AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the Folks Behind the San Diego County Fair Foodnew
Fair food is famous. "Notorious" is probably a better word. As if deep-fried Twinkies and frybread weren't enough, this year, Koolickles (Kool-Aid-marinated pickles), deep-fried SPAM and deep-fried frog legs were added to the menu.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Corkscrew: Frankly Frenchnew
Don't be fooled by the German trappings
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Scary Books for Summertime Readingnew
Curl up with a few blood-curdling accounts of what is happening to America: Scott McClellan's What Happened, Vincent Bugliosi's The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Sheldon Wolin's Democracy, Inc.: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism, and Elliot D. Cohen's The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
06-25-2008 |
Books
Tags: Vincent Bugliosi, Scott McClellan, democracy, political books, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, What Happened, Elliot D. Cohen, Inc.: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism, Sheldon Wolin, The Last Days of Democracy: How Big Media and Power-Hungry Government Are Turning America into a Dictatorship
'Wanted' is Pure Popcorn Entertainmentnew
What is surprising is that it's also one of the most appealing movies of its kind since The Matrix, a blend of kinetic style, incredible special effects and mild social commentary that succeeds as pure popcorn entertainment.
San Diego CityBeat |
Todd Kroviak |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
What's Going On in Zimbabwe?new
The latest African despot to lose his mind very publicly and very destructively is 82-year-old Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. In what may be an unprecedented event in the history of dictatorship, Mugabe rigged this year's presidential and parliamentary elections but still lost.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andi |
06-25-2008 |
Commentary
'War, Inc.' has Flashes of Brilliancenew
It features parodies that are dead on, but all told it's scattered, tackling too many subjects and ideas -- including the Iraq War, the Bush administration, Dick Cheney, Halliburton, Blackwater, the CIA, the media and celebrity worship, to name just a few.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
Modey Lemon Drops 'Season of Sweets' After an Extended Breaknew
Three years have passed since Pittsburgh's spaced-out, punk-blues trio last released a proper studio album. It's a startling drought for a band that released its first three albums in a span of four years. But singer/guitarist Phil Boyd says the sabbatical was exactly what Modey Lemon needed.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
Ramon Hernandez Squeezes a History of Latino Music into His Apartmentnew
In the early 1960s, he began collecting literature, periodicals, recordings, photographs, and other memorabilia on Latinos in the music industry, from the crooners of the '40s to the rock 'n' rollers of the '50s to anyone who has ever been associated with Tejano, conjunto, and musica ranchera.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Roman de Gare' is a Story of Reversals and Revengenew
Claude Lelouch's Roman de Gare is full of deceitful characters, all unaware that they are making their way into a novel called God, the Other.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
06-25-2008 |
Reviews
Buying into Same-Sex Marriage is Rejecting Queer Strugglesnew
While San Francisco has a long history of sheltering dissident queer cultures of incendiary splendor, the rush for status within the status quo threatens to delegitimize everyone who isn't ready for the Leave It to Beaver lifestyle.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mattilda Sycamore Bernstein |
06-25-2008 |
LGBT
'The Venture Brothers': A Satire with Consistencynew
The brothers thumbs its nose at the absurdity of the Hardy Boys and Johnny Quest, showing the tremendous folly of seriously engaging in the rhetoric of Good vs. Evil. The world isn't black-and-white.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
06-25-2008 |
TV
'Ninja Gaiden II' Dials Down the Difficultynew
Ryu Harubasa's not the only one dialing down the difficulty a notch or two these days, embracing the zen of a somewhat easier path. Hell, some games even give you the option of switching to the kiddie table in the middle of dinner.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron R. Conklin |
06-25-2008 |
Video Games
Dwayne Johnson Drops Geological Nickname to Fashion New Image for 'Get Smart'new
The former WWE champion is a different man in pursuit of a different image.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pair that Burger with Winenew
The notion of promoting wines as burger partners had its almost-perverse appeal.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Did Hannah Bea's Close Because of Gentrification?new
When the restaurant does shut down, owner Anita Smith will owe taxpayers $143,000. But don't expect contrition from Smith; she's far too angry at the Portland Development Commission and gentrification for the uncertainty she says is driving the closure.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
06-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
