AltWeeklies Wire
Perusing the Pastnew
If history is always written by victors ... then what is the point?
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
08-21-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Late, Great Isaac Hayes: 1942-2008new
He's gone, all too soon. The powerfully built Hayes died Aug. 10, probably from a stroke, while working out on a treadmill in his suburban Memphis home. He was 65.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
08-21-2008 |
Music
Tags: Isaac Hayes
A Fake Campaign Turns a Bartender into a Real Candidate for D.C.'s Shadow Senate Seatnew
By using an obvious fraud -- the shadowy candidate -- as the mouthpiece for a sincere message -- the disenfranchisement of D.C. voters -- Damien Ober's videos poke fun at the duplicity of real politics. But the joke may have had the best of its makers.
Washington City Paper |
Angela Valdez |
08-21-2008 |
Politics
How to Act the Steve Coogan Way: An Interview with the 'Hamlet 2' Mannew
As a parody of inspirational teacher flicks, Hamlet 2 is a rousing success -- the type Mr. Holland would toss his opus for. It's almost completely due to Coogan.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
08-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Oddly, the Supporting Cast of 'The Rocker' Steals the Movienew
As the guy for whom time has stopped, Rainn Wilson is too often like the lead in a bad sitcom: not just foreshadowing some comedic business but practically outlining how the gag is going to play out.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
08-21-2008 |
Reviews
For All its Flaws, 'Mirrors' Offers Insight into an Intriguing Directornew
Director Alexandre Aja's films have been so mired in controversy that no one seems to notice how personal they are.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
08-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, Mirrors
Tomato Time is Here: Take Advantage of the Freshnessnew
Eat 'em like crazy while they're fresh, and then freeze or can the rest. You'll feel smug as you take tomatoes from your freezer in December and make a marinara worth remembering. You'll never, ever consume a shipped, out-of-season tomato again.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Christina Waters |
08-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ehrenreich's Latest Essays on Social and Economic Justice Are Truly Galvanizingnew
Erudite yet accessible and scathingly sardonic, the author of Nickel and Dimed has again written a book that seeks to stir the radical, class-conscious spirit of the American left -- and leave them both outraged and rolling in laughter.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Molly Zapp |
08-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
D.C.'s College Newspapers Are Thriving -- and Not Just Because of Sudokunew
Real newspapers are losing readers by the minute, especially those labeled "college-aged." Yet amid the industry death march its farm system thrives. According to a 2006 report in the Wall Street Journal, readership and revenue of college papers has generally held steady or grown in recent years.
Washington City Paper |
Alec Mouhibian |
08-21-2008 |
Media
A New Album and Opening for Coldplay Help Picture Atlantic Set Sailnew
Kleos is 14 tracks of beautiful rock music, coasting seamlessly from songs such as "Circe" and "Dove in the Clefts of Rock," reminiscent of Muse, Coldplay and the Velvet Teen, to "That's Just Me" and "Slip Into the Sea," which evoke the sounds of Hot Hot Heat, the Bravery and All American Rejects.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Claire Young |
08-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kleos, Picture Atlantic
Six Weeks Exploring Greek Cuisinenew
Hardly anything grows in the chalky, volcanic soil on the Greek island of Santorini except grapes, grape tomatoes, wild capers, and small white eggplants.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tricia Childress |
08-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Belmont Playboys Close in on 20 Years of Musicnew
The band started in 1989, when Mike Hendrix and Jake Berger were hanging around at the Double Door Inn and decided to start a rockabilly band. Berger left the band after one year, but the band still goes on.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
08-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Belmont Playboys, One Night of Sin
Jesse Helms Reconsiderednew
Jesse Helms' career, I see now, was simply an exercise in nostalgia, a pining for the good old days and a worldview rooted in the gallantry of the Old South. Jesse, I fear, was probably one of the last remnants of the wonderful way of life he fought to the last to preserve.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
As Edwards Goes Down, He Takes the Media with Himnew
In the end, former Sen. John Edwards' affair was about a lot more than just sex. For the journalism profession, it may come to mark a historical turning point in which traditional journalists no longer set the national news agenda. And that's coming from some of the media outlets that deliberately ignored the story.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
John McCain, the U.S. and the Latest Russian Crisisnew
If Randy Scheunemann's Georgian connections provide even a scintilla of influence over a potential President McCain's decision on whether we go to war on that country's behalf, that is the very antithesis of democracy. But how many Americans are aware of any of this, as the news gulls continue regurgitating the myth of McCain as the strong and forthright policy expert?
INDY Week |
Derek Jennings |
08-21-2008 |
Commentary
