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Leaving Camp: Antony & the Johnsons 'The Crying Light'new
Antony Hegarty sings earnest torch songs for the natural world.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
01-26-2009 |
Reviews
Family, for Better or for Worse: Abdellatif Kechiche's 'The Secret of the Grain'new
Abdellatif Kechiche’s third feature is the slow-building saga of an Arab clan in the south of France.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
01-26-2009 |
Reviews
How Boutique Booze Could Help Change the Lives of Poor Farmersnew
When restaurateur Jean-Denis Courtin decided to make his own vodka, he wanted it to be not only original but also "all natural, fair trade, and additive free." In the mountains of South America, he found a way to have it all.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Thiel |
01-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
Chicago Mayor Wheeling and Dealing Could Leave Taxpayers On the Hooknew
While we’ve all been riveted by Governor Blagojevich’s alleged plans to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder, Mayor Daley has been busy making his own deals, mortgaging the city to balance the budget and win the Olympics.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
Pop White People Like: Andrew Bird's 'Noble Beast'new
Precious anachronisms, whistling, the approval of both NPR and the Gray Lady — what’s not to like about Andrew Bird?
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-26-2009 |
Reviews
It’s Good to Be the King’s Election Lawyernew
Chicago attorney Michael Dorf has thrown his hat in the ring for the job of head honcho at the National Endowment for the Arts. Here are his killer qualifications: from the time Barack Obama began his run against Bobby Rush for Congress in 1999 through Obama’s election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Dorf was his election lawyer.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
01-26-2009 |
Art
Outrageless: Is Chicago More Complacent Than Other Big Cities?new
Big news in Chicago can be something of an illusion. Look closely after a media feeding frenzy subsides and you’ll often see that not only has little or nothing changed but no actual confrontation of any consequence has taken place between the powers that be and outraged elected officials, activists, and citizens.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
Puppy Love Blooms at 'Hotel for Dogs'new
The kids are cute and the pooches are even more so in this latest addition to the doggie genre of the past year. Hotel For Dogs falls short of earning a loud bark, but still deserves a big paws-up for its animals-as-part-of-the-family theme.
Pasadena Weekly |
Lisa Miller |
01-26-2009 |
Reviews
Pasadena College Board Bucks the School’s President, Hoping to Find Alternatives to Closurenew
The board of directors of Pacific Oaks College, which was considering closing the 63-year-old Pasadena institution, has apparently bucked the will of its president in taking two major steps to save the school during a marathon meeting last Thursday.
Pasadena Weekly |
Marc B. Haefele |
01-26-2009 |
Education
Plans to Cut Trees in Pasadena Provoke Debatenew
The impending removal of 13 ficus trees and 20 carrotwoods from a stretch of Colorado Boulevard has some business owners cheering, but others argue that a plan to replace the large, bushy trees with dozens of less-verdant ginko and palm trees will harm the very character of Pasadena’s iconic thoroughfare.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
01-26-2009 |
Environment
British Columbia Municipal Cops Call for Federal Police Accountabilitynew
Municipal police officers in British Columbia want Royal Canadian Mounted Police forces doing contract police work in the province to be accountable to the same civilian-oversight process for public complaints as the municipal police are.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
01-26-2009 |
Policy Issues
Olympic Critic Says Vancouver Charter Changes Threaten Civil Libertiesnew
Neuroscientist Chris Shaw, along with other speakers who attended Thursday's meeting of the Vancouver City Council, is very concerned about the impact on civil liberties of 16 new amendments to the Vancouver Charter.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
01-26-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Commentary: Student Debt Is a Recipe for Economic Disasternew
On January 21, students across Canada marked a shameful milestone for our country: Canada Student Loan debt owed to the federal government reached $13 billion. Today’s generation of students is living in a debt crisis like no other in Canadian history.
The Georgia Straight |
Shamus Reid |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
Avian Influenza Confirmed in B.C. Commercial Poultry Farmnew
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a commercial poultry operation in Southern British Columbia.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
01-26-2009 |
Science
Hopelessness You Can Count On
Americans think politics is something that happens on Election Day. They vote, wash their hands, hope the guy who won does a good job and go back to watching TV. Unless Obama's supporters lean on him to do the right thing, however, there's little reason to think he'll make things better.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-26-2009 |
Commentary
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