AltWeeklies Wire
Say Cheesenew
If you're not among the fan base surrounding this lovable plasticine couple--the mild-mannered, hapless, bug-eyed, cheese-loving inventor and his beleaguered canine genius, you should be.
Dallas Observer |
Melissa Levine |
10-10-2005 |
Reviews
No DeLaynew
The indictment of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is good news for two men who made a documentary investigating the Texans for a Republican Majority political action committee.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-10-2005 |
Movies
Anti-Homosexual Editorial Sends B&B Host Over the Edgenew
Already dogged by mental illness, Paul Bear ended his life after a mean-spirited outing by a small-town newspaperman.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
10-10-2005 |
LGBT
Pimping Death
Media experts question Iraq War coverage, and the military investigates itself over American soldiers trading gruesome photos of the dead for Internet porn.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-07-2005 |
War
Waiting...
Let me tell you from experience: When restaurant workers struggle to find the humor in their soul-sucking jobs, they’re not thinking about genitals.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob McKittrick, Waiting ...
In Her Shoes
If for no other reason, admire In Her Shoes for this: Perhaps for the first time in a gooey family film, the introduction of a grandma actually improves the story.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
The Cartoon Network
You'd think that receiving a seal of disapproval from BET would be the best possible plug for an album titled The Minstrel Show. Word on the street was that it was rejected for being "too intelligent."
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
Vegetable Matters
Lumpy and tuberish, the clay-on-wire creations of animator Nick Park sag with the weight of years. Yet who'd have guessed that clay could feel so light?
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
America the Abominable
Anyone who wants to feel better about this country can go see one of this week's cinematic strikes at the red, white, and blue, Good Night, and Good Luck, or Dear Wendy. Both are so uncompelling that they barely add a scratch to the United States' already-shredded reputation.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
For Those Who Dare
What would you do for a Nano? Probably not as much as these folks.
Washington City Paper |
Constantine Caloudas |
10-07-2005 |
Culture
Cracking! An Interview With the Creator of 'Wallace and Gromit'
Delightfully detailed and lovingly crafted, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit represents five years of work by Nick Park and the Aardman animators.
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
10-07-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Out of Energy?
Fuel alternatives abound, but the federal government isn't about to fund them.
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth at Craigslistnew
Craig Newmark -- the man who put the “Craigness” into online classifieds -- may unwittingly impact the future of journalism in America. Does he care? Not really.
Sacramento News & Review |
R. V. Scheide |
10-07-2005 |
Policy Issues
Not of This World
Elizabethtown feels as if it's based on a life spent watching other Cameron Crowe movies.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cameron Crowe, Elizabethtown
Bad Ballisticsnew
Hundreds of people have gone to prison on the word of Boston's untrained, unqualified, unskilled firearms examiners.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
