AltWeeklies Wire
Journalist Recalls Months She Taught Dance in Cubanew
In "Dancing with Cuba," noted Latin American journalist Alma Guillermoprieto gives us the rhetoric-free story of her formative experiences in revolutionary Cuba.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
08-07-2004 |
Nonfiction
Jesse James' Public Relations Team Tougher Than Himnew
The only thing tougher than West Coast Chopper head Jesse James is the post-industrial grease monkey's public-relations team.
Tags: TV
21 Reasons Why Madonna Blowsnew
We decided to list the 21 reasons Madonna needs to retire because that’s how many years the Material Egomaniac has been subjecting us to every detail of the worst reality show ever created: her life.
OC Weekly |
Stacy Davies |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Madonna
Starbucks Not As Bad a Corporate Colonialist As Bashers Thinknew
The unavoidable Starbucks is regarded by some as the ultimate corporate colonialist. Taylor Clark looks at the charges against the coffeehouse chain and finds it not guilty on several counts.
Willamette Week |
Taylor Clark |
08-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Salad Gives You Something to Chew On at End of Mealnew
Food is about much more than how it tastes -- it’s about how you feel after you swallow. In this respect, it’s tough to beat raw foods.
Missoula Independent |
Chef Boy Ari |
08-07-2004 |
Food+Drink
Guitarist Charlie Hunter Has a Full Plate of Projectsnew
For a guy who's just about to embark on a major tour as the frontman for a high profile trio, guitarist Charlie Hunter sounds almost serene. He's a revolutionary Jazz guitarist with exquisite tone, texture and technique and more than enough side projects to accommodate all of his amazing talents. What he doesn't seem to have enough of is time.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Brian Baker |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Winners of Pittsburgh City Paper 2003 Fiction Contest Featurednew
In the story that placed first, Scott Bradley Smith's "Caught," a young man sees his parents differently after his girlfriend goes out on his father's trap runs with him. Also featured are the second-place winner, "Welcome to TV Land" by Douglas Raynor, and the third-place winner, "The Keys to My Writer's Block" by John Barry.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Scott Bradley Smith |
08-07-2004 |
Original Work
Artist Shows Censored and Uncensored Versions of Work at Two Museumsnew
For his new show, "Frenetic Engineering: censored/uncensored," artist Umberto Crenca is using two different museum sites to give audiences of diiffering sensibilities a choice.
Providence Phoenix |
Bill Rodriguez |
08-07-2004 |
Art
A Retrospective of Animation Pioneersnew
Before there was Pixar, before there were even computers, animators were making artistic strides independent of technology. Many still are.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: animation
Victoria's Secrets: Noisy Sex Annoys Condo Owners
Strata councils might seem powerful, but they can't legislate what goes on in the bedrooms of their building.
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
08-07-2004 |
Advice
Carolyn Mark Enjoys Infamy
Despite much radio play and some prime spots at the upcoming South by Southwest fest, alt-country singer-songwriter Carolyn Mark keeps it goofy and low-key.
Monday Magazine |
Greg Pratt |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harry Potter Battles Adolescence and Other Creepies
In the third movie adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter (or maybe it’s just actor Daniel Radcliffe) is showing hints of the pimply stigmata of adolescence, and also displays the sullenness indicative of pubescent hormone poisoning.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Film Turns Environmentalism Into Big Cheesy Fun
Sitting through the enviro-apocalyptic thriller The Day After Tomorrow is akin to watching The Weather Network while having a really bad acid trip.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Barbara Boxer's Liberal Meddling Undermines a Great Statenew
Ultra-liberal California Senator Barbara Boxer must be defeated in her re-election bid, and here are the ads that can do it!
Sacramento News & Review |
Harmon Leon |
08-07-2004 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Attack on U.S. Is a Tuesday Morning Wake-up Callnew
Images of 9/11 include a clueless president, a cardiac patient in charge of the White House and chaos in the streets of Manhattan. The security solutions to be implemented will come at the expense of civil liberties.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Dan Pulcrano |
08-07-2004 |
Commentary
