AltWeeklies Wire
Believe the Hype
Documentary Murderball has received so much praise that it can't possibly live up to its own rep at this point -- can it?
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
The Superfriends Get a New Paint Job
Painter Alex Ross returns to DC's Justice League superheroes, giving them a photorealistic sheen.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-04-2005 |
Fiction
Dawn of the Deadnew
Psychedelic '60s legends the Zombies have been resurrected thanks to a new appreciation of their masterpiece album.
Columbus Alive |
Kevin Elliott |
08-04-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Mexican-American Dreamnew
There are so many Mexicans living in the U.S., the Mexican government elects officials to represent them. Meet the Columbus man who wants to be the midwest’s rep.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-04-2005 |
International
Art Arrives Wrapped in a Southern Accentnew
Doug Monroe observes the beauty of a hometown poet's work read in his Southern accent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
08-04-2005 |
Commentary
Bill Murray Bloomsnew
Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers sends Bill Murray in search of his romantic past.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken Flowers, Jim Jarmusch
Hacker's Delight: Ten Ways to Soup Up Your iPodnew
The only difference between a hacker and a programmer is that the latter's getting paid. All good-natured admonishments not to mess with your iPod are, in other words, political and merely so.
Boston Phoenix |
Nick Sylvester |
08-04-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Talking the Talknew
Anthony DeCurtis has had A-list access for decades as an editor at Rolling Stone, but this book gets as much juice from his gently thoughtful manner of questioning as from his connections with celebrity.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
08-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
Progressive Candidate Moves to Knock Others Off Ballotnew
If she succeeds in challenging the right of several rivals to run for City Council, Rosie Mendez could become the only nonwhite candidate in New York City's District 2.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
08-04-2005 |
Politics
Dems Dig Into Supreme Court Nomineenew
Senators are seeking insight, via past memos and other internal documents, into John Roberts' positions on key issues, from civil rights to women's choice to due process.
The Village Voice |
Chisun Lee |
08-04-2005 |
Politics
Infamous Manhunt Leads to Struggle for Justicenew
Twelve years after a dragnet for a rapist targeted blacks in Oneonta, N.Y., a class action lawsuit is going to trial.
The Village Voice |
Chisun Lee |
08-04-2005 |
Race & Class
Love. Death. Sex. Sin.new
Nashville soccer mom by day, Minton Sparks is a groundbreaking performance poet by night, and her work is getting nationwide attention.
Nashville Scene |
Pablo Tanguay |
08-03-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Attaboy, Bill!new
Bill Frist is having a good week with the moderates. Does that mean we should forgive him for all the times he's abandoned good, commonsense judgment in favor of political expediency?
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
08-03-2005 |
Commentary
Vice Folliesnew
Marijuana, poker, sex toys in Alabama: It's time to get our public policy priorities straight and stop prosecuting victimless crimes.
Nashville Scene |
Roger Abramson |
08-03-2005 |
Commentary
Keep Both Hands on the Newspapernew
Filmmakers Dana Garbo and Eric Snyder are interviewing pastors and punks, housewives and businessmen, about their thoughts and actions concerning masturbation for a documentary tentatively entitled Wank!
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
08-03-2005 |
Sex
