AltWeeklies Wire
Missing 'Men': Ten ways to stay busy until 'Mad Men' returnsnew
Show creator Matthew Weiner’s well-documented battles with his writing staff, Lionsgate producers and AMC network execs led Season 5 negotiations up to the precipice. Weiner isn’t, as he threatened, going to take his ball and go play on another network, but the delay means fans will have to wait until March 2012 for their next fix, instead of the late-July/early-August premiere of the previous four seasons. Until then, we’ve devised a list of substitutes – Nicorette for your Lucky Strikes, if you will. Break out the chip ’n’ dip; it’s going to be a long seven months.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young and Justin Strout |
08-16-2011 |
TV
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ sets a new standard for troubled franchisenew
Poor James Franco. First, he loses an arm after it got trapped by a boulder; then he hosts the Oscars.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-16-2011 |
Reviews
The Rosebuds' Loud Planes Fly Lownew
"Worthwhile," which closes the album, is a fittingly bittersweet farewell—and, you have to think, the quiet gatherings of a new start.
Porn, Piracy, & BitTorrentnew
As the film industry mounts a sketchy legal strategy in response to illegal downloads, many innocent internet surfers are serving as legal cannon fodder while moviemakers and their lawyers line their pockets with plunder.
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-16-2011 |
Tech
Stacy Carlson Explores the Wonderfulnew
In her debut novel, a giantess and a widowed taxidermist fumble toward humanity.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
08-16-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Diesel, Stacy Carlson
Remembering ‘El Parche’ a Year After His Deathnew
August 13 will mark the first anniversary of the death of accordion legend Esteban “Steve” Jordan.
San Antonio Current |
Pedro Villarreal |
08-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wasting a Million Dollars in Sacramento Countynew
Sacramento County struggles to fund public safety, but finds a million dollars to close medical-marijuana dispensaries.
News & Review |
Jeff vonKaenel |
08-16-2011 |
Commentary
Kiss Your Cyberprivacy Goodbyenew
Alex Woodward on a bill that would require your Internet service provider to track your every move online — and turn it over to the government for the asking. Privacy experts are howling ... but Louisiana's congressional delegation isn't sure how they'll
Not forgiven, not forgottennew
Thirty years after being falsely convicted of murder, and three years after being exonerated, William Dillon is still seeking justice.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
08-16-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Preparing for an Allergen-Free School Yearnew
There's little that strikes fear in the heart of parents of children with food allergies like the start of a new school year. That was certainly the case for me five years ago when I packed the backpack of my son, who is allergic to nuts, loaded up his inhaler, Benadryl and EpiPen for the first week of kindergarten.
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
08-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Allergies
The Abuse Revolving Door Keeps Spinningnew
Once again, DSS officials who could be complicit in a child's death get to hide behind state privacy laws with the help of state politicians.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-15-2011 |
Children & Families
Fire and Painnew
Blues-soul lady-in-waiting Kaleigh Baker makes a strong claim to the throne.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-15-2011 |
Reviews
Missing Mennew
Ten ways to keep busy until Mad Men returns.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young and Justin Strout |
08-15-2011 |
TV
Cage Fightnew
A deal is struck between the Humane Society of America and the United Egg Producers which will significantly increase the amount of space chickens have to spread their wings and be chickens. But not for 18 years.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
08-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
American Sardinenew
It’s getting harder to justify eating seafood. But wild sardines are a tasty, cheap, and guilt-free pleasure. This column explores how and why to cook sardines.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
08-15-2011 |
Food+Drink
