AltWeeklies Wire
Who Says Long-Distance Relationships Never Work?new
Despite being separated by some 8,000 miles, Isobel Campbell, of Glasgow, and Mark Lanegan, of Los Angeles, have brought us Ramblin' Man, a four-song collaboration that wouldn’t have been possible without the Internet.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
01-03-2006 |
Reviews
America's Least Trustednew
After 20 minutes of questioning, a Clermont Lounge stripper said FBI agents told her they were concerned she might be a domestic terrorist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Year-End, Best-Of Music Lists Suck... Except For This Onenew
Tsar, Dropkick Murphys, and Straylight Run garnered top honors in this year-end, best-of music list.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
12-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
Video Games for 2006new
Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Revolution are both slated to launch in 2006, though specific release dates -- like many pertinent details about the systems -- have yet to be disclosed.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
12-30-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Going Undergroundnew
Little labels have been reaching heights unheard of since Matador and Sub Pop were at the top of their game. The trend will continue in 2006.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
12-30-2005 |
Music
Politics as Usual for Movies in '06?new
Hollywood's focus on real-life problems in 2005 might explain one of the biggest box-office dips in ages. Will filmmakers return to tried-and-true sequels, remakes, and out-and-out fluff?
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-30-2005 |
Movies
Death by Numbersnew
Boston's murder rate has doubled in five years -- and has not peaked yet. Here's why.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
12-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Devil and Judge Jonesnew
Every so often, an opinion gets to the heart of why the Bill of Rights both guarantees the free practice of religion and protects citizens against state-approved religion. Judge John E. Jones's ruling on intelligent design did just that.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
12-30-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Year Without Journalismnew
The author proposes an answer to the new media trends that are killing the newspaper business: a year-long journalism strike! (pdf)
Chicago Reader |
Michael Lenehan |
12-30-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Serve and Follynew
Woody Allen's Cannes-hyped, Brit-inflected latest is a mildly pretentious mediocrity. The performances Allen gets, with his puppet hand permanently up his cast's colons, suggest an undergrad film adaptation of Dreiser.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point
Media New Year’s Resolutions for 2006
Who could possibly be in more need of guidance for the next year
than the big media outlets that have besieged us during the previous
365 days?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
12-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: yearinreview2005
Early Naomi Watts Indie Shows Talent Amid Chaosnew
Shown in 2001 at Sundance, Ellie Parker originated as a short film by director Scott Coffey and has been expanded, unfortunately, to feature length to make the most of Watts' entrance into the ranks of superstardom.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ellie Parker, Scott Coffey
Politics Played Major Role in 2005 Filmsnew
It seemed like every week in 2005, another feature opened that contained some critique of the American character or metaphor for modern-day issues.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
Pretty Rowdy in Pinknew
San Francisco leftist gadfly Medea Benjamin, and the anti-war women's group she co-founded called Code Pink, ironically has members of the passionate right seeing red in defense of their proclaimed enemy: Democrat Hillary Clinton.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-29-2005 |
Commentary
Luscious Listsnew
Tucson Weekly music critics join the rest of the universe in recapping their 2005 faves.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong and Annie Holub |
12-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: yearinreview2005
