AltWeeklies Wire
A First Amendment Case Left in Limbonew
As a result of a clerical error, criminal trespassing charges against anti-war activist Tom Palumbo were dismissed in Virginia Beach General District Court on March 26 when no one showed up to prosecute the case.
Port Folio Weekly |
D.D. Delaney |
04-04-2007 |
Civil Liberties
What is Culture?new
Everything is now said to have a "culture" -- we have "Nazi culture," we have "corporate culture," and every city has its own culture. The only thing worse than "culture" is when it's joined with "creative" -- that's when I reach for both of my red pens.
Gambit |
Andrei Codrescu |
04-04-2007 |
Commentary
Akhil Sharma and Dara Horn, The Future of American Writersnew
Horn, a scholar of Yiddish and Hebrew literature, and Sharma, a former investment banker, were both recently named to Granta's Best of Young American Novelists list.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
04-04-2007 |
Books
The Narrator Takes It to the Wallnew
The Chicago band plays a clash of math-rock riffs and half-sung, half-howled vocals that, at times, even borderlined hardcore.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
04-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Narrator
Louisiana Speaks ... Anyone Listening?new
A noble effort to collect opinions from a public inundated with recovery issues is finally complete, but the survey offers results we already know -- and the future seems as foggy as ever.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
04-04-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Why I Hate Elizabeth Edwardsnew
I know that hate is fear; I hate this cancer, this strange overgrowth inside me that is against my own interests -- we don't deserve this.
Chicago Newcity |
S.L. Wisenberg |
04-04-2007 |
Commentary
'First Snow' Misses the Marknew
First-time director Mark Fergus' art-house thriller is unconvincing.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Angelina Conti |
04-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: First Snow, Mark Fergus
Gauging Amy Winehousenew
One critic begins the backlash.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
04-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amy Winehouse
Brian Tierney: Philadelphia Weekly's Rumored Biddernew
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News boss is hoping to reinvent his public persona.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
04-03-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Come on, Get Happy, Says Positive Psychology Foundernew
A Penn psychology professor thinks the oft-overlooked key to preventing depression is promoting joy.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
04-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Chick Lit & Girly Mags Roundupnew
Recommended reading for women.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carrie Rollwagen |
04-03-2007 |
Books
New Ways to Get Health Education to the Massesnew
From radio soap operas to support group for mothers with HIV, UAB professors are finding solutions.
Birmingham Weekly |
Phillip Jordan |
04-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Working the Lines: Jo Dee Bucki, 'Lady Fisher'new
Bucki makes a big splash in a man's sport.
Birmingham Weekly |
Glenny Brock |
04-03-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Arcade Fire's 'Neon Bible'new
The Montreal indie-rock collective has created a sophomore surge rather than a sophomore slump.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
04-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
Pat Metheny's High-Stakes Jazznew
Risk has been the guiding philosophy for the 30-year career of this much-honored jazz artist.
Shepherd Express |
Rex Rutkowski |
04-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pat Metheny
