AltWeeklies Wire
Wake Up and Smell the Oscars: They Stink!new
Everyone has their wakeup moment about the Academy Awards: A moment when you put away childish belief and realize it’s not at all about art but about popularity (as Sally Field once indicated and then got lambasted for her clarity).
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
Movies
Are Liberals Smarter? Ask Some Recent Studiesnew
A widely debated study published in the current issue of the scientific journal Social Psychology Quarterly tries to explain why most of us attach ourselves to broad political concepts like liberalism and conservatism and embrace different social and religious values.
Arkansas Times |
Ernest Dumas |
03-04-2010 |
Commentary
A Double Murder Spurs Some Deep Questions About Nature Vs. Nurturenew
For a person given over to metaphor, Wilbern Road near Sweet Home makes a good stand-in for the life of Hannah Grace Dowdie: a short, dead-end roller coaster of pavement, pressed on both sides by dark and murky woods.
Arkansas Times |
David Koons |
03-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Wineries are Leading the Charge Toward More Responsible Agriculturenew
The California wine industry is keenly aware of its effect on the environment and is taking significant steps to lessen its impact. Not only are wineries being encouraged to move away from using industrial chemicals, they are exploring other solutions.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kevin McLean |
03-04-2010 |
Food+Drink
Overcrowding at Illinois Prisons is Costly and Dangerousnew
In Sangamon County, at least 13 inmates were released early, many serving just a fraction of their sentences. One repeat drunk driver served only a month of his year-long sentence; another inmate serving time for possession of cocaine spent only two weeks behind bars.
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
03-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: early release, violence, prison, politics, Drugs, justice, crime, money, rehabilitation, inmate, corrections
Wrangling Over a Long-Dormant Parcel May Alter the Future of South Nevadanew
A member of City Council wants to help clean up this lot and turn it into a campground and RV park, as it once was in its KOA days, but this time for the homeless and working poor. Considering the plot's location, it seems an ideal plan.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
03-04-2010 |
Housing & Development
Ranger Rich: Colorado Springs or Bustnew
Today I will write about cleavage, which is defined as a space created when certain things are pushed together by the owner of those things in an effort to avoid having to buy her own drinks.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
03-04-2010 |
Commentary
Midlake Respectfully Makes its Way Forward Though Art-Rock's Pastnew
"I think one reason why we're so drawn to the '70s is that it's sort of the last time we had a big crossroads — where music could have gone in a lot of different directions."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lost Down the Rabbit Hole: Tim Burton's Hesitant 'Alice in Wonderland'new
Messing with classics is dangerous business. The fact that Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't a straight retelling of the Lewis Carroll books might be motivated, as stated, by a desire to give the tale more narrative heft, but it also feels like a pulled punch.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Changing the Cop Culture that Led to the Death of Aaron Campbellnew
Portlanders remain outraged over Aaron Campbell's death. A day after the police chief's radio appearance, a group of 50 people carpooled to Salem to meet with legislators. Reverend Renee Ward wants prevent the further "murder" of young men like Campbell, she says.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
03-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Consensus on the Censusnew
Every ten years, a survey is sent to each household in America to find out just how many people live here. Answering basic questions that pigeonhole you demographically might not sound that tough, but in the past it's proven to be a sweat-inducing task for many Americans, reminding them of those high school aptitude tests with challenging queries like, "How many people actually live in my house?" and "does my significant other's part-time residency count?"
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
03-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Felix Arroyo, census
Merry Merry, Sex Workersnew
March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day, and for the first time, Boston's saluting our local escorts and prostitutes, thanks to the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP). The national organization's Boston chapter debuts its first major act since its creation in November 2009.
Dig Boston |
Shoshanna Akins |
03-03-2010 |
Culture
Nouveau Ambulance Chasers And Justice for Allnew
There was a time not that long ago that lawyers got clients by joining clubs, wearing funny hats, shaking hands like third-place politicians, or coaching little league. Then the Supreme Court ruled that attorneys could advertise, and guys like my father, for good and bad, truly changed the landscape.
San Antonio Current |
Tim Maloney |
03-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
We Wish it Were Fishier, but the New Sandbar is Still Topsnew
In its new Pearl Brewery location, the Sandbar is still the best seafood restaurant in town, and one of the finest San Antonio restaurants, period, even though it’s suffering from a sort of identity crisis.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
03-03-2010 |
Food+Drink
Girl In Beanbag Case Gets One Year Probationnew
Multnomah County Judge Paula Kurshner sided with prosecutors this afternoon, saying the 12-year-old girl whom Officer Christopher Humphreys shot with a beanbag on a MAX platform caused the struggle Nov. 14 that erupted in a political firestorm over Portland Police’s use of force.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
03-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
