AltWeeklies Wire
Abused Girls Sue Statenew
In a lawsuit brought against the State of Mississippi the Southern Poverty Law Center has alleged physical and sexual abuse at the Columbia Training School.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
07-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
So Many Reasons for Rieslingnew
Discovering the elegant, versitile grape which is Riesling
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
07-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Nashville Chicken Feathersnew
More than country music, Nashville serves up great fried chicken, easily created back home.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
07-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Beastie 'Mix-Up'new
On The Mix-Up, the Beastie Boys' new instrumental album, the band focuses on their strength -- creating tight grooves that are perfect for a hot summer's afternoon.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
Our Springfield Soft Spotsnew
Ten (out of 10,000,000) reasons why we love The Simpsons.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy, Dennis Harvey and Johnny Ray Huston |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
'Portraits' of Historynew
More than 2,000 portraits of returning survivors, relief workers, and rebuilders recently became this self-published, glossy, hardcover oral history coffee-table book.
'Golden Door': The Dream of Americanew
Simply different, and often memorably beautiful -- moviegoers who prefer narrative straightforwardness and clarity will likely be dissatisfied while fans of the visual arts may come away enthralled.
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
The Church of Santinonew
The man who stole Project Runway discusses fabulous fashion in film.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
07-25-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
The Apple Pie Mutual Fundnew
As Louisiana moves towards becoming the first state to push its retirement savings into a self-styled "terror-free index," money managers warn the financial losses could outweigh the moral message.
Tags: Economic Issues
Gate Keepersnew
The job cuts -- and the going-away parties -- at the San Francisco Chronicle appear to be done with for now.
Tags: media
Jesuspaloozanew
In southwestern Minnesota, Christian rock has become a major tourist attraction.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
07-25-2007 |
Music
'Rescue Dawn': I Will Survivenew
Christian Bale and Werner Herzog take a different view of Vietnam.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
The View from Jimmy Page's Pantsnew
Groupies claim their 15 minutes.
'Hairspray': Shallow Watersnew
John Travolta's performance is more notable as a feat of engineering than of acting -- although appealing, it seldom rises above the level of an amusing stunt.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Is Mayor Gavin Newsom's Biggest Threat a Clown?new
A 41-year-old clown and substitute teacher is trying to collect the nearly 10,000 signatures he needs to file the nomination paperwork.
