AltWeeklies Wire
The Trials of Mexican Georgenew
For 20 years, the feds have suspected supermarket mogul George Torres is a drug runner and murderer with friends in Los Angeles City Hall. Now they'll try to make it stick.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-23-2009 |
Crime & Justice
The Gender Jump: Understanding the Transsexual Communitynew
Jessa readily admits to the challenges of her transition. "Mentally, I have had a hard time making the transition," she said. "I am leaving behind an identity; it wasn't right, but it was still what I had been for 35 years."
Santa Barbara Independent |
Michael Seabaugh |
02-23-2009 |
Sex
Can People Eat Nutritiously on Food Stamps?new
I spent Feb. 4 through Feb. 10 eating a highly nutritious, low-carb diet for $33.07, or $4.72 per day, less than food stamps provide. For a month in 2007 my wife and I ate a higher-carb -- but still nutritious -- diet for $2.57 per day each.
Boulder Weekly |
Ari Armstrong |
02-23-2009 |
Food+Drink
Sending Troubled Soldiers Back into Battle: A Recipe for Suicide?new
More than 717,000 soldiers have deployed at least twice to the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. Some, like John Fish, have been ordered deployed for a second tour even after telling military doctors they're thinking about committing suicide.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Aaron Glantz |
02-23-2009 |
War
With One Trademark, Ryan Rittenhouse Unleashed a Battle Royalenew
What began as a simple plan to protect the Santa Cruz Surfing Club name from opportunistic outsiders has erupted into a war of words between three generations of Santa Cruz surfers.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
02-23-2009 |
Recreation
Why Are Republicans So Damn Republican?new
Now that three renegade Republican senators have forced Obama to sign a stimulus bill that is woefully inadequate for the job it is supposed to do, I have been puzzling the oddness of people who are Republicans.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-21-2009 |
Commentary
Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail'
Tyler Perry continues to preach to the choir with his entertaining albeit stereotype-laced blend of melodrama and comedy.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-20-2009 |
Reviews
The Perennial Outsider: 'Years of Refusal'new
Morrissey is back to form with this, by far his best album since 1994's Vauxhall and I.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
02-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bruce Springsteen's 'Working on a Dream'new
Springsteen accurately captures the catchy simplicity of '60s pop on his latest record.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
02-20-2009 |
Reviews
Tommy Keene's 'In the Late Bright'new
With In the Late Bright, Tommy Keene once again unveils 11 expertly crafted, guitar-powered pop songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-20-2009 |
Reviews
Origami Ghosts Are Neither Complicated Nor Scary; Discussnew
Origami Ghosts' music is not complicated nothingness, and it's far from frustrating--it's actually quite the opposite: minimalist everythingness, if you will, easy to listen to and surprisingly playful.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
02-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A.A. Bondy Prefers Recording in Barns to Fiddling with Computersnew
There are two types of successful indie-folk musicians: the kind that takes your breath away, and the kind that breaks your heart.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The New 'Friday the 13th' Is Better Than the Originalnew
Producer Michael Bay again joins with director Marcus Nispel to reboot an iconic slasher-film franchise--and the result is a slick and respectable remake of Friday the 13th.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-20-2009 |
Reviews
'Moscow, Belgium' Succeeds by Revealing the Diversity of the Everydaynew
Moscow, Belgium won't be the best movie you'll see this year, and it doesn't aim to change the world or make a lot of money or destroy communism. What it does aim to do is demonstrate how watching ordinary people can be completely compelling, and also, how ordinary people don't have a standard form.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-20-2009 |
Reviews
Caveman Comeback?new
Perhaps reintroducing Neanderthals to planet Earth could keep the human race from becoming too boring.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
02-20-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: humor, Neanderthal genome
