AltWeeklies Wire
'Hostel: Part II': Not Much of a Sequel
Similarly gory and exploitative as its torture-porn predecessor, writer/director Eli Roth's horror sequel is nothing more than a makeover of Hostel substituted with female characters.
Tags: Eli Roth, Hostel: Part II
Squashing Beatlemanianew
Bloc Party avoids the hype and lets its rock do the talking.
Colorado Springs Independent |
John Benson |
06-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Your Mommy Kills Animals': A Sobering Doc
A boisterous debate over what actions should be taken against organizations that abuse animals.
Spaced Outnew
Booking agents praise MySpace as a way to discover new music -- but can the site's numbers be trusted?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pete Freedman |
06-11-2007 |
Media
Still Scorchednew
Locals and land show scars from Colorado's 2002 Hayman fire.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Deb Acord |
06-11-2007 |
Environment
A Push for a Posthumous Pardonnew
The calls to pardon Joe Arridy, executed in the gas chamber, come amid renewed interest in 68-year-old case.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
06-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In Philly, All Bets Are Offnew
Casino development is delayed amid contradictory legislation.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Gwen Shaffer |
06-11-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Steeds With Wheelsnew
Chicago Bike Polo hosts a Champeenship.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
06-11-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Baghdad Burns, Calgary Boomsnew
Iraq's oil explosion has not been delayed, it's been relocated to the Alberta tar sands.
NOW Magazine |
Naomi Klein |
06-11-2007 |
International
Wanted: Tokers in Suitsnew
Time for greying potheads to come out of the closet and back anti-prohibition battle.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
06-11-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Rich Polluters Push Faux Targetsnew
It's not surprising that rapidly industrializing countries like China, India, Brazil and Mexico are reluctant to accept formal emission limits -- but the stance of some rich countries is harder to explain.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-11-2007 |
International
Chicago Sports Weekly's Language Barriernew
They've got money, a gift for selling ads, and a talented editor, but the guys who own the new free paper for Chicago sports fans have never published in English before.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
06-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'Private Fears in Public Places': Hollywood Mon Amournew
The latest from French master Alain Resnais is a classic studio-style heartbreaker.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
06-11-2007 |
Reviews
R. Kelly: The Chameleonnew
If the past seven years of Kelly's career have been like one long test-marketing campaign, then Double Up is the focus-grouped result.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
06-11-2007 |
Reviews
Meanwhile in Palestine ...new
As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza hits its 40th anniversary this month, there's growing momentum to end the boycott of the Palestinian Authority but the Canadian feds aren't yet moving an inch.
NOW Magazine |
Dan Freeman-Maloy |
06-11-2007 |
International
Tags: international
