AltWeeklies Wire
Lion in Winternew
Venus works in large part because O'Toole's mere presence helps you relate to Maurice's history and battles with old age -- it's not just a random old man getting a prostate exam, it's Lawrence of Arabia being jellyfingered.
Tuscan Romancenew
Author Elizabeth Spencer discusses the decades-long process of turning her celebrated novella into the celebrated musical The Light in the Piazza, now touring the U.S.
Crying for Argentinanew
This documentary follows everyday people struggling through a country's financial crisis.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Almost Unwatchablenew
This film pokes a holier-than-thou finger at nutty superstitions like bread-and-wine rituals that, thanks to the suffering of one man, allow people to be absolved of their sins.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Momentum In the Sunnew
Malajube have paid their dues and earned their bunnies, straddling the anglo and francophone music scenes in Montreal, and now they're playing to a surprisingly receptive international audience.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Malajube
A Death Penalty Conversationnew
A diverse array of groups are co-sponsoring an 11-day symposium to explore the pros and cons of one of the most divisive issues in American public policy.
NUVO |
Michael Dabney |
02-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Teenage Vampirenew
Christopher Moore channels his sick sense of humor into the bloody good You Suck.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-08-2007 |
Fiction
Lust in the Time of Choleranew
The story follows a fair middle-class girl named Kitty as she settles in with the new doctor in town, the timid Walter Fane.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tons O' Gunsnew
Bascunan and Pearce take aim at the culture of firearms from a hip-hop perspective.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
02-08-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Man Against Magnew
Father for Justice Andy Srougi takes a break from suing lawyers to haul a small Quebec bimonthly to court.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
02-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
We Should Not Killnew
A national conference considers legalistic details of the death penalty -- the larger debate remains unheard.
Monterey County Weekly |
Eric Johnson |
02-08-2007 |
Commentary
Women's Worknew
The opening shots of Almodovar's lyrical, emotionally lush Volver feature a band of women, young and old, vigorously scrubbing down the tombs of their provincial town's menfolk.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Dirty Containersnew
If drugs are still smuggled through ports by the thousands of pounds each year, what's to stop a terrorist from slipping a radiological "dirty" bomb into a container?
Style Weekly |
Tim McGlone and Amy Biegelsen |
02-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
A Mighty Stream of Moneynew
Lobbyists are having a field day at the Tarrant Regional Water District.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-08-2007 |
Politics
Diplomatic Missionnew
Ambassador William Luers says multilateralism is key to restoring America's standing in the world.
Monterey County Weekly |
Traci Hukill |
02-08-2007 |
International
Tags: international
