AltWeeklies Wire
Fresh Air, Dead Airnew
WKNO's sale of its Dyersburg and Senatobia affiliates will create a void for public broadcasting in the Mid-South, but station officials say there's hope on the horizon.
The Memphis Flyer |
Richard Thompson |
02-02-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Who'll Stop the War?new
As Iraq continues its descent into chaos, it's worth revisiting Vietnam myths that don't accurately address why and how that war ended.
Giving the Devil His Duenew
After 84 years and 36 books, Norman Mailer concludes that some people are just evil.
Sacramento News & Review |
John Freeman |
02-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ordinary Madnessnew
Parker is a natural comedian, his ear is keen and close to the ground, and his search for a soul-cure is so genuine, so devout, that his occasional aerobatics of purplish lyricism don't fly away with his stories.
Bright Spot in Dismal Oscar Seasonnew
"Worst. Oscars. Ever." The admirably concise e-mail from a critic friend handily summed up my own reaction to last week's announcement of the Academy Award nominations.
Caucasian Persuasionnew
It ain't always easy being a white fan of hip-hop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tamara Palmer |
02-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Nebbish Yet Jauntynew
This album cherry-picks from melodic Brit flits and psychedelic somnolence, dreamy drones and deep-pocket rave-ups.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
The Musical Dirt Roadnew
On Orphans, Waits mines his musical psyche and gives the world a profound peek into the mental machinations of his life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
Undeniably Infectiousnew
Pinback vocalist/guitarist Rob Crow takes things down a notch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Crow, Living Well
Sami, I Amnew
Vendela Vida tells a dark story with a light touch.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-02-2007 |
Fiction
Daddy Kleinbucksnew
The business partner of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's husband is systematically purchasing control over the agendas of congressional watchdog groups and investigative journalists who are supposed to keep on eye on his shenanigans.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
02-02-2007 |
Commentary
3rd Degree: Max Bootnew
The conservative foreign policy analyst on Bush's "surge," fighting insurgency, and why the Democrats matter.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
02-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Max Boot, War Made New
Revelation On Exposition Boulevardnew
Singer Rickie Lee Jones finds renewed inpiration through improv, activism, and the untwisted words of Jesus Christ.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
02-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rickie Lee Jones
Horror Gatewaynew
The hate crime that killed Cheryl Green may be part of a larger campaign, orchestrated out of the prisons.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Annette Stark |
02-02-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gizzy Keeping Busynew
With hot club nights, big-name remixes and a Ninja Tune deal cooking, Ghislain Poirier keeps bouncing higher.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
02-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghislain Poirier
