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5 Reasons Fleet Foxes Was Better Than Whatever Weird Beard Hootenanny You Went To Last Night
SO HAPPY TOGETHER: The Fleet Foxes, Starlight Ballroom, Last Night Fleet Foxes endorse banjo virtuoso Frank Fairfield, and you probably should too. Foxes’ opener, armed with a banjo, a few guitars, a fiddle, and a rocking chair, mesmerized the crowd for thirty minutes with indecipherable lyrics and a deluge of either sweat or tears. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for tears, though, in the interest of sheer manliness. Fleet Foxes know how to captivate Philadelphia’s hipster/old people/lumberjack scene. Back to the 215 for the second time in just a few months, the Foxes packed the Starlight with more flannel than […]
CINEMA: The Naked Lead The Blind
BLINDNESS (2008, directed by Fernando Mierelles, 120 minutes, Canada/Brazil) APPALOOSA (2008, directed by Ed Harris, 114 minutes, U.S.) RELIGULOUS (2008, directed by Larry Charles, 101 minutes, U.S.) BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC Despite Hollywood’s reputation as a Godless pit of sin, no film has ever picked a fight with The Big Man himself like Bill Maher’s documentary treatise Religulous. Disrespectful, unfair and unfortunately, frequently hilarious Maher uses a barrage of old movie clips, Daily Show-style interviews and his own biting wit to drag into the light the conflict the between our modern understanding of the world and the fantastical mythology […]
LIVE & DIRECT: Parsing The Veep Debate In IM
UPDATE: CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLL Who Did the Best Job In the Debate? Biden 51% Palin 36% QUESTION Regardless of which candidate you happen to support, who do you think did the best job in the debate – Joe Biden or Sarah Palin? *** Our analysts tonight will be Citizen Mom and Jonathan Valania. Here we go… 8:57 PM Citizen: Wheeeee! I’m leaving CNN on because I am mesmerized by the neon spaghetti lines and the pie charts 8:59 PM me: so, any predictions? Citizen: Hmmmmm 9:00 PM I think they’ll both have a few carefully-placed zingers but neither […]
TONITE: The Audacity Of Dope
[Illustration by ALEX FINE] WASHINGTON POST: With the vice presidential candidates set to square off today in their only scheduled debate, public assessments of Sarah Palin’s readiness have plummeted, and she may now be a drag on the Republican ticket among key voter groups, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Tonight’s heavily anticipated debate comes just five weeks after the popular Alaska governor entered the national spotlight as Sen. John McCain’s surprise pick to be his running mate. Though she initially transformed the race with her energizing presence and a fiery convention speech, Palin is now a much […]
NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t
FRESH AIR In his new book, The Devil We Know, former CIA operative Robert Baer argues that Iran is an up-and-coming — and often misunderstood — superpower, with strong influences throughout the Middle East. “The sooner we understand the Iranian paradox — who they are, what they want, how they want to both humble us and work with us — the sooner we’ll understand how to come to terms with the new Iranian superpower,” writes Baer. Baer’s previous book, See No Evil, was the basis for the George Clooney film Syriana. RADIO TIMES Hour 1 What’s your favorite song? Album? […]
PAPERBOY: Special ‘Men Behaving Badly’ Edition
BY DAVE ALLEN Like time, news waits for no man. Keeping up with the funny papers has always been an all-day job, even in the pre-Internets era. These days, however, it’s a two-man job. That’s right, these days you need someone to do your reading for you, or risk falling hopelessly behind and, as a result, increasing your chances of dying lonely and somewhat bitter. That’s why every week, PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you. We pore over those time-consuming cover stories and give you the takeaway, suss out the cover art, warn you off the ink-wasters and steer […]
ARTSY: Pretty On The Inside
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SAGE FRANCIS: Conspiracy To Riot
SAGE FRANCIS: On Sept 1, 2008 I received a voicemail informing me that my longtime friend, Jared Paul, was sitting in a Minnesota jail cell. This was the first day of the National Republican Convention, a 5 day event that Jared was covering for a Providence publication. I thought to myself “Well…that was quick.” Jared Paul is currently in a legal battle with the St. Paul, MN court system, along with hundreds of others who face trumped up charges thanks to the overzealous riot police at the Republican National Convention. Jared is one of many who does not have the […]
N.E.R.D.: Everybody Nose
N.E.R.D. plays the Electric Factory tonight with Common.
CHARGE IT: Senate Passes 700 Bazillion Dollar Bailout
NEW YORK TIMES: WASHINGTON — The Senate strongly endorsed the $700 billion economic bailout plan Wednesday, leaving backers optimistic that the easy approval, coupled with an array of popular additions, would lead to House acceptance by Friday and end the legislative uncertainty that has rocked the markets. In stark contrast to the House rejection of the plan on Monday, a bipartisan coalition of senators — including both presidential candidates — showed no hesitation in backing a proposal that had drawn public scorn, though the outpouring eased somewhat after a market plunge followed the House defeat. The Senate margin was 74 […]
EARLY WORD: The Man Comes Around
[Photo by JEFF FUSCO] ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 1, 2008 FRIDAY: Barack Obama Returns to Montgomery County Sen. Obama to speak at Abington High School PHILADELPHIA – Sen. Barack Obama will visit the Philadelphia suburbs Friday for a community gathering in Abington. The trip comes one day after the Vice Presidential debate and just four days before Pennsylvania’s voter registration deadline. Senator Obama will outline his plans to stand up for middle-class families and make Washington and Wall Street work for Main Street again. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required […]
HOT DOC: This Is What Voter Intimidation Looks Like
PHILLY CLOUT: With just weeks to go before the presidential election, voter intimidation has reared it’s ugly head here in Philly. An anonymous flier is circulating in parts of North and West Philadelphia, which says that if you have outstanding warrants or traffic tickets, then police will arrest you at your polling place on election day. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Everett Gillison says he learned of the flier last week. He stressed that the message is completely false. “The only thing that police officers are going to do that we’ll be encouraging that day is that they’ll be exercising […]