AltWeeklies Wire
Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Richard Daley
Only a Thread: Romero Loses His Credibility
Sometimes nothing is better than something. George A. Romero's latest zombie retread demotes the 70-year-old filmmaker to a pale imitation of the groundbreaking director who invented zombie satire in 1968 with Night of the Living Dead, and then went on to full-on postmodern force with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-24-2010 |
Reviews
Will Folks Admitted to Haley Affair a Year Agonew
Former Mark Sanford spokesman Will Folks privately admitted a year ago to having a brief extramarital affair with GOP gubernatorial contender S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley, according to a Palmetto State Republican political operative.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
05-24-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Nikki Haley, Will Folks
Bukowski: Tales of an Extraordinary Madmannew
Charles Bukowski was especially popular in his native Germany, but in the United States he was selling only in the hundreds. Even though the movie Barfly didn’t do well at the box office, it helped draw more attention Bukowski’s way. Let me tell you about the time I reconstructed Bukowski.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Guru's Gurunew
How a mysterious Svengali dominated the final days of the Boston-born hip-hop and jazz superstar.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Voodoo Economicsnew
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
The High Cost of Free Marketsnew
A lack of regulation invites oil spills and financial collapse.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
MacGrubernew
Another movie from a Saturday Night Live sketch, this time set free from the constraints of Network Television and the usual PG-13 rating of Guaranteed Comedy Safety and Mediocrity.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
05-21-2010 |
Reviews
Jump! Horses, Kids, Water and Ditches: What Could Go Wrong?new
I couldn’t help but wonder if this was a good idea: Jumping 1,200 pounds of horse at a gallop over logs, walls, ditches and various and sundry large solid objects seemed a bit suicidal. “Just keep your eyes up and go!” trainer and Olympic hopeful Karen O’Neal told me perkily as I got ready for my round. “Don’t look down. You’ll be fine.”
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Equestrians, Horses
Urban Assault: Bikes Get Wild in the Citynew
Urban free-riding is what happens when mountain biking meets BMX with a little parkour thrown in. The urban world of buildings, walls, steps, park benches and concrete obstacles is where urban free-riders perform their bike-based stunts.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
Tags: urban bikes, urban freeride
Drills, Baby, Drillsnew
Preparing for an oil spill requires staying in practice and investing in prevention.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
05-20-2010 |
Disasters
The Case for Nationalizing BP
The Supreme Court says that corporations have the same rights as individuals. When they misbehave, shouldn't they face consequences as serious as those imposed upon an individual?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
Adam Arcuragi & the Lupine Chorale Society Invent Their Own Mythologynew
Adam Arcuragi's music, godless though it may be, does convey a gospel-inspired blend of suffering and celebration, a robust mix that sets it apart from the more solipsistic efforts of those bearded guys emoting all over their acoustic guitars.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Colorado Springs Too Generous?new
A city audit reveals costly policies regarding workers' compensation for illnesses and injuries that happen on — and even off — the job.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
Cowboys and Gals Proudly Out Therenew
Queer culture and cowboys come together for the 17th annual Bud Light Canadian Rockies International Rodeo — this ain't your grandaddy's rodeo.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kenzie Love |
05-20-2010 |
Sports
