AltWeeklies Wire
Palin the Impalernew
America's latest manufactured celebrity, Sarah Palin, is intriguing for at least two reasons to those who are easily swayed by the mass hysteria the mainstream media stirs up from time to time over whatever nonentity it chooses to coronate at the moment.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
10-10-2008 |
Commentary
Bill Maher's Cross to Bearnew
Maher has been hammering away forever at institutionalized faith, but Religulous, which Lionsgate quixotically plans to position as an Oscar contender in the documentary category, raises the bar to a whole new dimension of attack, as you might expect from a movie with Borat director Larry Charles at the helm.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Abracadabra: St. Louis Has Become a Flourishing Place for Magiciansnew
The city has a thriving magic community, and membership in the International Brotherhood of Magicians is on the rise. The local chapter, or "ring," is now up to 150 people, five times more than the average large city.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
10-10-2008 |
Performance
The McCain Campaign is Flatliningnew
Tuesday's presidential debate was a death rattle not only for the McCain campaign but for a political era.
L.A. Weekly |
Marc Cooper |
10-10-2008 |
Commentary
'Rachel Getting Married': Anne Hathaway Plays the Other Sisternew
Actress makes compelling bad girl in pedestrian family drama.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
'Body of Lies': Terror Porn We Can Believe Innew
British actor Mark Strong steals show in Ridley Scott's latest.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Body of Lies
Dropping Acids: Life is Sweet with 'Miracle Fruit' Pillsnew
My friend Jim and I are here to purposely warp our palate with a "miracle berry tablet," the amuse-bouche of choice these days among food chumps who host "flavor tripping" parties. The tablets apparently turn your tongue into your own personal Krispy Kreme outlet.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
10-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
'The Pool' and 'Mister Foe': Breaking Ladnew
The young men in these two films get a few harsh doses of reality.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-10-2008 |
Reviews
Don't Believe the Digital TV Hypenew
The transition to digital was supposed to revolutionize free TV. So what's with the high-def reruns?
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
10-09-2008 |
Media
How Deregulation Led to the Current Bank Collapsenew
In 2000, Sen. Phil Gramm attached a rider to an appropriations bill to deregulate derivatives trading and other complicated financial instruments like collateral debt obligations. This was the effective nail in the coffin for the FDR-era Glass-Steagall Act, which was created to prevent a repeat of the crash of 1929.
Charleston City Paper |
D.A. Smith |
10-09-2008 |
Economy
Plastilina Mosh Brings More Genre-Mashing From Mexiconew
Plastilina return to form with their latest release, earning the duo a spot alongside Latin contemporaries The Pinker Tones and Mexican Institute of Sound.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
'proVISIONS' Includes Some of Howe Gelb's Strongest Original Materialnew
Giant Sand is not only back with a new record, but way back; proVISIONS is stellar from start to finish.
Tucson Weekly |
Carl Hanni |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
A Place to Bury Strangers Aims to Give Fans a Mind-Altering Experiencenew
Oliver Ackermann, guitarist and singer with A Place to Bury Strangers, describes his band's music as "immersive," saying he hopes it affects listeners in the same manner as might a mind-altering drug.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Guerilla Artist Shepard Fairey Takes a Giant Step into the World of Politicsnew
As he waited behind bars during the Democratic National Convention in August, the two worlds that Shepard Fairey now inhabits -- one where he's a street artist, the other as an impassioned supporter of Sen. Barack Obama -- collided in the strangest of ways.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-09-2008 |
Art
'Miracle at St. Anna' is a Miserable Messnew
Aside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every way.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-09-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
