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Frank Deford's memoir of the sportswriting high lifenew
Frank Deford is one of America's greatest sportswriters, and although his new memoir, Over Time, probably isn't the place to discover why, it's an engaging, raffish ramble through his 50 years in the peculiar business of writing about sports.
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The President Comes Outnew
Obama could hurt or help the cause of marriage equality in the Bible Belt.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
05-17-2012 |
LGBT
Rather than a supergroup, Kill Devil Hill is the real dealnew
The word "supergroup" gets applied so readily and so reflexively, especially in the world of hard rock and heavy metal, that it's pretty easy to distrust instinctively. That's why Rex Brown doesn't use it.
San Antonio Current |
Leonard Pierce |
05-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dwayne Verheyden: Most likely to steal the show (again)new
Next time anyone tells you conjunto is dead or just a regional thing, just say two words: Dwayne Verheyden.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Helton's 'Drugs' doesn't demand destruction or redemptionnew
Books about drug use appear regularly on publisher's lists, and whether written as fiction or biography, their plots usually follow a pattern that culminates in the message laid down ages ago by Sunday preachers: I've sinned, seen the darkness of hell, but now surrender to the light.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
05-17-2012 |
Fiction
Pep Squad: 'Get Outrageous'new
Overdosed on retro-futurism? Pep Squad is not for you.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
05-17-2012 |
Reviews
After Amendment 1, local governments weigh health insurance optionsnew
In the Triangle, where more than 60 percent of voters filled in the oval "against" the amendment, a number of progressive local governments offer domestic partner benefits, a practice that presumably will be illegal under the state constitution on Jan. 1, 2013. So what's next?
More than a feelingnew
Whenever civil unions are passed, gay people will enjoy real change -- but not yet.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
05-17-2012 |
LGBT
Losing Lugarnew
The radical right reflect poorly on the rest of us.
NUVO |
Steve Hammer |
05-17-2012 |
Commentary
The Texas Weather: 'The Fall, The Winter'new
Nick Mery may have a rep for being his own biggest fan, but The Fall, The Winter (the album title was changed from the original Pluck) demonstrates his willingness to let someone else take the reins.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
05-17-2012 |
Reviews
Willie Nelson: 'Heroes'new
Unlike too many artists his age, Willie Nelson (who turned 79 in April) gets cooler and edgier with time. His latest album is a collection of country classics from as early as the 1930s and new songs that are as good — if not even better — than the covers.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-17-2012 |
Reviews
Great Lake Swimmers: New Wild Everywherenew
Toronto songwriter Tony Dekker leads Great Lake Swimmers, an electrified folk orchestra striving for the same agelessness that's carried decades of roots music. New Wild Everywhere finds Dekker writing with a troubadour's restlessness, filling his songs with elemental and natural imagery—fire, wind, storms, animals, wounds, dreams and desires...
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
05-17-2012 |
Reviews
Santana: 'Shape Shifter'new
Santana’s first release on his newly formed Starfaith label is a mostly instrumental tour-de-force that pays homage to the indigenous peoples of America while advocating for international recognition of the egregious wrongs done to native peoples worldwide.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-17-2012 |
Reviews
Fear and Loathing at Six Flagsnew
The scariest thing at an amusement park isn't the rides. It's the teenagers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
05-16-2012 |
Recreation
'American Idol' matters. No, seriously!new
I used to be American Idol’s biggest fan, but by now most of us know it’s jumped the shark. After a string of bland winners — Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery — we realize that the show will most likely disappoint us after its long process of sifting and winnowing.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
05-16-2012 |
TV
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