AltWeeklies Wire
Elise Testone's American Idol Debutnew
Charleston singer Elise Testone's first appearance on American Idol was nearly a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. But she delivered a performance which wowed the judges even if it didn't wow the editors.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
01-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Idol, Elise Testone
The Big Pink: Future Thisnew
Expectations are tricky things. Follow too closely and you're boring, not at all and you'll alienate your audience.
San Antonio Current |
Nicholas Hall |
01-19-2012 |
Reviews
It Never Endsnew
The year 2011 in film had some good -- and a whole lot of terrible.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm and Colin Boyd |
01-19-2012 |
Movies
Saying 'No' to the Spursnew
A primer for San Antonio's business and political leaders.
San Antonio Current |
Heywood Sanders |
01-19-2012 |
Sports
Tags: San Antonio Spurs, SAISD
Why your local folk singer could become your folk heronew
I imagine interviewing Nick Mery is something like dealing with national acts. He schedules me on a Sunday just before his #goodjobtexas radio program, held at Studio 14 Hundred on West Avenue and broadcast on KROV 91.7 HD2.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
01-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gauchistenew
Well, ain't this a great way to get the new year started?
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
01-19-2012 |
Reviews
Romney the Inevitable?new
Splintered conservative movement paves way for likely coronation.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
01-19-2012 |
Elections
Who the #$&% is Thomas Hoving?new
Tony Feher likes plastic. In Thomas Hoving, his new exhibition at Artpace, strands of iridescent red, orange, and purple nylon string sweep from the ceiling in the middle of the Hudson (Show) Room, twisting in a dramatic arc.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-19-2012 |
Art
'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'new
Some scenes are moving, others mawkish, but director Stephen Daldry's ham-handed exploitation of the falling of the Twin Towers poisons the whole enterprise.
Learning to Love My Big Assnew
Why, for the first time in a long time, I'm not on a New Year's diet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Melysa Martinez |
01-19-2012 |
Sex
Tags: body image, Jennifer Lopez's ass
Artist on the Outsidenew
How the work of one of the famed Florida Highwaymen ended up behind bars in an Orlando jail.
Orlando Weekly |
Christopher Balogh |
01-19-2012 |
Art
Feeding the 'Cradle-to-Prison' Pipelinenew
Of all the things that criminalize a child, zero-tolerance policies in schools might be the worst.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
01-19-2012 |
Education
Crtitic's Pick: Shamenew
Over the span of a year he's played iconic comic-book villain Magneto in X-Men: First Class, classic literary character Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre, and groundbreaking Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, but it still took Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) showing off a little more than his acting ability to get some serious consideration this awards season.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
01-19-2012 |
Reviews
Top guac sought by Olé Avocadonew
With the Super Bowl on the horizon, some of you are perfecting your tailgating hors d'oeuvres. If you think your guacamole can't be beat, now's your chance to prove it.
San Antonio Current |
Lauren W. Madrid |
01-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Olé Avocado, Making guacamole
Wisc. Republicans Change Recall Rules in the Middle of the Gamenew
Judge Mac Davis, a former Republican legislator, orders the Government Accountability Board to check all of the signatures for duplicates or other anomalies, shifting responsibility from Gov. Scott Walker to the state.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
01-18-2012 |
Politics
