AltWeeklies Wire
The Downlow on Getting to Machu Picchunew
If you follow these tips, you can be watching the sun rise over Machu Picchu within a month -- and still have enough money to come home and start paying off your student loans.
Eugene Weekly |
Deanna Uutela |
01-16-2009 |
Travel
No Wonder Obama Won -- He's Been on Message Since He Was 28new
I'd like to think that when it comes to politics I have the same nose for talent, but I have to admit that when it came to Barack Obama -- the most gifted politician of my lifetime -- I blew it.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-16-2009 |
Commentary
Being Obama: The President, Electednew
You didn't have to drink the Kool-Aid to see that the country was transformed just by choosing Barack Obama. Not since Kennedy has a president-elect so clearly stood for a new generation taking over.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-16-2009 |
Commentary
Obama the Magic Christiannew
In the movie The Magic Christian, you might remember how people dove into a cesspool after the dirty dollars that were thrown there. People were willing to cover themselves in excrement just for the sake of the almighty dollar. Now that the dollar is not so almighty anymore, perhaps there's a better way to be a Magic Christian.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
01-16-2009 |
Commentary
Another DEA 'No' for Medical Marijuananew
As the Bush administration sputters to its end, the DEA has taken a parting shot against science.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-16-2009 |
Drugs
The Post-Modern 'Art' of Twitter Fictionnew
Twitter technology lets you write a novel 140 characters at a time. And you want to do this why?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-16-2009 |
Books
Censoring Obama Hate-Speechnew
Free speech collides with hate speech when the anti-Obama talk turns ugly, but the rabid right has been holding its venomous tongue lately. Is Obama-phobia a thing of the past or just on hiatus? And what should be done about it?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
01-16-2009 |
Media
A History of Our Inaugural West Swingers and White House Hoedownsnew
A recap of the swearing ins and outs of the past, in hope of inspiring the best inaugural bash ever.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
01-16-2009 |
Commentary
'Dynamite Club' Revisits the Bomb Heard 'round the Worldnew
John Merriman examines how an 1894 anarchist bombing in Paris kicked off the age of modern terrorism, and what we stand to learn from the bomber.
The Texas Observer |
Tom Palaima |
01-16-2009 |
Nonfiction
No Bailout Necessary: Nine Businesses That are Thriving Despite the Recessionnew
From psychics to gun peddlers to bar and restaurant owners, there is hope out there. And it doesn't necessarily revolve around the gospel of Suze Orman.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
01-16-2009 |
Economy
Robert Zubrin Phones It in from Marsnew
President of the Mars Society, Robert Zubrin, born on New Plymouth, Mars in 2071, gives Earthlings tips for moving to the Red Planet.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
01-15-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Killers Show a Lighter Side on 'Day & Age'new
Brandon Flowers' charm and talent carries The Killers' latest release to success.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: The Killers, Day & Age
Black Light Burns Covers 10 Songs on 'Cover Your Heart'new
Led by Limp Bizkit's former guitarist, Black Light Burns is equally inspired by heavy-handed hard rock, primordial punk, '80s goth and melodic radio pop.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Clint Eastwood, the Jolly Racistnew
Eastwood gets sloppy in the unrealistic, not-so-subtle Gran Torino.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
'Trouble the Water' is a Stunning Morality Talenew
The documentary stuns with its story of people struggling to survive in Katrina-stricken New Orleans.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
