AltWeeklies Wire
Idealism Fades Away in 'Bottle Rocket Hearts'new
The Toronto grrrl-poet's first novel is brief, charming, and suggestive, but it lacks a shape.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-13-2007 |
Fiction
Ecoholic: Saving the Earth, One Question at a Timenew
Getting to the bottom of cloth diaper debate.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-13-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Perched Pleasures in Tourrettes-sur-Loupnew
Idyllic French town with a Mediterranean view offers life on the edge.
NOW Magazine |
Jon Kaplan |
07-13-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Alt.Health: It's Not Easy Dodging Meatnew
Beef up your veggie diet with zinc, calcium and fortified foods.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
07-13-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Ralph Ellison's Visible Geniusnew
Rampersad overwrites the myth of Ellison as a one-hit wonder to reveal a diligent, irascible and self-directed man who clawed his way to greatness despite adversaries who tried to cut him down.
NOW Magazine |
Lauren Kirschner |
07-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Slight 'Dwights'new
At its core the film is a teenage romance, which is problematic since Brenda Blethyn's is the only character worth watching.
NOW Magazine |
Barry Hertz |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
'Vitus': All Keyed Upnew
This emotionally ambiguous and complex drama neither trivializes the problems of the very smart nor entirely trusts its own apparent message.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Vitus, Fredi M. Murer
Interpol Rises Above Its Influencesnew
In terms of writing and production, this may be Interpol at their best.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Interpol, Our Love To Admire
Mirah Movesnew
Portland songster isn't a one-hit wonder.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mirah
Hard 'Candye'new
Can this sexy singer be too hot for the blues?
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Candye Kane
Billy Talent: From Elvis Mondays to Rocking Arenasnew
The irony of the backlash against the band is that, more than any other local international superstars, these guys are fiercely loyal to the Toronto scene.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Billy Talent
The Psychology of Returning From Warnew
You want the troops out of Iraq? Next, we have to get Iraq out of the troops.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-13-2007 |
War
The Paris Hilton Effectnew
We should consider jailing more celebs if we want to develop sound justice policies.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
3rd Degree: Peter Wardnew
The scientist on climate change, mass extinctions, and other crazy global-warming consequences.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Ward, Under a Green Sky
Ozzy's Black Reignnew
On the eve of Ozzfest, heavy metal's Prince of Darkness reflects on his life.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
07-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ozzy Osbourne
