AltWeeklies Wire
'We Be Xuxa' Is a Superior Albumnew
We Be Xuxa kicks Mika Miko's infectious grooves up a notch, by fine-tuning the art of what happens when primitivism and high-energy grooves collide.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
'10,000 Apples' Is Energizing and Intelligentnew
St. Louis MC Gotta Be Karim recently relocated to Atlanta, and he brought his brand of gritty, inventive, underground rhymes with him. On 10,000 Apples he gives listeners a primer on his style.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
Bluegrass Fiddler Simultaneously Takes a Giant Step Forward and Backwardnew
At times Oog sounds a bit confounding and somewhat overwhelming, but once it's over the impulse strikes to play it again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
'Little Ashes' Offers Contrasts in Artistic Engagement with the Worldnew
Though the filmmakers' affection for their subjects shines through, Little Ashes struggles with the challenges that inevitably arise in gossipy biopics about famous artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
Pixar's 'Up' Sweeps Audiences Off Their Feetnew
There's never a dull moment in a Pixar Animation Studios feature. Sometimes there's scarcely even a chance to take a breath.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
What Does North Korea Hope to Gain by Testing Nuclear Weapons?new
Like the chubby bully girl who used to punch me in the arm in second grade, North Korea's aggression is really just a cry for help.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-03-2009 |
Commentary
Disco Popsters the Juan MacLean Are Only Human -- More or Lessnew
Although it has taken on a massive life outside of the new album, the teaser single "Happy House" shows what the Juan MacLean is capable of: namely, superb pop that uses dance music's production techniques and structures.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Brandon Bussolini |
06-03-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Marriage Equality Advocates React, then Move into Campaign Modenew
Expressing anger and frustration with the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8, same-sex couples and advocates for marriage equality nonetheless vowed to push ahead with a new fight to overturn it.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
06-03-2009 |
Policy Issues
Proposed SF Budget Cuts Public Health and City Employeesnew
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom has released his proposed 2009-10 city budget, proclaiming it far better than doomsayers predicted and emphasizing how he minimized cuts to health and human services. But there's still plenty of pain in the proposal.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
06-03-2009 |
Policy Issues
Zach Galifianakis Is the Best Bro at a Memorable Bachelor Partynew
The Hangover's plot sounds disturbingly like quintessential bro cinema. Only something funny happens on the way to a routine Hollywood man-comedy: Phillips gives a comedic genius his first big break and rediscovers the lost art of screwball.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
06-03-2009 |
Reviews
Oregon Episcopal School's Headmaster Resigns After Racy Emails Surfacenew
The headmaster at Oregon Episcopal School resigned Monday after suggestive emails he sent from his work account to another man circulated among parents.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
06-03-2009 |
Education
A Portland Company Is Building a House You Can Heat with a Blow-Dryernew
Root Design Build's Shift House, a project that has the potential to change the way the Northwest (and maybe the United States) thinks about green architecture, packs a lot of innovative technology, but one thing you won't find in it is a furnace.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
06-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
New Barthelme Biography Casts Light on a 'Hiding Man'new
Tracy Daugherty has dug deeply into the work and life of Donald Barthelme, and returned from his excavations with bright nuggets of insight into just how precisely Barthelme's life does illuminate his art.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
06-03-2009 |
Nonfiction
Ed Graf May Be a Victim of Flawed Arson Sciencenew
Ed Graf was sentenced to life for burning his two young stepsons alive. Two decades later, science may exonerate him.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
06-03-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Dallas' Long and Winding Trinity River Corridor Projectnew
More than a decade after getting underway, the Trinity River Corridor Project's price tag has ballooned to more than $2 billion, its shape has shifted with the political winds, and only patches of progress have been made.
The Texas Observer |
Ian Dille |
06-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
