AltWeeklies Wire
Raze the Roofnew
Greed, neglect, and the bulldozer's blade chew away at the work of Francis Abreu, Fort Lauderdale's master builder.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
11-22-2005 |
History
Family Tiesnew
Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Texas, Houston, pedophilia, David, family, child, international, molestation, abuse, Sexual, Berg, cult, incest
Eclectic Masternew
A profoundly gratifying new two-volume Library of America collection of James Agee's works makes it clear that his broad range of literary output is unified by the beauty of his prose.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Vineberg |
11-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
New Standardsnew
Gold Sounds, a collection of Pavement songs performed by accomplished jazz musicians, dramatizes the absence of new "standards" -- contemporary pop songs on which to improvise.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
11-22-2005 |
Music
Jesus Savesnew
Sarah Silverman speaks the unspeakable; offending is part of her shtick. And funny? Oh hell, yes.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-21-2005 |
Reviews
Found Soundsnew
Thirty-two years after Gary Higgins was shipped off to prison on a marijuana bust, Drag City has resurrected his album Red Hash. Unlike many of his long-haired contemporaries, Higgins brought a spiky elegance to his music.
Boston Phoenix |
Eliot Wider |
11-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Higgins, Red Hash
The Hustlernew
50 Cent gets a little less gangsta and a lot more money.
Boston Phoenix |
Leon Neyfakh |
11-21-2005 |
Music
Tags: 50 Cent
The Mystery of the Good Booknew
The librarian for the Judaica Collections at the University of California at Berkeley made a startling discovery when he looked at the circa-1548 volumes he'd purchased: Some parts appeared to be missing.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
11-21-2005 |
Books
Joseph Wilson Likes His Misery Orderlynew
While visiting Berkeley to discuss the president's missing WMDs, Joe Wilson made it clear that his vision of the Mideast isn't much better than the Bush administration's.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-21-2005 |
Commentary
He Said, She Said, He's Deadnew
Was Orinda, Calif., housewife Susan Polk the cold-blooded killer of her husband (and former psychologist), or a victim of his abuse who killed in self-defense? The reader is invited to be part of the jury in this dramatic case.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
11-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Kitty Has Two Daddiesnew
An intrepid reporter sets out to resolve a feline custody dispute after a stranger reportedly takes another man's cat and refuses to give it back.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-21-2005 |
Animal Issues
Palestinian Children Perform Freedom Dancenew
Although the work of the Ibdaa Dance Troupe is overtly political, it is not inspired by Islamic fundamentalism, patriarchal fascism or terrorism.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-21-2005 |
Commentary
Media Version of Thanksgiving Is Short on Reflection
Like our own responses to Thanksgiving, the repeated media messages are apt to be contradictory. Answers to basic questions run the gamut: How much time and money should we spend on the holiday dinner
compared to helping the less fortunate?
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
11-18-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Media., Thanksgiving
Children of the Revelation
Machuca attempts to muffle any potential backlash by taking a boy's-eye view of American-backed state terrorism.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-18-2005 |
Reviews
Standard Spelling
In these post-Thatcher times, the closest thing the British theater has to a welfare program is the Harry Potter movies.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
11-18-2005 |
Reviews
