AltWeeklies Wire
Don't Eat Meat? Don't Starve at This Summer's Cookoutsnew
After far too many nothing-but-corn-on-the-cob July Fourths, our day has arrived. We are invited to the cookout. Heck, grab the briquettes. Maybe we're even hosting it.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
05-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Cohousing Creates Community (and Density)new
Central Virginia's first cohousing development is springing up. As it does so, its proponents battle misconceptions of what it is and the argument that the development, Blue Ridge Cohousing, was just too dense.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
05-22-2008 |
Housing & Development
If the New York Times Disappears, Will the World Survive?new
There is no Me Decade, no Free Decade, no E! Decade. Newspapers aren't dying. Television didn't destroy the movie business, movies didn't destroy books, books didn't destroy cave paintings. The sky isn't falling and Gay Talese will get everything he needs via fax and the future isn't going to be so bad, really, because it turns out the future is now, and nothing has really changed.
New York Press |
David Blum |
05-22-2008 |
Media
Sex Files: There's Help for Women Who Experience Pain During Sexnew
Sex is not much fun when it hurts. About 15 to 20 percent of women in the United States report having pain during intercourse, and yet this problem often makes women feel alone. Unlike a backache or tennis elbow, it's not something you can easily share with friends or colleagues.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
05-21-2008 |
Advice
Voting Rights Elusive for Ex-Felons in Virginianew
The Sentencing Project estimates that one in 41 adults have lost their voting rights because of a felony conviction. And while each state has its own laws regarding the restoration of a felon's civil rights, Virginia has one of the harshest sets of laws that make restoring your civil rights after a felony conviction a slog through a bureaucratic wasteland.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
'Bad Money' is Not Meant to be Pretty, and It Isn'tnew
Phillips argues that financial recklessness, combined with peak oil and the rise of Asian economic power, will doom -- has already doomed -- American world leadership and our standard of living, which depend on the value of the dollar.
The Texas Observer |
James K. Galbraith |
05-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
One Man's Painful Journey Through South Texas' Addiction to Asset Forfeiturenew
In October 2005, Javier Gonzalez struck out from Austin toward Brownsville, carrying $10,000 in cash to pay for his dying aunt's funeral. He never made it. Gonzalez was stopped in Jim Wells County for a minor traffic violation, and the county anti-drug task force confiscated his cash.
The Texas Observer |
Jan Reid |
05-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Never in His Long Career Has Ted Kennedy Been More Vital or Central to Political Lifenew
Forget relevant; Kennedy today seems indispensable. That makes the news that he is suffering from a malignant brain tumor all the more shocking and sobering.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
Wanting More from 'Indiana Jones'new
There are good things and indifferent things throughout this enterprise by the two richest directors who ever lived, but most of the best (and worst) moments work from surprise, which reviews have already splashed across the media consciousness.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
05-21-2008 |
Reviews
The Long Blondes are More Than Just Clothesnew
"It wasn't our intention to make a dark record. We maybe got a little bit annoyed with the press from the first album, who compared us to the Fifties and Sixties girl groups, [talked about] the fashion ... we wanted to get away from that, be recognized for musical achievement rather than the fact that some of us like to dress up pretty."
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
05-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: couples, The Long Blondes
Why Build Another Bridge Between Portland and Washington?new
Portland-area pols say global warming is a dire threat -- but they want to spend $4.2 billion on a project that makes driving easier.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
05-21-2008 |
Transportation
The U.S. Supreme Court Gives New Life to the Texas GOP's Effort to Pass Voter ID Billnew
Both sides of the debate have reason to tread carefully in the upcoming legislative battles. Although the Court gave Indiana -- and any state wishing to follow its lead -- the go-ahead to enact stringent voter identification laws, the Court left open the possibility of legal challenges to such measures once their actual effect on the voting public can be assessed.
The Texas Observer |
Anthony Zurcher |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
Millions of Americans Remain Confused and Misinformed About Coming Digital-TV Transitionnew
On February 17, 2009, the United States launches an ambitious digital-TV transition, requiring all full-power broadcast stations to scrap their analog transmissions in favor of digital-only signals. Yet surveys indicate that the American populace is thoroughly confused about the change.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
05-21-2008 |
TV
The Rogue of the Week: Hillary Clintonnew
In the days before Oregon's May 20 primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton made a dubious claim while barnstorming Kentucky, which held its primary the same day as the Beaver State. "I am leading in the popular vote," Clinton said in a CNN broadcast. But Clinton's math is fuzzy or outright misleading.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
Avoiding the Sand Trap: Bush's Great Iraq Sacrificenew
In August 2003, when Bush claims he decided to stop golfing, nearly 1,000 Americans had already suffered serious injuries. And as CBS News reported, he didn't really stop golfing until that October. He wasn't lying; it just takes that long for a thought to travel from his brain to his putter.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
05-21-2008 |
Commentary
