AltWeeklies Wire
A Better Glass of Milknew
Quality keeps small dairies competitive with factory farms.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
04-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Irv Smith, Party Animalnew
The capital city's longtime top Republican dishes on Illinois powerbrokers, former governors and old-school politics.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-20-2007 |
Politics
School and Workplace Shootings Are All Remarkably Similarnew
And little is done to correct the conditions that bring them on.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-20-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: shooting, virginia tech
'Black Book,' 'Grindhouse' and the Relativist Holenew
When pop aestheticism reaches all the way from effusing over the ritualized violence and reverse feminism of Grindhouse to heaping laurels on a movie that pits sensitive Nazis against treacherous resisters, it may be time to get uncool and start pointing the finger.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
04-20-2007 |
Movies
Basketball by the Booknew
Legislators call for a probe of the nonprofit that governs Missouri high school sports.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-20-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Age-Bias Case Moves Closer to Trialnew
Judge finds actions of former U.S. Attorney Jim Vines and his management team "suspect," refuses to dismiss age-discrimination lawsuit filed by former prosecutor.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
04-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Coachella & the Cure for the Common Festivalitisnew
Strictly for kicks, I've outlined four potential Coachella Menus for imaginary friends, and one for myself, with kicky names.
L.A. Weekly |
Kate Sullivan |
04-20-2007 |
Music
'Everything's Gone Green': Gen Exnew
Douglas Coupland struggles in his second act.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Everything's Gone Green, Paul Fox
Court and Sparknew
Gosling fires up Fracture.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Fracture
Turning the Tables at KPFKnew
The lesbian, African-immigrant general manager of LA's Pacifica outlet is accused of sexually harassing the station's white news chief.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Hernandez |
04-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Two Families Suffer from a Doctor's Best Intentionsnew
In the past 25 years, Dr. Daryl Steiner's diagnosed at least 275 infants with shaken-baby syndrome -- unfortunately, he has been wrong on more than one occasion.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Disappointing Third Albumnew
Lavigne's attempts to embrace her girly side (a move for which the ex-Sk8er Girl has received much flak) mistake empowerment for helplessness.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
04-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avril Lavigne, The Best Damn Thing
St. Louis' Wine Masternew
Chris Hoel, Monarch's wine director, aims to become the world's 125th Master Sommelier -- and St. Louis' first.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
04-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Semantics of Suicide Aid in Dyingnew

God, PR and the right to die in California.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Cheese It, the Cops!new
"Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air?"
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz