AltWeeklies Wire
MacGruber: The 80s Live!new
After all the negative and positive hype, this movie turns out to be resoundingly OK. It's not a great comedy, but it has its moments.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
05-26-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jorma Taccone, MacGruber
Coming Soon to a Field Near Younew
Chevron has subpoenaed 600 hours of outtakes from the makers of the documentary Crude, as part of their defense against a major eco-lawsuit brought by the residents of a remote area of Ecuador. Anybody in a gas- or oil-drilling area should be paying attention.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Fort Worth Weekly Staff |
05-26-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Chevron
Recruiting Tolerancenew
Radical-right religious groups spouting hate against gays should consider the example of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel.
Fort Worth Weekly |
E.R. Bills |
05-26-2010 |
Commentary
Urban Explorers: New Thrills in Old Buildingsnew
A growing international subculture of photographers and thrill-seekers has found a new frontier in abandoned structures. Their photographs have become a serious art form, the subject of books, web sites, gallery shows, and videos.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Watkins |
05-26-2010 |
Art
The Mission Creeps: Dark Cellsnew
This always-intriguing Tucson act is polishing its sound--a combination of surf, psychobilly, Goth and horror-movie soundtrack influences--to a hard-lacquered sheen.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
The New Pornographers: 'Together'new
Bandleader Carl Newman writes idiosyncratic, impressionistic verses drawn from (one must assume) personal experiences and tumultuous emotions, but the results often are lyrically abstract.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Batucaxé: The Blessing of the Beatnew
The Blessing of the Beat, the first CD from local Afro-Brazilian collective Batucaxé, includes songs from Brazilian artists, as well as original songs written with South American and African music in mind.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Batucaxé, The Blessing of the Beat
Feeling Robbed in 'Robin Hood'new
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott team up again, and the resulting film is tedious.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Conservatives and Cashnew
Casino Jack weaves a lot of details into its impressive telling of the Jack Abramoff story.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Rise of the Synthnew
Shawn Foree had previously flirted with several different varieties of synth-based music—noisy synth-punk with electric guitar, and '80s British-inspired electro-pop—but on Warm Brother, he began using elements such as acoustic guitars and live drums, which he'd never used before, and which added a considerable amount of depth and variation.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
05-25-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Updated 'Robin Hood' A Dark, Joyless Experiencenew
Russell Crowe version of Robin Hood lacks lightness, and a sense of overall purpose.
SEE Magazine |
Kenton Smith |
05-25-2010 |
Reviews
Banksy Bombs Detroitnew
Last week, underground superstar street artist Banksy paid a visit to Detroit. He was on what could be considered one of the most proactively viral and resourceful publicity tours in history. Hitting Los Angeles, Park City (for Sundance), Chicago and Toronto, the famed spray-can kid left a series of paintings in his now-iconic style, but also some indelible pain, in Detroit. Whereas Banksy typically, in other cities, elicits retorts from ignorant municipal types calling his work simple vagrancy, in Detroit he was damn good news, even if he fervently, inadvertently divided the arts community.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
05-25-2010 |
Art
Tags: Banksy
Anonymity & the Internet: No Commentnew
Why do websites let anonymous commenters just say whatever the hell they want anyway?
New Haven Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
05-25-2010 |
Tech
The Art of Beer-Pairingnew
For many food lovers, pairing wine with certain foods is a common way to enhance your meal. But like wine, beer can be used as a promising complement to many familiar dishes.
Boulder Weekly |
Katelyn M. Feldhaus |
05-24-2010 |
Food+Drink
Author Explores the Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canadanew
Mainstream-media reporters and columnists are largely unaware of the growing influence of the religious right in Canada, according to Marci McDonald, the author of a new book on the subject.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
05-24-2010 |
Books
