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'Vincere': Winning and Losing At Any Costnew

Benito Mussolini's delusions of grandeur reserved him his own personal corner of hell. Vincere, an epic of historical fiction, is heaven.

Boise Weekly | George Prentice | 05-05-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Mussolini, Vincere, Marco Bellocchio

An Opportunity to Stand Upnew

Village Voice Media is underwriting the cost of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona's forthcoming litigation against Senate Bill 1070, as well as two other immigration lawsuits.

Phoenix New Times | Michael Lacey | 05-05-2010 | Immigration

Tags: SB 1070, Joe Arpaio

Can Anthony Williams Become the First Black Governor of Pennsylvania?new

Can Anthony Williams win as a black man in a state that even Gov. Ed Rendell has suggested is racist? If Williams thinks so, it's in part because of his father's legacy.

Philadelphia City Paper | Holly Otterbein | 05-04-2010 | Politics

Tags: Anthony Williams

The Urban Agricultural Phenomenonnew

What happens when idealists, entrepreneurs and bureaucrats all latch onto the same trend?

Philadelphia City Paper | Isaiah Thompson | 05-04-2010 | Gardening

Tags: Urban Gardening

Zombie Culture is Spreading Like a Plaguenew

The undead are proliferating in movies, in books, and the internet.

SEE Magazine | Barry Hammond | 05-04-2010 | Culture

Tags: zombie, zombies

Craig David is a Soul Mannew

The last thing music needs is another album of '60s and '70s covers, but Craig David manages to infuse just enough inventiveness into these dusties to keep you from wondering why he bothered.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | L. Michael Gipson | 05-04-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Craig David, Signed Sealed Delivered

Pantha du Prince: 'Black Noise'new

Where crate-digging (or file-sharing) was once the norm, it's now easy to find stuff like Black Noise at any neighborhood shop.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Gabe Vodicka | 05-04-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Black Noise, Pantha du Prince

Devin the Dude: 'Suite 420'new

There's nothing simplistic about his rhymes, and Devin the Dude brings humor, insight, and even grace to this subject matter.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Ben Westhoff | 05-04-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Suite 420, Devin the Dude

Apples in Stereo Don't Fall Far From the Treenew

In their new album Travellers in Space and Time, Apples in Stereo push toward the future via disco.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Chad Radford | 05-04-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Apples in Stereo, Travellers in Space and Time

Banksy is One Artful Dodgernew

Exit Through the Gift Shop excels in prankish creativity.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 05-04-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Banksy, Exit Through the Gift Shop

Why is There Political Violence in Thailand?new

Vacation dreams of countless American trustafarians are all Phuk'd up now that Thailand's political crisis has gotten mean.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Andisheh Nouraee | 05-04-2010 | Commentary

Tags: Thailand

Sasha Frere-Jones Seems to Sacrifice Deep Thinking for Rapid Fire Answersnew

Speaking in front of an audience packed with local rock literati, New Yorker pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones mostly resisted the urge to make any grand proclamations about the future of music journalism, instead using the opportunity to add some verbal nuance to his written works and share a few behind-the-scenes glimpses into one of the world’s most famous general interest magazines.

NOW Magazine | Richard Trapunski | 05-03-2010 | Media

Tags: Sasha Frere-Jones

'The Losers' Demonstrates the Good and Bad of Comic-Book Adaptationsnew

While the steady resurgence of the comics industry led to a decade’s worth of well-established superhero movies and iffy adaptations of high-profile graphic novels, The Losers is the rare exception that takes Hollywood a little deeper into comics.

Metro Pulse | Nick Huinker | 05-03-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Losers, Sylvain White