AltWeeklies Wire
Women and Winenew
How the female mind chooses the grape.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-31-2007 |
Food+Drink
No More Illegal Ramaramadingdongs!new
And while we're at it: no more Frankenstein legislation, no more poisonous prejudice.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
05-31-2007 |
Commentary
Smithfield Foods' Extreme Makeovernew
The world's largest hog slaughterhouse tears a page from the Wal-Mart PR playbook with its recent TV ads touting the perks of working there: Health benefits, dental insurance and college scholarships.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
05-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Poetry Ripped from the Headlines: One Bird's Opinionnew
Lines upon seeing the president struck by avian droppings during a Rose Garden press conference.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
05-31-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Betsy Johnson's Mounting Ethical Problemsnew
The Oregon state senator is regarded as a front-runner for either secretary of state in 2008 or governor in 2010 -- but with Johnson's growing clout comes increased scrutiny and ethical questions about two bills that could benefit her.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
05-31-2007 |
Politics
Side Project is Born Out of Good Times ... And Sounds Like Itnew
Decemberist Chris Funk strikes and gets wasted (in a good way).
Willamette Week |
Amy McCullough |
05-31-2007 |
Reviews
LKN's Definitive Recording is Yet to Comenew
Lauren K. Newman's fifth release comes closest yet to capturing its creator, but there are still improvements to be made.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
05-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: LKN, Postulate II
Drunken Boat Sobers Upnew
The Portland band promises that only one or two members are blacked out at a time during shows these days.
Willamette Week |
Jason Simms |
05-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Drunken Boat
A QDoc Is Bornnew
With the first queer documentary film festival in the nation, Portland's queer cinema is about to get real.
Willamette Week |
Wayne Bund |
05-31-2007 |
Movies
'Mr. Brooks': Dances With Demonsnew
As the titular Mr. Earl Brooks, Costner gives in to those lurking demons to portray a murderous psychopath -- and it's his most convincing role in years.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce A. Evans, Mr. Brooks
Gentrification Hits a Glut in Bostonnew
The South Boston neighborhood's mammoth new million-dollar condos are disconcertingly empty, while other projects in the area have been stalled for months.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
05-31-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
NASCAR-bon Neutral?new
Got any lingering doubts that environmentalism is becoming increasingly mainstream? If so, turn for proof to the wildly popular sport and improbable role model of car racing.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
05-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Linking 'Free Trade' & Immigrationnew
While Democratic leaders and President Bush do the hard sell on bipartisan immigration reform, they are now pushing secret, anti-worker, anti-environment trade agreements that will only exacerbate U.S. immigration problems.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
05-31-2007 |
Commentary
Fitting Innew
Exactly what is the responsibility of the immigrant community to acclimate to the mainstream, and what is the responsibility borne by the community to help newcomers to function in their new home?
Portland Phoenix |
Shay Stewart-Bouley |
05-31-2007 |
Immigration
28 Grunts Later: Zombie Kickballnew
The second annual installment of Zombie Kickball was a great success. Zombies of all stripes and unnatural deaths made it. Check out some photos from the afternoon of the living dead.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
05-31-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
