AltWeeklies Wire
We Protested Prop. 8 ... Now What?new
With all of this talk of moving forward and looking to the future, what can we do to achieve full equality? In Oregon, Measure 36 still bars marriage equality on a constitutional level, and it'll take a tough and expensive ballot measure fight to repeal. The anti-gay activists at Concerned Oregonians are also reorganizing, and will likely try to roll back domestic partnerships next year.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
11-20-2008 |
LGBT
'Twilight' Makes a Far Better Movie Than Booknew
Largely freed from Stephenie Meyer's ponderous prose, the movie is surprisingly campy and fun, with a cheerful sense of humor about its own ridiculousness.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Hot Buttered Love: Butter Makes the World Betternew
Several spreadable butters have been developed over the years. Most of them are sold in tubs and marketed as butter substitutes and, while it's now easy to find trans-fat free varieties, if you can't believe it's not butter, then it isn't. With recipe for Lemon Butter Bars.
Santa Fe Reporter |
A Qasimi |
11-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
Enviros Brace for Bush's Last Actsnew
The Bush administration is pushing a number of rule changes to take effect before Inauguration Day: easing restrictions on power plants, allowing factory farms to skirt the Clean Water Act and weakening toxic emissions standards for oil refineries, among other things.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
11-20-2008 |
Environment
Will Bush's Exit Bring Peace Between the U.S. and Iran?new
Improvement is a reasonable expectation. Short of all-out war, relations with Iran can't get much worse. But don't expect Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be sharing kabobs and O'Doul's at the White House anytime soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-20-2008 |
Commentary
Two Decades In, Lud Remains Lean, Mean and Laid-Backnew
V -- which encompasses vintage indie rock, classic rock, funk, punk, even Krautrock -- feels cozy, a little funky and very lived-in, too.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
11-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
With 'The Promise,' Deborah Cox Proves She's Not Donenew
On her first original R&B album in six years, Cox returns with pleasant, if unmemorable, ballads and midtempo grooves of sweet melodies and relationship drama. While predictable, the slower adult contemporary jams work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
L. Michael Gipson |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
PaceWon and Mr. Green Soar on 'Color'new
Pace has gone at Shady before, and "The Joker" is a fairly uninspired diss track, but Pace is much more effective on the album when he sticks with discussing his own evolution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
'Too Thirsty' Pales in Comparison to Quintron's Live Showsnew
Quintron and puppet master/spouse, Miss Pussycat, can't quite put together a record that holds the excitement or spectacle of their shows.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Beyonce Channels Her Inner Queen on 'Sasha Fierce'new
If her album title seems like the moniker for a transgendered entertainer, it wouldn't be the only thing that's gay about Beyonce's third (rushed) solo project.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
L. Michael Gipson |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beyonce, I Am...Sasha Fierce
'Bolt' Never Bores, But Never Gets Beyond Mild Amusement Eithernew
It's the kind of solid, middle-of-the-road entertainment that Disney can reliably churn out while audiences await the next exciting achievement from Pixar.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Why Are 'Green' Apartments So Rare in D.C.?new
"People say they want green, but they still want their SUV," says the CEO of DCRealEstate.com. "People want green when it comes to condominium apartments -- if they can have everything else for the same amount, they'll take it. But they often don't choose it."
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
11-20-2008 |
Housing & Development
'I've Loved You So Long': The Lady Banishesnew
I've Loved You So Long wouldn't be much of a movie if its climax were more important than the nearly two hours of quieter drama that precedes it.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
'Bolt' and 'JCVD': Star Stucknew
Two films take a smirking glimpse into the limitations of fame.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Why the Feds Must Bail Out General Motorsnew
Massive restructuring is needed, but the patient first has to be stabilized, by any means necessary. Otherwise, we will be looking at something very like the Great Depression.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-20-2008 |
Economy
