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Oct 2, 2008, Vol. 25, No. 32 FEATURE: Your ballot could make a big difference in this election--and here are our voting recommendations read more » CURRENTS: Local lifeguards take skills and goodwill to India read more » CINEMA: Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are fantastic in 'Nick and Norah'--but then there's the vomit-gum read more » MUSIC: A Place to Bury Strangers aims to give fans a mind-altering experience read more » ARTS: The works of hundreds of artists will be displayed throughout downtown as part of Saturday's 'The Big Picture' read more » BOOKS: Johnny D. Boggs' 'Killstraight' introduces a new Comanche hero read more » CHOW: Native New Yorker is a chain joint, but there's no denying its ample charms read more » |
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 Achieving EqualityLGBT employees at the UA get domestic-partner benefits in the same week that an influential colleague says goodbyeby MARI HERRERAS Keith Humphrey has a spouse, and they have two children, yet in the 10 years he's worked at the UA, he's never been able to enroll his family in the university's employee health-insurance program. Humphrey,... Ambassadors of SafetyLocal lifeguards take skills and goodwill to Indiaby TIM VANDERPOOL A warm wind whips across the Clements Pool, as lifeguards Ben Schaub and Bree Johnston squint into the piercing fall sun. Small ripples dimple the pool's surface, and kids splash around while parents watch intently... Censored!It's Banned Books Week--a topic which some Vail students know all too wellby HANK STEPHENSON As Brennan Smith stepped into his Advanced Placement literature class at Empire High School, in the Vail School District, on Monday, Sept. 8, he says he knew the rumors were true by the look on... Melodic NoiseA Place to Bury Strangers aims to give fans a mind-altering experienceby GENE ARMSTRONG Oliver Ackermann, guitarist and singer with A Place to Bury Strangers, describes his band's music as "immersive," saying he hopes it affects listeners in the same manner as might a mind-altering drug. "I think different... Miserable MessAside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every wayby BOB GRIMM Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna is one of the year's worst films, and certainly one of the worst in the director's erratic career. The man is capable of absolute brilliance (Do the Right Thing,... Needlessly Murky'Wait Until Dark' is redeemed by the performance of lead Dallas Thomas--but some other actors can't quite keep upby JAMES REEL In a conventional thriller, darkness means danger. The best twist in Frederick Knott's perhaps too-twisty play Wait Until Dark is that darkness works to the innocent heroine's advantage--she's blind and can easily find her way... Our 2008 EndorsementsYour ballot could make a big difference in this election--and here are our voting recommendationsby THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS Once again, we're facing the most important election of our lifetimes. (Funny how those keep coming along.) By now, you've probably figured out who you're voting for in the big presidential campaign, but we imagine... Pick of the WeekAnalyzing Addictionby CLAIRE CONRAD When David Sheff decided to write an article about his son Nic's addiction to methamphetamines for The New York Times Magazine, he worried about every word. Even though family members had given Sheff their blessing... Season PremieresThe works of hundreds of artists will be displayed throughout downtown as part of Saturday's 'The Big Picture'by MARGARET REGAN The Jeff Smith/Fotosmith studio is hidden away in a windowless building on an alley in the warehouse arts district. It's an ironic location for a photographer who made his rep with lightning photos taken out... Tragically UnhipMichael Cera and Kat Dennings are fantastic in 'Nick and Norah'--but then there's the vomit-gumby JAMES DIGIOVANNA Most movies are mostly mediocre. A few are largely awful with a few mediocre moments. A few mix greatness and mediocrity. And some combine mediocrity with a mixture of good and bad. But Nick and...
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