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Yup, Meryl Streep Can Sing ABBAnew
The album's a comprehensive affair featuring the vocal talents of the big-name cast, including Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and newish-comer Amanda Seyfried in a role Mean Girls star and triple-threat-wannabe Lindsay Lohan would most likely kill for.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
07-21-2008 |
Reviews
Meet the Biodynamic Dairy Behind Seven Stars Farmnew
In practice, biodynamics require almost complete reliance on farm products to support the 70-cow herd. The cows feed on pasture from spring through fall, and the dairy also grows spelt, sorghum and hay to feed the cows through the winter, when fresh pasturage is unavailable.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dan Packel |
07-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
'First City Review' Brings a Bit of Lit to Phillynew
If you think about Philadelphia the way some natives do, you might not think it's the best place to start a new literary magazine. But Michael Pollock, editor of the stellar new First City Review, out of Northern Liberties, thinks differently.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
07-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Wisconsin Rep. Faces Little-Known Challenger This Fallnew
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) has an opponent this fall, though you may not have heard much about him. Peter Theron, a Republican from Madison, entered the race late.
Iran Calls U.S.'s Bluff on Attacknew
This explains the bravado of Iran's little propaganda show on July 9, when it test-launched a number of ballistic missiles, including one that has the ability to carry a nuclear weapon and the range to strike Israel. This elicited the usual veiled threats of an attack on Iran from both Washington and Jerusalem, but the Iranians don't believe them any more.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-21-2008 |
International
Fleet Foxes is Closing the Generation Gapnew
The Seattle quintet embodies the new pan-generational trend in indie music.
Isthmus |
Rich Albertoni |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fleet Foxes
ChiRunning is a New Approach to Running Injury-Freenew
What if all -- or even most -- of those running injuries you've sustained over the years were attributable to poor biomechanics? What if someone suggested a running technique that could forestall a recurrence of your Achilles tendonitis or plantar fasciitis, relieve your chronic knee and ankle pain and help prevent more muscle pulls?
Beck and Danger Mouse Collaboration Sounds Satisfyingly Dense and Intricatenew
But despite its unusual touches, the recording gives off a somewhat musty scent.
'Indestructible': Living with ALS for the World to Seenew
Ben Byer died just weeks before the theatrical premiere of his documentary about fighting the disease.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
07-21-2008 |
Movies
The Man Who Makes the Pitchfork Music Festival Happennew
Mike Reed's best known as the guy who assembles indie rock's favorite festival, but in his spare time he performs miracles for the local jazz scene.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
07-21-2008 |
Music
The Prairie Spies Put Fun Firstnew
The Chicago band makes music for the best possible reason -- and you can hear it on Surplus Enjoyment.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Page Six is a Long Way from Black Tide's South Florida Homenew
It's safe to assume it was the first time a bunch of West Kendallites appeared in the New York Post's infamous gossip column. And it's especially notable because they did so for indirectly inciting a minor riot in L.A. alongside a famously celebrated, then disgraced, then semi-redeemed memoirist.
Miami New Times |
Arielle Castillo |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Play-N-Skillz Cements Its Reputation as a Production Team with Lil Wayne's Latest Singlenew
So can Dallas get some respect as a source for hip-hop?
Dallas Observer |
Pete Freedman |
07-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Radio Show Host Howard Garrett Pushed Dallas to the Center of the Organic Gardening Movementnew
In 1989 when Garrett launched his first garden show on WBAP-820 AM, the "chemical-pusher" language barely matched the level of invective hurled at him by detractors. This was one tough town for an organic gardener.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
07-21-2008 |
Gardening
'The Dark Knight': Batman for the 21st Centurynew
It's not just about good and evil anymore -- it's about order and chaos.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
07-21-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
