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Director Deb Hagan Jumps Head First into 'College'new
If Hagan knew her binge-drinking freshman year at the University of Delaware would actually be used as research for her first feature film 15 years later, she might've stayed around an extra couple of semesters just to make sure she understood the full meaning of the term "riding the porcelain bus."
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chicago's Dianogah Returns With a New Sound and a Hard-to-pronounce Albumnew
Who can retreat for six years, shake off the residue from abrupt turnabouts and false starts, and return polished?
San Antonio Current |
Francesca Camillo |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Owen Duggan Aspires to More Than Good-natured Kiddie Popnew
I haven't even met Duggan yet, and already my conscience has gotten the best of me. The man is a music minister at a local church, an accomplished children's musician, a devoted family man, and I've invited him to where else but the booze-filled, smoke-tinged dregs of happy hour in the Alamo City.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Real ID Act Leads to a Civil-rights Nightmare on the Bordernew
To date, DHS has issued five waivers for "expeditious" implementation of the Secure Fence Act, including last April Fool's no-joke waiver of 36 federal acts along with "all federal, state, or other laws, regulations and legal requirements of, deriving from, or related to the subject of" those laws, from California to Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Nat Stone |
09-03-2008 |
Immigration
The Shaky Hands Want You to Reconsider 'Rock'new
The Shaky Hands happen to be Portland's best rock band, a reputation cemented with their jubilant new record Lunglight—a joint release between Holocene Music and Kill Rock Stars.
Willamette Week |
Michael Mannheimer |
09-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Thin New Book Builds a Thin, Old Case Against the Chemical Industrynew
Nena Baker, a former investigative reporter for The Oregonian, has written a slim volume about toxins in the environment that builds an even slimmer case against the chemical industry.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
09-03-2008 |
Nonfiction
Summer's Over: The New Horse Feathers Album has Droppednew
Listen closely underneath the handpicked guitar and buttery voice of frontman Justin Ringle and you might detect the spatter of raindrops or the crackle of a fire.
Willamette Week |
Robert Ham |
09-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Horse Feathers, House With No Home
Discovering the Bbest of Pica's 2008 TBA Fest.new
Here are our top TBA picks, organized thematically.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Movies
Tags: film festivals
Slavoj Zizek on 'Violence'new
In this book, he argues that in addition to the “subjective” violence we normally associate with the term (backstabbing, slap fights, waterboarding), there is an additional “objective” violence inscribed into our language and politics.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: violence, Slavoj Zizek
Are Portland Students Buying P.E. Credits?new
More than 100 high-school students in Portland Public Schools will opt out of their state-required physical-education classes this year. Instead, many of them will earn their P.E. credits from an alternative operation called Quest Schools, based in Tigard.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
09-03-2008 |
Education
OMFG It's MusicFest NorthWest!new
Consider this the liner notes from behind the scenes of this festival, detailing the 1,000 little decisions made over the past 360 days that culminate in MFNW's music-packed, sweat-soaked, four-day run.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Concerts
Hurricane Gustav Hides Evidence of Melting Arctic Sea Icenew
If Hurricane Gustav had struck New Orleans with full force, what would that have told us about the scale and speed of climate change?
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-03-2008 |
Commentary
Violent South American Thieves are Stealing Millions in Precious Gemsnew
For years, South Florida has been one of the worst areas in the nation for jewelry theft. Now the South American Theft Group Intelligence Network wants to join law enforcement agencies in taking on gangs of illegal Colombian immigrants terrorizing jewelers across the US with near-impunity.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Brantley Hargrove |
09-03-2008 |
Economy
A Look at Rielle Hunternew
How local scandal begets national scandal in the charged world of Fort Lauderdale politics and business.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
09-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Call Bullshit on Conservatives' Tired Argument About Democrats and Tax Increasesnew
The Republican argument about the Democrat always boils down to one thing.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
09-03-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: 2008 presidential election, Taxes
