AltWeeklies Wire
Audiences Prefer Blondes?new
Marilyn Monroe -- both the icon and the person -- comes to life thanks to the work of actress Sunny Thompson.
Tucson Weekly |
Claire Conrad |
01-15-2009 |
Theater
What Changes Will Obama Bring to the Border?new
As administrations change, many wonder whether a corresponding shift will occur within the Department of Homeland Security. There's plenty of speculation about whether that department's likely new leader, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, will pursue a change in border policy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-15-2009 |
Environment
Poking and Proddingnew
Ah, the joys of the life of the artist-phlebotomist.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
01-15-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
In One Struggling Mexican Town, A Group of Women Has Big Goalsnew
A rancher's wife and a small group of women from Fronteras formed a women's cooperative, took on the local government and proudly became known as Las Chicas Bravas.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
01-15-2009 |
Immigration
Scott Weiland's Latest Album is Only OKnew
As of this writing, Scott Weiland seems to be doing OK. Unfortunately, the same can sort of be said for his new album: It's only OK.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
'Mirror' Has Good Stuff, Just Not Enough of Itnew
Kathleen Grace's soprano playfully flirts with and swoops around the melodies on an entirely satisfying, if brief, set of songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Guitar Hero Eric Johnson Says He's Starting to Pick Up the Pacenew
No one has ever accused Johnson of lacking technique. He's been playing blues, rock, jazz, R&B, world music and country in a professional capacity -- and attracting praise for it -- since he was 12. But Johnson, also a proficient singer and pianist, said technique must always be in service of the song.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-15-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Revolutionary Road' is a Titanic Successnew
DiCaprio and Winslet reunite in a fantastic film about a marriage violently falling apart.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
'Defiance': War and Sex in the Forestnew
If you like dead Nazis and decent action sequences, you'll like Defiance.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Arizona Leaders Dish Up a Homeland Security Wish Listnew
Many wonder whether even the politically facile Janet Napolitano can master the bureaucratic beast known as DHS.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-15-2009 |
Immigration
Preservation Push Off of Mexico's Coastnew
Off the coast of Mexico, government agencies and citizens fight to save an endangered porpoise.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
01-15-2009 |
Environment
'Contagious' is Not a Typical Sci-Fi Novelnew
Scott Sigler has created a fan base with his serial podcasts of sci-fi/horror novels. Now Contagious promises to spread his scary stuff among traditional readers.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
01-15-2009 |
Fiction
D.C.'s Obama Cuisine Tops Out with Spam Sushinew
Local restaurateurs' inaugural pandering-cum-marketing plans span the gamut, from kitschy promotions tied to Obama's place in presidential history ($44 bottles of wine, anyone?) to one serious-minded effort at fyve restaurant lounge to create an all-Hawaiian tasting menu.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
01-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
'Cherry Blossoms' Translates a Foreigner-in-Japan Experience Better than Sofia Coppola Couldnew
Doris Dorrie's latest movie (her first to be distributed in the U.S. since the 1990s) is good enough to remind contemporary film culture what Coppola lacks. Or put another way: Dorrie offers feminist ideas as the substance of her filmmaking and not the privilege of her femaleness.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Cherry Blossoms, Doris Dorrie
'Notorious': Drugs-to-Bitchesnew
The Notorious B.I.G. biopic creates a mythical world of glamour and sex to further pop product.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-15-2009 |
Reviews
