AltWeeklies Wire
Child of Chernobylnew
Victim of nuclear reactor disaster survives horrific childhood, severe disabilities to become competitive rower.
LEO Weekly |
Scott Wade |
05-25-2011 |
Children & Families
Life After Death Tax?new
Ohio’s repeal of estate taxes could strike a lethal blow to its local communities.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
05-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Estate Tax
The Pinball Wizardnew
Michael Schiess has amassed the largest collection of rare pinball machines in the world. But the future of his Pacific Pinball Museum remains uncertain.
East Bay Express |
Alexa Vaughn |
05-24-2011 |
Culture
Big Oil — Foilednew
How a sleeper bill about a contaminated oilfield site became a hot topic in Baton Rouge.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
05-24-2011 |
Business & Labor
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Isn't That Greatnew
Unfortunately, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold turns out to be the perfect advertisement for the corporations involved because it sells that ad-man buzz word “authenticity” and association with ironic in-jokes that such products crave.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2011 |
Reviews
Wild in the Streetsnew
There's been a population explosion of wild critters in New Orleans this Spring.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
05-24-2011 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Armadillos, Raccoons
What Mowing Your Lawn Is Doing To The Planetnew
Americans reportedly dump more than 80 million pounds of pesticides and other chemicals onto their lawns and gardens every year. Aside from the potential risks for people and animals coming into direct contact with this toxic crap, pesticides get washed into streams and rivers, ending up as marine pollution.
New Haven Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
05-24-2011 |
Environment
Second Verse Same as the First : Todd Phillips Plays it Too Safe
The formula mold that worked so well the first time around loses some steam in this follow up to the most successful R-rated movie ever made.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Judith Adamson Gets into the Hive Mindnew
Oakland, Calif. author celebrates backyard beekeeping.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
05-23-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Evil of Two Lessers
They tell us we get the government we deserve. No we don't. Not with a two-party system. We ought to get rid of this phony two-party "democracy." Someday we will. Until then, let's ignore it.
Event Horizon: Terrence Malick Believes
"The Tree of Life" is a bold but flailing attempt to create an epic transgressive experimental cinema of cosmic proportions.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Les Nubians: Nu Revolutionnew
Les Nubians' third album (and first in eight years) opens with a Cameroonian drum circle weaving an accelerating rhythmic web.
East Bay Express |
Lee Hildebrand |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Inside Westboronew
At Westboro Baptist Church, Steve Drain found religion but lost a daughter.
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church
Staring at chickensnew
The simple pact you make with chickens is that, if you give them fresh water, some scratch corn and a few greens every day, they'll give you eggs.
Tags: Raising Chickens
