AltWeeklies Wire
Still the Promised Land: Poverty, Policy and Hope in the Rust Beltnew
Out west in gigantic, thriving Chicago, there’s a debate underway between a journalist and an IT consultant over whether regionalism can help the hollowing-out cities of the Rust Belt.
Meet Katherine Carroll, the Battlefield Professornew
In the summer of 2007, Katherine Carroll heard that the Army was searching for Ph.D.s with specialties in Middle Eastern culture and history to embed with combat brigades, to "help them take into account the social, political and cultural context," she says.
Nashville Scene |
Lyda Phillips |
03-05-2010 |
War
Jeff Yarbro and Sen. Douglas Henry: The Opponentsnew
Ask challenger Jeff Yarbro if he plans to go on the attack in his bid to dethrone state Sen. Douglas Henry in August's Democratic primary, and he shrugs it off. "I don't see this as a race against Sen. Henry, but one for the state Senate," Yarbro says.
Nashville Scene |
Joey Garrison |
03-05-2010 |
Politics
Getting to Know Ke$ha, Pop Sensationnew
It was the day after Christmas, and we were dancing at 12th & Porter while Ke$ha danced barely three feet away. She already had the No. 2 song in the country, but she wouldn't be a global it-girl for at least another week. In retrospect, we should have cut in.
Nashville Scene |
Sean L. Maloney |
03-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Design-Savvy Haligonians Demand Architectural Excellence From New Library Designnew
"Don't screw it up." This was the not-so-subtle message that Haligonians sent Halifax Public Libraries CEO Judith Hare and her staff during public consultations for the new central library design.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books
Judging a Library by its Cover: We Thought Up Our Own Modern Librarynew
Our illustration by Jesse Jacobs represents the library of the not-so-distant future. We polled librarians, library science students and experts, travellers and book lovers to build our own vision of the modern library.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books
How Cablevision Is Destroying Newsdaynew
The nation’s fifth-largest cable TV operator is tearing apart what was once one of the mightiest newspapers in the country. Interviews, financial documents and internal memos paint a picture of a paper under siege, both financially and journalistically.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Michael Patrick Nelson |
03-05-2010 |
Media
Tags: James Dolan, Times Mirror, journalism, media, newspapers, Cablevision, publishing, Newsday, Sam Zell
Compact Visions: 2009's Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
It would be a mistake to look at short film as only a step on the way to features, just as it would be unfair to think of short stories as only an introduction to an eventual novel.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Fantasy Island This Isn’tnew
With great swipes of heavy cello music, the brooding, frightening Shutter Island opens aboard a ferry sluicing through the fog. Aboard the vessel are Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), a federal marshal, and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo). Their destination is Shutter Island in the Boston harbor.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese
Mamet’s 'Speed-the-Plow' Hollows Out Hollywoodnew
David Mamet is all about dialogue – a dialogue of interruptions and unfinished sentences, repetition and leaps across loosely connected ideas. It’s tough-guy back-and-forth, bobbing and weaving with everything from intellectual razzle dazzle to low-blow punchlines.
Monterey County Weekly |
Walter Ryce |
03-04-2010 |
Theater
Tags: Cherry Center, David Mamet
Whaling Proposal Harpoons International Debatenew
The International Whaling Commission proposes to legalize commercial whaling... in order to reduce illegal whaling. Despite a 1986 international ban on for-profit whale hunting, which left open a loophole for scientific whaling, Iceland, Norway and Japan have kept at it in relatively plain view.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-04-2010 |
Animal Issues
The Static Minds' 'Rich Girl Blues'new
Here, on the debut 7" from Raleigh quartet The Static Minds, there are two. A-side reasoning: She's too busy being rich and, memorably put, "dying in her own bad taste." B-side reasoning: She's too busy being a bore.
Tags: Rich Girl Blues, The Static Minds
Wake County Goes to Hellnew
Del Burns' abrupt resignation as Wake County's superintendent of schools made things clear: The county is in crisis. The Wake school system, lauded as among the best in the nation, is in mortal danger from the newly elected school board majority and its right-wing backers.
Take a Bow: Rosson Crow and the Boys with the Bad Reputationsnew
Rosson Crow laments the challenges facing a young female artist, of dealers who don’t want to take her seriously and art-world types who expect her to behave a certain way. That boy’s club attitude is one of the main focuses of her latest show.
New York Press |
Danny Gold |
03-04-2010 |
Art
Eisner Doesn't Try For Symbolism and His Reboot is Better For Itnew
Breck Eisner’s remake of George Romero’s The Crazies is one of those movies dishonest critics use for target practice. It has no big names or budget that they feel compelled to respect and so disrespect inspires them to ignore its visual wit and skillful pacing.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Crazies, Breck Eisner
