AltWeeklies Wire
Activist Hits the Seats at the Rose Bowl to Raise Funds for Outward Boundnew
Starting from the nosebleed section and spiraling down to the most highly coveted seats at the Rose Bowl, 56-year-old activist Jim "Mouth" Purol will not stop sitting and standing until his sweaty backside has touched all 92,542 seats.
Pasadena Weekly |
Liz Hedrick |
07-14-2008 |
Economy
Springfield's Teenagers Say There was Nothing to Do Here Until Rico Came Alongnew
Rico Perkins saw the need for a safe place in for teenagers to blow off steam. A few years ago the self-described former nerd cut his hair, danced his way to hippest-kid-in-school status, and threw a party for his friends. Since that first success Rico has become one of the most popular promoters for Springfield's under-21 crowd in memory.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
07-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney Poised to Capture Green Party Nominationnew
Here's the skinny on McKinney: No issue is too uncomfortable, no viewpoint too controversial.
Illinois Times |
R. L. Nave |
07-14-2008 |
Politics
Even If You Hate Anchovies, You'll Probably Love Bagna Caudanew
The ingredients for the traditional Italian bagna cauda are garlic, anchovies, and olive oil.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
For Barbecue Ribs, Go Low and Slownew
And don't forget to brine the meat.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
Everything You Need to Know About Scallops, Including a Summertime Recipenew
Scallops should have barely any odor at all; what odor there is should be clean and fresh, like an ocean breeze.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
07-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Journey to the Center of the Earth': Lava Trampsnew
The new version of this Jules Verne classic provides gentle fun, but without the 3-D visual effects "comin' right at ya," this journey's center will not hold.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Women of 'Jellyfish' are an Amorphously Defined Lotnew
This prize-winning Israeli film is set in contemporary Tel Aviv and is both a realistic and magical portrait of contemporary women.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
The Comics' Big Red One Provides Superhero Funnew
Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
'Before the Rains': Tea for Twonew
This story about life and love in southern India during the twilight of British rule is exquisitely photographed but emotionally overwrought.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Before the Rains, Santosh Sivan
'Generation Kill' Author Evan Wright Talks Ass Time, Crack Highs and Why Roadblocks Killnew
Wright, who wrote parts of the script and was involved in other aspects of the production, has invited me over before the series debut for a private screening. But though we started the show more than a half-hour ago, we haven't gotten very far -- five minutes in at best. Despite apologetically promising to let me watch, Wright keeps pausing the DVD to offer behind-the-scenes tidbits that suddenly evolve into fascinating non sequiturs and counterintuitive spiels about the war. I'm not complaining.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
07-11-2008 |
TV
Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew
Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Heath Ledger's Final Days Among the Massesnew
Birthed in a big loft in midtown Manhattan by one Los Angeleno, Amato, and one New Yorker, Jon Ramos, in 2002, the collective was transformed in the fall of 2006, when the members set up shop in Hollywood, and Amato's longtime friend, Heath Ledger, started channeling some of his creative energy, and eventually, money, into the company. It was at the Masses that Ledger and his peers converged around a notion; taught each other how to shoot, light and edit; plotted out music and record labels; and sought to develop a little engine of creativity.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
07-11-2008 |
Movies
Letter to the Editor Sparks International Dog Rescuenew
Through the Internet, the locally focused Athens (Ohio) News and an Athens legal-aid attorney had roles in triggering an international rescue operation that plucked six abandoned mutts off a deserted Greek island on July 5.
The Athens NEWS |
Terry Smith |
07-11-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Miami's Torche Take Heavy Music to a New Extreme ... of Popnew
The recent Hydra Head signees have hooks in spades. Their new record, Meanderthal, lets their Beatles-esque harmonies come more to the fore, hovering over their downtuned onslaught of noise, doom, hardcore and pop.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
07-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
