AltWeeklies Wire
'Lil' Bush' Delivers the Oaf of Officenew
Comedy Central has taken South Park by its dirty collar, thrown it into a particle collider along with Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, and come up with Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States, a sometimes hilarious, often sick-in-the-head fever dream about contemporary politics.
New York Press |
Stan Friedman |
07-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Gore Comes Alive!new
Presidential candidate or not, Al Gore's supernova campaign has changed more than the next election -- it's given Americans a single focus for changing the world.
Pasadena Weekly |
Dean Kuipers |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
The United States Institute of Peace Facilitates Warnew
The institute is a congressionally funded (to the tune of $23 million a year) think tank staffed by neoconservative "thinkers" who supported the seizure of Iraq's oil fields and are now swiveling their sights toward Iran.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, Iran
Environmentalists Skeptical of 'Clean' Coalnew
Although the debate over coal-burning power plants often begins at the smokestack, the Sierra Club finds that coal's path of destruction really begins in the mine and continues to wreak havoc until waste finds its way to a landfill, abandoned mine, or human lung.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
07-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Resume Paddingnew
Or the man who understood George W. Bush.
Illinois Times |
Doug Bybee Sr. |
07-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Singles of Summernew
Mixtape Yoda, the power of lip gloss, tomorrow's Beyonce today, and more.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
07-09-2007 |
Music
A New Branded Journalism at Northwesternnew
The Medill School of Journalism is retooling the way it teaches the trade, to the dismay of faculty and students.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Some Tastes Are Better Than Othersnew
Taste of Chicago has gotten too big to be fun -- fortunately, Illinois' other capital city has a friendlier version.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
One Big Glorious Grinnew
How Battles utterly beguiled the indiescenti.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-09-2007 |
Reviews
The Nuge vs. Bloombergnew
A staunch conservative, Ted Nugent is one of the most vocal pro-gun individuals you could ever meet, and his distaste for Mayor Bloomberg and his gun-control initiatives is crystal clear.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
The Meter's Still Running and the Mayor's Still Mumnew
Since 2003, Chicago has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can't win -- the latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Presidential Candidates, Between the Sheetsnew
With the presidential election is still more than a year away, we know you're already tired of all the same hum-drum rhetoric -- so check out the frontrunners' Astrosexology charts.
New York Press |
Kiki T. |
07-09-2007 |
Politics
Ryne Sandberg in Peorianew
The Hall of Famer who shied away from fame is thriving as a manager in the minors.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
07-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Where the Cool Kids Arenew
To hear the new sound of Chicago hip-hop, it helps to be on MySpace.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-09-2007 |
Music
'Potter' Franchise Finds Intelligence
Just as Daniel Radcliffe has matured as an actor, the fifth Harry Potter franchise installment has graduated in scope toward a movie capable of entertaining adults and children alike.
