AltWeeklies Wire
Cruel Intentions: The Supreme Court's Impact on Dogfighting Videosnew
A recent Supreme Court decision had the effect of protecting videos depicting extreme animal torture.
Hartford Advocate |
Daniel D’Ambrosio |
06-03-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Dogfighting
Fungi Girls: All Hyped Upnew
The three high-school males who make up Fungi Girls were too young to attend the official SXSW festival by themselves, but they still played six shows in front of screaming college-age crowds.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Cole Garner Hill |
06-02-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fungi Girls
Afghanistan: Back to the Frontnew
Writer and photographer Don Jones went to Iraq for Fort Worth Weekly in 2006, and saw eleven Marines die during the time he was with their unit. Now he's in Afghanistan, to take a look at America's longest running conflict.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Don Jones |
06-02-2010 |
War
Tags: Afghanistan
'Mother and Child': Missing Girlsnew
In his low-key dramatic films, Rodrigo Garcia writes roles that let women show off what they can do. The results are sometimes electrifying -- but not in his schematic and unsatisfying latest movie, Mother and Child.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Mother and Child, Rodrigo García
A Rock Star's Greek Orgynew
Get Him to the Greek is a wilder, funnier, more anarchic version of The Hangover. It’s The Hangover on mood-altering drugs.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
U.S. Economy: Still a House of Cardsnew
Controversial economist and futurist Ravi Batra believes that another round of very dark days is around the corner, for Americans and the world.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
06-02-2010 |
Economy
The Fall: 'Your Future Our Clutter'new
The Fall's new album sounds as dynamic and engaging as anything they've done in the last 30-odd years.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Your Future Our Clutter, The Fall
Band of Horses: 'Infinite Arms'new
A label change and a long, labored recording process left Band of Horses just about where it started--with an instantly compelling indie Americana sound.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Infinite Arms, Band of Horses
'Sex' Sucksnew
The filmmakers behind Sex and the City 2 want you to think the movie is about female empowerment, and how to wield it. It's actually about totally vacuous assholes wearing clothes that will look idiotic in 10 years. The first film adapted from the HBO series, a show I enjoyed, was a mixed bag. It had its charms, but was too damn long—and poor Charlotte (Kristin Davis) shitting her pants was a bit much. With this sequel, Sex and the City wears out its welcome with a movie that embarrasses each of its once-enjoyable characters. It feels like a thrown-together,
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Animation With Stylenew
While reviewing a film, I like to point out that only a certain subset of the population will enjoy it. For example, if it's something like Saw or Hostel, then I assume that John Yoo and Jay Bybee will want to see it; if it's Sex and the City 2, then I urge paleontologists to give it a look. But with The Secret of Kells, it's hard to imagine who wouldn't want to see it. Maybe the Amish? But other than them, and those incapable of appreciating beauty, everyone will love The Secret of Kells. The film was nominated for
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-02-2010 |
Reviews
Cannes 2010: Sweaty Palmesnew
The Cannes 2010 jury picks some winners, but some head-scratchers too.
Boston Phoenix |
Lisa Nesselson |
06-02-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Cannes
The Martini is Dead, Long Live the Martininew
Has the Cosmo officially killed the traditional martini? Or is popular culture (Mad Men, anyone?) bringing back the classic?
Boise Weekly |
Bingo Barnes |
06-02-2010 |
Food+Drink
Blown up
Details of a confidential informant, 228 pounds of marijuana and a wrestling superstar emerge from the arrest of a Lansing area medical marijuana spiritual leader.
City Pulse |
Andy Balaskovitz |
06-02-2010 |
Crime & Justice
South Carolina: The Friskiest Statenew
What is it about South Carolina that has national media outlets calling it "sultry," "randy," full of "extramarital madness" and "America's friskiest state?"
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-02-2010 |
Politics
S.C. Gov. Hopeful Henry McMaster: Slumlord Millionaire?new
As the dailies covered his debates and ad campaigns, the Columbia Free Times interviewed two dozen tenants of a gubernatorial frontrunner and investigated the management of his rental properties over the years to find out if Henry McMaster really is...a slumlord millionaire.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
05-31-2010 |
Politics
