AltWeeklies Wire
Iranian-American Comic Maz Jobrani Helps East Meet Westnew
From making fun of his heritage by saying Iranians refuse to be called anything but Persian (like the cat, he says) to teaching the crowd how to pronounce the current president’s name (Ahmed I'mma-need-a-job), Jobrani serves as a light-hearted diplomat in the ever-growing gap between the East and West.
Montreal Mirror |
Narcel X |
07-11-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Should Nevada's Ex-Felons Vote?new
In 2003, the state approved a provision to automatically restore voting rights for first-time, nonviolent felons immediately after completion of their sentence. However, the compromise state legislators forged to get the bill passed left a muddled mess with different stipulations depending on when the conviction occurred and the type of felony. Even the most eager to cast their vote this year can easily be deterred by the bureaucratic swamp they must wade through first.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Tovin Lapan |
07-11-2008 |
Politics
The Ten Best Burgers in Las Vegasnew
When it comes to burgers, everyone, it seems, has their preference, from how they like their meat cooked to the almost infinite number of permutations with regard to toppings. Here are 10 of my favorite burgers in the city, most of them less than $10, except for the sliders and the super deluxe Kobe burger at N9Ne.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Max Jacobson |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Conservative Strategist Sues Republican Congressional Hopeful in New Mexiconew
As Dan East prepares to battle against the Democratic Party's nominee, Ben Ray Lujan, and Independent Carol Miller for the seat currently occupied by US Rep. Tom Udall, he also faces a courtroom battle. Strategist Caroline George is suing him for $25,000 she says he owes her.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
07-11-2008 |
Politics
Seun Kuti Carries His Father's Afrobeat Torchnew
The youngest son of Nigeria's legendary Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti, known for his own energetic and passionate performances, is convinced that you need to see him on stage.
Montreal Mirror |
Erin MacLeod |
07-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Stuff White People Like' Goes from Blog to Booknew
Something about SWPL already feels stale, as though the big thing missing on this list of 150 things, is #151, Stuff White People Like.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
07-11-2008 |
Fiction
Election '08: What Price Truth?new
The worst aspect of this race for president is that it bears out John Milton's maxim that truth comes into the world a bastard, heaping ignominy upon those who dare to speak it. Gen. Wesley Clark can attest to that.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
07-11-2008 |
Commentary
A Look at the Ecological Impacts of the Big Sur Wildfiresnew
Big Sur enthusiasts may be horrified to see the wildfires turn postcard-quality forests into black moonscapes. But scientists remind us that fire is a critical ingredient in Big Sur's fire-adapted beauty, and the ecological challenges arise less from the flames than from human meddling. As long as the wildfires are burning, their precise ecological impacts will be shrouded in smoke -- but experts do have a sense of how the flames will affect non-human life in Big Sur.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-11-2008 |
Disasters
No Citizenship May Mean No College for Some Longtime Arkansas Residentsnew
As a graduate of an Arkansas high school, Cecilia might have been eligible for in-state tuition until recently. The state high school diploma signaled residency; state schools are not required to gather information on citizenship from applicants. Then, after an AP article reported that undocumented students might be enrolled as residents, Gov. Mike Beebe directed the state Department of Higher Education to make sure colleges had stopped the practice.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
07-11-2008 |
Immigration
Saving Birds from Burning in Big Surnew
As the wildfire in Big Sur carpeted more and more of the region's steep coastal mountains, the biologists of Ventana Wildlife Society's condor rehabilitation project realized the uncontrolled blaze could prove deadly for eight condors contained in a large aviary directly within the fire's predicted path.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
07-11-2008 |
Disasters
Massacre in Moscow, Idahonew
A criminal profile of Jason Hamilton, a townie who launched a mass shooting in the college town of Moscow, Idaho in May 2007. First of two parts.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice, Jason Hamilton
Senate Candidate from Idaho Changes Name to Pro-Life, Grows Organicnew
Pro-Life, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by Sen. Larry Craig, is consistent to a point in his consideration of life. He is a vegetarian. He calls the U.S. occupation of Iraq an unjust war and equates it to murder—as in murdering unborn children. He's not keen on birth control, and has 15 children to show for it.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
07-10-2008 |
Politics
Large Questions Go Unanswered at Olympic Trialsnew
There were four "elephants on the track" at the Olympic Track & Field Team Trials: banned substances, corporate sponsorship, the shroud of ugliness over the Beijing Olympics and the way we deal with these underlying issues while simultaneously cheering on the U.S. athletes at the Trials and Summer Olympics.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
07-10-2008 |
Sports
Tags: China, Olympics, Eugene, Beijing, sports, essay, sports & fitness, Olympic Trials, doping, Nike
Coldplay: Wall Street's Favorite Bandnew
After three years between releases, Coldplay have returned with Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, in turn boosting EMI/Capitol Records' shares while reigniting debates worldwide over fruit-related baby names.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
07-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tilly and the Wall's Latest Taps Through Boundariesnew
O is a half-hour of foot-stomping, hand-clapping energy -- and not just metaphorically. "Pot Kettle Black" and "Poor Man's Ice Cream," two of the loudest and wildest songs, both have a stomp team providing the rhythm.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: O, Tilly and the Wall
