AltWeeklies Wire
A Somber Occupationnew
Maine’s anti-war activists have come up with a plan to make our congressional delegates listen. And they’re marketing it to other states.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-17-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Spurning Japanese
Memoirs of a Geisha finds general beauty, but loses the cultural specifics.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Memoirs of a Geisha, Rob Marshall
Delivering the Unexpectednew
The award-winning stories in this collection illustrate what separates workaday journalism from craft.
Austin Chronicle |
Nora Ankrum |
12-16-2005 |
Nonfiction
Bush Had No Choice on Torture Bannew
No matter what the president said, too much evidence had piled up that the United States was, in fact, engaging in torture,
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
The Spying Gamenew
New York cops and civil libertarians have resumed their fight over political surveillance.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
12-16-2005 |
Politics
They're Tracking Younew
Big business thinks Radio Frequency Identification tags are great, but privacy-rights advocates fear the tiny chips will invite corporations and the government into our personal lives.
Sacramento News & Review |
Devanie Angel |
12-16-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: domesticspying
Modern Decor: Burning Bush Firestarter Makes a Hot Giftnew
Just because Christmas has been celebrated for thousands of years doesn't mean your holiday decor has to be outdated. Presents, like the firestarter bearing George Bush's face, can also be timely.
Mountain Xpress |
Hanna Miller |
12-16-2005 |
Shopping
Tags: giftguide2005
Lost and Foundnew
The light in the eyes of the kids at a Lightning Bolt show, as they press in with blazing faces on the two players, is the light of thrilled recognition or rediscovery: at last, thank God, here it is.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
12-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Pokes Peeknew
Figuring, no doubt correctly, that more people will identify with loss than with gay lust, Lee gets the icky parts over quickly. Not only is it the love that dare not speak its name, it doesn’t speak at all.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Gorilla Filmmakingnew
Peter Jackson’s King Kong sports a pot belly, and it’s not a good look. His film carries extra baggage, too, nearly an hour and half’s worth.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: King Kong, Peter Jackson
How to Kill a Buffalonew
With Montana in the midst of its first legal bison hunt in 15 years, Chef Boy Ari goes looking for the right way to harvest bison.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
House of Spiritsnew
Stumped on how to pick the perfect gift? Give the gift of wine this season.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: giftguide2005
Hear Me Roarnew
Heidi Fleiss is opening the first all-male brothel in Nevada, and the other cathouse owners in the state, the owners of the regular brothels, are angry.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Halloween Ain't the Only Holiday of Horrorsnew
The Cheetah Girls, Jim Brickman, Manheim Steamroller, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, The von Trapp Children and Reverend Horton Heat all contribute to this Christmas season's embarassing demise. That's right, they're all coming to town.
Dig Boston |
Jedd Gottlieb |
12-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Step Away From the Band Namenew
Don't worry, they don't condone AIDS...it's just that AIDS Wolf believe in messages from God. Hence the name.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
12-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AIDS Wolf, The Lovvers
