AltWeeklies Wire
And ... Cut!new
Motion City Soundtrack singer stops the drama, sneaks the donuts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Scott Lieber |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steal Das Booknew
Rod Shene paid a paltry few grand for a volume worth $500,000 or more -- only one hitch: The German government wants it back.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
07-13-2007 |
Books
Will This Be Firestorm 2007?new
The risk of another major fire season in British Columbia is high.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
07-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Power, Pride and Pocketbooknew
Tim Gill wants gay rights -- and even Colorado's listening.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
07-13-2007 |
Policy Issues
Bull Dozednew
With the Army bumbling and Colorado Springs snoozing, ranchers have taken the lead on Pinon Canyon.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
07-13-2007 |
War
Dorn Has an Unique and Complex Vision of Americanew
Too much poetry focuses on the beautiful, the lyrical, the sublime moments of our lives -- though you'll find all this in Edward Dorn, you'll just as often find political invective, sharp satire and a critical wit.
Timber!new
When President Bush declared western New York a federal disaster area following last October's freak snowstorm, he touched off an urban logging operation in Buffalo, paid for by federal dollars and benefiting only a few private contractors.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
07-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Blah Blogs Morph into Useful Resourcesnew
At what point does a blog become an online specialty magazine, a news service, an information conglomerator, a collaborative wiki created by devotees, or an annotated archive of rare audio or video?
The Georgia Straight |
Dave Watson |
07-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Death of Brand Americanew
Adding up what the pundits now see as the most destructive legacy of the Bush administration -- the destruction of the United States' image in the world.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
07-13-2007 |
Commentary
Big Band!new
The musical ensembles The Hylozoists (minimum seven members) and Slavic Soul Party! (minimum nine members) explain how so many people can create such distinctive, singular sounds.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
07-13-2007 |
Music
Kayaking the Salton Seanew
California's largest inland lake sits 228 feet below sea level in the Colorado Desert.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chuck Graham |
07-13-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
'License to Wed': Unholy Matrimonynew
Excuse me, but aren't comedies supposed to be funny?
Santa Barbara Independent |
D.J. Palladino |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ken Kwapis, License to Wed
Health Care Heavies Weigh in on 'Sicko'new
The CEOs of a three-hospital monopoly and the largest medical group in Santa Barbara County offer their thoughts on Michael Moore's damning take on our confusing and sometimes even heartless system.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Isabelle T. Walker |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Polyphonic Spree: Rock Soldiers of Peacenew
The band ditches robes for military fatigues and does battle-by-voices with Dubya on The Fragile Army.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Polyphonic Spree
Wailin' Jennys Wailin' in New Waysnew
The band is experimenting with everything from roots-rock rave-ups to covering songs by Gord Downie and Neil Young.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wailin' Jennys
