AltWeeklies Wire
Canadian Health Care System Faces Its Flawsnew
New reports offer the most radical rethinks of Canadian health policy in 40 years, with an emphasis on "health determinants" -- social, economic and environmental factors.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-06-2008 |
Science
Bikes Liberate Toronto Expresswaynew
On May 30, three hundred cyclists formed a critical mass to hijack Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway.
NOW Magazine |
David Thomson |
06-06-2008 |
Transportation
A Conversation with Errol Morris About the Abu Ghraib Atrocitiesnew
Errol Morris discusses Standard Operating Procedure and the way the Abu Ghraib scandal turned into a misleading and misunderstood episode: a "false narrative: false villains, false heroes, false everything."
INDY Week |
Douglas Vuncannon |
06-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tennessee Fords' Legal Troubles Continuenew
In the long-running epic series The United States v. The Fords of Memphis, John Ford is about to reclaim the starring role.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-06-2008 |
Politics
Finding Herself in Cajun Countrynew
Journalist Rheta Grimsley Johnson writes a long love letter to her adoptive home in Louisiana's Cajun Country.
The Memphis Flyer |
John Branston |
06-06-2008 |
Nonfiction
'Sex and the City' Movie Strictly for the Fansnew
Sex and the City in movie form comes with all the delights, pitfalls and plot twists of a full season of the HBO series.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Harrington |
06-06-2008 |
Reviews
Colorful Characters of Memphisnew
Profiled are some of the characters who make the Bluff City unique: an artist, an entertainer, a preacher, and a protester.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
06-06-2008 |
Culture
USA’s New Procedural Marshals Little Excitementnew
Procedural fans looking for something new this summer probably won’t mind Sight’s mediocrity, and it does at least make an effort to shed some light on an area of police work that’s underrepresented in TV and movies—and generally depicted from the criminal’s perspective if it’s showcased at all. The more these similar shows fill the cable airwaves, though, the harder each one will have to work to distinguish itself. And in that respect, In Plain Sight clearly falls short.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
06-05-2008 |
TV
'Swingtown' is Both Timid and Titillatingnew
With the sexual revolution in full swing, so to speak, the show's adventurous suburbanites explore such racy activities as group sex and partner-swapping, while their teenage kids do some experimenting of their own.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
06-05-2008 |
TV
Film Should've Remained in Shallow Waternew
Though the title implies otherwise, Bra Boys is neither an ’80s sex romp nor a cross-dressing exposé. The documentary does, however, concern porn: the little-known genre of wave porn, specifically.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Julie Seabaugh |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bra Boys, Sunny Abberton
Why Are the Sex Pistols Only Playing Las Vegas?new
Before beginning a 25-date European and Japanese summer tour, the reunited U.K. punk godfathers—original lineup: Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook—will perform once in the U.S. Not in New York City. Or Los Angeles. But in Las Vegas, at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Considering the band’s 2003 gig at the same venue didn’t even sell out, we’re wondering why.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Spencer Patterson |
06-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Maloof Music Releases First Albumnew
For the past four years, the Maloof brothers have listened to demos from enough bands to fill every room in their Palms hotel. None impressed enough to earn a spot on their Maloof Music label. Until now.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Spencer Patterson |
06-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Light It Up, Rev Theory
Yucca Mountain: A Project Only Toxic Avengers Could Lovenew
Today, the office of Nevada Attorney General and Executive Cougar of state law, Catherine Cortez Mastro, filed a formal petition asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to reject the DOE's application for a license to build the enormous-friggin' nuclear waste dump 90 miles north of the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson |
06-05-2008 |
Environment
Jacques Rivette Adapts a Classic of French Realist Fictionnew
The Duchess of Langeais is a work of extraordinarily subtle beauty and concentrated meaning.
Shirlette Ammons' New Collections of Poetry and Music Get Personalnew
Shirlette Ammons—a Durham multimedia artist who will simultaneously release a book of her poetry and an EP of her music next week—gives both the musical and literary interpretations of her words equal prominence. Working together, the forms yield a rich picture of Ammons.
INDY Week |
Chris Toenes |
06-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
