AltWeeklies Wire
Staging Dissent: Montreal Theater Activist Reports on Anti-Bush Protestsnew
When our bus reached the crossing, the U.S. border guard decided to editorialize: "Why on Earth would you want to protest? George Bush is the greatest president since Ronald Reagan and George Washington." And then the guard promptly checked everyone's ID and ushered us through.
Montreal Mirror |
Jason McLean |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Election infectionnew
Power, politics, and puppets converge in Bush's Brain and Silver City.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Africans Fleeing Genocide in Sudan Take Refuge in Egyptnew
Thousands of African refugees propelled by wars, economic misery, and politics have resettled in Cairo, a teeming metropolis with room for no more. Desperate conditions there have led to unrest.
The Village Voice |
Kareem Fahim |
09-15-2004 |
International
Report from Telluridenew
I can't remember a more consistently stimulating festival. Even movies that were practically guaranteed to be ghastly—a no-budget first film shot in the subways of Hungary, anyone?—turned out to be a gas, and even the occasional failures were ambitious and honorable.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
09-15-2004 |
Movies
Burnt Sugar Create An Aural Melting Potnew
"Black Sex Yall" is hit-or-miss, which you'd expect from a double CD that wears its indulgence on its sleeve.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Move Over, iTunesnew
Two Seattle companies—behemoth Microsoft and startup Chondo—provide an alternative for online music lovers.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-15-2004 |
Music
Eddie Vedder's African Connectionnew
The rocker helps a South African youth choir sing the songs of Pearl Jam.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: eddie vedder
A Bin Laden Ad Could Beat Bushnew
If John Kerry can pin the failure to capture Osama bin Laden on Bush in his upcoming ads, he will finally connect with the fear that is driving this election.
The Village Voice |
Wayne Barrett |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Comics Reliefnew
A year ago, Seattle's Fantagraphics was on the brink of bankruptcy. Now it's in the black, thanks to good ol' Charlie Brown—and a pair of dogged believers who turned a cranky fanzine into the most widely respected comics publisher in America.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
09-15-2004 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Pre-Attack Warning of 9-11 Could Haunt John Kerrynew
Now that he's been endorsed by a group of 9-11 widows, Kerry has issued a pretty tepid statement on the attack, promising to re-convene the 9-11 Commission. But 9-11 is a minefield for Kerry, who didn't act on a May 2001 letter warning of lax security at Logan Airport.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
09-15-2004 |
Politics
Bern Porter, Poet, Scientist, Mail Artist, Dies at 93new
One of the most interesting characters in American letters died earlier this year, to little notice. This is a retrospective of his career, including a visit to his hometown's historical society and to his now disused home.
Portland Phoenix |
Alex Irvine |
09-15-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Cinematic Campaigning: This Fall, Filmmakers Assault the Status Quonew
Independent filmmakers are in the midst of an unprecedented assault upon the present administration, timed for campaign body blows and so pervasive as to seem coordinated. More political movies debut this fall, including one on the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and another on sex researcher Dr. Alfred Kinsey.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
09-15-2004 |
Movies
Ray LaMontagne's RCA debut, Trouble, came out Sept. 14new
Ray LaMontagne is the next big thing in singer/songerwriters: Not only does he have a big voice and great songs, but he's got a great back story about living off the grid and being inspired by Stephen Still. The Phoenix interviewed him in his home town of Wilton, Maine.
Portland Phoenix |
Sam Pfeifle |
09-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Trouble, Ray LaMontagne
Shutting Off Brain's Reactions Could Mean Missing Out on Lifenew
Researchers found that college students judged as highly creative also scored extremely low on tests of latent inhibition, a process that allows us to ignore much of our environment in order to narrow our focus on our needs.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
09-15-2004 |
Science
Information Restricted by Government Changes
It's no longer possible to access the names of company shareholders—all in the name of privacy, says the government
Monday Magazine |
Russ Francis |
09-14-2004 |
Politics
