AltWeeklies Wire
Jim Irsay's blackout gambitnew
Hitting Colts Nation where it lives - on the couch.
Bromance and Great White Buffalonew
An Orinda band finds success in LA, and an ardent following in the Bay Area.
East Bay Express |
Christopher Danzig |
07-19-2012 |
Music
Freak Foodsnew
GMO labeling seems like a no-brainer, but opposition does exist.
North Bay Bohemian |
Catherine Zaw |
07-19-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Microfinance Mythnew
A solution to global poverty? Not so fast, says Hugh Sinclair.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
07-19-2012 |
International
Mind Over the Apocalypsenew
Why people buy into the end of the world.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
07-19-2012 |
Features
Tags: Apocalypse
Why We're Apathetic: Obama and Romney Ignore #1 Campaign Issue
Ignoring the elephant in the room, neither Obama nor Romney have put forth credible plans for getting the unemployed back to work or getting raises for those who still have jobs—and forget about underemployment.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-19-2012 |
Commentary
Atlanta's Olympic legacynew
When Atlanta was awarded the Olympics 22 years ago, it was forever changed. For better or worse is still being debated.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Blau |
07-19-2012 |
Sports
Climate Change Will Unleash Buried Toxicsnew
San Francisco Bay is surrounded by hazardous waste that will leach into groundwater and the bay itself when sea levels rise.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
07-19-2012 |
Environment
Your kid will, toonew
Young parents, stop trying so hard to raise little darlings. It won't work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Eric Celeste |
07-19-2012 |
Children & Families
The Last Picture Show?new
Hollywood delights in world-ending flicks.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
07-19-2012 |
Movies
Canadian Music is Boringnew
Canadian music is stagnating, thanks to the perception of a winning formula and outdated government regulations meant to protect the industry from American dominance.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Josiah Hughes and Mark Teo |
07-19-2012 |
Music
U.S. Military Culture & Sexual Assaultnew
'The Invisible War,' about the U.S. military's culture of condoning sexual assaults, is powerful and heartbreaking.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
07-19-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: kirby dick, The Invisible War
Clobbering the Courtnew
The right-wing, Rick Scott-approved campaign to oust the Florida Supreme Court's moderate justices.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Scott Farrell |
07-19-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Politics
If Houston's Dams Failnew
They've already been labeled "high risk." Experts say the resulting damage could be bigger than Katrina in New Orleans.
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
07-18-2012 |
Environment
Lewd subject matter aside, Hysteria is a charmernew
Here's a film that could easily have been tasteless, leering, and puerile, but instead Tanya Wexler's Hysteria is funny, charming, warm, smart, and probably the best romantic comedy since Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day back in 2008.
Charleston City Paper |
Ken Hanke |
07-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Romantic Comedy, Hysteria
