AltWeeklies Wire
John Freeman Explores Email's Dark Side ... in an Email Interviewnew
Freeman has been busy lately, both as the new editor of the lit mag Granta and with the writing of The Tyranny of E-Mail, the subject of, LOL, this email interview.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Scott Dickensheets |
11-20-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Democracy is Messy: Amy Goodman Works to Clean Up Dirty Politicsnew
Amy Goodman both writes the headlines and has been in the headlines as one of best-known independent media journalists on the frontlines of the news, and as an outspoken critic of U.S. policy and politicians.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-19-2009 |
Media
America on Trial, via Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Never mind the Constitution, the Geneva Conventions or common decency -- on the question of what to do about POWs rotting away at Guantanamo Bay concentration camp, right-wingers' concerns are purely practical.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Kim Deal Talks About the Pixies' 'Doolittle' Anniversary Tournew
"I like albums and I’m kind of a geek anyway, so starting something from the beginning and then doing every song in order is appealing to me."
New York Press |
Adam Rathe |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
My Oh Mayan! 2012 May be the End of the World as We Know Itnew
For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Culture
Lawsuits Decided by Juries Are on the Decline: What Does it Mean for Justice?new
The right to a trial by a jury of one's peers is still widely regarded as a great virtue of the American Way of Life. But statistics show that fewer Americans are exercising that right, at least in regard to civil lawsuits. We seem to have lost faith in our peers.
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
11-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Samuel James Takes the Blues Storytelling Tradition into a New Eranew
"I was always a writer, you know, and my father's a fantastic storyteller. I'm sort of a culmination of his upbringing, I suppose."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo on Life, Death and Entertainmentnew
While other kids were sneaking out to parties and listening to Limp Bizkit, Crescenzo was hanging out in his parents' home studio and immersing himself in Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder and Weather Report.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Die, Already! Lawsuit Exposes Latest Life Insurance Schemenew
When it comes to high finance, New Mexico is still the Wild West. Shady characters come from all over to take big risks in a casino-like, almost lawless market. One such story is told in a lawsuit filed late last month in the 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
As the Subject of One New Exhibit, Sugar Shows its Dark Sidenew
The mysteries of sugar grow exponentially in scale and complexity in terms of its role in history and biology, from the slave trade to genetic modification on farms.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
11-19-2009 |
Art
Ondi Timoner's Doc is a Timely and Cautionary Tale of a Life Lived Onlinenew
In the weeks leading up to the millennium, artist/businessman Josh Harris holed up over 100 artists in an underground bunker equipped with constantly running webcams. Timoner was hired to document the resulting madness.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
11-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Goth Girl's Dream Come True: Tim Burton Comes to MOMAnew
Often ghettoized into the cobwebbed recesses of haunted houses, Tim Burton's triumphant oddities and alluring grotesqueries are now anointed by one of the world's elite cultural circles. Now the auteur unveils over 700 never-before-seen storyboards, paintings, drawings, puppets, costumes, sculptures and ephemera at the Museum of Modern Art.
New York Press |
Jocelyn Miller |
11-19-2009 |
Art
'Precious': Who Wants Some Oprah-Approved Ghetto Tourism?new
Sexual abuse and incest are realities, and there's no reason why art shouldn't confront them. But when pop culture addresses them (and Precious, with its against-all-odds cheerleading and music-video casting, is very much a pop-culture commodity), the results deserve scrutiny.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
11-19-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Precious, Lee Daniels
South Carolina's Broadband: How Officials Quietly Privatized a Key State Assetnew
To its supporters, auctioning off the state's broadband spectrum has meant snaring millions of much-needed dollars for the state's ailing coffers. But opponents say the deal privatizes the public trust and will deepen the state's massive digital divide.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
11-19-2009 |
Media
Gift Guide: Gimme Gadgetsnew
In the time-honored American tradition of radical individualism, I've decided to bring the focus of my annual gift guide back to me, me, me. These are things I want, and I promise to write you a lilac-scented thank-you note if you buy them for me.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-18-2009 |
Video Games
