnew
The members of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are exiles who have witnessed horrors, but they make vibrant and often downright festive music.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Rap Not For Profitnew
Rappers have boasted about spreading knowledge through their music for decades, but few have the bragging rights of The Figureheads, a rap group/non-profit organization that literally uses hip-hop as a teaching device.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-31-2007 |
Music
Tags: The Figureheads
Praising Arizona
3:10 to Yuma showcases two great actors making one another better.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
Are Americans Becoming More Liberal?new
A recent Pew study shows that more people now identify themselves with liberal issues and the Democratic Party than conservative issues and the Republican Party.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-31-2007 |
Politics
Timberlake Offers Encouragement to the Geek Withinnew
The beauty of Justin Timberlake is that more than any other pop star working today, he provides hope for the loser in us all.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Commemorating a Race Riotnew
On Sept. 7, representatives from five communities -- Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, aboriginal, and labor -- will commemorate Vancouver's anti-Asian riot of 1907.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
08-31-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Mainstreaming the Oldest Profession?new
Sex workers say abolitionist approaches increase danger, but not everyone wants more prostitutes in the neighborhood.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Smysnuik |
08-31-2007 |
Sex
Sharing the Roadnew
Memphis activists push for "complete streets" that are friendly to pedestrians, bicycles and the environment.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
08-31-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Redneck Olympicsnew
The Redneck Olympics, which gets under way on Saturday in Memphis, features such redneck contests as bobbing for pigs' feet and the popular mud-pit belly-flop.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
In Memphis, Dogs of Dog Fighters Are Often Killednew
If the owner of a Memphis fighting dog is convicted, the dog is euthanized.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
'September Dawn': Evil-doing Zealots?new
This movie about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of Sept. 11, 1957, during which local Mormons murdered 120 members of a wagon train heading West, reeks of ulterior motives.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn
Sam Sparro Goes for 'Gold'new
Sam Sparro's debut EP, Black & Gold, hit the streets last week with a range of up-tempo bounce, digitized soul, and break-dancing elements that show remarkable range for a six-track release.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dennis Romero |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black and Gold, Sam Sparro
'Self-Medicated': Hey Kid, The First One's Freenew
It contains some freshman mistakes, but this microindie has such dramatic momentum, such a need to tell its story, that it's well worth a look.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Monty Lapica, Self-Medicated
