AltWeeklies Wire
Dirty Diversionnew
The Red Herrings do right by raw, loud punk-blues.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
12-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Red Herrings
Melding Musical Mindsetsnew
In a just world, Begin would do for Spektor what Come Away With Me did for Nora Jones in 2002, propelling her to Grammy awards and fame and fortune.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
12-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Regina Spektor, Begin to Hope
Unfinished Agendanew
Portland's city council crafts its legislative agenda.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
12-07-2006 |
Politics
Dems Dig Outnew
One race does not a landslide make -- so why are some Texas underdogs so happy?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
12-07-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
Taking It to Church Againnew
Young bluesman Slick Ballinger turns to the gospel; keeps promises to family.
INDY Week |
Rick Cornell |
12-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Slick Ballinger
Underground Movementnew
Hillsdale neighbors fight utility poles.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
12-07-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Hired Gunnew
A private attorney sues and shuts down meth houses.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-07-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Edwards' Empathynew
In a candid memoir, Elizabeth Edwards writes of the private pain behind the public career.
INDY Week |
Christy Hardin Smith |
12-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Elizabeth Edwards, Saving Graces
Pyramid Schemenew
As Apocalypto conclusively proves, subtlety is rare in Gibson's films.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
12-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Joanna Newsom's Tall Talesnew
With Ys, Joanna Newsom adds a new chapter to the legacy of long songs.
North Bay Bohemian |
Sara Bir |
12-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Joanna Newsom, Ys
Test Case for Privatization & Fraudnew
As dubious Medicare marketing proliferates, the advice "let the buyer beware" moves squarely into the realm of all health insurance.
North Bay Bohemian |
Patricia Lynn Henley |
12-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Touch-Screen Voting Machines Sucknew
While I'm paraphrasing a bit, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has compiled a draft report that says touch-screen machines without a verifiable paper trail "in practical terms cannot be secure."
Do Not Adjust Your Pantallanew
Hispanic audiences are no longer in the Outer Limits of the mediasphere.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
12-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Magnificent Solipsismnew
Vidal's second memoir is pompous, flip, arrogant, and somewhat irresistable.
San Antonio Current |
John Dicker |
12-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Spittin' Gamenew
F.E.A.R. borrows liberally from many other games, and somehow even rips off the little girl from The Ring, but it’s definitely worth playing.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
12-07-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
