AltWeeklies Wire
Show Snipersnew
Faced with hefty ticket prices, some locals take to the roofs around Kansas City's outdoor venues.
The Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Returns With a Bangnew
The 2007 festival features several films that illustrate just how far the GLBTQ movement has come toward mainstream acceptance.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
06-05-2007 |
Movies
Battles Drops a Pivotal Expermental Rock Opusnew
If the band parlays its critical-darling status into Conan/Letterman show-playing notoriety, we could be witnessing the (re)opening of the American music-fan mind to the degree of which we haven't seen since the Ford administration.
Spare the Childnew
Amy Bril wants to make sure her kids don't grow up like she did -- inside the notorious cult known as the Family.
Matthew Dear: Poised to Break Out of the Techno Ghetto?new
The transition from techno producer to singing/lyric-writing techno producer is rarely attempted, never mind executed with competence -- but Asa Breed finds Dear furthering his songcraft within the genre, his flat, sometimes stilted voice complementing his low-slung, artfully spare techno.
Tags: Asa Breed, Matthew Dear
Border Fence May Destroy Wildlife Habitatnew
U.S. Fish and Wildlife services spent $80 million to reclaim wildlife habitat in South Texas -- now Homeland Security is ready to wipe that out.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
06-05-2007 |
Environment
Sperm: The Final Frontiernew
A Kansas City scientist wants to go where no scientist has gone before: the male birth-control pill.
On Presidential Focus Groupsnew
After two wars, the destruction of a major city, and the tripling of gas prices in six years, our electorate is judging presidential candidates like American Idol -- and it's not necessarily their fault.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
The Gathering of Eagles: Bush's Jeerleadersnew
These counter-protesters love the prez and the Iraq War -- and despise the anti-war crowd.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
06-05-2007 |
War
Why I'm Returning to Iraq for the Sixth Timenew
I'm heading back to the front with nothing but medical supplies, a camera and faith.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
06-05-2007 |
International
One Attorney's Fight Against Eminent Domain is Going Right at Lastnew
John C. Murphy's recent successes in Maryland's highest court may change the way Baltimore uses eminent domain.
Baltimore City Paper |
Charles Cohen |
06-05-2007 |
Policy Issues
Angelina Jolie Talks About 'A Mighty Heart'
The star and supermom, who plays the rather homely-looking Mariane Pearl with every curly hair flawlessly in place, sat down to talk about the film at Cannes.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
06-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Third Hollywood Post-9/11 Same as The Other Two
A Mighty Heart, like the other post-9/11 Hollywood movies (United 93 and World Trade Center), is a would-be documentary subject inflated with promotion in its incarnation as a narrative feature.
Art or Porn?new
What Edward Bobb calls artistic expression, a Florida jury calls a crime.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
06-04-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Gregory Isakov Gets Back to the Landnew
A visit with the rustic troubador at his farm.
Westword |
Dave Herrera |
06-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gregory Isakov
