AltWeeklies Wire
Saying the Unspeakablenew
Even as a connoisseur of hip-hop since 1990, I still found new light bulbs going off in my head as I watched this film.
Portland Phoenix |
Sonya Tomlinson |
05-23-2007 |
Reviews
Postal Stress for Indie Pressnew
An impending postage rate hike means headaches for Portland's small-press hub of niche publications.
Willamette Week |
Julie Sabatier |
05-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Blow's Backnew
Cocaine is still the drug of choice for many of Portland's beau monde.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-23-2007 |
Drugs
There's Something About Bill: The 10 Percent Doctrinenew
Richardson climbs in the polls.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
05-23-2007 |
Politics
Gavin Newsom Yells Firenew
The mayor keeps talking about the terrible condition of San Francisco's public housing, but won't take action.
Joseph Cotchett's Divorce: Sealed With a Disnew
The powerful Bay Area trial lawyer with political connections tries to keep details of his messy divorce from going public.
Earthless Purvey Majestic Acid Rocknew
Cosmic Sky moves with transcendent skill from classic rock badlands to heavy metal cosmos.
Report From Cannesnew
Joel and Ethan Coen return to Fargo form with No Country for Old Men.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
05-23-2007 |
Movies
The Drug War Soldiers On in San Francisconew
Why Tom Ammiano's well-meaning marijuana ordinance directing the police to make cannabis busts its lowest possible priority hasn't tamed the cops.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
05-23-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Can a Reclusive Billionaire Bring Big Name Concerts Back to Minneapolis?new
Can Philip Anschutz tries to resuscitate the Timberwolves' struggling arena.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
G.R. Anderson Jr. |
05-23-2007 |
Music
William Friedkin's 'Bug' Gets Under the Skinnew
The director of The Exorcist can still deliver the creeps, even on a budget.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
05-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
The Adoption Scamnew

Reaching Arms International claimed to specialize in placing European orphans, but prospective parents say they've been left heartbroken.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
05-23-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Mistah FAB: Holdin' the Weight of the Baynew

As Atlantic delays his major-label debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, Mistah FAB hits the underground running with Da Baydestrian.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Garrett Caples |
05-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mistah FAB
California's Prison Insanitynew
The dumbest, most expensive, and least effective solution to crime is to build more prisons -- yet the state legislature and the governor have agreed to spend $8 billion to expand the bloated state prison system.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Editorial |
05-23-2007 |
Commentary
Website of the Week: PDAAmerica.orgnew
The Progressive Democrats of America are pushing impeachment and other radical remedies for what ails the country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Staff |
05-23-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology