AltWeeklies Wire
Lee on Literature: The Spider's Housenew

The roots of turmoil currently blooming in Syria and other nations of the Arab Spring are carefully explored in The Spider's House.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
06-08-2012 |
Fiction
Imagine 'Oceania'new

Oceania, the seventh studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins, will be out June 19, and the band wants you to come up with images for each one of the 13 songs, based only on the song's title.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-08-2012 |
Music
Recovery? What Recovery?
Once again, the media is downplaying a blockbuster story—recovery? what recovery?—by dulling it down with a pile of dry, impenetrable statistics.
Hyper-Connectednew

Tweet3PO's creators say the future of crime fighting isn't neighborhood watch - it's social media.
Orlando Weekly |
Christopher Balogh |
06-08-2012 |
Tech
Prometheusnew

Ridley Scott's pseudo-prequel shows no sign of advanced intelligence
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
06-07-2012 |
Reviews
The Beach Boys' Endless Summernew

Surviving bandmates reunite for a 50th-anniversary tour.
Houston Press |
Craig Hlavaty |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Great Integration: A New Kind of Hip-Hoperanew

How one long-haired Asian guy speaks to the future of hip hop and classical music.
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
06-06-2012 |
Music
Richard Meltzer's New Gignew

Interview with rock critic Richard Meltzer. Talks about his former columnist gig at the San Diego Reader and his new project with Mike Watt: Spielgusher.
San Diego Reader |
Andrew Hamlin |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rock poetry, Richard Meltzer
Survey of Mascara Usersnew

Finding mascara that delivers through rain, sweat, and tears.
San Diego Reader |
Eve Kelly |
06-06-2012 |
Shopping
Once Upon Sublimenew

A silver screen showdown of virtue vs. vanity.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
06-06-2012 |
Reviews
The Last Psych Band on Earthnew

A post-ironic Dandy Warhols searches for something new to react against.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dandy Warhols, psyche-pop
Book Reviews: Gellhorn, The Family Fang, Faithnew

Works by Caroline Moorehead, Kevin Wilson and Jennifer Haigh.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
06-05-2012 |
Fiction
Mexican corruption probe tags former Tamaulipas governornew

Add cartel blood money to the list of inputs contributing to San Antonio real estate development.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
06-05-2012 |
International
Tags: mexico, tomas yarrington
Dreamapolis: Indy's Social Entrepreneursnew

Dreamapolis and its partners are promoting a new model of sustainable development in Indy's metro area focused on strengthening of urban social entrepreneurs and communities.
NUVO |
Dan Mundell |
06-04-2012 |
Business & Labor