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Slave Ship Enterprisenew
Cholly Bossman: “CEO’s log in the year of 2008 and 2/3: A couple of corporate supervisors and I made a surprise inspection of Crunchie Burga World’s Food Distribution Warehouse, a place where processed Crunchie Burga World food items and products—such as Crunchie Burgers and Blackened Crispy Fries—are packaged and sent to Crunchie Burga World ghetto franchises nationwide.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
08-26-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Madison Seeks MOH-Better Muzaknew
The city of Madison is moving forward with a plan to drop the hideous, heinous, god-awful hold music on the city's phone system.
Can You Copyright Stage Direction?new
Lawsuits over Urinetown haven't helped decide the matter.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-26-2008 |
Theater
Don't Bet on Getting into Obama's Thursday Speech Without Ticketsnew
So, you want to see Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech Thursday at Invesco Field, but didn't get tickets. You wonder: Is there hope of getting in? The short answer is ... well, there isn't a short answer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-26-2008 |
Politics
Let's Hope Denver's Memories Aren't Akin to 1968 in Chicagonew
As political gatherings go, you get the feeling they'll be talking about the 2008 Democratic National Convention for years to come. And not necessarily in a negative way, as has been typical of conventions that wind up being memorable.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
08-26-2008 |
Commentary
'Father' is a Bittersweet Look Backnew
Dear old dad takes another left hook to the chin in When Did You Last See Your Father? -- well, not a hook so much as a series of jabs.
1968: A Wild Time in Madisonnew
Like the rest of the nation, the Wisconsin capital was awash in chaos, confusion, confrontation and change.
Will Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Musicians Strike?new
After seven bargaining sessions, the WCO's 34 core musicians and the WCO aren't close to hammering out the terms of a new contract. In fact, musician representative Todd Jelen says that the players became so discouraged with the WCO's unwillingness to bargain on key issues they requested that a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service join the proceedings.
The Templeton Foundation: Strange Lab Partnersnew
God, science and a $1.6 million prize intersect in a suburban office park.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Alicia Puglionesi |
08-26-2008 |
Religion
Police Vets of the 1968 DNC Get Their Say in 'Battleground Chicago'new
First published in 2004 but reissued in paperback last May, in time for this summer’s round-number anniversary, Frank Kusch's Battleground Chicago tells the story of the infamous "police riot" at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. But here's a first: it's told from the cops' point of view.
Chicago Reader |
Barry Wightman |
08-26-2008 |
Nonfiction
Big Sean May be Detroit's 'Next Big Thing'new
"I just feel like everything is going well," Sean beams. "I'm still under 21. Everything comes in due time. I realize that, so I'm just happy. After all, what young rapper wouldn't want to be sign to the biggest artist in the world at Def Jam?"
Metro Times |
William E. Ketchum III |
08-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Can Cole Hamels Save the Phillies?new
It's a cliche, but with great power comes great responsibility. As Hamels -- mild-mannered, injury-prone, 24 and playing for a contract on a veteran team -- emerges as the Phillies' clear ace, the time for him to assume that responsibility has come.
Philadelphia City Paper |
E. James Beale |
08-26-2008 |
Sports
Connecticut Tax Dollars Subsidize a Film Industry That Doesn't Need the Helpnew
The state is betting a small fortune on Connecticut becoming a viable home to the film industry, offering production companies the most generous tax breaks in the country and paying film union members upwards of half a million dollars to train a hundred or so people to do film jobs they may never get.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
08-26-2008 |
Movies
On the Ground at the DNC: The Weekend and Monday AMnew
The Dems are on the warpath to prove that they can connect with average Americans and change the course of this country for the better while their radical opponents on the street are preparing to tell the world that the Democrats are just one side of the same coin.
The Athens NEWS |
Mike Ludwig |
08-25-2008 |
Politics
Is the DragonForce Joke Getting Old?new
Take away the absurdly fast tempos, the wacky solos, and the glam-metal attitude, and you’re left with old-fashioned butt rock. And didn’t we all collectively purge ourselves of butt rock two decades ago?
Washington City Paper |
Arthur Delaney |
08-25-2008 |
Reviews
