AltWeeklies Wire
Recreational Recessionnew
Isn't it ironic that the black brotha gets a chance to lead when things get really bad?
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
02-19-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Ode to Ms. Wilsonnew
Maggie Neff recalls the first time she heard Grammy winner (and native Mississippian) Cassandra Wilson.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Neff |
02-19-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Mississippi, Cassandra Wilson
Extreme Kayakers Take on 'Machiavellian' Legislationnew
Mikkel St. Jean-Duncan and his friends in the Endangered Creeks Expedition have challenged developers' definition of "navigable waters" with their own, rather liberal, interpretation in a new self-titled documentary.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Rita Cant |
02-19-2009 |
Recreation
'Welcome' to a Quaint Comedynew
From an outsider's perspective, Welcome to the Sticks is a straightforward fish-out-of-water comedy, but something in this warm French comedy captured the national imagination. A third of the country went to see it in theaters, unseating Titanic as the top-grossing film ever released in France.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Peter Hemminger |
02-19-2009 |
Reviews
'Christian Activist' Targets Prof, Police Investigatenew
Calgary police are investigating a self-described "Christian activist" who's been distributing flyers showing a local university professor's face superimposed on a graphic sexual photo.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
02-19-2009 |
Civil Liberties
One Man's Unlikely Quest to Transform the Vegas Stripnew
Architect Nir Buras' vision for remaking Vegas' most famous street is both breathtakingly audacious and yet at the same time rudimentary.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
02-19-2009 |
Housing & Development
Animal Planet’s Blend of Documentary and Action Struggles for Balancenew
Whatever happened to good old-fashioned nature shows? You know, National Geographic specials with dry British narration and lots of scenes of lions chasing gazelles?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
02-19-2009 |
TV
Years Before Sammy Davis, Josephine Baker Was Desegregating Vegas Casinosnew
It seems almost like a fairy tale in which a lone black woman—before the civil rights movement, before the integrated Rat Pack appeared on the Strip, even before the Voting Rights Act—stood against the powers that were in Vegas in 1952 and won.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
02-19-2009 |
Race & Class
Bush's Calgary Speech 'Closed to the Media'new
Former U.S. president George W. Bush won't have to worry about dodging journalists' shoes when he speaks in Calgary March 17, as reporters won't be allowed in the same room as the unpopular Texan.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
02-19-2009 |
Media
Be a Hero on Your Own Timenew
“Victim's heroics rouse judge,” read a headline in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, but Nigel Haskett's heroics apparently didn't rouse his employer, McDonald's. The hamburger kingpin has denied Haskett's claim for workers compensation benefits.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
02-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Jessica Lea Mayfield Has a Lifetime of Experiencenew
Jessica Lea Mayfield can sound as old as the earth, bearing the wisdom of generations in her placid voice. But like the very best pop music, Mayfield's songs are motored by the hopes and desperation of adolescence, which stands to reason: She's only 19.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
02-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Obama Gets it Wrong on Afghanistan
The president's recent interview with Canada's CBC television network demonstrates that he doesn't know much about Afghanistan. But that isn't stopping him from talking about it -- even while he escalates America's war there.
The Second Coming of Antony and the Johnsonsnew
Despite the long history of androgyny and gender confusion in pop music, Antony Hegarty has had a unique talent for creating majesty out of his confusions.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel Brickman |
02-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Geek Out: 'Street Fighter IV'new
I swear I tried to temper my excitement for this game by trying to find some kind of salient flaw in its design—but there's nothing there, man!
The Portland Mercury |
Earnest "Nex" Cavalli |
02-19-2009 |
Video Games
All Hail Cliff Clavin!new
It's banal, it's predictable, and it's basically excruciating.
The Portland Mercury |
Logan Sachon |
02-19-2009 |
Reviews
