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Viva Cool Britannianew
Counting down the top 100 greatest Britpop anthems of the '90s.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Marotta, Daniel Brockman, Luke O'Neil and Michael Christopher |
08-18-2011 |
Music
Fort Worth Library's Contem?orariesnew
Big names — and even bigger ideas — abound in this impressive group show at the Fort Worth Library.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
08-18-2011 |
Art
What's the Matter with Obama?
As a pundit it's my job to explain why politicians do the things they do. Why isn't Obama worried about unemployment?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
08-18-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Economy
Parasite Therapy: Rob Dunn's The Wild Life of Our Bodiesnew
One increasingly tenable theory holds that the disproportionate prevalence of a spectrum of disorders in affluent nations -- from allergies and asthma to diabetes and Crohn's disease -- may be because we miss our worms.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
08-17-2011 |
Nonfiction
A Holocaust Mystery in Sarah's Keynew
Sarah's Key tells the story of an American expat journalist in Paris who discovers that the apartment she's about to move into has a deeply unsettling connection to the past.
Tags: Sarah's Key
Colin Farrell Enlivens Fright Nightnew
The movie's almost as ridiculously entertaining as Colin Farrell's performance, which has him hissing at beams of sunlight in mid-sentence and casually telling prospective victims "Catch ya later!" as they run away.
One Day is a Long Timenew
As the film checks on its characters each June 15 for 20 years, the date appears in dainty cursive font that floats, blows away and, at one point, pops up in a toaster. It's typical of the twee tone that undercuts the story's potential.
Nevin Shapiro Can Kiss My Assnew
Nevin Shapiro dubbed himself "Little Luke" in a so-called investigative report by Yahoo! Sports claiming all sorts of corrupt shit Shapiro committed while he was a booster of the University of Miami athletics program. The claims even include hooking up football players with prostitutes and buying them bottles at Mansion. That punk could never be me.
Miami New Times |
Luther Campbell |
08-17-2011 |
Sports
Brother Reade-cum-Widows MC on the End of an Era, Start of Anothernew
Despite the late-2009 dissolution of Brother Reade, his acclaimed duo with high school friend Eric Garcia, AKA DJ Bobby Evans, their creative partnership surges forward as Widows.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
08-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Reader, DJ Bobby Evans
What Have We Learned From the Debt-Ceiling Debate?new
The debt-ceiling debate that has consumed us over the past few weeks once again demonstrated that we live in a divided country and that Congress is torn between party ideology and putting the long-term interests of the country first.
Charleston City Paper |
Clay N. Middleton |
08-17-2011 |
Commentary
Tabloid: Nothing But the Truth or Something Like Itnew
Depending on whose story you choose to believe or what aspects you choose to believe, Joyce McKinney was able to spirit Kirk Anderson to a “safe house,” where she handcuffed him to a bed and had sexual relations with him.
YES! Weekly |
Mark Burger |
08-17-2011 |
Reviews
PG&E to Increase Frackingnew
The utility is involved in a project that may further increase demand for fracked natural gas while raising your monthly utility bill at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-17-2011 |
Environment
Cheat Local!new
Portland helped make Groupon a giant. Here's how local businesses get crushed.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
08-17-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Groupon, daily deals
Library Seeks to Save Jefferson’s Papersnew
In three years, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Articles of Confederation, helped secure French aid for the Revolutionary War and deployed soldiers to fight Native Americans on Virginia’s western frontier. Now, the Library of Virginia is restoring all 2,500 of Jefferson’s executive papers, which date from 1779 to 1781, to ensure they survive as long as his legacy.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
08-17-2011 |
History
