AltWeeklies Wire
Action as Usual: The Cinema of Statham Rolls On
As far as Jason Statham action movies go, writer-director Boaz Yakin’s Manhattan-set effort rolls with the best of them.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-24-2012 |
Reviews
East Texas Folklore: Linklater Goes Regional
Richard Linklater’s impeccable black comedy — based on the real-life exploits of Carthage, Texas mortician Bernie Tiede — is so infectiously eccentric you don’t want the movie to end.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-24-2012 |
Reviews
South of the (Nevada) Bordernew
A photo essay composed during a two-month-long solo trek along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Marie Baronnet |
04-24-2012 |
Immigration
Admiring the Amishnew
Modern society tends to embrace new technologies and ask questions later. The Amish flourish with a mysterious combo of peanut butter and tech skepticism.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
04-23-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Amish, technology
Lead-Ammo Ban Sought to Protect Condors and Eaglesnew
Environmental groups contend that condors and bald eagles are being poisoned when they feed on dead animals killed by lead bullets.
East Bay Express |
Tia Ghose |
04-22-2012 |
Environment
Tags: bald eagles, Lead-Ammo Ban
Battling for Breasts (and Lives)new
This weekend, people will swarm the streets to Race for the Cure on behalf of Komen Central Indiana. Others will hit their yoga mats ...
The Last Stand Mythnew
True or false: The Texan defenders stood their ground, dying to a man within the walls of the Alamo.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-22-2012 |
Nonfiction
Alamo Mythsnew
True or false: Many men of the divided Texan garrison at the Alamo didn't care much for regular army commander Lt. Col. William B. Travis.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-22-2012 |
History
420 for Freedomnew
We are a culture. We have a right to exist. 420 is an expression of that right to live our peaceful lives as we, not the government, see fit.
Record Store Day is around the corner. What are you getting?new
Saturday, April 21 marks the 5th annual Record Store Day, that special time of year for vinyl-nuts and casual collectors, scalpers, and super-fans alike to come together and salute both the independent record store and the glory of the physical format release.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Morrissey: Viva Hatenew
Morrissey is the only standing member of the old UK guard who has yet to be reduced to preposterous self-caricature.
East Bay Express |
M.T. Richards |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Morrissey
Lightships: Electric Cablesnew
Electric Cables, the debut album by Teenage Fanclub's Gerard Love (under the Lightships moniker), is as bright and breezy as a summer day. That's in keeping with Love's past in C86-style bedroom pop, most recently his contributions to 2010's Shadows.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
04-20-2012 |
Reviews
Pending Sale of the Bay Guardian to the Examiner Makes Sensenew
Bay Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann has made no secret of the fact that his paper has been losing bucketloads of money for years. And the paper’s executive editor, Tim Redmond, told the Express that the Guardian has been looking for a buyer for some time.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Media
Da Oral History of "Da Butt"new
Put your memory in motion! It’s the back story of D.C. go-go’s biggest national hit.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-20-2012 |
Music
Guilford School Board Weighs Salary Increasenew
It's been three years since Guilford County Schools' employees have received a raise, and Superintendent Mo Green said it is time for that to change. Green proposed a 1 percent salary increase that would cover all school employees — including bus drivers, teachers, counselors, accountants and more — except for him.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
04-20-2012 |
Politics
