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Newspapers Shrink as Veterans are Forced Out the Doornew
For South Florida readers, the newsroom cuts means one thing: less news. With reductions of more than 15 percent of staffs across the board, physical newspapers are rapidly shrinking, and the amount of local coverage available on the newspaper websites will decrease.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
07-01-2008 |
Media
Will the Democrats Blow It in November?new
Lately I've been having one of those anxiety dreams, the same one over and over. I'm glued to my recliner on election night, unable to move my eyes from the screen. As the results are posted, the outcome becomes clearer and the unthinkable has happened: John McCain has won and the long, painful national catastrophe that is the Bush administration will assuredly spiral downward for at least another four years.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
07-01-2008 |
Commentary
Psychostick Stays Serious About Being Funnynew
The Phoenix shtick-metal band Psychostick may be really dumb. Then again, the group could be really smart.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
07-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
After Work with a Fountain and Pumpkin, America Returns to the Roadnew
Part of what's interesting about the studio recordings for Here & Now is they involve an unlikely collaboration with co-producers Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and James Iha, the former guitarist with Smashing Pumpkins -- two artists associated with modern rock, not the kind of relaxed country pop for which America is known.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
07-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Screw 'Vacation,' Nirvana's in Your Own Backyardnew
Thankfully, Colorado is still stocked with ample open space, much of it within just an hour's drive. So when thinking about things to do this summer that won't cost you a ton of travel money, we had to put some hiking/biking/camping-type activities on the list.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
07-01-2008 |
Recreation
Michael Dante Wilson, Jan. 23, 1973-June 5, 2008new
To fans and peers in Baltimore music, he was Mr. Wilson, a charismatic rapper with the long-running group JI-900 and the organizer of countless concerts and events. But to perhaps an even greater number of people, Michael Dante Wilson was simply a warm and genuine human being.
Baltimore City Paper |
Al Shipley |
07-01-2008 |
Music
Young Novelists Navigate Ambition and Their 20s in Coming-of-Age Flick, 'Reprise'new
Although it has its moments, for the most part it is a shopworn story of young, well-off people who confuse celebrity with greatness and suffering with an unsatisfactory job.
Baltimore City Paper |
Martin L. Johnson |
07-01-2008 |
Reviews
German Director Matthias Glasner Crafts a Remarkably Human Examination of Fear and Desirenew
While its first 20 minutes, which include a lengthy, brutal rape scene, suggest leanings toward artsploitation, the rest of the movie, released straight to DVD this week, is sober and completely uninterested in shock value.
Baltimore City Paper |
Steve Erickson |
07-01-2008 |
Reviews
Environmentally-Friendly Burials Save More than One Kind of Greennew
Dienna Genther's coffins have an obvious marketing appeal to those seeking a "green" burial, something that has become increasingly popular over the last few years. Yet she emphasizes the reduced financial burden on the deceased and their families when explaining her business motives. She speaks soberly and doesn't come off as an idealist as much as she does a tradesperson.
Weekly Alibi |
Marquis Dufek |
07-01-2008 |
Environment
Mission of Burma Takes Its Earliest Successes on a Victory Lapnew
To promote the reissues, the band is devoting its live shows to playing Signals and Vs. in their entirety, offering the EP and the album on alternating nights.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
07-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Inaugural Philadelphia Independent Film Festival Programs Honest-to-goodness Indie Filmsnew
Coming as it does in between April's behemoth Philadelphia Film Festival and July's ever-expanding Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, the Independent Film Fest has to be looked at as David next to a pair of well-established Goliaths.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
07-01-2008 |
Movies
Web of Hummer Hatred: The Monster Truck Wars are Over, and the Greens Wonnew
By almost any measure, the Hummer haters have won. These behemoths are languishing on the sales floor. General Motors, which owns the Humvee brand, says sales in the first half of 2008 were about half of what they were at the 2006 peak of 71,524.
New Haven Advocate |
Adam Bulger |
07-01-2008 |
Transportation
Rock Posters Supreme: The Scoop on Detroit's Emerging Artistsnew
There's an emerging crew of graphic artists who, in this MySpace age of ease, still opt to equip themselves with Sharpies, scissors and spray cans, sketching, screen-printing and staring at their computer screens for hours each night.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
07-01-2008 |
Art
DNA Points to Perp in Rape for Which Wrong Man Did Timenew
Five years ago, Ken Wyniemko was released from the Michigan prison system, exonerated after a decade behind bars for a rape that DNA evidence concluded he did not commit. On Wednesday, police confirmed that a match has been made to the DNA collected at the scene of the 1994 Macomb County rape for which Wyniemko was arrested, convicted and incarcerated.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
07-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Outlook is Bleak for Man Who Claims He Was Falsely Convictednew
Things aren't looking too good for Fredrick Freeman, who is serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of Scott Macklem in Port Huron. He's exhausted his state appeals and now has filed a habeas petition in U.S. District Court in Detroit. That case is still pending.
Metro Times |
Staff |
07-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
