AltWeeklies Wire
Pro-Evolution Forces Take an Unexpected Win at the Texas Board of Educationnew
The recent debate about how evolution should be taught in public schools revealed that the 15-member Texas State Board of Education is not, after all, necessarily dominated by right-wing religious fundamentalists.
Dallas Observer |
Kimberly Thorpe |
02-02-2009 |
Education
Dallas' Victory Park Struggles to Deliver a Winnew
Nearly three years after its first shops opened, Dallas' Victory Park still hasn't found itself. Even before the economy went south, the district often turned into a ghost town when the arena was dark.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
02-02-2009 |
Housing & Development
Renée Zellweger Says You’re Fired!new
A corporate tool, but a stylish corporate tool, Renée Zellweger is dispatched from sunny Miami to rural Minnesota to close the local factory. The effect is like Fargo without the wood-chipper.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
02-02-2009 |
Reviews
Ben Chasny Can't Shake His Golden State Rootsnew
Ben Chasny, who relocated to Seattle from the Bay Area last September, was freak folk before it was a term.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J Barr |
02-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Persistence Could Pay $1 Million Dividendnew
A curious Seattle hotelier is still without the Qwest Field details he asked for in 1997.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-02-2009 |
Housing & Development
How Atheists Are Botching Their War on Religionnew
The atheist lobby and its standard-bearers attack all religion as dangerous and delusional. But religion can be a life-enriching experience that promotes community feeling and social values. Should we Imagine No Sports because of steroids, concussions, and Pioneer Square knife fights?
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
02-02-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: atheism, church-state separation
Passion for Movement: A Master of Afro-Caribbean Techniquenew
The University of Wisconsin got it right when they hired assistant professor Chris Walker, who serves as artistic director of the UW's groundbreaking, hip-hop-oriented, First Wave urban arts learning community.
Isthmus |
Susan Kepecs |
02-02-2009 |
Performance
Hardly a Tale of Redemption: Deleted Scenes' 'Birdseed Shirt'new
At first glance, thanks to song titles such as "Got God," "Mortal Sin" and "Deacons," it seems like Deleted Scenes' debut album, Birdseed Shirt, is going to be some kind of Christian rock compilation. Once you stop judging the album by its cover, though, it's clear that the four-piece probably isn't jammin' for J.C.
Madison Common Council Incumbent to Rivals: Bring It Onnew
Brenda Konkel is making the most out of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's admitted attempts to recruit candidates to run against her. She portrays it as an emblem of her independence.
Tags: Madison, municipal elections
Six Animated Black-and-White Shorts Shed Some Light on Fearnew
Fear(s) of the Dark is a French-produced, 85-minute compilation of six animated shorts. Fear is the common denominator in these films; so too is "dark."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-02-2009 |
Reviews
Winter Walk: Lance Hammer's 'Ballast'new
A confident, if downbeat debut, Ballast eschews "indie" style for lean storytelling.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-02-2009 |
Reviews
Motorpsychos Grow As They Release Their Third Albumnew
With almost nine years under their leather belts, and the same personnel for most of it, Motorpsychos show no signs of slowing or toning down their pummeling punk-metal attack.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Mike Shanley |
02-02-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Clean Coal' Isn't Clean, But Is It Our Best Hope Against Climate Change?new
"Clean coal" is a contradiction in terms: Mining coal and burning it remain a dirty business. But is even cleaner coal a real, if distant, promise ... or merely a dangerous distraction?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-02-2009 |
Environment
Infectious Debatenew
Infection rates for common sexually transmitted infections are up in Pittsburgh, and both sides of the abstinence-education debate claim the uptick shows the virtue in their way of looking at things.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
02-02-2009 |
Science
Ad-ded Value: The Super Bowl Is More Mythic Than Evernew
In a fragmented media market, the Super Bowl is about all we have in common anymore.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-02-2009 |
Media
