AltWeeklies Wire
Canada Deports to Tyrannynew
Human-rights advocates are calling on the federal government to increase the number of countries where it won't send failed refugee claimants.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
08-24-2007 |
International
Tags: international
In Canada, Pap Tests Are Free: Why Must the Prostate Pay?new
When men like Laurence Armstrong get a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for cancer, they have to pay -- and Armstrong says this smacks of sexual discrimination.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
08-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Metro Vancouver Downplays Location-efficient Mortgagesnew
Despite the gravity of the issue, Metro Vancouver has not aggressively advanced one potential solution for working families who don't own motor vehicles: location-efficient mortgages, otherwise known as transportation-based mortgages.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
08-24-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
M.I.A. Turns Visa Woes into Dancefloor Glorynew
Of all the collaborators and guests on the post-colonial hip-hop hot shot's new album, one looms a bit larger than the rest -- the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
NOW Magazine |
Benjamin Boles |
08-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Girl' Talknew
Serano's background as a biologist, performer and transsexual activist makes Whipping Girl insightful, in-depth and multi-faceted.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
08-24-2007 |
Nonfiction
'A Thousand Splendid Suns': A Problematic Epicnew
By the time you've brought your emotions under control, you'll realize that this book amounts to an elaborate apology for American military intervention in Afghanistan and, by extension, Canada's as well.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
08-24-2007 |
Fiction
'The Nanny Diaries': Nanny Know-hownew
Tell-all novel hits the screen but loses some of its bite.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
Bush's Crazy Talknew
Declaring Revolutionary Guards terrorists positions the U.S. for a war that would sink the global economy.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-24-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Bush
In Buffalo, it's Apparently Not Easy Being Greennew
The city has struggled in vain to engrain environmental awareness and the positive economics of recycling on its residents.
Artvoice |
Peter Koch |
08-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
Following the Moneynew
It is shaping up to be an expensive election season in Western New York, in large part because the open race for county executive is drawing out big donors -- we break down the haves, the have-nots, and others.
'Resurrecting the Champ': Fathers, Sons, & Palookasnew
The film slathers a thick, shiny varnish coat of sententiousness and sentiment over its narrative.
Tags: Resurrecting the Champ, Rod Lurie
Deep Watersnew
Haltom City's getting the floods, but Fort Worth's getting the money.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
08-24-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
The Fellow Americans Simply Rocksnew
Every song is spirited, lo-fi, and, true to punk style, short.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
Nashville Mayoral Race: Clement Pounds Hot Buttonnew
Bob Clement has found his Willie Horton, and his name is Paul Dennis Reid.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-24-2007 |
Politics
Advice Priced Right in Nashville's Mayoral Racenew
What would the Queer Eye guys -- and Dick Morris -- tell Clement and Dean?
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
08-24-2007 |
Politics
