AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland's Play for the A'snew
Unlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-09-2010 |
Sports
Robert Wyatt/Gilad Atzmon/Ros Stephen: For the Ghosts Withinnew
Initial descriptions of For the Ghosts Within focused on the fact that revered British art-rock musician, singer and composer Robert Wyatt was taking on jazz standards, a move that sounded intriguing enough.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Wyatt
Medicaid Services On The Chopping Blocknew
South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, which administers the state's Medicaid spending, has warned state budget writers that it will have to operate in a $228 million deficit for the rest of the budget year, or stop paying doctors in March.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-09-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medicaid
Erotica, Intrigue, and Arithmetic in 'Rites of Love and Math'new
Berkeley professor Edward Frenkel brings his passion for math to the masses -- by starring in an erotic film.
East Bay Express |
Madeleine Bair |
12-09-2010 |
Performance
Net Neutrality Vote Will Bring One Net to Rule Them Allnew
On December 21, the FCC will take a long-awaited and historic vote determining whether President Obama’s promise to preserve the Internet as the most democratic medium in communication history will be honored.
San Antonio Current |
TechTease |
12-09-2010 |
Tech
Winelord: Winelord IIInew
My latest musical crush is on the all-female punk trio Winelord, although I've yet to even lay eyes upon them.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
12-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Winelord
A Life-Changing Friend In My Dog Tulipnew
By placing himself in the service of his animal, an old man is better able to serve his own needs.
Tags: My Dog Tulip
Playing Catch-Upnew
A program targeted at helping Army soldiers' schoolkids.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rhonda Van Pelt |
12-09-2010 |
Children & Families
Climate Clashnew
Native peoples struggle for survival at Cancún climate summit.
San Antonio Current |
Terri Hansen |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Cancún
In Search For The Perfect Giftnew
A 12-hour trek past plastic penguins, 'reindeer dishes,' underwear powder and 'Mrs. Whippy' -- only to find something money can't buy
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joe Kovac Jr. |
12-09-2010 |
Shopping
Freshwater Fisticuffs: Warring For Water Rightsnew
Now that logging has slowed to a trickle, will there be water barons crawling out of the woodwork to exploit what might be Oregon’s most valuable resource in an era of climate change?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
Is San Francisco Bay Fished Out?new
Not yet. But with salmon off-limits, and catches of striped bass, halibut, rockfish, sturgeon, and other fish way down, Bay Area fishermen, fish wholesalers, and seafood restaurants face an uncertain future.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
The Russia Housesnew
A Dagestani politician isn’t telling the truth about his Wikileak-ed connections to Carlsbad, Calif.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-09-2010 |
International
The Fire Down Belownew
As a gas-drilling frenzy in North Texas continues, residents fight for the truth--and brace for the worst.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
12-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Shale Gas, Barnett Shale
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasynew
It seems abundantly clear that Kanye West is an ass. It is also amply clear, with the release of his gnarly, brilliant My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, that no one in hip-hop has mastered the role of the self-hating villain as well as West.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
