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'The Art of the Steal': Preservation vs. Profitnew
This documentary about a Philadelphia art struggle is quite effective, if a bit slanted.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Art of the Steal, Don Argott
'Death at a Funeral' is a Tragic Remakenew
Unless you're dying to see James Marsden's ass, there's no reason to see Death at a Funeral.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-22-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Neil LaBute
Harnessing the Sunnew
Scientists work to make solar energy as cheap as energy from coal.
Tucson Weekly |
Will Ferguson |
04-22-2010 |
Environment
Border Reporting 101: Experience or Safety?new
Arizona journalism students balance the desire for border-reporting experience with safety concerns. According to Reporters Without Borders, more than 60 journalists have been murdered in Mexico since 2000.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-22-2010 |
Media
Tags: U.S. Mexico Border
Tailgating the D.C. Tea Party on Tax Daynew
Fearless reporter escorts her right-wing father through the tea party in Washington, D.C. wearing a "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Liberal" T-shirt.
Weekly Alibi |
Maren Tarro |
04-22-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Tea Party
Tea Party: Why the Right Doesn't Get it
Progressives find much to like in Tea Partiers' calls for a return to core values embodied by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. But only in theory.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-22-2010 |
Commentary
Holly Golightly Leaves Jack White Behindnew
You may know her from her duet on "It's True That We Love One Another," or maybe from her recordings with Thee Headcoats, or its spinoff, Thee Headcoatees. Or you may not know her at all, in which case it's clearly time to get acquainted.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Tilapia and Basil Can Heal the Planetnew
A look at one Colorado Springs aquaponics operation by "Alligator Joe" Cannon, who also wrestles alligators.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-22-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Aquaponics
Under New Bill, Public Urination Will Cease To Be Deemed a Sex Offense in Coloradonew
Imagine this scenario: You're homeless, you can't find a bathroom, so you urinate in an alley. You get caught, and you're charged with indecent exposure. Suddenly, you're sex offender.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Unearthing a Trove of Classic NYC Salsa and Latin Soulnew
West Side Latino Records' mid-'60s-and-beyond heyday, encompassing classic salsa, boogaloo, and hard Latin funk, is now obscure to all but the most devoted followers—meaning it's exactly the kind of music Brooklyn-based Wax Poetics was created to document.
The Village Voice |
Ezra Gale |
04-22-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Many Faces of Dr. Syednew
A phony dermatologist misdiagnosed patients and stuck them with needles. It took four years for the medical board to figure it out.
Tags: Timothy Syed Andersson
The Problem with the Prosperity Gospelnew
Karen Spears Zacharias' latest book, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? ('Cause I need more room for my plasma TV), is chock full of stories, beautifully written thumbnail sketches of lives lost and found. These tales are framed by a critique of the all-too-modern, all-too-American idea of the prosperity gospel.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
04-21-2010 |
Nonfiction
Activists Chain Themselves to Arizona Capitol to Protest Anti-Immigrant Billnew
Nine activists protesting state Senator Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant bill SB 1070 chained and locked themselves to the doors of the Arizona Capitol on Tuesday, forcing the Capitol Police to use bolt cutters to unchain the nine and arrest them for disorderly conduct.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
04-21-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Russell Pearce, SB 1070
Indie Folk-Rockers Katsuk Turn the 'Skeleton Key'new
Good karma was clearly involved in getting indie folk-rocker Daniel Katsuk together with the folks who made his band's latest album come together.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
04-21-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: KatsuK, Skeleton Key
Virginia is For Gun Loversnew
Recent laws make it easier to conceal info, carry weapons in Virginia.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
04-21-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli
