AltWeeklies Wire
Holy War Over Pornnew
Let's discuss Focus on the Family's unhappiness with adult movies on Marriott hotel TVs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
05-23-2008 |
Commentary
We Take the District Attorney John Newsome Challengenew
After our DA quaffed 11 beers in five hours, but claimed to be fine to drive, we had to investigate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
05-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Breeders Return to Basics with 'Mountain Battles'new
"When you're on a major label, you have a responsibility to appeal to everybody. Sex sells, so get ready to pose; get ready to smile; get ready to show some skin," Kelley Deal says. "What I think is weird is if you’re on a major and you complain about that [responsibility], then you're full of shit because you know what that means."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Federal Regulators Crack Down on Egregious Credit Card Industry Practicesnew
Under proposed rules, card companies would have to give consumers more time to make payments before charging late fees. If a bill carries two different interest rates, card issuers would be barred from applying payments to the lower interest charge first. They also would be limited in raising the interest rate on an outstanding balance.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
05-23-2008 |
Economy
Atmosphere Explores Other Folks' Lives in First Personnew
When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold is "dedicated to all dads," bracketed by the sounds from a child's music box, and focused on the lives of girls and women.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-23-2008 |
Reviews
Steven Kurutz Goes Behind the Scenes with Tribute Bandsnew
Like a Rolling Stone concerns itself largely with Kurutz's experience touring with two Stones tribute bands, Sticky Fingers and Canada's own Blushing Brides. The dramatic core of the book is the bitter and bizarre rivalry between two aging Mick-divas, Fingers' frontman Glen Carroll (pictured on the cover of the book) and Montreal-born Maurice Raymond.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-23-2008 |
Nonfiction
Roller Grrls
The biker-bitch stereotype doesn’t fit the new generation of roller derby girls. They can be sensitive, they can play smash-mouth, and maybe you’re just jealous
The Inlander |
Michael Bowen |
05-23-2008 |
Sports
The McCain Campaign's Ties to Burma's Military Regimenew
McCain personally selected Doug Goodyear to organize this summer's Republican convention. But Goodyear resigned last week, after Newsweek reported that the consultant's company helped create a positive image of Burma's military junta in the U.S. Goodyear's associate Doug Davenport, also resigned from McCain's campaign after news of the DCI-Myanmar-McCain connection surfaced.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Politics
Islands Sail into 'Arm's Way'new
Islands have transformed from Nick Thorburn and a revolving door of guest stars into a cohesive group with a stable future.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The World According to Monsanto' Investigates the Agricultural Giantnew
The extent of the Monsanto corporation's evildoing, and how they've been able to get away with it for so long, is the subject of the scrupulous, thorough and damning new film from French director Marie-Monique Robin, who's published a companion book of the same title.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Benjamin Nugent Takes a Hard Look at the Nerdsnew
Nugent dutifully tracks the origins of both the word and the aesthetic, in a two-part book that first examines the history of the nerd, and then wraps up with a less-interesting series of case studies of nerd subcultures.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallet |
05-23-2008 |
Nonfiction
Indiana Jones Wants You Damn Kids to Get off His Lawn!new
Harrison Ford is, once again, funny and tough and cool, able to crack a bullwhip and punch out a stooge with the best of 'em. But the film doesn't feel the same. There's CG and sci-fi.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
05-23-2008 |
Reviews
Chaucer Barnes Creates Big Expectationsnew
As he describes himself while fronting the live hip-hop band Copacrescent, on their new release So Selective, "Chaucer Barnes is the new truth."
The Portland Mercury |
Graham Barey |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Minnesota Offers Treatment to Vets Who Commit Crimesnew
Minnesota became the second state in the nation to pass a sentence-mitigation bill for veterans facing criminal prosecution who suffer from combat related mental health disorders.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
05-23-2008 |
War
The Return of Swervedrivernew
The seminal shoegazer band was coated with 10 years of dust when they took the stage at Coachella last month.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
05-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
