AltWeeklies Wire
Social Studies: Cultural Baggagenew
Sure enough, my new messenger bag says, "To Serve the People," and, sure enough, it is a Mao quote, but beyond the striking iconography of the red star and the script, I have to wonder what all I am saying with it, and is that really the baggage I want to carry around with me?
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
05-15-2007 |
Commentary
SPIKE SHOOTER Energy Drink Isn't for Kidsnew
It's not for adults, either.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
05-14-2007 |
Food+Drink
Let the Sunshine Innew
When power-tripping homeowner associations push solar-minded residents around, everybody pays the price.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
William Friedkin Talks About 'Bug'
I spoke with "Billy" Friedkin in the library dining room of a sleek purple and blue yacht floating beside a pier at last year's Cannes film festival where Bug won the International Critic's Prize.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
05-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
Childbirth Goes Solonew
Thousands of female devotees have adopted the simple but radical approach of unassisted childbirth, known as "freebirthing."
Tags: Health & Science
RJD2: Embracing the Challengenew
This hip-hop producer turned fledgling rocker hasn't turned his back on the boom-bap.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
05-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: RJD2
Like an Unexpected Wet Dreamnew
With its handsome, hand-sewn cover, this EP is DIY art school at its best; its musical aesthetic is in line with such dance-punk acts as the Gossip and the Blow, layered with the experimental qualities of Gang Gang Dance.
Tags: Mannequin Makeout
Vegan Couple's Fear of Obesity Was No Picnic for Their Kidsnew
Because of the good care they believed they were providing, the Parker's children were very healthy -- except for the seizures.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Houston's Hyatt Says 'Get a Room!' to Gay Romancenew
Laura Baumbach is an author of hot, sweaty, man-on-man "romance" novels, among other works -- and she learned recently that we don't take too kindly to such things here in Houston.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
05-14-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
In the Doghousenew
A different kind of puppy love.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike White, Year of the Dog
A Fly in the Ointmentnew
Spider-Man 3 is the Revenge of the Sith of the Spider-Man franchise.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3
An Apology to Queen Elizabethnew
Your Majesty, I find myself in the awkward position of having to apologize on behalf of all thinking Americans for the recent irritation you most certainly experienced while visiting our country.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-14-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush
Hecho en Miaminew
These cigars look, smell and smoke like Cubans -- so why not sell 'em that way?
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
05-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Former Country Superstar, Now Starring in a Courtroom Near Younew
Beginning in 1998 and intensifying after 2002, Doug Supernaw's arrests and trials have grown more numerous while his concerts, save for drunken karaoke performances, have dwindled and his albums have ceased.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Zoo': Tabloid Tale Turns Into Mushy Plea for Tolerancenew
Here is a movie that consents to leave unexamined what its persecuted male subjects would not confront in themselves.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
