AltWeeklies Wire
Bye, Bye Birdie?new
A House subcommittee has proposed cutting nearly $100 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget.
LEO Weekly |
Elizabeth Kramer |
06-26-2006 |
Media
What Burns Never Returnsnew
Calexico champion environmental causes on a hot new album.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Doree Shafrir |
06-26-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calexico
The Truth About Torturenew
As America debates, survivors around the world honor a day of remembrance.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
06-26-2006 |
War
Was Beanie Sigel the Target of a Hit?new
The rapper's recent shooting smells like a warning.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
06-26-2006 |
Music
Faith Healingnew
A Philadelphia minister incorporates HIV/AIDS into his ministry.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
06-26-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Brain Power Needednew
A landmark cancer study at Pratt & Whitney could collapse without the help of tumor victims' families.
New Haven Advocate |
Carole Bass |
06-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'What Is This, Fucking Kafka?'new
A man gets lost in the Philadelphia health system and lives to tell about it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
06-26-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Man of Steel Bears A Heavy Heart
Superman Returns is a sumptuous cinematic experience where its necessary spectacle never takes a front seat to the drama's emotional core.
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
Fill in the Blanksnew
This documentary about crossword puzzles and their ardent fans, has a specific focus on the daily puzzles in The New York Times; their editor, Will Shortz; and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Patrick Creadon, Wordplay
Raise High the Roofbeamsnew
The controversial architect is brought into focus by veteran filmmaker Sydney Pollack.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
A Gym Rat and His Yodanew
It's mostly hoo-hah, but there are moments in this New-Agey, feel-semi-good crowd-pleaser that rise above and beyond the gymnastics and psychobabble.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Peaceful Warrior, Victor Salva
A Movie With Lots of Happy Endingsnew
This high-wire act combines fact and fiction, drama and self-deprecating humor, honesty and self-delusion.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Caveh Zahedi, I am a sex addict
Click on the Emotionsnew
Click is a message movie whose real message isn't "Stop and Smell the Roses, Jackass," but "How to Manipulate the Audience in 12 E-Z Steps."
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Click, Frank Coraci
Moved by the Mountainnew
Erik Reece discusses mountaintop removal mining and the book he's working on now, which seeks to cope with the spiritual and religious aspects of Eastern Kentucky culture, and in particular how they relate to coal mining.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
06-23-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Erik Reece, Lost Mountain
B-Ball Bluesnew
Who put the Thorazine in Mark Cuban's Kool-Aid, why Tom Petty and Yanni's hip-hop project would never go platinum, and other observations from the NBA finals.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-23-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
