AltWeeklies Wire
Massachusetts' New Environmental Legislation Explained, Laudednew
The state Legislature has pushed through several landmark bills in recent weeks, firing off a half-dozen energy- and environmental-related bills to the desk of Gov. Deval Patrick before the session ended in August.
Dig Boston |
Evan Lips |
09-03-2008 |
Environment
Three Boston Pastry Chefs Hit the Sweet Spotnew
Pastry chefs are the unsung heroes of the kitchen. They come in early and stay late. They're rarely listed with top billing on the menu.
Dig Boston |
Ryan Rose Weaver |
09-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Stealing America': Another Uplifting Tale on the Death of Democracynew
Stealing America documents what many people think happened the last few electoral contests. Namely, that the bedrock of American democracy was undermined by voting machines that have no system of checks and balances, no audit trail and no accountability whatsoever.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
09-03-2008 |
Reviews
Syrah vs. Shiraznew
Will the real red wine grape please stand up?
Dig Boston |
Tyler Balliet |
09-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Broken Appendages Cause Bondingnew
Everyone looks at children with casts and thinks nothing of it—because they are young and jump and fall all the time, they are supposed to break things. Adults, on the other hand, are not.
Dig Boston |
Cat Mooney |
09-03-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: broken bones, casts
Darby Crash and Burnnew
It's to Rodger Grossman's credit that he tries to make the characters in What We Do is Secret real people. But he doesn't succeed.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-03-2008 |
Reviews
The Donkeys Keep It Tight with a Loose Groovenew
Their cosmic, country-tinged pop exudes starry-eyed wonderment. They're less Gories, more Gram Parsons and much more fitting for a coastal drive than a basement-party soundtrack.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Donkeys
San Diego Researchers Get Beyond Biofuelnew
Really, this is about scum. Green, slimy, don't-swim-in-the-water scum that just might save the world.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
09-03-2008 |
Environment
Story of O: A Wrap on the DNC from Denvernew
The 80,000 strangers at Mile High on Thursday night, who were not really the party faithful as much as the Obama faithful, had about 45 minutes to ponder that between the last "God bless America" and the first shot of Patron.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
09-03-2008 |
Politics
Alejandro Escovedo Creates the Album of His Careernew
Born in Texas but raised mostly in Southern California, Escovedo's new tour in support of Real Animal is all at once a homecoming, a rebirth and the live debut of his most widely hailed—and conceptually bold—solo work.
San Diego CityBeat |
Will K. Shilling |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dyingnew
A report from the Democratic National Convention.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
09-03-2008 |
Politics
Young Jeezy Scores Rap's New Referendumnew
Atlanta trap rapper set to cash in on ironic campaign promises with The Recession.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
DeMarco Williams |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'In Search of a Midnight Kiss': 'Annie Hall' for Coldplay Fansnew
The relationship dynamics in Holdridge's script feel true to now, when online come-ons have largely replaced the bar scene, hardcore pornography is a casual conversation topic, and "internet infidelity" is a potential relationship killer.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-03-2008 |
Reviews
Corkscrew: It's OK to be Sweetnew
So give your taste buds what they crave.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Moodswing: Bad Wordsnew
The things we leave behind.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-03-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
