AltWeeklies Wire
The Top 5 Reasons to Vote for Barack Obamanew
I am a 65-year-old white male who has campaigned over the years for leaders from across a broad political spectrum. On Nov. 4, I am voting for Barack Obama. Here's why ...
Pasadena Weekly |
Jack Uhrich |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Seoul, Korea: A Food Diarynew
For years, I had contemplated what my first dinner in Seoul might be like. Now I know.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
10-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
Rick Caruso's Aria: L.A.'s Mall King Mulls a Mayoral Runnew
Caruso has teased his impending mayoral candidacy off and on for nearly five years, yet he's done little to formally promote a holistic vision for the city. In the absence of such a comprehensive civic blueprint, others have stepped in to fill the void.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
10-17-2008 |
Politics
'The Secret Life of Bees': Buzz Killnew
Saccharine civil rights drama is all honey, no sting.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-17-2008 |
Reviews
Oliver Stone on 'W.' and the President Who Would Be John Waynenew
W. attempts to cut through the familiar agitprop from both sides of the political spectrum in order to take the long view on its subject and his impact on the course of American history.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Moving Midway': Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?new
A white Southern family's alterna-history meets reality.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Godfrey Cheshire, Moving Midway
Blister: This is What It's All Come Down Tonew
SThe plate tectonics of our oversized socioeconomic structure have screeched and scratched against each other one too many times, pressing hairline fractures into gaping voids and smashing the jagged slabs of our seemingly solid foundations willy-nilly across the arid landscape.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-17-2008 |
Comedy
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Oct. 3, 7:10 a.m.: Orlando criminals have evolved since our last edition, wherein I chronicled the bungled efforts of some dunderhead who couldn't figure out how to smash a glass window.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Happytown: The Come Out With Pride 2008 Packetnew
As much as we love broad strokes and low-hanging fruit around here -- along with expletives in lieu of real words -- even we weren't sure what to make of the thick packet we were issued by Come Out With Pride 2008 in advance of this past weekend's queer festivities.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Bob Whitby |
10-17-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: gay pride parade, Young Democrats
First Shot: Fraud at the Multiplex?new
The makers of An American Carol have pinned their flick's underwhelming $3.7 million opening weekend on a shadier phenomenon: fraud at the multiplex.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
10-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zucker, An American Carol
Soupy Sales at Seoul Gardensnew
Exemplary broths a-bubble at this charming Maitland, Fla., eating house.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
10-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Lot of Belly (Dance) for Your Bucknew
Hundreds of women find their zhuzh at Orlando Bellydance and their inspiration in Suspira, owner, founder and the petite powerhouse who teaches all of her 800-plus students herself.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley |
10-17-2008 |
Performance
Attorney Lawson Lamar Finally Has a Challengernew
Mercedes Leon, a 45-year-old Republican, is running against him. But she faces long odds.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-17-2008 |
Politics
Coming Soon to Your TV: Even More Billy Mays!new
Soon you'll find Mays and his business partner Anthony Sullivan gesticulating their way into the world of reality television with an inventing showcase called Pitchmen, due to air next spring. Can Billy Mays get any more in-your-face? You bet he can.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-17-2008 |
TV
Brett Gaylor's Documentary Takes on Copyright Lawnew
RIP: Remix Manifesto uses concert footage, animation, multimedia collages and interviews to illuminate both the nuances of the debate over copyright law and how it impacts art, science and life in the 21st century and beyond.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
10-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
