AltWeeklies Wire
Divide, Not Conquernew
Galbraith argues forcefully both for Kurdish independence and against Bush administration policies in his new book.
Seven Days |
Gordon Robison |
07-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
Boys Will Do Boys
Clerks II is equally self-centered as the first, even if Smith has moved on in several significant ways.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
07-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Clerks II, Kevin Smith
Not Afraid of the Darknew
Knighton's memoir of going blind is angry, poignant and sometimes funny.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
07-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Cockeyed, Ryan Knighton
Nuts for These Braziliansnew
Latin-flavored psych-pop returns, nearly 30 years
after disbanding.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
07-21-2006 |
Music
Self-Loathing as Artnew
Lisa Germano excels at singing about being fat, trashed, and duped.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
07-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: In the Maybe World, Lisa Germano
The Tomatoes are Here!new
Heirloom varieties add flavor and excitement
to any table.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-21-2006 |
Food+Drink
Bombs Over Beirutnew
A Montreal journalist and activist manages to get out of Lebanon, while tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped.
Montreal Mirror |
Stefan Christofff |
07-21-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Does Anyone Feel a Draft?new
Despite troops' being stretched to the limits,
politics stands in the way of conscription.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
07-21-2006 |
Commentary
Presidential Malpracticenew
President Bush's position on stem cell research is well-established and, apparently, set in the Stone Age.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
07-21-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush, stem cell research
Building a Better Parknew
With a new album and a new lineup, Springfield's
favorite indie rock band hits the road.
Illinois Times |
Marissa Monson |
07-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Park
Prison Lovenew
In California's race for governor, Schwarzenegger and Angelides have abandoned reform and learned to love the powerful prison guards union.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
07-21-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect
The Faces of Deathnew
Philadelphia's -- not to mention the world's -- preoccupation with a racehorse's fate is so dangerous.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
07-21-2006 |
Commentary
Two Discs, Two Sidesnew
Each woman explores a different side of mainstream house music on House of Om.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Colette & DJ Heather, House of Om
White Whale Starts WWInew
What's a band from landlocked Lawrence, Kan., going to sing about? Why, an allegorical sea journey, of course.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Schacht |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: White Whale, WWI
Wry and Quixoticnew
Holland's light, spidery lilt only makes her fictional, early 20th-century American characters more corporeal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
