AltWeeklies Wire
Holy Hoochnew
Winemaking monks work wonders at New Clairvaux Vineyard.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
08-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Ruslan and Ludmila': Unrealismnew
The enchanted world of Aleksandr Ptushko.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-15-2007 |
Reviews
'Loving Frank': Wright & Wrongnew
Nancy Horan recounts how horrific murders and a scandalous affair keep the legacy of America's favorite architect churning in her new historical fiction.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Loving Frank, Nancy Horan
Rage Against the Routinenew
Tom Morello's day job is to assault large crowds with heavy riffs, but on the side he channels Springsteen and Strummer as the Nightwatchman.
East Bay Express |
Dave Gil de Rubio |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Nightwatchman
New Bill Will Change Wine in Chicago for the Worsenew
Both houses of the Illinois legislature have passed HB429, which is supposed to reconcile state law with a Supreme Court ruling that requires states to treat in-state and out-of-state wineries the same.
Chicago Newcity |
Michael Nagrant |
08-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
Jai-Alai Savant Provides the Missing Linknew
With a thunderous live show that borders on being dangerous, the Chicago three-piece (most of the time) impresses to no end.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
08-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jai-Alai Savant
'Appetite for Destruction': Revisiting a Classicnew
Twenty years after its release, Guns N' Roses' masterpiece remains a filthy, ferocious glimpse into lawless rock music.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
08-15-2007 |
Reviews
Campus Cost-Copingnew
From full-time jobs to dumpster diving, Cal students struggle to keep out of debt.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
08-15-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Spare an Education?new
As California's public colleges grow pricier, financial aid fails to close the gap.
East Bay Express |
Jeremy Singer-Vine |
08-15-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Prisoners Paying More for Stampsnew
Other commissary items at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail are priced above normal, thanks to Keefe Supply Company.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
08-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'Death at a Funeral': Over the Top, Backwards
Director Frank Oz nearly redeems himself, after his disastrous Stepford Wives remake, with a British black comedy.
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz
'The 11th Hour': A Fount of Vital Information
This film is an essential bookend chapter to An Inconvenient Truth.
'The King of Kong': Enjoyable Gaming Action
Here's one of those unfolding documentaries where unforeseen events and deeds make the subject more appealing than even filmmaker Seth Gordon expected.
'Dedication': Disarmingly Funny
Actor Justin Theroux makes an auspicious directorial debut with a romantic comedy full of emotional life and witty filmic textures.
Tags: Dedication, Justin Theroux
Tuff Crew: The Boom Boom Bapnew
Old-school hip-hop heroes try to pull it together for a reunion show.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tuff Crew
