AltWeeklies Wire
Little Kid, Life Sentencenew
Pennsylvania has more juvenile lifers than any other state in the union. This year the U.S. Supreme Court will make decisions that could completely change the existence of people such as Stacey Torrance, who has been in jail since he was 14.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
08-04-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Brutal Truth: Interviewing Grindcore Bassist Dan Lilkernew
Brutal Truth, founded in 1990 by ex-Anthrax bassist Dan Lilker, has bookended the last decade by breaking up, reforming, and releasing arguably its finest record this year. In this Q&A Lilker discusses the band's recent history and metal's subgenres.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
08-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ms. Money Comes to Manitou Springsnew
Is director of economic development Kitty Clemens bringing prosperity, or just dissension, to Manitou?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-04-2009 |
Housing & Development
Guys Wide Shut: 'Humpday' Calls Bromance's Bluffnew
Lynn Shelton's winning indie comedy is about two thirtysomething men contemplating taking their friendship to the alternative lifestyle edge to win an amateur porn competition, and what is revealed as they go under the microscope ... err, video camera.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
08-04-2009 |
Reviews
Missing the Point on Immunizationsnew
And while few Americans now worry about measles, doctors who are concerned that the immunization program that has proven effective at controlling it and other fearful diseases is fraying at the edges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-04-2009 |
Science
Down in the Dumps with the Trashcan Sinatrasnew
Bands from the land that inspired Robert Burns to "wail thro' the dreary midnight hour" can, in fact, be a pretty mopey bunch. And the Trashcan Sinatras are really no exception, moments of optimism do slip through on the newly released In the Music.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Trashcan Sinatras, In the Music
HBO's Hung Blows Its Load All Over the Motor Citynew
Funny how your city's landmarks take on an entirely different symbolism when an HBO series called Hung slaps its name alongside them.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
08-04-2009 |
TV
Something in the Water: Inside Baltimore Harbornew
A look under the water and along the edges of the Inner Harbor reveals layers of history, environmental issues and soft black mud. To some it is a crisis, and to others cathartic. One thing it definitely is: fascinating.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-04-2009 |
Environment
Why Cafe Racers are the New Kings of Speednew
The cafe racer is minimal and slim-lined, unlike the mainstream Harleys and those angular sport bikes you're used to seeing on the road.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
08-04-2009 |
Recreation
Ole Joe Kennedy's Dirty Hollywoodnew
In Beauchamp's semi-biographic novel of his life, Joe Kennedy is portrayed as having an almost superhuman ability to charm the pants off the ladies and strip the assets from the fellas, greedily seeking and sucking up more money and power under the pretense of "helping" others.
Metro Times |
Christa Buchanan |
08-04-2009 |
Nonfiction
Three Brothers, Two Bands, One Writer, and a Reunion Show That Hits Homenew
Neither Anne Be Davis nor Harry Chronic Jr. played into local Detroit scenesterism — nobody would take kids from Grosse Pointe seriously, after all … except Meg White, and you see where that's gotten her.
Metro Times |
Hobey Echlin |
08-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ecoholic Takes on Natural Gas vs. Electricnew
Picking appliances that use clean(er) fuel can leave a better taste in your mouth, so consider these points when shopping for home improvements.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
08-04-2009 |
Advice
Madison Author Offers Guidebook to "Heavenly" Foodnew
UW-Madison grad Madeline Scherb has assembled 'A Taste of Heaven,' a guide to monasteries with food operations that's part travel guide, part journalism, part cookbook.
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
08-04-2009 |
Nonfiction
Public Displays of Dissensionnew
If you'd just moved to Pittsburgh in the past two weeks, you might think you'd stumbled into a hotbed of civic disobedience. In less than 10 days, local activists have generated headlines -- and a few headaches -- with a series of high-profile protests.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter and Chris Young |
08-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
A Conversation with The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Millernew
Miller is getting antsy. It seems he wants nothing more than to get back into the band's studio -- back to the collection of oddball instruments so gorgeously layered on Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, including zither, oil drum, and Tibetan singing bowls.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
08-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
