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Is Eco-Art a Fad or a Necessity?new
The Big Green (as in money) of the now, eco-art is exploding and has a fancy new critical theory to back it up. But is the eco-art "game" -- as one artist refers to it -- sustainable or even interesting?
North Bay Bohemian |
Gretchen Giles |
08-13-2009 |
Art
Fajardo's Fight: Taking on Big Oil in Ecuadornew
Pablo Fajardo is the David in a David and Goliath-esque case pitting Ecuadorian Indians and mestizos against major American oil companies.
Eugene Weekly |
Natalie Miller and Camilla Mortensen |
08-13-2009 |
Environment
Tags: Amazon, Pablo Fajardo, rainforest, Texaco, environment, business, pollution, international, Chevron, Ecuador, Big Oil
Is it Too Early to Call for a Remake of 'The Time Traveler's Wife'?new
Wife is the kind of film that inspires discussion, one that's ripe with possibility and poignant symbolism, but that's a credit to Audrey Niffenegger's tale, not the film. Everything that director Robert Schwentke and screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin bring to the table is a by-the-numbers detriment.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-13-2009 |
Reviews
The Smart, Timely 'District 9' Livens a Dull Summer Movie Seasonnew
The standard action plot demotes District 9 from a potential game-changer to simply a very good film. But considering the painful summer movie season we've endured thus far, you can't ask for much more than that.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-13-2009 |
Reviews
The Orlando Police Beatnew
July 24, 11:14 am: Things I stole from the office this week: House M.D., Season 5 from film editor Justin Strout's desk (sorry, dude).
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffery Billman |
08-13-2009 |
Politics
The Fate of One of Florida's Most Unique Springs Rests in the Hands of a Developernew
Warm Mineral Springs may have started as a quiet backwater, but those days are over. The future of the springs now depends on how much revenue it can generate, rather than its value as an archeological site or a natural resource.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
08-13-2009 |
Housing & Development
Remember Onyx? They’re Still Pissednew
There was a moment between the late 80s and the early 90s when hip-hop was cheerier than diaper commercials. Then along came Onyx -- shamelessly slinging, slamming, shooting, and reminding us that hip-hop has a dark side.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Hughes Made Millions of Teens (Including Me) Think He Was Speaking Directly to Themnew
There are still great movies made for and about teenagers now. But John Hughes wrote our movies and introduced us to our own teenage angst for the first time. And nothing new, no matter how great, can ever take that away.
SEE Magazine |
Mari Sasano |
08-13-2009 |
Movies
Tags: 80s movies, John Hughes
'Summer Hours': Helene Doesn't Live Here Anymorenew
Three siblings must sell off their late mother's art-filled country house in the exquisite Summer Hours
SEE Magazine |
Paul Matwychuk |
08-13-2009 |
Reviews
Sex Workers Organize and Push for Decriminalization, but Meet Stiff Oppositionnew
In an effort to make sex work safer, not to mention stabilize and legitimize the industry, Susan Davis has helped found the West Coast Cooperative of Sex Industry Professionals.
SEE Magazine |
Angela Brunschot |
08-13-2009 |
Sex
Reformed Producer Spot, Now Solo, Looks Back on a Dream Deferrednew
"Everybody started listening to R.E.M. and saying, 'Why can't we sound like that?'... It was like an overweight teenage girl wondering why she didn't look like Britney Spears."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Solillaquists of Sound Make Florida Safe for Conscious Hip-Hopnew
Solillaquists' new album goes retro with talk boxes, nods to Salt-N-Pepa and a love for their home town of Orlando.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cartoon: Honduran Hypocrisynew
Obama accuses his critics on Honduras. In the past, he says, critics complained that the US replaced democratically-elected leaders in Latin America with dictators. Now that a dictator has supplanted a democratically-elected president in Honduras, the US is refusing to lift a finger. Our new lack of involvement on behalf of a dictator, in other words, marks a departure from our previous involvement on behalf of dictators.
Obama: the new Bush of logic.
'Second Skin' Documentary Brings Audiences Inside Gamers' Virtual Worldsnew
A look at the film that gives audiences a tantalizing glimpse inside the games where 50 million players inhabit virtual lives as their computer-generated alter egos.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
08-13-2009 |
Video Games
Alison Mosshart and Jack White Kill Some Timenew
The Dead Weather's initial formation took place last fall under what were both auspicious and unlikely conditions. The Raconteurs and the Kills had been touring together, and Mosshart was recruited to sing with both bands after White had taken ill.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-13-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
