AltWeeklies Wire
Simon Says: An Interview with Simon Peggnew
Toby Young as described by Toby Young in his memoir How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is an insufferable prick. But that wasn't the Toby Young that Simon Pegg met when he sat down with the writer he was set to portray on screen.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Damon Feldman Pits C-listers Against Each Othernew
Celebrity Boxing Federation, the company Feldman started in January 2008, held one of its biggest matches last month, with former child star and current radio and television host Danny Bonaduce fighting local comedian the Rev. Bob Levy.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-06-2008 |
Sports
The Way of the Scalpernew
Risk and reward inside South Philly's stealth economy.
Philadelphia City Paper |
E. James Beale |
10-06-2008 |
Shopping
Soul Train's Chicago Rootsnew
The show that put black music on TVs across America got its start in Chicago -- and even after it moved to LA, Chicago kept its own version running daily for nearly a decade.
Chicago Reader |
Jake Austen |
10-06-2008 |
Music
Scott and Cara Flaster Release Punishing Music in Beautiful Packagesnew
Seventh Rule has become something of a sanctuary for Chicago bands whose music falls outside the sometimes rigid genre boundaries of mainstream metal, from Indian’s thunderous psychedelic doom to Plague Bringer’s industrial-tinged, drum machine-powered grind.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
10-06-2008 |
Music
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Tells the Truth Too Latenew
Olmert recently said something that no previous Israeli prime minister has said. He declared that if Israel wants peace, it must withdraw from almost all the lands it occupied in 1967. Unfortunately, it's probably too late.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-06-2008 |
International
Sarah Palin Tries to Out-Cutesy a Traumatized Nationnew
While her debate performance against Biden may not have been the total catastrophe we'd all been hoping for, it reinforced the catastrophic choice by the McCain campaign to have Palin play hide-and-go-fuck-yourself with the media for the past month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
David Faris |
10-06-2008 |
Commentary
'Hands Off' Music from the Ethernew
Every Saturday afternoon, unusual music fills Fondren Guitars. In addition to the sounds of people trying out guitars, there's a distinctive electronic melody reverberating through the store.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Thomas Grillo, theremin
'Torchwood' Gives Fan Fiction its Headnew
The BBC sci-fi show isn't so much a TV series as a fangirl's wet dream. Where shows like Star Trek and Buffy merely inspired fan fiction, Torchwood gives the impression of having been inspired by it.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
10-06-2008 |
TV
'The Secret of the Grain' Shows Its Heartnew
Abdellatif Kechiche's warm and inviting portrait of a man and his restaurant is a hearty feast of gender politics, generational conflict, cultural metaphors and kettle-whistling family drama, all served with the same affection as the couscous at the film's center.
NOW Magazine |
Radheyan Simonpillai |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Marc Abraham Makes His Directorial Debut With 'Flash of Genius'new
The result is a plodding, thumpingly obvious gloss on the decade-long efforts of Dr. Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper, to be properly acknowledged for his efforts after Ford cheated him out of the money and the credit.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Flash of Genius, Marc Abraham
Smart Guy Bill Maher Makes a Dumb Movie About Religionnew
Maher's first film project, Religulous, is a major disappointment because here, unlike on Real Time, he aims for laughs instead of insight -- and aims low.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Anne Hathaway Puts on an Oscar-worthy Performance in 'Rachel Getting Married'new
Academy Award poolies, take note: Anne Hathaway plays a junkie in Jonathan Demme’s new movie and she’s sure to draw Oscar’s attention.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
'Where the River Ends': One Foot In the Gravenew
Florida-based author Charles Martin has continued his run of heart string-tugging stories with his new novel, Where the River End.
Jackson Free Press |
Michael Patronik |
10-06-2008 |
Fiction
Matt Wolf on His Documentary About Avant-Garde Pioneer and Disco Legend Arthur Russellnew
In Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell, Wolf revisits Russell's life through intimate interviews with longtime boyfriend Tom Lee and Russell's parents, archival footage and, of course, the music itself.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
