AltWeeklies Wire
Radovan Karadzic Arrest Recalls a Visit to Croatia and the Horrors of Warnew
I thought immediately of Novoselic and my time in Croatia when I heard the news that Radovan Karadzic had been arrested. I'd become intensely interested in the origins of the strife while abroad and picked up a copy of Misha Glenny's The Fall of Yugoslavia, which is how I learned about Karadzic's evildoings.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
07-30-2008 |
Commentary
Wall St. Demands Earth-Friendly Buildings, but Main St. Doesn'tnew
Demand for sustainable living remains low, and even during the height of the housing boom, homebuilders didn’t really go for the green. So why do executives and taxpayers demand environmentally sensitive buildings, and then go home to their wasteful old houses?
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
07-30-2008 |
Housing & Development
Experts Ponder the Future of Small-Town Daily Papersnew
It's not breaking news, but daily rags are taking a beating. If the information age isn't kind to "offline" products of the fourth estate in urban areas, what's happening with newsprint in other markets? With subscriptions and profit margins dwindling, what will be tomorrow's news for smaller-market dailies?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
07-30-2008 |
Media
'Lost Boys' Sequel Goes Straight to DVDnew
Though Corey Haim has a small part in Lost Boys: The Tribe, it's the Frog brothers (Corey Feldman and Jamison Newlander) who reprise their roles in this installment.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-30-2008 |
Reviews
Is Mumblecore Going Mainstream?new
The Duplass brothers are considered two of mumblecore's founding fathers, having made the strange, awkward and sweet film The Puffy Chair a couple of years ago. With their latest, Baghead, they've created something very different: the first mumblecore horror film.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-30-2008 |
Reviews
Can Obama Make Democrats Face Up to Economic Reality?new
There is no doubt that Obama would do a better job on the economy. But during these challenging and worrisome economic times he, and Democrats running for Congress, seem to be promising a lot -- the sky, in fact: less taxes for most people and more services for all. At the moment, it just does not add up.
Boston Phoenix |
Phoenix Editorial |
07-30-2008 |
Commentary
Paul Westerberg Drops the Biggest Format-busting Format Buster of the Digital Agenew
Westerberg released 49 through TuneCore, a digital-music delivery service, and since TuneCore charges artists only $9.99 a year per track (and 49 is technically only one track), Westerberg could simultaneously be looking at the lowest sales price and the greatest profit margin in the history of the music industry.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-30-2008 |
Music
Moodswing: Chick Pornnew
Making the trip worth it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-30-2008 |
Comedy
What Laura Says Brings Together Baroque Pop and Rustic Folknew
What Laura Says is really the product of two different bands -- an offbeat pop duo called What Laura Says Thinks and Feels, and a dirty blues trio, called the Expatriates.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why is Afghanistan Suddenly in the News Again?new
Egged on by the Democratic nominee, the president and the Republican candidate trying to succeed him are finally acknowledging that Afghanistan needs more U.S. troops if the Taliban is to be redefeated. But neither Republican acknowledges that the U.S. invasion of Iraq turned the War On Terror™ into a game of whack-a-mole.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-30-2008 |
Commentary
Spittin' Game: Unreal Tournament 3 and Guitar Hero: Aerosmithnew
Exploring space marines and the white-trash version of the Rolling Stones.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
07-30-2008 |
Video Games
Corkscrew: Taming Your Tanninsnew
Decanting — step by step.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
07-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Normally Restrained Critics Orgasm Over 2005 Bordeauxnew
The pundits have also posited that even the area's lesser lights benefited from both the vintage's extremely favorable growing conditions and constant improvements in viticulture and winemaking technique.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
07-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Tell No One': The Less You Know, the Bigger the Payoffnew
Being blindsided by the film’s clever twists, cold-sweat pursuits, tragic romance and stellar performances is a distinct cinematic pleasure.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
07-30-2008 |
Reviews
Fraser's 'The Reavers' Might be as Good as They Saynew
"This book is nonsense," the late George MacDonald Fraser writes in the introduction of his last book, The Reavers. "It's meant to be."
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
07-30-2008 |
Fiction
