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Teaching Empowermentnew
Michael Tisserand's post-Katrina series has led to an inspiring and emotionally wrenching new book.
Tucson Weekly |
Jimmy Boegle |
08-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
J.P.S. Brown's Last Standnew
The renowned 77-year-old Western writer is back with a memoir and a violent border novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
08-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mortgage Crisis: Nothing Out of Nothingnew
Why is anybody at all surprised about the collapse of companies that treated debts as assets?
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
08-29-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
'Revolution Summer' Runs on Anxietynew
Featuring a score by Jonathan Richman and real-life footage of protesters and riot cops, Montalbano's film is lightly plotted and heavily atmospheric.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Anti-Sweatshop Law in San Fran is Moving at Slow Pacenew
Two years after the law's passage, some appointees to the city's newly formed Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, including former state senator Tom Hayden, say San Francisco is already failing to recognize its own commitment to human rights.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: sweatshops, business & labor
Emotion Trumps Class in 'Live-In Maid'new
The Argentinean film relies heavily on a very exact choreography between the two characters: a formerly famous and wealthy woman in decline and her maid.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Maria Komodore |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jorge Gaggero, Live-In Maid
San Fran's Mayor Ignores Proposals for Safe Syringe Collectionnew
Santa Cruz, New York, Baltimore, Vancouver, and many other cities feature disposal boxes in drug hot spots -- but Gavin Newsom has nixed requests to put them in the city.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J.B. Powell |
08-29-2007 |
Science
Nancy Pelosi Tells Code Pink to Buzz Offnew
The Speaker of the House has almost entirely ignored the protesters who have been camping outside her house since Aug. 12 -- except for the first night of the campout, when she called them "nuts."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Kai Acker |
08-29-2007 |
Politics
Class of 2007: San Fran's Up and Coming Bandsnew
The most talented unusual suspects the Bay Guardian suspects will bust out with great things this year and next. Includes The White Barons, The Dry Spells, J. Nash, The Passionistas, Carletta Sue Kay, Jimmy Roses, Kira Lynn Cain, King City and Ship.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
08-29-2007 |
Music
The 50 Cent/Kanye West Horse Racenew
The competition between the two rappers has become the driving force of the hype for their upcoming albums -- 50's Curtis and Kanye's Graduation.
Dig Boston |
David Thorpe |
08-29-2007 |
Music
Kaskade Still Commands Big Room Housenew
From the rich gospel singing of the first track, Axwell's "I Found You," and the piano arrangements of Joslyn's "Funk 2 Night," the affable producer delivers mainstream house at its most radio-friendly — and that's a good thing
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Peter Nicholson |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bring the Night, Kaskade
The One AM Radio: Won't You Come Home?new
If Massachusetts native Hrishikesh Hirwayhe couldn’t feel exactly at home in L.A., at least his music stood a good chance.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
08-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The One AM Radio
Sorcerer Shows His Magicnew
The 11 tracks feature fluorescent glimmers and surprising melodic nuances signal a major album-of-the-year contender at a time when such claims aren't just Baby New Year gibberish.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: White Magic, Sorcerer
Expansion of Portland's Free Wi-Fi is Stallednew
Pacific Power and the wi-fi provider, MetroFi, have failed to strike a deal for how much to charge MetroFi for drawing power to run its system.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
08-29-2007 |
Tech
Liars Release Most Approachable Album Yetnew
Liars may be the group's first disc on which the disparate elements that have defined their sound are allowed to gel.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sean Manning |
08-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Liars
