AltWeeklies Wire
Escape From Domestic Violencenew
After years of domestic violence, a woman and her child fled to Raleigh to start a new life -- one without fear.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
08-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Critics Battle Over Power Plantnew
Controversy continues over a patch of desert that the Navajo Nation has set aside for a new coal-fired power plant.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
08-30-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Fight Heats Up Over Chimayo Chilenew
The Chimayo chile comes from heirloom strands that are about 400 years ago -- but there are no regulations governing use of the term "Chimayo chile," and some believe that puts the Chimayo brand in peril.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
08-30-2007 |
Food+Drink
Montreal's Annual Battle of the Gross Returnsnew
Now in its sixth glorious year, Fear and Loathing in Montreal will feature evangelical Satanists, a "gnarly" eating contest, "ultra-violent" wrestling and the Excruciating Pain Endurance Contest.
Montreal Mirror |
Chris Barry |
08-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Metal in Montrealnew
When the underground metal scene first reared its acne-infested head with a windswept mop on top, Montreal was a top contender for metal supremacy. Sunday's concert brings it all back home.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
08-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Metal Made in Quebec, concerts
Savion Glover Taps Acousticnew
In a recent performance, astounding percussive qualities flowed from mind to body to feet in Bare Soundz, a virtuoso performance of tap dancing in Savion Glover's new "hot blend of rhythm and cadence" from jazz to reggae.
NUVO |
Rita Kohn |
08-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
All Hail the Jerry Lewis Telethonnew
Since it's debut in 1966, the Jerry Lewis-hosted Muscular Dystrophy telethon has only gotten weirder and more wonderful.
Tags: TV, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Identity Theft Thrillernew
Now out in paperback, Talk Talk places Dana Halter, a deaf woman, at the center of a nightmare narrative about identity theft.
Report, Don't Speculatenew
The commentator is refreshed when one reporter refused to speculate about the news.
Tags: media
Feel-Good Book of the Yearnew
Longtime activist and writer Paul Hawken gives reasons for optimism in his new book.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
08-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Feist Rocks Brooklynnew
Singer Feist headlines a sold out concert at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool.
New York Press |
Jonny-Leather |
08-30-2007 |
Concerts
Tug Versus Tugnew
For a day, New York's harbor tugs push against each other, not super cargo carriers.
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
08-30-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Why Oh Why Do Men Spit So Dang Much?new
Us against phlegm: a look into the cultural and sexual underpinnings of a nasty habit. Ptooey!
Boise Weekly |
Patti Murphy |
08-30-2007 |
Culture
In Georgia, Global Warming is Still Up for Debatenew
While 24 other states have enacted policy aimed at reducing the carbon emissions, the state's politicians are still unsure whether all this global-warming talk is simply a lot of hot air.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
08-30-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Voyager on Peachtree Creeknew
David R. Kaufman's journey down Atlanta's forgotten waterway.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Various |
08-30-2007 |
Excerpts
