AltWeeklies Wire
The Something Store Restores Suspense to the Webnew
While we may enjoy the detailed Mapquest directions, the thorough Hotels.com reviews, the "most e-mailed" New York Times articles, we still yearn for mystery, too. Or at least the idea of mystery. And that's why the Something Store exists. For $10, shipping included, this online enterprise will send you something in a plain brown package with a large question mark on it.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
07-07-2008 |
Tech
Mira Aroyo of Ladytron on 'Velocifero'new
Co-fronting femmebot Aroyo, the Bulgarian beauty behind much of the group's goth-electro image and lyrical mystique, opens up about adrenalin addiction, teen flicks and the non-influence of Duran Duran.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
07-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ladytron, Velocifero
What's Being Done, or Left Undone, When Soldiers Come Home with Problems?new
Hundreds of local soldiers are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them on extended tours and second or third deployments. The longer the wars continue, the higher the probability of more cases like Matthew Sepi's.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
07-07-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, PTSD, veterans, Afghanistan, murder, mental illness, war & peace, combat trauma, Matthew Sepi
Alt.health: Zenning Out to Your iPod Can be Your Sonic Medsnew
Studies over the last few years suggest -- though, some say, don't truly prove -- that melodic aural stimulation has an effect on healing, from reducing pain in premature babies and speeding recovery for stroke victims to reducing stress.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
07-07-2008 |
Advice
Ecoholic: Fireworks Trash the Planetnew
I've always wondered whether fireworks are polluting. Any idea?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-07-2008 |
Advice
20 Fabulous Toronto Fringe Showsnew
Here, in chronological order, are some of the highlights from nearly two decades of Toronto Fringe-going.
NOW Magazine |
Jon Kaplan and Glenn Sumi |
07-07-2008 |
Theater
'When Did You Last See Your Father?' Floats Along Unconvincinglynew
If it were more maudlin, it'd be a cheesy TV movie, but then it might at least have greater feeling to it.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
07-07-2008 |
Reviews
'I Love Money' is Exactly What it Sounds Like: Patheticnew
With I Love Money, even the pretense of looking for a personal connection has been abandoned. The title brazenly declares the true intentions of just about anyone who goes on a reality TV show (look for Please Pay Attention to Me, coming soon).
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
07-07-2008 |
TV
Is John McCain Hoping for a Terror Threat?new
Nobody said that John McCain was hoping for a terrorist attack on the United States, but that is the implicit accusation he is denying when he talks about "working tirelessly" to prevent an attack. And that superficial and pathetic exchange of views is probably the closest that the United States is going to come to a genuine debate on security issues during this entire election campaign.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-07-2008 |
Commentary
Is Dissent Patriotic? Sometimes It Is, Sometimes It Isn'tnew
If you're a dissenter, ask not, "Is dissent patriotic?" Ask whether you are patriotic.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
07-07-2008 |
Commentary
B.S. Johnson's 'The Unfortunates' is Resurrectednew
In his unique 1969 narrative The Unfortunates (New Directions) finally published in May for the first time in the United States, Johnson pursued the question of how creating a novel that would not be bound by conventions might necessitate a book that would not even be bound between covers.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
07-07-2008 |
Fiction
Commie Girl: Happy Birthday U.S.A.!new
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, masters of evil John Yoo and David Addington pop back up, like Jason or a platter of undercooked pork, to tell the U.S. Congress how much they'd really like to take that water and pour it over your blindfolded and Saran-wrapped face.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Schoenkopf |
07-07-2008 |
Commentary
Iowa Dispatch: After the Floodnew
It goes without saying that these floods are double-edged swords. But unlike, say, wildfires that destroy houses in California or tornadoes that level mobile homes in Arkansas, there are compelling reasons why everybody should take an interest in last month's Iowa floods.
Murder on Sheppard Air Force Base?new
Four months ago Blanca Luna was found stabbed to death in her room on the base. Her family still doesn't know who killed her or why -- or what the military knows about it.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
07-07-2008 |
War
Fighting for Green Technologies ... and Some Venture Capital, Pleasenew
The flow of capital toward alternative energy and other green technologies has risen from a trickle to a torrent which last year equaled tens of billions of dollars. Much of that money comes off one street in Silicon Valley, and the Bay Area has already become a green tech hub. But the Southland is also a potential center of the emerging industry. We looked into a few of the mad scientists hoping to do well, do good, and do the hustle.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Nathaniel Page |
07-07-2008 |
Environment
