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DiG This!new
DiG! transcends the typical "rock movie" format and aspires to something greater: an examination of why we create and what we receive from art.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dig!, Ondi Timoner
Split Decisionnew
Buying satellite radio but can't decide between Sirius and XM? Orlando Weekly music editor Jason Ferguson has tried both.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-06-2005 |
Science
Few 'Sideways' Glancesnew
The critics' No. 1 choice turned out to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Steve Davis, Kimberley Jones and Marc Savlov |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Abridged Too Farnew
In his account of his struggle with the tide of books he's bought, Nick Hornby tosses everything that is sacred -- but annoyingly fussy -- about book reviewing and communicates directly with readers.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
01-06-2005 |
Nonfiction
Trail of Beersnew
Woody Kipp's self-portrait is essentially Act I in the story of his life, from his birth and immediate adoption to his participation in the American Indian Movement and the siege at Wounded Knee, S.D.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
01-06-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Healthy Equalitynew
In November, Montana voters constitutionally banned gay marriage. Now the state Supreme Court has ruled that the same-sex partners of University of Montana employees are constitutionally due health benefits.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
01-06-2005 |
LGBT
Agent of Changenew
In 1989, FBI Special Agent Jon Lipsky led the first and only government raid on a nuclear-weapons plant. Now he's left his job to tell the world what he found.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
01-06-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Corkscrew: Suggestions for Expanding Your Wine Horizonsnew
After witnessing the decline of relaxation, it's time to chill out and start enjoying life again. To jumpstart this idea, here are 10 wine resolution suggestions for 2005.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
01-06-2005 |
Food+Drink
Etiquette Guidelines for Food on the Facenew
A diner wonders if she'll have bad dinner-party karma because she silently enjoyed the spectacle of a fellow guest with food stuck on his face.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
01-06-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
How Will the Iraqi Election Work and What Will be the Result?new
On Jan. 30, Iraqis will vote in their country's first direct, multiparty election since 1953. Iraqis had plenty of free and fair elections during Saddam Hussein's reign. The only catch was that you had to freely and fairly vote for Saddam and his Baath Party henchmen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-06-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Jim Warren Meets Vampirellanew
He built a multimillion dollar empire out of monster magazines, plastic skulls and dirt from Count Dracula's estate, only to lose it to real-life terrors. But now, Jim Warren is ready to rise again, along with the woman who inspired it all.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
01-06-2005 |
Art
Fundamental History: Why Religious Radicals Will Lose Againnew
The unholy alliance of fanatical religion and fanatical right-wing politics is far from a new phenomenon in this country. And although the tide of fanaticism seems to be rising, it is really ebbing.
The Source Weekly |
H. Bruce Miller |
01-06-2005 |
Commentary
Album Weaves Two Voices Into Cohesive Wholenew
The recording is a terse, five-song collaboration that finds both artists alternately contributing to each other's songs.
Their approach is complementary to the point that their signature sounds bleed into each other.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Piano-driven R&B Tunes Have Dash of Hip-Hopnew
Vocalist/pianist John Legend appears to be on a mission to slip more classic and serious sounds onto the plate of pop music by delivering them with a heaping serving of hot beats.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Carlton Hargro |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Legend, Get Lifted
It's Good to Own the Kingnew
Elvis was only worth approximately $7 million at the time of his death. But in the hands of ex-wife Priscilla and a team of financial planners, Elvis' estate has become one of the most lucrative entertainment cottage industries in the world, with a current estimated net worth of well over $200 million.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
01-06-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elvis Presley
