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At Dragon*Con, everybody's a star
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
J. Winter |
09-09-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Dragon*Con
Sex With An Xnew
Kurt Cobain's favorite Scottish band puts out their first album in 20 years.
North Coast Journal |
Mark Shikuma |
09-09-2010 |
Reviews
Dare to DREAMnew
Undocumented students push Congress to introduce legislation that will give them a chance at legal residency in the United States.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Peck |
09-09-2010 |
Immigration
Why Do Exclamation Points Get a Bad Rap?new
The web has brought about the rampant use of exclamation points. But who gives a fuck about exclamation-point abuse?
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
09-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Punctuation
Kayla Stra's Long-Shot Betnew
She came to California to make it as a jockey, only to be cast as a sex symbol in a reality show. Now she's in the Bay Area trying to win races -- and to overcome the prejudice against female jockeys.
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
09-08-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Kayla Stra
An Inner Strugglenew
While 'The American' may strike most viewers as slow, others will see it as a creation with purpose.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The American, Anton Corbijn
S. Carey: All We Grownew
All We Grow, the solo debut from Bon Iver drummer S (Sean) Carey, doesn't stray far from Bon Iver territory -- a Wisconsin-bred sort of neo-minimalism that revels in spare, crisp instrumentation.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: S. Carey
Interpolnew
For a band that's brought a post-punk cognitive dissonance to DVD-piracy warnings and terrorism watch lists the world over, Interpol sure isn't surprising anyone these days.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Interpol
Immigrant Issuesnew
'Machete' delivers the fun action that other summer blockbusters could not
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
That Vibenew
Alberta Cross jumps across the pond and falls in love with America
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alberta Cross
Horny Teens Get a Mockumentary in The Virginity Hitnew
The Virginity Hit depicts a cadre of semiprivileged New Orleans teens whose penchant for illicit drinking, drug use and recording every moment of their lives on camera is more or less not worth remarking upon.
"Machete Don't Text!"new
Don't start the revolution without Danny Trejo (Machete). And rethink your preconceptions of South Africa (White Wedding).
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
Remembering The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop Historynew
Fat Beats closed its New York branch on Saturday, Sept. 4th. For fans and underground artists, the demise of the store that dubbed itself "the last stop for hip-hop" feels like the loss of the music's spiritual home.
The Village Voice |
Phillip Mlynar |
09-08-2010 |
Music
Tags: Fat Beats, Gang Starr
Burners in Fluxnew
Why would anyone spend four months and $180,000 building something that will only last a week? The answer says a lot about Burning Man culture.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Burning Man
It Is Not an Excellent Day for an Exorcismnew
When The Blair Witch Project became an out-of-nowhere phenomenon more than a decade ago, one of the most startling developments was how few attempts there were to rip it off.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
09-08-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Daniel Stamm, The Last Exorcism
