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Tea Party Pretty Boynew
Marco Rubio has risen with lightning speed. He's also a world-class opportunist with an uncanny habit of being in the right place at the right time.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
07-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Marco Rubio, Tea Party
Garbled Objectives: Todd Solandz--Same Old Thing
Todd Solandz is back once again to beat his convoluted dead-horse themes of race relations and schmaltzy pedophilia.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Life During Wartime, Todd Solandz
Beware of Kids With Headphonesnew
Digital dosing the new gateway drug?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
07-19-2010 |
Drugs
Stairway to Cleveland: My Dinner with Harvey Pekarnew
My dinner with Harvey Pekar -- three weeks ago
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
07-19-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar
Georgia's Mental Health Skeletonsnew
Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice has pursued a civil rights suit on behalf of Georgia's mental health care patients.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
07-16-2010 |
Policy Issues
Rough Seas Aheadnew
Will the economy, the oil spill, and Afghanistan conspire to sink Obama's presidency?
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
07-15-2010 |
Commentary
Gay-Marriage Win; Progressive Agenda Loss?new
Gay-rights supporters won a huge victory on July 8, when a federal judge in Boston ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman, thereby denying legally married same-sex couples important federal benefits -- was unconstitutional.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
M.I.A.: Mayanew
In 'Maya', M.I.A. is less of a rabble-rouser, and more of a dance-club diva-cum-punk high priestess.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
07-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: M.I.A.
On Economy, No Optimism
Despair oozes between the lines of media interviews of economists. Asked where the recovery will come from, they run down the list of theoretical possibilities, dismissing them one by one. No one knows where the recovery will come from for a simple reason: It isn't coming. Not any time soon.
'Predators': Monster Mishmashnew
Director Nimród Antal tried hard, but his effort to boost the Predator franchise with a much-needed shot of adrenaline failed.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Predators
Your Mom Loves You Too Much, Cyrusnew
If you’ve had your fill of comedies about men unable or unwilling to grow up, check out Cyrus. This lo-fi comedy with big-name stars takes that notion to a logical extreme, in a distinctively funny way.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cyrus, Jay and Mark Duplass
'Inception' Puts You in a Sleeper Holdnew
Christopher Nolan’s latest film takes the connection between movies and dreams straight on, and the result is one of the trippiest summer blockbusters in recent memory.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
07-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Inception, Christopher Nolan
Guns, Government and Elvis: as Texan as Chicken-Fried Steaknew
Among the groups who can bypass metal detectors at the Texas Capitol: legislators; state workers; and those who have concealed-carry licenses. No joke.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dave McNeely |
07-14-2010 |
Commentary
Harvey Pekar RIP: Bard of the Rust Beltnew
LeBron James will easily fit into his sunny new environs in Miami, but Harvey Pekar was the kind of crank that couldn't exist anywhere but Cleveland.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-14-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Harvey Pekar, Cleveland
S.C. Gov Candidate on Arrest Record: I Beat the S#!t out of Six Punksnew
Morgan Bruce Reeves, South Carolina’s independent write-in candidate for governor, is pissed after seeing his arrest record posted online
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
07-13-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Morgan Bruce Reeves
