AltWeeklies Wire
What McCain and the GOP Really Mean When They Say They 'Support the Troops'new
One of these days, the American public is going to wake up and see that just because a candidate like John McCain can talk a good game about the military, and show off his pictures from the Vietnam days, it doesn't mean life will get any better for troops serving now.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
05-20-2008 |
Politics
The Six Degrees of Indiana Jones Summer Film Guidenew
This year marks the release of yet another historic sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. How better to celebrate this bit of moviegoing good fortune than to link every summer 2008 film to the immortal Mr. Harrison Ford?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
05-20-2008 |
Movies
The Gore Gore Girls Return to Detroit as Conquering Heroesnew
There's always that struggle of getting the public to take an all-girl rock 'n' roll band seriously. "I think girl rock bands will always be considered a novelty," says Amy Gore. "At this point, our band is one of the best all-girl bands around, of all time, within the rock 'n' roll genre."
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
05-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Obama on My Mindnew
I almost wrote a whole column on Willie Tyler and Lester because, like a great many of us, my entire life has been consumed by Barack Obama, and what I really want to do is write yet another column about the presumptive Democratic nominee. But I'm trying to pace myself with the Obama stuff for a few reasons.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
05-20-2008 |
Commentary
Gas Prices are High; Tension between Drivers & Cyclists Shouldn't Also Benew
At a time when gas prices, as well as motorists' tempers, are rising, it seems we should be embracing alternative forms of transportation. But instead of ditching the car, the masses of would-be cyclists are scared shitless. Twenty-five pounds of steel powered by an unprotected human body is no match against traffic powered by internal combustion and human aggression.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Stewart Dean Ebersole |
05-20-2008 |
Transportation
New Haven's City Budget Relies on an Unreliable Source of Incomenew
By statute, Connecticut is supposed to fund PILOT -- which compensates cities for tax-exempt property like hospitals, universities and schools -- at 77 percent of the real estate's full value. In New Haven, that adds up to big bucks. But PILOT's only been fully funded twice in the last decade.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
05-20-2008 |
Policy Issues
Comparing Tap Water to Bottled Waternew
At a recent meeting of the Mount Washington Green Club, members held a blind water tasting to figure out once and for all: Do tap and bottled waters taste differently? The point was to illustrate that buying bottled water is not only costly and environmentally unsound but also pointless, since there's not much difference in flavor.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
05-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Can the Cosmetics Industry Fight Chemicals with More Chemicals?new
There are toxins in makeup, beauty products and standard personal hygiene stuff like toothpaste, deodorant and soap, but do they have to be there? The director of Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering says that as chemistry advances, scientists are learning how to design substances to be nontoxic from the get-go.
New Haven Advocate |
Rachel Slajda |
05-20-2008 |
Environment
Is the Ailing 'New Haven Register' Fit-to-Print for The New York Times Co.?new
The financial free-fall and dwindling readership of the Journal Register Co. and its flagship Register are old news, but that doesn't mean somebody doesn't think they can turn the business around. JRC honchos won't tell us a thing, but a source inside the Reg hints that no less a monolith than The New York Times Co. may be a suitor.
New Haven Advocate |
The New Haven Nose |
05-20-2008 |
Media
Becoming Deastro: How Randy Chabot Creates His Own Musical Worldnew
"Artists should be on the forefront of not being so wasteful," says Chabot. "I don't feel like people are excited about being alive and knowing what other people are thinking. Community is what we need -- especially now."
Metro Times |
Wendy Casey |
05-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Deastro, Galaxy Eyes
The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Revisitednew
Forty years ago, nine Catholic peace activists took a draft office in Maryland -- and the nation -- by surprise. Together they took the draft files to a grassy patch behind the building where tipped-off reporters were waiting for them. They then set the files ablaze with homemade napalm, recited a prayer, made statements to the press, and waited peacefully to be arrested.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe Tropea |
05-20-2008 |
History
Tags: protest, military, activism, peace, FBI, history, 1960s, Vietnam War, The Baltimore Four, The Catonsville Nine
Pasadena Schools Face Alarming Growth in Violent Racial and Girl-on-Girl Incidentsnew
The expulsion of four elementary school students for bringing knives onto campus and a rise in violence involving female African-American students have left city and school officials scrambling for solutions.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
05-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Chinese Americans Reach into Their Pockets To Help Quake Victimsnew
The Committee of 100, a national group of influential Chinese-American leaders, is calling for donations to aide the victims of Monday's disastrous earthquake in China.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
05-20-2008 |
Disasters
The Morning Benders Makes Music its Own Waynew
It's small surprise that Talking Through Tin Cans feels like an informal balancing act between snappy pop-rockers and moodier midtempo numbers. Kinda like the flip sides of an old-school vinyl album.
Pasadena Weekly |
Bliss |
05-20-2008 |
Reviews
In Connecticut, Government and Businesses Combat the Toxic Terror Known as E-Wastenew
If all goes well, by July 1, 2009, towns across the state will provide free recycling of home computers, television and other electronic devices, and the entire operation will be paid for by the manufacturers, not the taxpayers.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel D'Ambrosio |
05-20-2008 |
Environment
