AltWeeklies Wire
Colin's Indie-Rock Orchestranew
The Decemberists and the L.A. Philharmonic rock the Hollywood Bowl.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
07-13-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: The Decemberists, concerts
Outfest: Haven't We Met Before?new
This year's GLBT film festival offers some gems, but lots of retreads.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Paul Birchall |
07-13-2007 |
Movies
Letters From a Soldier in Iraqnew
A year of email excerpts from the front lines of the war.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Captain Timothy Fessier and Michael Fessier Jr. |
07-13-2007 |
War
John Graham Says Native Chiefs Under FBI Spellnew
He hopes the Supreme Court of Canada stops his extradition to the U.S. on first-degree murder charges.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dirty, Deadly Moneynew
Your wad of cash might be a carrier in the next flu pandemic -- or worse.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-13-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The U.S. of Africa?new
Most are quick to ridicule the idea of a unified African state, but it's the struggling continent's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-13-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Hollywood is Harvesting Kidsnew
How the movie industry relies on con artists to provide a steady flow of child labor.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-13-2007 |
Movies
Gannett Cancels Free Parking in Vermontnew
Cutbacks at Vermont's largest daily include free parking for reporters -- and they lost their water cooler!
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Hyperlocal Networking Site Prompts City Response to Violencenew
Burlington police crack down on violence thanks to an increasingly popular online social networking tool.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
07-13-2007 |
Media
Softlynew
Another sharp turn from Kingsley in the category of "Not Gandhi."
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Dahl, You Kill Me
LA's Scandals and the Media Distractions
The Los Angeles City Attorney and the Mayor seemed to have teamed up for a back to back scandal routine that has both of them working overtime to prove that they should be judged on their public performance and not their private lives.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
LA County Fed Forms Partnership With Shanghai Unions
It's the first formal relationship between a U.S. central labor council and their equivalent in China.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Worst President Ever: Here's Why
Greenwald's thesis, simply put, is that Bush's simplistic good vs. evil dualism is fundamentally at odds with America's political traditions.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Scooting On Justice: Bush Lets Loyal Crook Walk
President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI drew sharp criticisms from across the political spectrum.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Stoned and Dethroned?new
House Dem leader goes after pot.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
07-12-2007 |
Politics
