AltWeeklies Wire
For Valerie Orth, the Music Is the Messagenew
How activist burnout fueled a young singer-songwriter.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Valerie Orth
Dream Act Risingnew
As the Dream Act heads to vote once again, the undocumented it would benefit are coming out with their immigrations statuses, risking everything.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
12-08-2010 |
Immigration
Mimi and the Mannew
Wounded Iraq veteran Steven Woods denies that his pit bull Mimi, who has helped him overcome PTSD problems, bit an elderly man in his neighborhood.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
12-08-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: PTSD, Steven Woods
Dawn Treader: Narnia Watered Downnew
The third installment of the Narnia series continues the uniform, tasteful dullness of its predecessor.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
Sinking Shipnew
The 'Chronicles of Narnia' franchise seems to be dying before our very eyes.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
The Latest Installment In The Narnia Saga Is A Real Snoozernew
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Ha. The most recent installment in The Chronicles of Narnia series should've been called The Voyage of the Yawn Treader.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
Harvest of Hopenew
Against all odds, Florida's Coalition of Immokalee Workers is changing the agricultural industry.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
12-08-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tight Little Island: The Tempestnew
Julie Taymor and her friend William Shakespeare are back in town again.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
Duck Talesnew
Take a trip inside an Oregon football fan’s troubled mind.
Willamette Week |
Henry Stern |
12-08-2010 |
Sports
Why Walt Disney Still Mattersnew
A platinum age for the House of Mouse.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-08-2010 |
Reviews
In Central Asia, WikiLeaks Unmasks the Devils We Know
If Goldman Sachs executives can make $50 million a year and then run America's economy in Washington, what's so different about what Central Asian oligarchs do?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-08-2010 |
Commentary
Repeal of Military's Gay Ban Coming In Either Two Weeks Or Two Yearsnew
Recent GOP victories and new survey findings on gays in the military have each altered the timetable for repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The ban on gays serving openly will either end in the next two weeks or it will sit in legislative limbo for at least the next two years.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
12-07-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Joe Wilson, DADT
Oakland Invades The Desertnew
Four Oakland-area companies are leading the rush to develop utility-scale solar power. But some environmentalists suggest there's a big price to pay.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
12-07-2010 |
Environment
Thus Spoke Shagrathnew
Norwegian death cult survivors Dimmu Borgir bring the joys of black metal to the masses.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Who is the Media Person of the Year?new
An entire media panel opted to stay seated in a room in a building that may or may not have been on fire instead of getting up to leave. This media discussion going up in flames is a completely and utterly apt metaphor for something about the content and state of these kinds of discussions.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
12-07-2010 |
Media
