AltWeeklies Wire
Thriller Genre Conventions Mar Film's Deeper Meaningnew
Stay suggests the director's desire to interweave the moral and psychological complexities of an art film with some of the flash of an old-fashioned bone-chiller.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Stay
Outside-the-Box Biopic Goes Deepnew
This director's second film is a morally complex and incisive look at not only the literary significance of In Cold Blood, but a penetrating observation of the devil's pact made between writers and their subjects.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
Why is Kashmir Politically Divided?new
Some of Kashmir is in Pakistan and China. To understand why that is, we've got to hop into our DeLoreans and go back to 1947.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-20-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Mattress Is Ready for Guests Who Never Comenew
Since when do mattresses matter so much? Because all of a sudden, it seems like every single person the columnist knows is a complete mattress pussy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
10-20-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Asian Restaurant Magic at Homenew
A recipe dubbed "Chile Shrimp" calls for classic Southeast Asian notes, such as fish and soy sauces, lime, garlic, ginger and shallots, which sing an exotic melody of salty, spicy and aromatic in a tangy tomato base.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
10-20-2005 |
Food+Drink
Readers Speak Out on Boxed Wine, Cooking Wine, Morenew
Readers ask questions about how long bottles of wine stay fresh and what's best to use as a cooking wine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-20-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
The Life of a Pretty Boynew
Tab Hunter was the pretty boy pin-up of an entire generation of teenage girls, and Hollywood spent much of the 1950s finding excuses to film him with his shirt off.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
10-20-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Bush Appointee Made Fortune With Questionable Lendingnew
Bush's appointee to be ambassador to the Netherlands, Roland Arnall, is the founder of Ameriquest, whose lending tactics have prompted investigations by attorneys general in no fewer than 30 states.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
10-20-2005 |
Politics
Diebold Voting Machines Shown to Be Hackablenew
A hacker hired to test the security of a ballot scanner was able to add 10,000 votes for one candidate by manipulating a memory card. But Diebold insists that election results can't be hacked from the outside.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
10-20-2005 |
Politics
A New Way to Wash Your Face: Neti Potsnew
Shaped like the love child of an English teapot and Aladdin's lamp, neti pots are as common as toothbrushes in some parts of the world.
Boise Weekly |
Dr. Ed Rabin |
10-19-2005 |
Science
He's Sooo Bignew
Carl Cox is one of those names that belongs among the highest ranks of superstar DJs, up there with Sasha, Digweed, Oakenfold and Van Dyk. Read about how he is revered by so many as an entity all his own.
Dig Boston |
Andy Barrett |
10-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carl Cox
Avian Flu Hits Sesame Streetnew
As the avian flu spreads into the Sesame Street community, Big Bird is singled out as the primary host of the deadly virus, which has already claimed four lives. Tragically, Grover and the Cookie Monster are among the dead.
Dig Boston |
Rollins O'Reilly |
10-19-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Black & White 2new
With stunning graphics, amazing sound and a much improved storyline, Black & White 2 overshadows its predecessor.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
10-19-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Liplocks and Gunshots in La La Landnew
Lethal Weapon series writer Shane Black presents us with an extra humorous flick about tough guys becoming buddies. Bonus: One of them is gay.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
10-19-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shane Black
Scraptacular Trio's Got Some Serious Junk in the Trunknew
Neptune is loud, abrasive and stunningly jarring...and so are their instruments.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
10-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neptune
