AltWeeklies Wire
Kinky Returns to San Antonionew
A crazy monster with five heads all beating each other up — in a nutshell, that is what three-time Grammy-nominated Kinky is.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Brune |
12-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Collateral Damage: Kathryn Bigelow Tows the Party Line, Mostly
Kathryn Bigelow’s cinematic version of the U.S. military’s absurdly protracted ten-year hunt for Osama bin Laden is not what you would expect.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
12-13-2012 |
Reviews
Apatow’s Complaint: Midlife Crisis is a Bundle of Laughs
Three years is too long to go without a Judd Apatow comedy. That’s how long it’s been since the comic genius of American cinema gave us his last written-and-directed movie (“Funny People”).
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
12-13-2012 |
Reviews
Stories in Sepia Tonesnew
Ten years of research powers a compelling biography of a Western pioneer.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
12-13-2012 |
Nonfiction
Latino? Bypass Alamance County, N.C.new
September and October reports show Latino drivers were more than four times as likely as non-Latinos to be arrested during traffic stops by Alamance County deputies.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
12-13-2012 |
Race & Class
Rez Abassi and Vijay Iyer transform jazznew
Last Sunday's concert was the brainchild of jazz composer and guitarist Rez Abassi, who brilliantly used the Pakistani Sufi musical form, qawwali, as a palette to color American jazz with subcontinental moods.
San Antonio Current |
Vyjayanthi Vadrevu |
12-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Making A Green Noisenew
Rushelli Luna and Rhonda Webb, the driving force of Make a Green Noise, make things come alive like the vegetables and flowers they planted in a vacant lot in Compton.
Random Lengths News |
Terelle Jerricks |
12-13-2012 |
Environment
'The Hobbit', a less unexpected journey than you might thinknew
If there's one word that describes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey it's "more." More action. More digital effects. More characters. More background exposition.
San Antonio Current |
Jeff Meyers |
12-13-2012 |
Reviews
News & Observer prepares pay wall to charge users for online accessnew
Beginning Dec. 19, visitors to the News & Observer website will be asked to pay after reading a limited number of articles for free.
Tags: paywalls lol
The prodigal king Royal-Tee returnsnew
Rapper returns to what he does best — making music for the common man.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Emiene Wright |
12-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Royal-Tee
Romero Y Perez Pave Their Own Roadnew
Romero Y Perez describe their sound as “Spanish Fusion music of classical flamenco with a modern twist.” Their sounds are vibrant, alive and fast. You could tell someone was playing guitar with their fingers on fire.
Random Lengths News |
Melina Paris |
12-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Some Tips From A Survivalistnew
Have a hurricane kit. Steve Mosher learned that even before he moved to Charleston. Make sure there's a gallon of water for every person in the house. Don't forget the non-perishables either. "It's not about how much money you have in a crisis situation," he says, "because when Katrina hit Baton Rouge, it didn't matter how much money you had.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
12-12-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Mayan Apocalypse, Doomed
Daryl Hall is suddenly cool again thanks to online seriesnew
Daryl Hall and John Oates were two of the biggest pop stars in the world during the early days of MTV, thanks in part to a string of R&B-flavored hits including "Your Kiss Is On My List," "Private Eyes," and "Maneater."
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
12-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
When Will California Legalize Pot?new
Now that Colorado and Washington have done it, California reformers are eyeing 2014 or 2016 for another ballot initiative — but their optimism is laced with caution.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-12-2012 |
Drugs
Put the Marriage Amendment on Holdnew
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday may have given Indiana Republicans an early Christmas present when it decided to hear the constitutionality of California's Prop 8, which would ban same-sex marriage in the Golden State.
NUVO |
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz |
12-12-2012 |
Commentary
