AltWeeklies Wire
Yo Majesty are as Nasty as You Want Them to Benew
Jwl may be at ease, but the idea of a black, lesbian, hyper-sexual rap duo from Florida is outside a lot of comfort zones. Even if it weren't, Majesty's type of booty-shaking hip-hop has historically been reserved for sexually aggressive, often misogynist men.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Will the Nader/Gonzalez Ticket Impact the Presidential Race?new
One poll showed Nader taking 5 percent of the vote in a three-way race with McCain and Obama. Swap Clinton for Obama, and Nader takes 6 percent. Another poll showed one in seven voters would "seriously consider" voting for Nader. Yet another has him winning 10 percent of the vote in Michigan.
America's Best Dance Crew Turns Tragedy into Triumphnew
But long before the crew began showing up on Ellen, Live with Regis and Kelly and the movie Step Up 2: The Streets, they were a disparate group of hip-hop kids who coalesced in San Diego.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
04-30-2008 |
Performance
Opening Portland's First Day-Labor Hiring Center Turns Out to be a Hasslenew
Plans for the center seemed so simple: a single-wide trailer. Two Port-A-Potties. And as many laborers as could fit under a 30-foot tent. But nothing is ever simple when the city is Portland and the issue is land use.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
04-30-2008 |
Immigration
It's Easy for Mobs to Crush Free Expression On the Webnew
Thanks to new, collaborative, social media networks, it's easier than ever for people to get together and destroy freedom of expression. They're going DIY from the bottom up -- instead of the way old-school censors used to do it, from the top down. Call it user-generated censorship.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
04-30-2008 |
Tech
Add One More Criticism to the Beijing Olympicsnew
Oregon agricultural experts say the Games are contributing to higher food prices.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-30-2008 |
Sports
Terence Blanchard is Glad to Bring His Grammy-Winning Talent Back Homenew
He also is a hit with his hometown fans and critics, last week winning two Big Easy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz artist and Entertainer of the Year.
Gambit |
Jason Berry |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dan Ariely Discovers There's a Science to People Doing Bad Thingsnew
The MIT behavioral economist conducts an ongoing series of experiments about human behavior.
Style Weekly |
Valley Haggard |
04-30-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Richmond Symphony Takes on Bugs Bunny's Insane Scoresnew
Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. That's an old actors' adage. The musicians of the Richmond Symphony would do well to remember it as they prepare to rehearse for "Bugs Bunny on Broadway," a sprint down the memory lane of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, the animations produced for Warner Bros. from the 1930s through the '60s.
Style Weekly |
Clarke Bustard |
04-30-2008 |
Music
Scooters Used to be Cool, Now They're Just Generic and Efficientnew
There's no such thing as a free ride, but scooter dealers are ready to sell you the next best thing: 75 to 125 miles per gallon. As fuel prices soar, motorcycles and scooters are more visible on Richmond's streets.
Style Weekly |
Staff |
04-30-2008 |
Transportation
Why Aren't Alarms Preventing FEMA Trailers From Exploding and Burning?new
The trailers have alarms that warn of dangerous propane levels, but the alarms work only if they are properly installed and maintained.
Gambit |
Matt Robinson |
04-30-2008 |
Housing & Development
If Green is the New Black, Eco-Populism is the New Environmentalismnew
There's good reason to be excited about capitalists pouring money into saving the planet. But is it really the panacea that true believers say it is?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Vanessa Carr |
04-30-2008 |
Environment
Reading Between the Beats of 'Rollin' with Dre'new
Bruce Williams and Donnell Alexander's book is strange and sinister. What makes it strange is that it's actually about Williams, who worked as a bodyguard, valet, personal manager, and confidante for Dr. Dre.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
D. Scot Miller |
04-30-2008 |
Nonfiction
'Medicine for Melancholy' Faces the Changing San Francisconew
Jenkins' film is important because it spotlights the most overlooked aspect of the city's changing face: black people, and the lack thereof.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
D. Scot Miller |
04-30-2008 |
Reviews
Touring the Future of Virginia's Wine Industrynew
The Washington Wine Academy and Reston Limousine have started bringing groups from D.C. to Charlottesville to tour wine country, and intrigued by reports of Long Island wine tours gone mad, and by a recent article claiming that "Virginia wine success will come from tourism," I decided to get on the bus and see for myself what this approaching success will look like.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
04-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
