AltWeeklies Wire
'Jazz Has Never Been Popular'new
Branford Marsalis doesn't pine for the old days.
Metro Times |
Charles L. Latimer |
05-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Branford Marsalis
In like Intrinziknew
The rapper releases My Favorite Album and proves he's not just a juggalo!
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
05-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Intrinzik
'Writing While Arab'new
The Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI), with a membership of 215 poets, fiction writers, playwrights, bloggers, filmmakers and others, holds its conference in Dearborn, Mich.
Metro Times |
Lolita Hernandez |
05-22-2007 |
Books
Schoolhouse Rockersnew
Young reformers are trading cushy jobs in the corporate world for life in the trenches of New Orleans public schools.
Tags: Education
Paper Cutsnew
Heads roll at Gatehouse Media's Springfield, Ill., daily.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
05-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Hog Heavennew
A visit to the high temple of porkdom.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
05-22-2007 |
Food+Drink
Cover-upnew
Detroit Cobras make a career of playing other people's music well.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Detroit Cobras, Tried & True
Delayed Rite, Done Rightnew
Patti Smith finally gets around to covering her faves.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
05-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Patti Smith, Twelve
Raising a Stink Over Hogsnew
Plans for a Cargill-backed confined hog operation have some neighbors squealing.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
In the Realm of the Centsesnew
Man, I hate pennies, and you should, too -- I know "hate" is a strong word, but c'mon, what the fuck exactly do we need all these stupid goddamn pennies for?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
05-22-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
History Never Forgetsnew
Two documentaries forever defined German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
05-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
A Most Vexing Tenantnew
Peter Muntjan is willing to fight a million-dollar libel suit for his right to call his landlord a crook.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
05-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cinemasports Comes to Detroitnew
In what's frequently called the "Iron Chef of Filmmaking," the premise of the competition is simple: Participants have 10 breathless hours to script, shoot and edit a three- to four-minute film.
Metro Times |
Meghana Keshavan |
05-22-2007 |
Movies
Fund Education -- Or Dienew
Why good schools matter more than low taxes for Michigan.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-22-2007 |
Commentary
Grandmaster Dee: The Freaks Come Out at Nightnew
The former Whodini member cuts a wide swath on the comeback trail.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
05-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Grandmaster Dee