AltWeeklies Wire
What Bush Could Learn From West Wingnew
George W. Bush has reportedly switched from watching baseball to reruns of West Wing. Too bad he's not watching this season's episodes in which President Bartlet's top staffers are suspected of leaking a national-security secret to a New York Times reporter.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Plamegate, United States president
'Immigration Crime Fighter' D.A. King Defies Criticsnew
D.A. King is not what you would expect, especially if you saw news coverage about him paying 14 homeless people to carry signs -- which King made himself -- during a Georgia state Capitol protest against illegal immigrants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
Give Alito a Chancenew
Even a cursory look at Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s record on the bench suggests that he deserves a more serious vetting than our polarized political culture cares to acknowledge.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
11-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Reno's Women of Rocknew
Being told you're a female Jello Biafra or a Nick Drake sound-alike, enjoying fan flirtation and impressing your grandma are some of the perks of being a woman rocker.
Reno News & Review |
Stephanie Perry |
11-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stranger Than Fictionnew
Arthur Miller's obscure play about a famed, self-doubting, mistreated actress who's making a movie in Reno, Nev., was revived by the Goodman Theatre in Chicago last year but has yet to be performed in the town in which it is set.
Reno News & Review |
Dennis Myers |
11-04-2005 |
Books
The Subtle, the Sublimenew
Three indie acts on the same label go on tour -- call it MergeFest.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Clientele, Strange Geometry
Looking for Troublenew
Electronic band Adult. has no agenda -- and they admit the period is a bit pretentious.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adult., Gimmie Trouble
The Great Restorativenew
Almost everyone has a beloved chicken soup recipe -- here's mine.
Tucson Weekly |
John Peck |
11-03-2005 |
Food+Drink
Dreary Forecastnew
The Weather Man is typical, uninspired melodramatic fare.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gore Verbinski, The Weather Man
Family Encounters Along the Slippery Park Slopenew
In this expertly acted piece about the coming apart of a family of New York intellectuals, humor is served not with a smirk but with a helpless shrug.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Powerful Portraitnew
Philip Seymour Hoffman and his supporting cast excel in Capote.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
Love for Salenew
Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Erasing the Linenew
Are day laborers congregating in front of your local Home Depot?
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
11-03-2005 |
Commentary
Gonads Galaxynew
More collegiate humor released by the folks at the Lampoon that has more hormonal smarts than necessary and about as many sex and toilet gags as you might suspect.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
The Sound of One Man Crackingnew
An unconventional psychological thriller without much plot, Keane is the gripping and uncompromising story of a man's attempt to hang on to his sanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Keane, Lodge Kerrigan
