AltWeeklies Wire
Dream Teamnew
One football player's dream began with 48 hours on the highway from Easton, Pennsylvania, for a long-shot chance to go pro at the tryouts for Colorado Crush.
Tags: Colorado Crush, John Elway
New Rubblenew
Comebacks are out. Repackaged credibility — an artist reaching back to the sound of his or her prime, coached by an admiring junior — was the new remastering in 2005.
No Talent, Senatornew
Former Missouri Sen. John Danforth's support of more radical Sen. Jim Talent doesn't match his recent criticism of the Republican Party.
In God We Dressnew
Churchgoing fashionistas are marketing God-friendly clothing in Kansas City, hoping to convince Midwesterners that their next must-have is a pair of $200 jeans from the Standard.
Chip Off the Old Blockbusternew
The King Tut show in Fort Lauderdale is shamelessly overpriced, but — Holy Osiris! — the art is terrific!
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Edmund Newton |
12-28-2005 |
Art
Bah...PC Bugnew
A computer virus pales in comparison to some of the anti-piracy ideas thrown around by Sony executives.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
12-28-2005 |
Music
The Reggaeton Bible?new
The Source Latino made its debut as the first nationally distributed magazine to focus solely on the Lation hip-hop and reggaeton markets, ensuring it will be subjected to scrutiny and not-undue cynicism.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
12-28-2005 |
Music
Master of All He Surveysnew
Nearly 2,000 works of the art world's elite are draped around the headquarters of one Miami kingpin dealer.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez de Jesus |
12-28-2005 |
Art
Renegade Radionew
CIA moles, Holocaust deniers, survivalists, white supremacists, fringe Christian sects and an exiled president have all beamed their messages from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego on Radio Miami International's transmitter.
Miami New Times |
Mariah Blake |
12-28-2005 |
Music
The Slasher From Down Undernew
Wolf Creek is an accomplished Aussie version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; it's also a viscerally told slasher film that manages to do an awful lot with very little.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg McLean, Wolf Creek
One Word: Plasticnew
Fans of The Graduate should skip this strange comedy, which posits that the real-life inspiration for counterculture icon Benjamin Braddock grew up to be a cheesy, brainless high-tech zillionaire doing yoga and driving a Mercedes around Half Moon Bay.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, Rumor Has It ...
No Business Like Show Businessnew
The movie's wonderfully over-the-top performances often feel constrained by first-time film director Susan Stroman, whose inexperience behind the camera is all too apparent.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susan Stroman, The Producers
The Price of Freedom Is Eternal Vengeancenew
Munich is dense, thoughtful filmmaking that nonetheless flies along: Seething with multilayered, subtextual arguments, it’s also a heck of a thriller.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Munich, Steven Spielberg
Soul of the Citynew
Who says Denver don't have hip-hop? D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, the conscience of the Mile High hip-hop community, offers this guided tour of the seldom-seen parts of Colorado and the heart of Denver hip-hop.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
12-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: D.O. The Fabulous Drifter, Wake Up
Una Noche on the Townnew
Most Reno nightclubs don't seem to appeal to Latinos, but one nightclub has patrons asking "Quieres bailar?" ("Want to dance?")
Reno News & Review |
Victor Hugo Mercado |
12-27-2005 |
Recreation
