AltWeeklies Wire
What Every Boston Freshman Should Knownew
Freshmen, check your egos at the state line and listen up — things are not always as advertised.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-04-2008 |
Comedy
A Bathroom Tour of Bostonnew
You've seen the "Doors of Dublin" poster. The Phoenix offers an local alternative for dorm-room art.
Boston Phoenix |
k. bonami and G. Turner |
09-04-2008 |
Comedy
Need an Answer? Ask ChaChanew
Online truth-seekers are discovering some very old-school options to Google searches — services such as Cha-Cha, where real people get your answers for you.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin E. Curran |
09-04-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
RNC Protest Arrests: Minneapolis, Meet Beijingnew
Some of the dimmer and, frankly, underreported stories of the Beijing Olympics were those of the political dissidents and protesters who were arrested, detained and shipped away, far from the ostentatious opening ceremonies and cheering crowds. Three weeks later in America at the Republican National Convention, we are seeing a similar disassembling of civil liberties; and unlike the Chinese, we have a Constitution guaranteeing our rights.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
Bands On the Road in Hard Timesnew
Nowhere does the old adage about the journey being more important than the destination ring truer than in the average band's tour van. But lately, the cost of taking your act on the road has skyrocketed to the point where it might not be worth leaving home at all.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Suspected Illegal Immigrants Allegedly Held Too Long in North Carolina Jailsnew
Wake County officers who have been trained on the 287(g) program can delay the release of a prisoner they suspect might be living in the country illegally. Prisoners can be held for 48 hours while ICE takes them into custody and attempts to determine their immigration status. So why did Teodolo Nunez Bustos remain in jail long after those 48 hours were up?
INDY Week |
Vernal Coleman |
09-04-2008 |
Immigration
The Enthusiasm Gap at the Conventionsnew
This election, with Obama having stoked pennant fever in Denver, it is the Dems who have cornered the excitement market.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
The 2008 Campaign Turns into 'American Idol'new
The search for undiscovered electoral talent has led the Democratic Party to nominate Barack Obama, its least-experienced candidate in memory. And this past week, the Republicans trumped that exponentially by elevating Sarah Palin from the relative depths of political obscurity to the nation’s center stage.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
09-04-2008 |
Commentary
Last Days of the Oakland Raidersnew
When the team's lease at McAfee Coliseum expires in 2010, will the Raiders follow the Athletics in the search for a new home?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-04-2008 |
Sports
Romney Addresses Massachusetts Delegates at RNCnew
Maybe, deep down, the former Massachusetts governor rages at the injustice of being passed over for VP. But rather than retreating to Belmont to lick his wounds, Romney is doing his darndest to get McCain and Sarah Palin elected.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
09-04-2008 |
Politics
Aaron Parks Seeks a Nu Piano Groovenew
As a member of Brooklyn's "Nu Jazz" movement, Seattle-born Parks seeks to reclaim the spontaneity that was characteristic of the Miles Davis–led cool-jazz era with his new album.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
09-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Wine Spectator Hoax Reminds Us to Do Our Homeworknew
While the Spectator's plight was greeted with an unseemly amount of gleeful schadenfreude in the blogosphere, I'm sure more than a few editors and critics laughed nervously at the news -- perhaps thinking back on which oaf their own research shortcuts might not fare too well under similar scrutiny.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Melanie Saxer Johnston's New Book Preserves Her Father's Memories of Liberating Buchenwaldnew
Although he spoke little to others about the worst of what he saw, Johnston is grateful that he shared those details with her. It allowed her to empathize with victims of all kinds.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
09-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Boys of 'Entourage' are Back in Action, Almostnew
In the season opener of Entourage, Vinnie Chase finds himself in jail--a free-floating party jail with joints by the fist-load, gorgeous girls at the ready and, as always, the loyal buddies who follow him everywhere--this time behind the figurative bars of Hollywood prison.
New York Press |
David Blum |
09-04-2008 |
TV
Chris Eska's 'August Evening' Ponders the Troubled Assimilation of Illegal Immigrantsnew
With a healthy dose of good intentions, the film has the fine-tuned backbone of an observant family drama.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-04-2008 |
Reviews
