AltWeeklies Wire
What Were the Results of Iraq's Recent Elections?new
Three months after the November 2008 elections, Minnesota still doesn't have a second U.S. senator. Yet we have 140,000-or-so U.S. troops in Iraq who just spent much of their January helping that country carry out its provincial elections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
The 10 Percent Shift: Revolutionizing the Way You Shopnew
If you're looking to be the savior of the American economy, the key might not be in how much you buy, but where you buy it.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
02-11-2009 |
Economy
University of Minnesota Expert Says Peanut Butter Recall Has Gone Nuttynew
The director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy says that the peanut butter recall has gone too far and affected many Americans who weren't at risk in the first place.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Emily Kaiser |
02-11-2009 |
Science
Twin Cities Restaurateurs Tell Saucy Tales of Frisky Foodiesnew
A restaurant's amorous ambiance can create challenges when it inspires "over-romantic" behavior.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
02-11-2009 |
Food+Drink
Minneapolis Skier's Cross-Country Career Hasn't Been Easynew
In her race toward the Olympics, Caitlin Compton has battled poverty, family illness, and a system that favors younger athletes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
02-11-2009 |
Sports
San Francisco Park Rangers Want More Power, Gunsnew
Not long ago, San Francisco park rangers comprised a mere five part-time guards whose main tasks included giving directions to parkgoers, scolding dog owners, locking park bathrooms at night, and shifting the occasional homeless camper. That was before Marcus Santiago came along.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
02-11-2009 |
Crime & Justice
The Perfect Vampire Movie: 'Let the Right One In' Is Far Superior to 'Twilight'new
It is a rare movie indeed that comes across as instant horror classic, multilevel preteen wish-fulfillment fantasy and Euro-arty critical darling all at once. Rarer still that such a movie should be coming soon to a theater near you.
Charleston City Paper |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-11-2009 |
Reviews
Bad Banks Are Back: Clive Owen and Naomi Watts Sizzle in 'The International'new
The timing of this smart, savvy thriller couldn't be better, what with its corporate-banks-are-evil theme and a hero who yells at banksters that he wants "some fucking justice." And, of course, Clive Owen is always welcome on my movie screen.
Charleston City Paper |
Maryann Johanson |
02-11-2009 |
Reviews
Novelist James Kelman Captures Boyhood Just Rightnew
This story thrives in the specificity of its place and time, yet it is a childhood tale that will seem universal to the modern reader.
Charleston City Paper |
Michael Lucero |
02-11-2009 |
Fiction
What Would Jesus Do? Thanks to 'Reefer Madness,' Now We Knownew
Laughing at the clay-footed lies of puffed-up authority figures remains one of the great pastimes in any repressive society.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan Conover |
02-11-2009 |
Theater
Easy Laugh: An Interview With Lily Tomlinnew
She might be nearly 70, but Lily Tomlin bounces with the enthusiasm of a high school cheerleader, and her mind never stops moving. Her laughter is rich and familiar, and comes frequently throughout the 35 minutes spent talking to her before she embarks on a cross-country tour.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
02-11-2009 |
Performance
Tags: comedy, Lily Tomlin
Tomorrow's Charleston Today: Large Developments Press Onnew
You may be second-guessing that new patio in these tough economic times, but several major Charleston developments announced in the run-up to the financial wipeout are putting the nail to hammer and pressing forward through the crisis, hoping to be on the board the moment the economic wave regains its strength.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
02-11-2009 |
Housing & Development
Love & Sex: Get My Driftnew
Why make a bunch of kids toss around symbols of love and romance at such an early age? It’s mindless, crazy and absurd. Then again, so are at least ninety percent of relationships.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
02-11-2009 |
Culture
Bobby Jindal: On the Road Againnew
As an unprecedented $2 billion shortfall eats away at health care and higher education and state government braces for lockdown, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hits the road on predominantly PR junkets.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
02-11-2009 |
Commentary
Movie Buzz: In Voguenew
Isla Fisher takes the lead role in the big-screen adaptation of Sophie Kinsella’s much-loved ‘Shopaholic’ series, but her love is for fashion, not men.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
02-11-2009 |
Reviews
