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The Question Isn't 'Why Make Another X-Files Movie,' but Rather, 'Why Not'?new
The thrill is gone, but we shouldn't discount the place for epilogues and endings in pop culture. Now a couple, Mulder and Scully discuss and banter some more (and it's a lot more interesting than conversations about the mortgage or taking out the garbage), and they get to ride off into the sunset.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
07-25-2008 |
Reviews
Does Vermont Have What it Takes to Go it Alone?new
It's an ideal time for renewed talk about self-sufficiency in Vermont -- about building the network of food and energy and culture that would make us far less vulnerable to the kind of shocks headed our way. But that is not what's happening, and the movement for a more independent Vermont is stuck in neutral, though with signs it might be about ready to kick into at least low gear.
Seven Days |
Bill McKibben |
07-25-2008 |
Politics
iPod DJs, Party Models, and Other People, Things and Ideas Whose Time is Upnew
The over it issue: Our sampling of people, things, ideas and trends that have passed their freshness date.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Staff |
07-25-2008 |
Culture
How to Talk to a Tranny (Yes, Even This Headline Would be Considered Offensive)new
Terms commonly used to describe transgender men and women fall into a gray area. Is it okay to call someone a transvestite? How do you determine a transgender person's preferred pronoun -- he or she -- without being offensive?
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
07-25-2008 |
Sex
Respect is Earned, Not Expectednew
How are we to convince young men to respect us when we don’t respect ourselves?
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
McCain's Economic Brainnew
The economy is fine, pronounced the economic doctor; people have just fallen into a mental recession.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Hightower |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
Spam Before Catastrophenew
“Whoa! I need to curb my speech before some cartoonist publishes a satirical illustration of JoJo and me fist-bumping while the American flag burns.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
07-24-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Rising Independent Voters are Really the Decidersnew
As California secretary of state Debra Bowen has tracked the increasing trend of declining to state party affiliation, presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain are probably paying attention, too.
Sacramento News & Review |
Greg Lucas |
07-24-2008 |
Politics
Summer in the Citynew
An odd-couple pairing between a teenage pot dealer and the shrink with whom he trades weed for sessions anchors this story about coming of age in New York City during the Nineties.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Wackness, Jonathan Levine
Ice-age Excursion From German Visionary Werner Herzog.new
Filmmaker Werner Herzog is legendary for his tireless quests to capture mankind’s attempt to conquer the unconquerable. From the title character, a Spanish soldier, in Aguirre, the Wrath of God who makes a ruthless march toward the city of gold to the real-life jungle prisoner Dieter Dengler in Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Herzog’s subjects first must be humbled before they can be redeemed.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Batman and the Audacity of Hopenew
For a guy whose business card could read “Guardian of Gotham City,” Batman sure spends lot of time hanging around Camelot. Twice in the last four decades, an outpouring of Batmania has reflected the public’s desire for political renewal; the first time, as that dream collapsed, and now as its latter-day incarnation teeters on the precipice between victory and disillusionment.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-24-2008 |
Movies
Cooper the Cobra Still Knows Where to Bitenew
Alice Cooper’s career longevity is a testament to the power of artistic detachment. Ever since he became one of the first celebs to check himself into rehab (back when it was still called “the asylum”), Vincent Furnier has realized that his livelihood and sanity depend on treating his ghoulish alter ego as a business tool to be trotted out when it’s expedient and sent straight back into the closet when it isn’t.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alice Cooper, Along Came a Spider
Happytown Writes an Unpublished Response and Gets Ready for Extreme Baseballnew
Two weeks ago, this news paper published a report on the Orlando Police Department’s weak-kneed approach to disciplining its own (“Might makes right,” July 10). We got plenty of responses, but didn’t hear a peep from Orlando Police Chief Val Demings.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman | Billy Manes | Deanna Morey |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
Tear Your Knee, Wrench Your Back, Pirouette: Dancing at the San Francisco Balletnew
Pain is not the ballet dancer's friend, but it is his or her constant companion. The majority of a dancer's day is a high-energy quest to twist oneself into a series of poses and steps seemingly designed to belie the mechanics of the human body.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
07-24-2008 |
Performance
First Shotnew
Don’t you love it when a corporate Cyclops blinks? Marvel Films has reportedly reached a deal with director Jon Favreau for Iron Man 2, after having made some threatening noises that the sequel might be going on without him.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-24-2008 |
Movies
