AltWeeklies Wire
Canvassing for Obama Was a Learning Experiencenew
Just when I think I know it all, I learn something new. As cruddy as politics can be, there is value in getting involved in the political process. Sometimes that means literally stepping outside of yourself and trying something new -- like canvassing a neighborhood, one step at a time.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
(I'm Glad) I Was Wrong About Obamanew
Sometimes it's hard to admit mistakes, but this time, I'm happy to say I was wrong back in January when I wrote that Barack Obama was not electable.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
Henry Paulson's Power Grabnew
The new and revised bailout plan will likely be offered to every U.S. bank with more than $500 million in assets, financial experts say.
How'd we get here? Essentially by making Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson God.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
10-29-2008 |
Economy
The 10 Scariest People in Charlottenew
Meet the folks who make Charlotte a more macabre place to live.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
A Horror Ride Through Boston's Undergroundnew
For the past few months, multimedia artist Kevin Banks has risked comfort and sanity to document the hellish underbelly of the Boston subway system. His pictures, raw and undoctored, bear witness to what happens to ordinary folks once the escalator deposits them in the nether-passages of the city.
Boston Phoenix |
Kevin Banks |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Omniboire: Washington Merlotsnew
A long growing season with warm daytime and cool nighttime temperatures gives Washington merlots from both banks of the Columbia River a certain advantage over Bordeaux, with its notoriously fickle weather -- though the two regions are located at the same latitude.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Berkeley is Taking Another Hit of Marijuananew
After a judge voided the 2004 election results of Measure R, the city's controversial medical pot initiative is back on the ballot as Measure JJ.
East Bay Express |
Ling Ma |
10-29-2008 |
Drugs
Nate Powell on His Descent into Madnessnew
Powell has long used mental illness as an artistic muse. His new graphic novel Swallow Me Whole has a story line that's entirely inside the main character's head, with no explanation of what she is thinking.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
San Francisco's Class of 2000new
Eight years after being swept into office, a once-disorganized band of neighborhood leftists tries to create a citywide political machine.
We Shall Overcome, but We Must Have Real Leadership to Do Sonew
The next four years will hold many opportunities for leadership, one of them being bridging the chasm between Real and Fake America. The choice couldn't be more obvious. To paraphrase the conservative writer Andrew Sullivan, Obama is the future and we must decide if the future will begin Nov. 5.
San Diego CityBeat |
Aaryn Belfer |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
John Dean on Civil Liberties, the GOP and the Imperial Presidencynew
These days, Dean seems too busy thinking about the present condition of the country to be dwelling on his principal role in the demise of the Nixon administration 34 years ago.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
10-29-2008 |
Politics
Tales from Craigslistnew
Wherein I celebrate Halloween by messin' with people on the internet's most popular classifieds site.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
10-29-2008 |
Culture
Wayne Coyne Loses the Plot, Keeps the Magic for 'Christmas'new
The Flaming Lips frontman is hitting the big screen as a true alien -- a man in green with deely-bopper horns on his head and shoulders -- in the movie he cooked up, co-directed, and co-stars in, Christmas on Mars.
Obama Could Be a Great One-Term President
Barack Obama can continue the "permanent campaign" that has characterized the American presidency since 1976. Or he can govern like there's no tomorrow -- and make history.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
10-29-2008 |
Commentary
Screaming Mechanical Brain Isn't Afraid to Piss Off Your Grandmanew
Over the past few years the electro-metal locals have carved out a place for themselves nationally, and they inform me matter-of-factly that their CDs and merchandise are now sold through Hot Topic, another development they can't quite explain.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
