AltWeeklies Wire
Dems Gunning for the NY State Senate Hope for the Obama Effectnew
If voters come out in record numbers as expected, the state Dems could turn the tide and take the Senate (they already control the Assembly). They need only three seats to take complete control of Albany.
Long Island Press |
Michael M. Martino Jr. |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
Chili Weather is Comingnew
Made ahead and stowed in the fridge or freezer, homemade chili is convenience food at its healthiest. The meals can be easily made from end-of-season veggies and economical beans. With recipe for Black Bean Chili.
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
10-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
University Taps Profs to Take Classes in Unique Effort to Boost Enrollmentnew
When Eastern Oregon University's enrollment hit a low in 2005, administrators started battling to reverse the trend, which was threatening the La Grande campus' overall financial health. Three years later, they've hit upon a novel idea.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-30-2008 |
Education
Barack for Sale in Harlemnew
A bustling industry of Obama merchandise exists on 125th, but how much longer will it matter?
New York Press |
Joseph Asher Bernstein |
10-30-2008 |
Politics
The Early Voting Frenzy in North Carolinanew
As we await perhaps the most exciting Election Day of our lives on Tuesday, we ... hold on, with early voting, it's already Election Day(s) in North Carolina.
The Concession Speech John McCain Didn't Givenew
"Yes, I spoke to Barack Hussein Grendel Pontius Pilate Obama on the telephone, and it was strange, for this phone was small and it had no visible wires or coils. And the buttons lit up. And I congratulated the senator for running a ... campaign. It's not easy to run a campaign, and he did, and I mean that."
Philadelphia City Paper |
John McCain |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Fishtown Effect: Can You Be Racist and Vote Obama?new
For all the polls and diner/bar interviews, relatively few whites have acknowledged race as a factor in their voting decision. Instead, those with concerns have cited Obama's "inexperience," saying that they don't "trust" him, or that they don't "know" him.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
10-29-2008 |
Politics
Impotent on the Issues, the GOP Turns to Scare Tactics. Be Afraid!new
As moderate Republicans flee the GOP Village of the Damned, they are leaving the zombies in ever-greater control of the party -- and freer than ever to practice their scariest bogeyman tactics.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
America's 25 Scariest Conservativesnew
The fire-breathing reactionaries already wield extraordinary influence on the right -- imagine what will happen once the relatively sane folks now running the White House and the Republican National Committee pack up and go home?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
Hollywood Takes a Stab at Hollywood in 'What Just Happened?'new
I'm going to suggest one measure for judging a Hollywood satire: Does it leave you wanting to see the fictional film-within-the-film it dramatizes? If not, the L.A. story probably doesn't qualify as a success
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-29-2008 |
Reviews
Writer Jeph Loeb's Version of 'Hulk' Marches Onnew
This issue, Loeb teams up with artists Arthur Adams and Frank Cho for two different stories starring two different Hulks.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
10-29-2008 |
Fiction
Bassnectar Gets Funky with Electronicanew
Bassnectar is ferocious dance music as thick as peanut butter, with a bottom end that'll rattle your toenails; a sound so visceral that you feel it as much as hear it. "It's got this kind of heavy aggressive undertone in the bass frequencies," says Bassnectar creator Lorin Ashton.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Grant Britt |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Man Man's Genre-Defying Musicnew
It's not just the instruments that make Man Man so different from anything else you might have seen live before. It's the energy they put forth and the random acts of screaming, jumping and flailing about.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jeff Hahne |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Man Man, Honus Honus
Corkscrew: For a Few Dollars Morenew
Would you pay $10 more for a bottle of wine that benefits a family-owned business? Or a winery that farms its land mindful of future generations? Or would you rather save that 10 bucks and buy from a company baby-sitting its bottom line? I uncovered all these scenarios during a recent trip to Sonoma Valley.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Is There a Foreign Policy Bright Side to the Economic Crisis?new
The sinking economies of the West are dragging the price of oil down with them. For car-driving Americans, lower fuel prices mean a few extra bucks in our pockets each week. That's good news. Even better news: Lower oil prices mean a few extra billion dollars not pouring into the bank accounts of oil-rich countries like Venezuela.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-29-2008 |
International
