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Barbour Suspends Scott Sisters’ Sentencesnew
Gov. Haley Barbour has issued orders for the release of Jamie and Gladys Scott, sisters serving life sentences for a 1993 armed robbery.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
12-30-2010 |
Race & Class
Center of Attentionnew
This modern retelling of 'Gulliver's Travels' is ruined by Jack Black's high-volume shtick.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
12-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Gulliver's Travels
Can a Machine Resonate?new
How I learned to stop worrying so much and (almost) resolve a beef with drum pads.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-30-2010 |
Music
Freebass: It's a Beautiful Lifenew
Even before the release of this album, the high-concept supergroup behind it had already disbanded.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Freebass
Becoming Oonanew
Despite her hippie pedigree, Oona Garthwaite's music is rooted in excess.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Tweedie, Oona Garthwaite
An Embarrassmentnew
Robert De Niro and his co-stars collect paychecks in the horrendous 'Little Fockers'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-30-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Little Fockers
The Ten Best Movies of 2010new
It was an off year, except in the Land Down Under.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-29-2010 |
Movies
Citizen of Nowherenew
Torn between two countries, Jessica just wants an education.
Las Vegas Weekly |
April Corbin |
12-29-2010 |
Immigration
Drug Addicts Unite!new
An Oakland-based group of methadone users and their medical providers has formed a political lobbying to help shape California policy.
East Bay Express |
Julia Landau |
12-29-2010 |
Politics
Unstoppablenew
After 10 years, Jersey jam-grass band Railroad Earth keeps on chugging.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nick Chambers |
12-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Skehan, Railroad Earth
Would Bankruptcy Save California?new
Some people seem almost to be drooling at the prospect of a state or municipal bankruptcy; a judge, they argue, could force big reductions in employee pensions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California, Proposition 13
Little Fockers is a Viagra-Induced Four-Hour Hard-Onnew
It astonishes me that people -- many people -- proudly put their names on Little Fockers, even the ones who aren't on screen who could have escaped unknown.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
12-28-2010 |
Reviews
Music Critic of the Year: @Discographiesnew
A puckering wit and more than 20,000 followers - those are the only facts we know about the Twitter account @Discographies, where the author summarizes the entire catalogue of a renowned singer or band in 140 characters or fewer.
The Village Voice |
Rob Tannenbaum |
12-28-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Twitter, Discographies
Return To Sendernew
Mass deportation, strict border enforcement, amnesty. What will comprehensive immigration reform look like if the feds take action -- or if they don't?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
12-28-2010 |
Immigration
Is Lindsey Graham Gay?new
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's angry, irritated defense of the 17-year Congressional ban on out gay service members has renewed attention on what's in his closet.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-27-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Lindsey Graham, LGBT
