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Will Berkeley's Solar Plan Go Viral?new
Cisco DeVries, who came up with the innovative financing plan, is trying to convince cities nationwide to join the solar revolution.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-19-2008 |
Environment
Like a Virgin? How Cops Pose as Kids to Catch Internet Pervsnew
Internet sex crimes, I was told, are like crack was in the '80s: unknown and ready to explode. So the first thing I ask Lieutenant Greg Jenkins, head of the Albemarle PD Investigative Division, is, why is all this internet sex stuff such a big deal?
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
11-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Talking 'A Christmas Tale' with Arnaud Desplechinnew
A Christmas Tale is the "home for the holidays" primal scene as primal scream: from the first moments, as we're introduced to the characters, we realize they can be chilly and abrupt, capable of pettiness and outright cruelty. And that's just the set-up.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
11-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The DeLay Scandal Turns Sixnew
We catch up with the players from the infamous scandals surrounding the former House majority leader. Although some resulting lawsuits -- and DeLay's shady redistricting -- have not been resolved, they have pulled back the curtains on Texas' 2002 elections.
The Texas Observer |
Andrew Wheat |
11-19-2008 |
Politics
From the Archives: A.G. Appointee Eric Holder Soft on Corruptionnew
March 7, 1997: With 12 years' experience prosecuting public corruption at Justice, U.S. Attorney Eric Holder was a perfect choice to clean up a corrupt city. But after three and a half years, he may be moving on, and D.C. is still one of the most crooked cities in the nation.
Washington City Paper |
Stephanie Mencimer |
11-19-2008 |
Politics
McSweeney's Editor Gives Us a Quiz to the White Housenew
This is a multiple-choice review. Mimicking So You Want to Be President?, a book of political humor from John Warner (editor of the literature and humor site McSweeney's Internet Tendency), your knowledge of the presidency will be tried. Even if you fail, you'll still know enough to be vice president.
Weekly Alibi |
Tom Gibbons |
11-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
The James Bond Primer: Babes, Cars, Gadgets and Morenew
Feel the need to bone up on your Bond history before catching Quantum of Solace, the 22nd film in the official 007 series? Here's all you need to know about the last 46 years' worth of cinematic superspies.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
11-18-2008 |
Movies
Raul Martinez Beat Himself in Race to Replace Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balartnew
When Martinez returned from the Democratic National Convention in August, it seemed he had Diaz-Balart cornered. But Diaz-Balart pulled it out, in part due to an expensive, Lee Atwater-style attack campaign that made the contest less about change and more about Martinez's scandalous past.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Francisco Alvarado |
11-18-2008 |
Politics
Dennis Miller's No Help for Florida's Grieving McCainitesnew
If there was one place where disappointed Broward County Republicans might expect to find a little solace the day after Election Day, it should have been at an invitation-only performance by comedian Dennis Miller.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Edmund Newton |
11-18-2008 |
Performance
Bad Faith and Texas Mutual Insurancenew
Houston attorney Mike Doyle and TMI are locked in a battle over truth, lies and an employee's right to workers' comp benefits.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
11-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Wonderlove is Back, with the Same Sound but Different Prioritiesnew
The celebrated Orange County band formed in 2000 and broke up in 2004; even though their music is hardly politically charged, there's some symmetry in the fact they're reuniting in 2008, on the cusp of a new national administration and near the close of a tulmultuous decade.
OC Weekly |
Albert Ching |
11-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Orange County, Wonderlove
Ask a Mexican: Kicking Aztlannew
"In a column some time ago, you mentioned the Aztec prophecy claiming that 'their descendants would reclaim ancestral lands in the Southwest U.S., and guess what?' I'd appreciate it if you shed a little light on this statement."
Kinch Makes 'Advances' by Giving Their First Album Awaynew
"I think that the option for us was — are we gonna sell a hundred copies to friends and family or get people to listen it, and if they like it, they'll buy stuff from us in the future," says Andrew Junker. "We want to do this the rest of our lives, so giving our first record away is really kind of a no-brainer."
Phoenix New Times |
Serene Dominic |
11-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Travis' Sixth Album Introduces a Heavier Soundnew
The end result is an album that's good, but not great, and unlikely to move the needle on the band's evidently declining fan base.
Tags: Travis, Ode to J. Smith
Houston Goes International with the Latin Grammysnew
What in the world is such an important event -- 49 awards in categories ranging from cumbia, ranchera and norteño to urban and alternative -- doing in Houston, of all places?
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
11-18-2008 |
Music
