AltWeeklies Wire
Iraqi Journalist Ahmed Fadaam Talks American Occupation and Sectarian Violencenew
"We're going to have an anti-American generation being built, and prepared, to hate all the Americans. The Iraqis right now know that all Americans are the people wearing uniforms, helmets and sunglasses, and carrying fatal weapons. They don't know that there are people who are family people just like them, people who are trying to live their days, raise their kids and go to their jobs."
The Zero Life: Two Weeks, a Zero-Waste Kit, and No Trashnew
From the moment you wake up and brush your teeth, wash your hair, and shave your face with products packaged in non-recyclable containers, you're contributing to the waste stream. Trying to live without generating trash is next to impossible. But we decided it was worth a shot.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
09-25-2008 |
Culture
Walking the Tricky Tightrope: How Can We Solve the Economic Crisis?
Forests are restored by fire, and so are markets. In a real market, I'd be inclined to say we should let it burn. What grows up to replace the old forest is always healthier. But thanks to greed and mismanagement, ours has clearly become a fake, faith-based market. So we're left to attempt to bring our economy in for a soft landing, hopefully enabling the kind of fresh start we need without endangering people's money.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
09-24-2008 |
Commentary
Gaming Needs Good Journalismnew
That a major magazine is willing to devote any ink to gaming represents another chance to show the Wii-loving casual masses that our passion is as beautiful, complex, and vital as the new disc by Television on the Radio. But sans perspective, what we end up with is hosannah-laden stories like Vanity Fair's "review" of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Charleston City Paper |
Aaron R. Conklin |
09-24-2008 |
Video Games
Lonely Beast: Ben Kingsley Nimbly Carries 'Elegy'new
Elegy's satisfying complexity comes from this honest appreciation of men's fears informed by a woman director's touch.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Brainy and Brutal: 'Tell No One' is Classic Noirnew
The film, like the book before, is a thrill ride. The protagonist, knowing himself to be innocent, is nonetheless pursued by police. Running makes him look guilty, but surrendering sacrifices the opportunity to clear his name and at long last learn whether his wife is still alive: classic film noir stuff there.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell No One
Guy Delisle's New Graphic Memoir Recalls Heat and Oppression in Rangoonnew
The Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle's latest work of graphic memoir/reportage, doesn't necessarily paint a rosier picture of Burma, but it does offer punctuated moments of hope and a neat delineation of life in the third-world country.
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Liebetrau |
09-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
Gary Bass Makes a Convincing Case for Forceful Humanitarianismnew
Unlike most books interested in promoting human rights by force of arms, Bass focuses on the actions of Western nations and not the philosophies of phony intellectuals from beltway think tanks.
Charleston City Paper |
Dylan Hales |
09-24-2008 |
Nonfiction
Poet Elizabeth Spires Answers Big Questions with Small Answersnew
When I found out my 401(k) lost more than a quarter of its value -- about four month's worth of salary dissipating into the ether -- I wasn't in the mood to review Elizabeth Spires' new book of poems, The Wave-Maker.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
09-24-2008 |
Poetry
Thabo Mbeki's Spectacular Fall from Gracenew
It was widely believed of South Africa's outgoing president, Thabo Mbeki, that the only time he wasn't plotting was when he was asleep. More than his bizarre views on AIDS or even his failure to do much for South Africa's poor, it was that reputation as an inveterate plotter that finally brought him down.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-24-2008 |
International
'Choke' is More Like a Group-therapy Sitcom Than a Movienew
Choke may be an adaptation of a Chuck Palahniuk novel, but it actually has a number of influences: It is predictably indebted to Fight Club, it intentionally carries echoes of The Last Temptation of Christ, and—probably less deliberately—it feels a lot like the TV show My Name Is Earl.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
Former Team Dreschy Kaia Wilson Talks About Her Solo Albumnew
Wilson, legendary frontwoman of Team Dresch and the Butchies, launched her newest solo album four months ago, but the CD-release show has lingered till this week, and her upcoming tour is as part of Amy (Indigo Girls) Ray’s band.
Willamette Week |
Jay Horton |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Godmakesmonkeys, Kaia Wilson
The Fli Boiz are Portland's Cool Boys with a Twistnew
The duo's uncanny resemblance to the Cool Kids, two '80s-enamored MCs from Chicago who have recently hit the big time, is difficult to deny. But where the Kids avoid the bling of hip-hop's hedonistic side, the Boiz embrace it.
Willamette Week |
Sarah Moskowitz |
09-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fly Bois
Director Clark Gregg 'Choke's on Chuck Palahniuk's storynew
Gregg's adaptation retains Palahniuk's gift of gab, but when it needs to step up and make a statement about sex addiction, contemporary maturity, America's moral decline -- anything, really -- Choke ultimately chokes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Keira Knightley Reigns in 'The Duchess'new
The Duchess' focus on prefeminist social predicaments make it more intelligent and classy than the usual royal bodice ripper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
