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Animated Cartoon: How to Save Newspapersnew
The average age of a newspaper reader is 55. Now, in handy Animated form, comes the solution: reaching out the older readers who are keeping the press vibrant!
The Barrett vs. Walker Gubernatorial Cage Match is On and Full of Promisenew
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker really wants to be governor of Wisconsin. So does Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. In order to win over the hearts and minds of voters, they're making plans and promises, many of which may seem awesome... but only at first blush.
Isthmus |
Emily Mills |
03-15-2010 |
Commentary
More Local News Folks Leave the Field Behind Before it Leaves Themnew
Carl Agnelly devised a backup plan, applying for work at Epic Systems, the Verona-based medical software giant. He got word he was hired last Nov. 9, his 29th birthday, and immediately told WKOW 27 he would be leaving when his contract expired at year's end.
'Creative Nonfiction' Begins Life Anew as a Quarterly Magazinenew
At the recent relaunch party for Pittsburgh-based literary journal Creative Nonfiction as a quarterly magazine, editor Lee Gutkind showed he hasn't forgotten old insults to the genre he's strived to popularize.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
03-15-2010 |
Books
The Brother of One of Pittsburgh's Most Famous Authors Speaks Out From Behind Barsnew
Robert Wideman's story is better known than most. His brother, John Edgar Wideman, is a nationally renowned author. The elder brother wrote a book about Robert's struggles, Brothers and Keepers, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
03-15-2010 |
Books
A Wicker Park Mainstay and Two Other Spots Make Adjustments for the Economic Climatenew
"I'll remember the food this time," said the friend I brought to the Southern, who'd accompanied me when I reviewed this Wicker Park restaurant's previous incarnation, Chaise Lounge.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny, Anne Spiselman and Mike Sula |
03-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Mayor Daley Isn't Going Down Without a Fight, but He Rarely Ever Gets Onenew
These are the moments a City Hall reporter lives for: My girlfriend and I were having dinner at a downtown restaurant recently, and we couldn't help but overhear the couples in the next booth kvetching about Chicago's parking meter lease deal.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
03-15-2010 |
Politics
Santa Barbara’s Beloved Anything-Goes Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years Togethernew
Listening to Headless Household's new double album, Basemento, the 25 in 2010 formula fits them well, because their music, which gambols freely from blue-eyed soul to wild-eyed improvisation, has never sounded more current.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
03-15-2010 |
Concerts
Charting a Course: César Chávez School Starts Down the Road of Reinventionnew
Just before Thanksgiving, the chronically underperforming and hugely popular César Chávez School was fighting for a charter renewal from the Santa Barbara School District despite, at least in the opinion of Superintendent Brian Sarvis, not legally qualifying to do so.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
03-15-2010 |
Education
Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again
Based on Cherrie Currie's poorly written memoir "Neon Angel: The Cherrie Currie Story," about her crash-and-burn experiences with producer Kim Fowley's manufactured all-girl rock band, "The Runaways" is a textbook guilty pleasure.
City Pulse |
Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again |
03-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Runaways, Floria Sigismondi
Disaster Experts Debate Three Different Methods of Dealing With an Earthquakenew
Following major earthquakes in different regions of the world, three explanations of what to do if you are in a building during an earthquake have emerged. But which is the best approach?
Pasadena Weekly |
Justin Chapman |
03-15-2010 |
Disasters
When it Comes to Risky Business, Driving Has Nothing on Parking in Pasadenanew
Where does it all end? No one knows. But we do know where misery begins for people victimized by money-hungry state and local officials imposing bankbook-busting fines for such “crimes” as improper parking, rolling through stop signs and running red lights.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
03-15-2010 |
Transportation
'Prodigal Sons,' a Documentary by Writer-Director Kimberly Reednew
Even if this riveting documentary holds back some key information for as long as it can, no review of Prodigal Sons can avoid the central thrust of writer-director Kimberly Reed’s multiple returns to her hometown of Helena, Montana.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
03-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Kimberly Reed, Prodigal Sons
Vancouver Opera's 'Nixon in China' an Artful Triumphnew
The Vancouver Opera’s ambitious Canadian premiere of Nixon in China is a surprisingly artful, nothing-less-than-stunning reimagination of an event that, on paper, sounds like something you’d see on PBS’s American Experience.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
03-15-2010 |
Theater
An Equine Abuse Case Shocked Tennessee and Legislation is Meeting Resistancenew
The colt could barely stand, was too weak to walk and likely hadn’t eaten since birth. His malnourished mother had no milk to feed him. The starving colt was among 84 horses rescued from a farm in Cannon County last November.
Nashville Scene |
Christine Kreyling |
03-12-2010 |
Animal Issues
