AltWeeklies Wire
Clean-up of Graffiti Murals Angers Artistsnew
Graffiti muralists pour their love, time and money into legit walls around Albuquerque -- but the city and county painted over them anyway. (First of two parts.)
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
05-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Leonard Part 41new
Talking with Elmore Leonard on the release of his 41st(!) novel.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
05-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elmore Leonard, Up in Honey's Room
N is for Knee-Jerknew
After all but banning the word from New Haven, the N-word is back in a big way.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla and Christopher Arnott |
05-15-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Troubled Watersnew
Death, political turmoil and a national tragedy tried to get in Drowning Pool's way -- none succeeded.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Colin Stroud |
05-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Drowning Pool
The Honor Systemnew
With major-label backing, The Honorary Title is upping the ante -- and the volume.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jason Bugg |
05-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Honorary Title
'Waitress': Serves You Rightnew
Adrienne Shelly's stylish film deserves a hell of a tip.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
05-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
China's Hidden Agendanew
The same authoritarian regime that is desperately trying to put on a friendly face for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing recently detained and then deported Colorado resident Kirsten Westby and four other Americans for peaceful protest.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Mike Krause |
05-15-2007 |
Commentary
Are the NBA's Foul Calls Racially Biased?new
According to Justin Wolfers and his colleague Joseph Price, they are -- the two just released a study finding that NBA referees called more fouls on black players, and black refs called more fouls on white players.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
05-15-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Bugged: William Friedkin Follows the Trajectory of American Fear
William Friedkin ratchets up suspense and terror to an almost unbearable level with his adaptation of Tracy Letts' award-winning 2004 Off-Broadway play Bug.
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
In the Moodnew
With a rap beef behind him and a new single getting local radio love, Detroit's Moody is almost content.
Metro Times |
Kahn Davison |
05-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Moody
Rethinking Arguments Against Impeachmentnew
I have been steadfastly against trying to impeach George W. Bush, even though he is clearly the worst president in the modern history of America -- yet I am beginning to think I was wrong.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
05-15-2007 |
Commentary
Parents Never Hear About a Shocking Number of College Campus Crimesnew
Using boundaries that reflect the university's legal liability, campus crime reports camouflage the true crime rate, especially in trigger-happy Philly, where the murder count is rising fast.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Winnie Atterbury and Stacia Freidman |
05-15-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Tased and Not Confusednew
To lawyer in a jailhouse-tasing incident, missing footage is no shocker.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
05-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Soldiers of Fortunenew
Private military corps in Iraq raise questions, stakes.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
05-15-2007 |
War
Heather Henson: Mistress of Puppetsnew
The daughter of America's most famous puppeteer hones the family craft to a fine art.
Tags: visual arts
