AltWeeklies Wire
Trendzilla: Diffusion Tacticsnew
Tiffany & Co., Marc Jacobs (Marc by Marc Jacobs), Chloe (See by Chloe) and Prada (Miu Miu) are just a few of many who have cashed in.
Tags: fashion
The Yoda of 9/11new
Pat Curley slices through the loony conspiracy theories at his influential "Screw Loose Change" website.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
08-14-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
2007: A Comic-Con Odysseynew
Or, How I learned to stop worrying and love sleep deprivation, huge crowds and wonderful toys.
Tags: visual arts
Broward County Commission, Lobbyists Ooze Cozinessnew
It isn't so much a how-to on influencing the Broward County Commission as it is a who-to -- as in, who do you have to pay to sway the commissioners' votes?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
08-14-2007 |
Politics
Fresh Outta Prison, Jah Cure Drops a 'New Beginning'new
True Reflections shows that, even from a jail cell, Jah Cure has become one of the strongest singer/songwriters in Jamaican music.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Has a Dirty Secretnew
She preaches green, but her heart seems as black as coal.
'Rush Hour 3': A Crass Case of Diminishing Returnsnew
The latest in the franchise isn't worth your time -- if you want to see a truly funny buddy comedy, wait until next week and check out Superbad instead.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 3
'The Mistress's Daughter': Hell-o Mother!new
A.M. Homes memoir recounts the author's nightmarish
reunion with her troubled old lady.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
08-14-2007 |
Nonfiction
Indiana's Toxic Sludge Is Everyone Else's Problemnew
A British Petroleum (BP) oil refinery in Indiana will be allowed to increase the amount of toxic sludge it dumps in Lake Michigan -- it's the first time in 30 years that a business has been permitted to add more pollution to the lake.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chemical Brothers Keep it Piecemealnew
Taken cumulatively, We Are the Night is more a playlist of potential iPod moods than it is an old-fashioned album.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
08-14-2007 |
Reviews
The Return of The Rentalsnew
When Matt Sharp considered reuniting the band after a half-decade hiatus, he faced an obvious challenge: There wasn't an actual band to reunite.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Rentals
Graffiti Festival is Under Real Pressurenew
The popular Under Pressure Graffiti Convention is feeling the heat as Montreal continues its war on graffiti.
Montreal Mirror |
Christopher Hazou |
08-14-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Killing the Messengernew
Dozens of journalists are murdered every year to silence reports of human rights abuses, criminal enterprise and government corruption.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
08-14-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Power to Change the Gamenew
Last month's CNN/YouTube debate, which gathered the Democratic presidential candidates before an array of questioners drawn from the cyberspace masses, was nothing short of a watershed in U.S. political history -- and (surprise!) the Republicans don't much like it.
LEO Weekly |
Scott Robinson |
08-14-2007 |
Commentary
Patty Griffin & Louisville Are Old Friendsnew
She's a big name in folk-rock now, but Louisville knew her way back when.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Patty Griffin
