AltWeeklies Wire
Made in Missourinew
Locally grown wine, pecans and produce have found a new friend.
The Pitch |
Kristen Hinman |
08-15-2006 |
Food+Drink
Commie Book Bannew
Vamos a Cuba has become an unlikely political lightning rod.
Miami New Times |
Rob Jordan |
08-15-2006 |
Politics
One Man's Mash
Gillis makes a junk-culture classic.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Richardson |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Girl Talk, Night Ripper
Arachni-faux-bia
The Pink Spiders spin a web of repeat.
Washington City Paper |
Caryn Ganz |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Pink Spiders, Teenage Graffiti
The Omnivore's Dilemna
Mehldau fills House on Hill with self-written material -- songwriting that, modern vibe aside, is never all that radical.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Mehldau, House on Hill
Grandly Guignol
The film has cheesy dialogue and plot holes a mile wide, but also contains tight pacing, plenty of expertly timed scares, and the generous helping of unapologetic gore that's been missing from the glut of "horror" movies currently plaguing American screens.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Powell |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Marshall, The Descent
Udder Disappointment
There are a few funny bits here and there, but any movie in which a singing cow introduces kids to Tom Petty can't be all bad.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
A Role in the Hay
Neither forcefully fruity nor sitcom-y broad, this story is pretty fabulous.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Auteur Redemption
World Trade Center doesn't stint on devastation, but ultimately it depicts the towers' smoking remains as a place where souls are reclaimed -- and thus, by implication, where a director's shattered career can also be reborn.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, World Trade Center
Targeting Paradisenew
The expansion of Fort Carson could swallow history, wildlife and a way of life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
08-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Big Box Bucksnew
How much does Wal-Mart spend to avoid paying its workers more?
Chicago Reader |
Mischa Gaus |
08-14-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Power That Benew
In Baghdad, the electricity is out and the airplanes are few.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
08-14-2006 |
International
Smart Is As Smart Doesnew
Reality says we may want to change our land use policies before it's too late -- but how?
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Ship of Ghoulsnew
We sail on the high seas of corporate America for a year.
New Haven Advocate |
A.J. Loftin |
08-14-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Birth Control Battlenew
Access to Plan B, a form of emergency contraception, has become a new battleground issue for the religious right.
Sacramento News & Review |
Chrisanne Beckner |
08-14-2006 |
Sex
