AltWeeklies Wire
Alt.Health: When the Pressure's Onnew
Chill out hypertension with reflexology and deep-hued veggies.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
08-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Ecoholic: Soulful Dress Shoes & Green Men's Suitsnew
"Are those vegan shoes causing way more environmental damage than leather?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
08-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
'Saving Grace': Grace Under Pressurenew
Holly Hunter's kick-ass detective has some spiritual issues.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Is a Commuter Rail System in Milwaukee's Future?new
Regional plan envisions bus and light rail combination.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Will the Internet Doom the Big Screen Like it Did the CD?new
Will the movie industry be able to save itself from the torrential reign of downloading?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
08-20-2007 |
Movies
Putting on the Ritznew
Minority workers push for union representation and claim discrimination against the hotel.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman and Joe Piasecki |
08-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Peer-to-peer Under Firenew
Never mind copyright -- security's now the big P2P network issue.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
08-20-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Toronto's Best Ice Creamnew
Who knew the most deeply flavored and flawlessly executed chocolate ice around can only be found in an uptown French patisserie, where it's only made as a side for the house's spectacular baked desserts and not sold by the scoop?
NOW Magazine |
Steven Davey |
08-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Russian Toxic Shockernew
The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London last year via a deadly dose of radioactive polonium, and the mystery of who and what was behind it, is ably told by former BBC Moscow correspondent Martin Sixsmith.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
08-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
No 'Beauty' Here, Just Mathnew
Stewart's prose is clear, and he has a good story to tell and some fascinating ideas to present -- but he never quite brings his subject to life.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
08-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
'El Cantante': Muy Stupidonew
The film follows the basic "I love you, I hate you, where's my syringe?" trajectory of most music-and-drugs movies.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: El Cantante, Leon Ichaso
Ask Me About My Pursenew
Chicago art director Carol Hillinger finds a sideline in handbag design.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny |
08-20-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
In R&B, Get Big or Go Homenew
Brooke Valentine's innovative major-label debut posted numbers any indie would kill for -- so who wants to put out her next record?
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
08-20-2007 |
Music
Mano is the Man With the Plansnew
The 23-year-old is thinking up a million ways to get his beats into your ears.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
08-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mano
'As You Like It': Wrong Turnnew
Although it's far from the worst thing I've ever watched on the small screen, this remake premiering on HBO is notable chiefly for Kenneth Branagh's puzzling creative decisions.
Chicago Reader |
Andrea Gronvall |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
