AltWeeklies Wire
Is Nuclear Energy Really Cheap or Clean?new
Behind the seeming swell of interest in nuclear energy is a well-funded lobbying effort that has funneled millions into Congress and the Bush administration, earning billions in subsidies for itself -- as well as a preferential treatment during Vice President Dick Cheney's secret energy talks.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-05-2008 |
Environment
And All I Got Was This Lousy PhDnew
The University of Chicago's new funding plan has grad students questioning their future in academia.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
05-05-2008 |
Education
Jeremy Podeswa Adds A Personal Touch to 'Fugitive Pieces'new
Like Jakob Beer, the hero of Anne Michaels's novel, Fugitive Pieces, Podeswa's father is Polish and survived the war.
NOW Magazine |
Deidre Swain |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Made of Honor' Comes Made to Insultnew
It's the dude version of My Best Friend's Wedding, without the implied judgment that made Julia Roberts seem like kind of an awful person by the end of it.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Errol Morris on the Photos, the Torture and the Smoking Gunnew
Morris has become much more of an activist filmmaker. His latest documentary, Standard Operating Procedure, digs into the atrocities committed by the U.S. military at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Julie Doucet Exposes Herself in '365 Days'new
Doucet's visual diary 365 Days is an intimate look into the minutiae of everything she went through over a full year.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
05-02-2008 |
Nonfiction
Foals Aren't in It for the Money or the Famenew
If every so-called "new Radiohead" group sounded as energetic, enthusiastic and decidedly unlike any overwrought Thom Yorke self-indulgence as these reformed math rockers, the music world would be a much better place.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robyn Repositionednew
People on this side of the pond are finally catching on to the reinvented Swedish future-pop darling; her latest album is getting a proper release here after much hype and blog love from the likes of Perez Hilton and hipster music sites like Pitchforkmedia.
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Escape is Just the Beginning for Harold and Kumarnew
The somewhat dynamic duo and comedian Doug Benson offer stoner comedies on, er, high-per drive.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Is Analog Photography Dead?new
Digital technologies are taking over in the photography world, but some analog users fear we'll lose the happy accidents that come with film.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
05-02-2008 |
Art
'Deception': Zero Sum Gamenew
Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor play with numbers.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Deception, Marcel Langenegger
Morgan Spurlock Heads East and Comes Up Emptynew
In Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?, Spurlock isn't an overbearing ringmaster like fellow gonzo documentarian Michael Moore, Spurlock cannot and will not let his interview subjects' words stand alone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Massage My Beefnew
Kobe-style burgers are the best.
Eugene Weekly |
Vanessa Salvia |
05-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Jay Reatard Grows Upnew
Memphis' garage-punk rising star on rowdy fans, obsessive collectors, prospecting record companies, and a career-changing embrace of melody.
The Memphis Flyer |
Andrew Earles |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
You Will Read Funny Storiesnew
Jennifer 8. Lee layers into her engrossing, charmingly tangential book other pieces -- beyond fortune cookies -- of the history of Chinese food in America.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-02-2008 |
Nonfiction
