AltWeeklies Wire
Minus Sound Research Has Nearly Perfected Its Formulanew

Minus Sound Research, which curates and presents the visual art of local musicians in galleries, reinvents itself for its fifth-anniversary show.
INDY Week |
Brian Howe |
10-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Minus Sound Research
Legalization’s Opponentsnew

Critics of California's Prop. 19 -- which would legalize marijuana -- range from skeptical to rabid. Some of them come from inside the movement.
North Coast Journal |
John Geluardi |
10-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Marijuana, Proposition 19
Welcome to Paladino Countrynew

Wonder what kind of region produces a man like developer Carl Paladino, who rode the rage of the tea party movement to become the Republican candidate for governor of New York? Welcome to Buffalo and its discontents.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
10-08-2010 |
Commentary
Review: God in Americanew
PBS puts American religion in its proper place.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
10-08-2010 |
Commentary
We Like Thisnew

'The Social Network' is yet another masterpiece from director David Fincher.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Social Network
Lit-Snobs, Hot Librarians, and the Rise of the Literary Tattoonew

Lit-professionals and enthusiasts discuss their affinity for literature-inspired tattoos.
Boston Phoenix |
Eugenia Williamson |
10-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Tattoos, Grub Street
No Rest For The 'No' Crowdnew

Opposition mounts against budget-busting measures, but they're not doomed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
10-08-2010 |
Politics
David Sedaris Does Fables His Waynew

Sedaris’ take on beasts of burden in 'Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary' proves hilarious.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-08-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Sedaris
The Pink Elephant in the Roomnew

Why Gay Republicans Are Swallowing Their Pride.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-08-2010 |
LGBT
Misguided Pridenew

How about a parade in rural Georgia instead?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Henry E. Scott |
10-08-2010 |
LGBT
It's Kind of a Funny Story Needs Some Xanaxnew

It's Kind of a Funny Story reunites the team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, though this go-around they are telling a story (working from a beloved novel by Ned Vizzini) that feels, frankly, beneath them.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
There's Nothing Scary About This Halloween Candynew

Allergen-safe All Hallows' Eve treats.
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
10-07-2010 |
Food+Drink
The John Lennon Song Project: Imaginednew

In a labor of love, adoration and respect, Rex Fowler of Aztec Two-Step and Tom Dean of Devonsquare have created the John Lennon Song Project, an acoustic montage that not only pulls at our nostalgic heartstrings, but presents Lennon's music in a way that makes these songs anything but mere cover tunes.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Lipson |
10-07-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Rex Fowler and Tom Dean
The Real Nasty Comes Cleannew

The band's secret? Self-discipline and a rigorous rehearsal schedule.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Real Nasty
Archiving Anarchy in the U.K.new

Between 1988 and 1990, Jon Savage spoke extensively to the Sex Pistols, the late Malcolm McLaren, the late Joe Strummer, Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie Sioux, and many others in the British punk scene. The England's Dreaming Tapes features full interviews with those who were there.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-07-2010 |
Nonfiction