AltWeeklies Wire
Deval and Duke in 07?new
A few suggestions for new governor Deval Patrick, as he mulls over which portrait to hang in the corner office.
Dig Boston |
James V. Horrigan |
01-03-2007 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Dear Coworker ...new
Your insistence on coming in to the office sick is not a noble act of martyrdom -- rather, it is foolish and inconsiderate.
Dig Boston |
Anonymous |
01-03-2007 |
Commentary
The Good Kind of Awkwardnew
The Fake Fictions make refreshingly unpolished power pop.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fake Fictions
Truffle Kerflufflenew
France's black truffle industry is in trouble -- harvests continue to fall while prices and fraud are on the rise.
San Antonio Current |
David D. Downie |
01-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
Super Badnew
At the peak of his considerable powers, James Brown talked loud and said something.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
01-03-2007 |
Music
A Look Aheadnew
2006 has gone the way of the K-Fed; time for a peek at what's to come (including the Oscars) from still-rubbing-its-eyes 2007.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
01-03-2007 |
Movies
Discarded and Crackling with Visionnew
Roy LaGrone creates an aesthetic universe within tiny found objects.
San Antonio Current |
Frank Hammel |
01-03-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Game Theory: Torture's Banner Yearnew
Cruel, inhumane methods of torture are popping up in the Sims franchise -- and in real life.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
01-03-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Hooked on the Groovenew
New Order's bassist returns to the decks.
Chicago Newcity |
Brad Knutson |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Hook
Potter's Fieldnew
Miss Potter becomes a writer.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
01-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Noonan, Miss Potter
The Beagle Bites Backnew
Levine is not cowed by caricatures of Darwin as the man who claimed that a human is just a monkey's nephew -- rather, he takes more seriously Max Weber's contention that modern, reductionist science has expelled meaning and value from the world.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
01-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Darwin Loves You, George Levine
Big-League Lustnew
For more than a decade, every time San Antonio's politicians and business leaders have come up to bat for a major-league team, we've swung and missed.
San Antonio Current |
Heywood Sanders |
01-03-2007 |
Commentary
Cloning, The Embryonic Stagenew
Clone-generated meat and milk? Could be yummy, but where is this breakthrough taking us?
San Antonio Current |
Keli Dailey |
01-03-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Campaigns in the Arsenew
Why won't politicians let us catch our breath?
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
01-03-2007 |
Politics
Scheming Pyramidsnew
Pit Er Pat's talent is difficult to ignore and its influences are hard to identify -- this makes the question of the band's musical identity a difficult one to answer.
Chicago Newcity |
John Thompson |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pit Er Pat
