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Jolie Holland Conjures the Supernatural with 'The Living and the Dead'new
There's something slightly otherworldly about Jolie Holland. And it's not just the rhythmic swing and tonal lilt of her voice, and such lyrics as "Nobody likes a spook / Or so I've deduced / But I've loved some ghosts in my time."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Andy Mulkerin |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mystery Disease That's Killed Thousands of Bats May Have Moved South to Pennsylvanianew
Researchers across the state are keeping a close watch on Pennsylvania's caves this winter for signs that a mysterious New England bat plague could be moving south. In the past two years, tens of thousands of bats in Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York have died.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
11-11-2008 |
Animal Issues
Bruce Campbell Talks About 'My Name is Bruce'new
Someone unfamiliar with Campbell's self-deprecating humor and mock-abusive relationship with his often obsessive fans may wonder why any actor would choose to depict himself as a washed-up, egotistical B-movie hack.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chris Rock Earns His Comedy Stripesnew
Although there's no profanity from Chris Rock in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, the comic has fun as Marty the zebra, who finds a herd's worth of others like him.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman Gets His Chance in the Director's Chairnew
The movies made from Kaufman's scripts often suffer from a certain airlessness, plunging deeper and deeper into a world with no center. Synecdoche, which takes its name from a literary device in which a part is substituted for the whole, takes that centerlessness as its central theme.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-11-2008 |
Reviews
Uh Huh Her Unapologetically Polishes its Actnew
Had duo Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey given the prospect of fame serious consideration when forming Uh Huh Her, they would have picked a more original name for their electro-pop outfit.
The Georgia Straight |
Jenny Charlesworth |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lack of Diversions Led Castanets to Sonic Leapnew
The fourth Castanets CD, City of Refuge, was recorded during a monthlong stint in Overton, Nevada. Paradoxically, singer-guitarist Ray Raposa found that the area's lack of stimulating diversions led to a creative leap.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Marnie Stern Insists She's No Guitar Virtuosonew
Though she'll never admit it, the Brooklyn-based musician totally shreds on guitar, as evidenced on her latest opus, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That.
The Georgia Straight |
Gregory Adams |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buddy Guy is Still as Potent as Evernew
At 72, this blues-rock legend has come a long way since his threadbare childhood, which he spent in a plantation shack with no running water and no electricity.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Newton |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Election '08: Now Comes the Hard Partnew
Finally, at long last, the election is over. Now comes the really, really hard part. Our nation is facing a bad time economically. Detroit and Michigan are facing something much worse. Avoiding something that looks more like a depression than a recession will be tremendously difficult.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-11-2008 |
Commentary
Obama Could Thwart Canadian Exports from Alberta Tar Sandsnew
Barack Obama has signaled that addressing a "planet in peril" will be a top priority for his administration. Alberta's huge tar sands could soon feel the pain of America's solutions to climate change.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
11-11-2008 |
Environment
Neon is Officially Back in Fashion on the Slopesnew
Skiing has a bright future. And not just because the world's most popular winter sport has regained its long-standing edge over its upstart rival, snowboarding. A word of caution, though: break out the Vuarnet sunglasses. Why? Because neon is back.
The Georgia Straight |
Jack Christie |
11-11-2008 |
Fashion
Chunklet's Henry Owings Lays Down the Rules in 'The Rock Bible'new
Mere mortals tremble at Owing's caustic humored sensibilities toward pop and culture. So when he came up with a "rock bible" idea for issue 20 and it exploded into a 250-page Word file in two weeks with more than 300 ideas from his contributors and friends, a book was in order.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
11-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Arlo Guthrie Still Runs on People Powernew
Spinning tales, singing songs, making us a laugh and giving us hope has been Guthrie's living and his way of life since the '60s.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Armstrong |
11-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Arlo Guthrie, folk music
Mafiaboy Finally Writes About Being the World's Most Notorious Hackernew
In Mafiaboy: How I Cracked The Internet And Why It's Still Broken, Michael Calce and his writing buddy Craig Silverman have delivered a fun retrospective on the hacking underworld at the dawn of the new millennium.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
11-10-2008 |
Nonfiction
