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Delta Spiritnew

“We’re not a ‘flavor of the week’ band.”
Dig Boston |
Hilary Hughes |
11-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Delta Spirit
Black Tusk Risingnew

The Georgia-based metallurgists rock a banner year.
Charleston City Paper |
Bryan Reed |
11-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Tusk
Mini Mansionsnew

The psychedelic power pop of Mini Mansions can be likened to homemade bread..
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Mini Mansions
A New Look At Recovered Memoriesnew

Meredith Maran came to realize that she had fabricated her "memory" of child abuse.
East Bay Express |
Judith Scherr |
11-29-2010 |
Science
Buying Local Is Not A Fad, But A New Way Of Lifenew

A month ago, I embarked on a project. I was buying and eating local for 30 days and writing about it on my blog.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
11-29-2010 |
Shopping
Tags: Buy Local
Is Wale a Victim of ADD?new

While Attention Deficit never reaches the stratospheric highs of The Mixtape about Nothing, it still delivers a winning collection, driven by funky, polyrhythmic percussion and Wale's effortless flow.
Charleston City Paper |
Bryan Reed |
11-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Wale
Dark Chapternew

The fine cast carries the penultimate Harry Potter flick.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-29-2010 |
Reviews
Back in Black: Natalie Portman Soars and Swoons En Pointe

Darren Aronofsky's voyeuristic psychological thriller about an upstart prima ballerina's descent into madness employs the same subjective dancer's-point-of-view that gave "The Red Shoes" its sense of frenetic authenticity.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-29-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Crazy Hypenew

College kids stock up on FDA-disapproved malt liquor Four Loko.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-29-2010 |
Culture
Tags: The Youngs, Four Loko
America's Most Dangerous Publishernew

For Adam Parfrey, publishing the Unabomber's book is all in a day's work.
Seattle Weekly |
Ellis E. Conklin |
11-29-2010 |
Books
Homeward boundnew

A former Tent City 'mayor' finds his home, and his heart.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-24-2010 |
Homelessness
Unhappy Returnsnew

Zombies enliven Colorado Springs in a new adventure book with an '80s twist.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-24-2010 |
Books
Oakland's War on Funnew

As the city ramps up enforcement of cabaret laws and permit fees, Oakland clubs worry about survival.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-24-2010 |
Recreation
Last Train Home is a Stellar Doc About Chinese Internal Migrationnew

Chinese-Canadian director Lixin Fan's documentary is an intimate treatment of the lives of ordinary people in a fast-changing China.
Tale of Endurancenew

James Franco and Danny Boyle amazingly film an ordeal that should be impossible to film.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
11-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: 127 Hours