AltWeeklies Wire
The Messenger's Bad News Comes in Threesnew
Because life, especially in wartime, can be understatedly described as "messy," it's perhaps feasible to excuse The Messenger's disarray.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
12-07-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Califone's Multimedia Funeralnew
There's always been something cinematic about Califone, but not in the traditional Hollywood widescreen sense.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
12-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Prostitution Report: Jail Doesn't Worknew
The key to cleaning up prostitution in Portland isn't making more arrests or slapping streetwalkers with steeper fines.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
12-07-2009 |
Sex
Cartoon: Succeeding Toward Disasternew
If we keep losing fewer jobs each month, eventually unemployment will be 100 percent.
Cartoon: Tiger Woodsnew
Tabloids that pay off women who claim to have slept with Tiger Woods are providing the only new jobs of the Obama era.
Buju Baton: One Hate, One Fearnew
Jamaican reggae does more than praise Jah and push ganja. It also promotes an increasingly violent rise in homophobia. Buju Baton, recently meeting with protesters on a U.S. tour, exemplifies the hate.
North Bay Bohemian |
Davis Sason |
12-04-2009 |
Culture
You'll Probably Feel Like You've Seen Brothers Before, Even if You Haven'tnew
Ask me about Brothers 2009 four years from now and you'll probably have to press this very review into my hands as proof that it passed before my eyes.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
12-04-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Jim Sheridan, Brothers
One Man's Stroke at 33 Was Only the Beginning of a Nightmarish Slog Through the Health-Care Systemnew
For years building his career was Sabin Orr's first priority. He didn't think much about his health. Other than recreational drinking and a fondness for steaks and burgers, he was a healthy, normal 33-year-old. Until the day he wasn't.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
12-04-2009 |
Science
Only a 'Human Movement' Can Save Civilization from the Climate Crisisnew
Copenhagen will fail because the great publics of the world have not been involved in the great human questions underlying the technical issues the scientists discuss. It is not only that the conference will fail to protect our young, but that the rest of us will barely notice.
Sacramento News & Review |
Fred Branfman |
12-04-2009 |
Environment
The Princess and the Frog Doesn't Bring Changenew
Hyped as offering the Walt Disney corporation's first African-American animated heroine, The Princess and the Frog actually refrains from expanding our social imagination.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-04-2009 |
Reviews
What the Hay?new
Suze Orman has been touted as a 'trusted national advisor' and a sensible financial guru. But after visiting a self-help seminar, why is she pushing Hay House hokum to the masses?
New York Press |
Ethan Epstein |
12-04-2009 |
Economy
The House of the Devil Brings Back the Beelzebubnew
While he never actually appears in director Ti West's retro screamer The House of the Devil, Satan's little helpers make a welcome return to the screen, bringing their funky rituals and pentagrams along.
Willamette Week |
AP Kryza |
12-04-2009 |
Reviews
What's the Plan for Those Feel-good Light Bulbs Poisoning Portland's Water?new
If you’re feeling all environmentally conscious about buying compact fluorescent light bulbs, check yourself.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
12-04-2009 |
Environment
Wieden+Kennedy's Briliant Pitch or Epic Failnew
Deep within the labyrinthine layers of Wieden+Kennedy's Pearl District headquarters is the secret responsible for the company's three-decade run of screaming creative success. It’s a record that is the envy of every madman in the ad game.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
12-04-2009 |
Media
