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Girls is the Sound of a Rock Redemption of a Cult Upbringingnew
Thanks to the money he raised by playing songs he'd secretly learned off the radio, Christopher Owens was able to escape the insular Christian religious cult Children of God.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
11-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Pirate Radio': Good Music. Terrible Movie.new
Rock 'n' roll is great. But no matter how powerful, majestic, or even life changing three chords and the truth can be, rock 'n' roll cannot save Pirate Radio.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
11-13-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Pirate Radio, Richard Curtis
Stephen Elliott's Lacerating, All-Over-the-Place Memoir Pulls No Punchesnew
Whenever I read or hear "meta" or "postmodern" or "fiercely honest," I usually head for a lowbrow potboiler. But I'm not sure how else to describe The Adderall Diaries, a fiercely honest, postmodern work that's also more compulsively readable than the most pulpish thrillers.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friedman |
11-13-2009 |
Nonfiction
Can Portland's Food Cart Boom Continue Through the Coming Winter?new
So far Portland eaters have been able to sustain the crowded mobile food community. But can it last? With winter on the way, the question remains if all 91 new carts opened this year will survive a saturated market and cold months.
The Portland Mercury |
Patrick Alan Coleman |
11-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Thespians on Wheels: Joan Lipkin's DisAbility Project is on a Rollnew
On this sunny September morning, Lipkin is about to launch the fourteenth season of the DisAbility Project, one of the few theater groups in the country that produces original shows and promotes disability rights.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
11-13-2009 |
Theater
The John Birch Society: Preserving America -- and a Few Secretsnew
The nonpartisan, in-the-background, slightly secretive organization wants to indoctrinate you in its cause: making America jibe with the Constitution. They've been at it for 50 years. Are they making converts? Hard to say. Membership numbers, and the number of chapters nationwide, are kept tightly under wraps
Las Vegas Weekly |
Ken Miller |
11-13-2009 |
Politics
Apocalypse Now (or Not?): Next Ager Daniel Pinchbeck Talks Doomsdaynew
The actual date of the shift in consciousness that Pinchbeck and his followers speak of is becoming increasingly ambiguous as it draws closer, suggesting that it functions more as an advertisement for Next Age ideals than a pending disaster warranting mass attention.
New York Press |
Lindsay MaHarry |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
'2012': BOOM! CRASH! JOHN CUSACK!new
2012 is pure pandemonium, and it's like two and a half hours of it, and if you're not in the mood for an inane summer blockbuster in the middle of November, then move along, killjoy -- no one wants you here.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-13-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Roland Emmerich, 2012
Jerry Springer, American Dreamernew
Profiles of Springer tend to follow a similar pattern; they contrast the raucous TV show full of bleeped-out curses and sexual betrayals with the intelligent adult who talks knowledgeably about politics with a passion that would be incendiary in the debate room. But there's nothing so unthinkable about the two going together.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Sarah Feldberg |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
How the Holder Memo Affects New Mexico's Groundbreaking Medical Marijuana Programnew
Doctors, growers, caregivers and patients stick their necks out under New Mexico's cannabis law. Does the AG's directive make any difference?
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-12-2009 |
Drugs
A Powerful New Art Installation Brings the War (and the Pain) Home to Bostonnew
For the majority of us Americans, Iraq and Afghanistan are a series of news-data points by now. That's what makes Krzysztof Wodiczko's new video installation, ... Out of Here: The Veterans Project, so powerful, and so necessary.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
11-12-2009 |
Art
The Mag Seven Surf Their Way from Morricone to Monknew
It takes a special kind of band to combine surf and jazz influences and actually make it work. Factor in the limited market for either form of music, and it takes a special kind of band to even want to.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-12-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Adventures in the Art of Internal Combustion Cookingnew
There's a profound sense of self-sufficiency that comes from cruising down the highway with a fine meal cooking on top of a roaring engine.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-12-2009 |
Food+Drink
Colorado Locals Fear Bible College Campus Could Stir Anti-Gay Sentimentnew
When a sign went up in late September announcing Andrew Wommack Ministries had just bought a sprawling ranch near their Woodland Park homes, locals felt a jolt of rage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
11-12-2009 |
Religion
'The Prisoner' Should Make Us Feel Right at Homenew
Let's welcome back one of the granddaddies of the paranoid genre, The Prisoner, which has been revamped for AMC in an effort to keep us tuned in now that another season of Mad Men has passed. Verdict: Yes, we'll stay tuned.
