AltWeeklies Wire
Get Under The Bus?new

In education reform, the feds are dealing a high-stakes game, and cash-poor states are hard-pressed not to play.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-06-2010 |
Education
Carissa's Wierd: They'll Only Miss You When You Leavenew

Though Carissa's Wierd's arrangements got more complex as they progressed and added members, there is a hushed beauty that runs throughout these songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-06-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Carissa's Wierd
Not Straightening Outnew

Warped Tour is in no danger of forgetting where it came from or where it's going
VUE Weekly |
Bryan Birtles |
08-05-2010 |
Concerts
The Bright Sidenew

Is atheism going mainstream? Some non-believers say yes, and present a new option for identifying as someone who doesn't buy the idea of the supernatural. Just call them Brights.
Sacramento News & Review |
Rachel Liebrock |
08-05-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Atheism
The Way We Werenew
With Black Happy getting back together, some people are really excited. Others are really pissed.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Happy
Love hurtsnew

Recent deaths put an unhappy face on some of the world's biggest dance music festivals.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-05-2010 |
Music
Seashell Radio: Not the Same Old Thingnew

Call it a democracy: Seashell Radio is the product of its members varied and diverse musical backgrounds
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seashell Radio
Foilednew

One writer learns that swordplay demands legs of steel and an iron will.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
08-05-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Fencing, Kathryn Lewis-Salem
Mixed Signalsnew
A field guide to the fragmented world of electronic dance subgenres.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Marc Weidenbaum |
08-05-2010 |
Music
How Much Sugar is in Your Vitamin Water?new

Many vitamin waters contain more sugar than soda pop.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gregory Sawisky |
08-05-2010 |
Science
Tags: Vitamin Water
D.C.: Where Reality TV Comes to Dienew

Think the new Real Housewives season stinks? Blame Washington.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Riggs |
08-05-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Real Housewives of DC
Winter's Bonenew

To simply classify the film as an Ozark Gothic mystery would be an underestimation. It is one of the finest movies of the year, and it launches lead actress Jennifer Lawrence and director Debra Granik into the rarefied air of cinematic perfection. Let the Oscar season begin.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
Paris, With a Bulletnew

Jean-Pierre Jeunet's odd revenge-caper film is gorgeous, but overloaded with unnecessary elements.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
08-05-2010 |
Reviews
Smoking indoors sucksnew

Why we should ban cigarettes from bars -- or go to prison
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Love Language: Librariesnew

Recorded entirely by Stuart McLamb and producer/engineer BJ Burton, 'Libraries' shimmers with the same intricate aura of a Bruegel painting, a symphony or a novel.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Love Language