AltWeeklies Wire
DJ Language Speaks Universallynew
Language resurrects the approach where a club acts as a polyglot of musical genres that challenge patrons without forgoing the funk.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
07-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wasn't That Just Yesterday?new
Rhino's release of a seven-disc collection of 130 songs from the previous decade makes the young nostalgic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Various |
07-22-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Watch Whitney and Bobby Spar, Eat and Kiss in New Reality Shownew
Being Bobby Brown is kind of like being John Doe, except Bobby has gold records, adoring fans and money to help him cope with ... being Bobby Brown.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Sonia Clark |
07-22-2005 |
TV
Tags: Watcher
Film's Eerie Ideas Go Out With a Bangnew
Michael Bay, director of Hollywood's most destruction-crazed movies, makes an unlikely member of the Culture of Life. But his sci-fi thriller offers a metaphorical argument against cloning, stem cell and frozen embryo research.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, The Island
Film Chronicles Quiet Desperation and Cutenessnew
Me and You and Everyone We Know's most original feature is probably the way it subverts the lovelorn, hangdog heroes of films like Punch Drunk Love, Garden State and Sideways.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
A Pimp Seeks Redemptionnew
Writer/director Craig Brewer offers a harsh, credible portrayal of low-level Memphis criminality and reveals the importance hip-hop can play in "the Life."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-22-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Tough Lesson in Gun Buyingnew
Amaya Hanshaw joined the Air Force under the GI Bill so she could pay for college later. Instead, she might be starting a prison sentence for buying two pistols.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rebecca Ford |
07-22-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Shredded Zucchini Is Vegetarian's Summer Dreamnew
With salty notes from the capers, crunch from the pine nuts and herby surprises from parsley and chives, this zucchini patty is chock-full of flavor and can hold its own inside a burger bun.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
07-22-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Shelf Talkers: Are They Screaming At Us or For Us?new
Those little annoying "shelf talkers" at wine shops -- those tags that hang off the display shelves that scream ratings, descriptions and other tidbits of often useless info -- apparently sell wine, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
07-22-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
It's Plain to See in the Illusionist's Transparent Boxnew
Is Adair's final revelation the real transcendent deal or merely a philosophical sleight of hand? Such a cynic you are! It's all there plain to see in the illusionist's transparent box.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
07-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew
Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Sweet Repeatnew
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is Tim Burton’s most enjoyable (and strangest) film in years; it not only stands as a testament to his talents, but it may even be superior to the classic 1971 adaptation Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
There's a Hole in the Skynew
The world knew we had to go to war after 9/11, but we have not yet avenged the deaths of those who perished at the World Trade Center.
Jackson Free Press |
Brenda Varner Judin |
07-21-2005 |
Commentary
Tell It to the Earsnew
Here's Anders Parker's gimmick: He seems incapable of making bad music.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
07-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anders Parker, Tell It to the Dust
Candied Cinemanew
Tim Burton returns to greatness -- and Johnny Depp remains there -- with Chocolate Factory.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-21-2005 |
Reviews
