AltWeeklies Wire
The Wild Onenew
Cheryl Strayed lived on the edge, wrote it all down—and then Oprah came calling.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
06-27-2012 |
Books
Creation of a Monster, John Gardnernew
Caitlin Rother's book about John Gardner draws a terrifying portrait of a man who was sweet and cuddly one day and a crazed killer the next.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-27-2012 |
Nonfiction
Escaping the Digital Piracy Debatenew
We're not going to take away the internet, its access or the expectations of the youngest generation of listeners anytime soon, so arguing about a return to a system that has suffered for a reason seems like a waste of logic.
A benign, cozy world in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdomnew
Anderson makes us long to be in the shoes of these characters by sealing his universe into a well-haberdashed container of nostalgia.
Tags: Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Year-Round Santanew
At least 550 Southern California homeowners have been victimized by the Zepeda brothers — their scheme to rake in foreclosure funds.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
06-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Indiana sinks to new porn lownew
Cutting-edge forensic response enables wide-net perv nab after authorities discover group dedicated to swapping recordings and images of rape and molestation of infants and toddlers.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
06-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The art of the evacnew
Manitou Springs mayor says three ‘trigger points’ will stay intact.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-27-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
Caught in China's Netnew
It seemed U.S. interests didn't want publicity for State of Control, a documentary inspired by the work of Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker in jail since 2008.
San Diego Reader |
Joe Deegan |
06-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Getting Up-Close and Uncomfortable with Deafheavennew
The young members of the San Francisco black metal-shoegaze band discuss why their music tends to provoke some people, and why others are eating it up.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: black metal, Deafheaven
Cereal Killersnew
Foster the People pumps up the snap and crackle of pop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Foster the People
Ted might be one of the best comedies of the yearnew
How does a man who is already stretched thin by his network television demands expect to develop his live-action film debut properly?
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-27-2012 |
Reviews
Grinning at the Reapernew
Bone Orchard digs into darkness to find the light.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cormac McCarthy, Bone Orchard
Bohemian Rhapsodiesnew
After exploring the grandiose, DeVotchKa is looking to trim back its sound.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-27-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DeVotchKa
Dumb Like a Foxnew
Rupert Murdoch's Fox News makes people stupid.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
06-27-2012 |
Commentary
Opportunity Quacksnew
Here comes the foie gras black market.
North Bay Bohemian |
Holly Abrahams |
06-27-2012 |
Food+Drink
