AltWeeklies Wire
What's Wrong With School Lunch?new

Everything, say reformers like Chicago caterer Greg Christian -- but to change it is to fight the government, agribusiness, and the kids themselves.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
05-29-2007 |
Food+Drink
Verdict Nullification for Mumia?new
Like it or not, Mumia Abu-Jamal may get a new trial.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Dave Lindorff |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Bad Plus: Jazz That Rocksnew
The Bad Plus mixes up high and low culture.
Boulder Weekly |
Dave Kirby |
05-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bad Plus
DJ Jeff Mills: From Detroit to Tokyonew
How Mills helped shape not just a music scene, but an international culture.
Metro Times |
Carleton S. Gholz |
05-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Jeff Mills
Raptors: A Love Storynew
Seasonal closures give birds the space they need to mate and raise their young in Colorado.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-29-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Cannes 2007: From the Wrong Side Up
Coming on the heels of the French elections that voted in conservative nominee Nicolas Sarkosy, the Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a whimper rather than the expected bang of its 60th anniversary.
Lif After Deathnew
Almost dying gave Mr. Lif a fresh perspective on the world.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Scott Lieber |
05-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mom's the Wordnew
Crisis pregnancy centers focus on the woman -- and stretch the truth -- to save the child.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
05-25-2007 |
Sex
Mike Jones Shares His 'Art'new
It's barely been six months since this male escort from Denver brought one of the nation's most powerful evangelicals to his knees for the last time, and already the book version is about to fly off the shelves into the eager, upturned sweaty palms of the masses.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
05-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
Shrek the Thirdnew
The second funniest joke in Shrek the Third could have served as a warning to the movie itself.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Palermo |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Lawn Ordernew
Banned pesticides are sold all over Metro Halifax.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
05-25-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chasing Amy: Widely Recognized But Not Knownnew

Artist. Activist. Addict. Wife. After years of washing windshields for spare change, Amy Lee Collins came to the hospital to die.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
05-25-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Train Time Travelnew
The Tennessean offers fine dining in a train car, 1940s-style.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cherie Heiberg |
05-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Keri Russell's 'Waitress'new
Sweet-and-sour comedy traces the conflicted emotions of impending parenthood.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
Wilco Gets Personal; Dinosaur Jr. Comes Back Strongnew
Sky Blue Sky is Tweedy's first since going to rehab for painkillers, and Dinosaur Jr. stands up well.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stephen Deusner |
05-25-2007 |
Music