AltWeeklies Wire
True Confessions of a Mommy Who Doesn't Cooknew
A single working mother is waiting for the day to come when her kids discover that she doesn’t cook.
Monterey County Weekly |
Brett Wilbur |
02-21-2005 |
Food+Drink
Victoria's Secret Shame Exposednew
Victoria's Secret, the lingerie chain famous for its scantily clad models, received some unwanted exposure recently when environmental groups took out a full-page ad in the New York Times accusing the company of destroying Canada's boreal forests.
NOW Magazine |
Christen Smith |
02-18-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
"Chemical Casualties"new
AltWeeklies Award - Drugs Reporting
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
02-18-2005 |
Media
The Ties That Bindnew
It’s an only-in-America tale about kids in the Tennessee hamlet of Whitwell and their "paper clip project” – a teaching tool meant to help them comprehend the dimensions of the Holocaust – but it grew into something much, much more.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Perfectly Pleasant Poohnew
It’s not big and bright and busy and boffo, but it's a perfectly marvelous matinee option for young children. It’s a sweet little story, from a kid’s-eye view, about the anguish of being too little to do stuff.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Porn Againnew
This documentary about the heady days of porn – when "deep throat" became a household expression and everyone viewed the film Deep Throat as a breath of fresh air – is informative yet lacking historical rigor.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Comedy But No Chemistry in Hitchnew
What should be a battle of the sexes is more like a brief skirmish without any of the romantic tension that makes for an interesting – much less great – screen pairing.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Hitch
Between Heaven and Hellnew
Adapted from Alan Moore’s groundbreaking DC/Vertigo comic title, Constantine is sure to divide the series’ most rabid fans, but those who can set aside their preconceptions will discover one of the more artfully designed comic-based films in some time.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
All the World Is Not a Stagenew
Despite some bright spots in this woefully earnest modern romance, Bigger Than the Sky is awash in the obvious and exhibits a cloying adulation of theatre folk.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Al Corley, Bigger Than the Sky
A Dog Is a Girl's Best Friendnew
There are no big surprises in this family picture, but neither is the admonition against working with children and animals appropriate here.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Wayne Wang, Because of Winn-Dixie
Extra Creditnew
Almodovar makes good with Bad Education.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
02-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Bad Education
Men Are Dogsnew
A memoir defines the pleasures and pitfalls of Chick Lit.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
02-18-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Rachel Toor, The Pig and I
Is the Future in Ethanol?new
Ethanol is part of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer's "New Day," but the grain-based gas additive may raise more questions than it answers.
Missoula Independent |
Chris Bryant |
02-18-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Government Indictment Vindicates Asbestos Victimsnew
Four days after President George W. Bush derided "frivolous" asbestos lawsuits in an appearance in Great Falls, Mont., the U.S. government filed an asbestos claim of its own against mining company W.R. Grace.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
02-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
To Hell and Backnew
Two rainy seasons spent killing in Vietnam haunt Claude Anshin Thomas. When it rains, he thinks of mud, napalm, people screaming and dying. In his book, he describes how he grappled with violence and then found solace.
Jackson Free Press |
Shay O'Neil |
02-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
