AltWeeklies Wire
'Pontypool' Director Bruce McDonald Throws His Hat Into the Horror Worldnew
Bruce McDonald has been a fixture on the Canadian indie film scene since the 1989 Toronto International Film Festival. Pontypool is frightening, funny and probably the best thing McDonald's ever done.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Peter Hemminger |
03-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Will Oldham Doesn't Just Cross Borders, He Transcends Themnew
Will Oldham, a.k.a. Bonnie "Prince" Billy, is the type of artist who simply doesn't come from any one locale or belong to any one time.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mark Hamilton |
03-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Philosophy Salon Sets Up in Calgary Homeless Shelternew
A philosophy salon in a Calgary homeless shelter is battling the stereotype that the homeless are uneducated.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jocelyn Edwards |
03-19-2009 |
Housing & Development
Bush's Pasta Overshadows Torture Revelationsnew
A Red Cross report detailing prison abuse was released the day before George W. Bush's first post-presidency speaking engagement.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
03-19-2009 |
International
Activist Brings a Girl Home from Gaza to Restore Her Sightnew
Six-year-old Hadil was born with congenital deformities, but she can no longer travel through Gaza's tightened borders to hospitals where doctors had begun a series of operations on her eyes. Hanan Shawar convinced Hadil's parents to let her bring the girl back to the United States for reconstructive surgery.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-19-2009 |
War
Memoirist Robert Goolrick Tackles the Novelnew
Robert Goolrick, a former advertising exec turned writer, explores the difficulties of "simple" married life and the dark family landscape within which it exists in his new novel. He talks here about writing fiction, the appeal of Wisconsin and where his writing career is headed.
New York Press |
Stephanie Lee |
03-19-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Obits Serve a Death Notice to Indie-Rock Clichesnew
On the band's debut, I Blame You, myriad shades of punk, post-punk, new wave and even '80s pop begin to materialize from amidst the sheen of guitar reverb.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
03-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Marathon Night on the Good Ship WFMUnew
It's the second week of an annual drive aimed at keeping Jersey City radio station WFMU in the black, and once again a weekly comedy call-in show has positioned itself as one of the top moneymakers for the nonprofit freeform radio station.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
03-19-2009 |
Media
Paul Rudd Proves He Plays Gay Better Than Anyonenew
Hamburg's formulaic contrivance is an accidental metaphor for Hollywood's sit-com dishonesty.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-19-2009 |
Reviews
Successfully Immigrating to America Is No Match for the Smoldering Edgar Floresnew
Unfortunately, other than some gorgeous scenery, a young girl's stupidity is the only thing that feels truly fresh in Fukunaga's debut feature, which won the directing award at the 2009 Sundance Festival.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
03-19-2009 |
Reviews
The Dirty World of Cleansesnew
Welcome to ground zero of a new New York addiction: The Blueprint Cleanse.
New York Press |
Joshua David Stein |
03-19-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Blueprint Cleanse, dieting
As Luxury Retail Continues to Suffer, Fetish Wear Feels the Pinchnew
The fetish wear business is experiencing the economic slump in its own peculiar way.
New York Press |
Joseph Alexiou |
03-19-2009 |
Fashion
Tags: recession, fetish wear
Right-wing Crackpots Plot to Abandon the Unionnew
A quick survey of the laughable side of anti-government wing-nuttery.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
03-19-2009 |
Politics
Tags: secession, conservative discourse
The Right Tries to Divide the Nationnew
The last thing the Obama administration needs is a civil war, but large online communities of liberal-hating conservatives and legislators across the country have resurrected campaigns for state sovereignty and even secession.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-19-2009 |
Politics
The Weakendsnew
These Franco garage rockers show off breezy but gut-wrenching riffs and melancholy rhythms that embrace the traditions of ramshackle American blues and rock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-18-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: indie rock, The Weakends
