Table of contents for week of May 6, 2005
NEWS & FEATURES
The Office of Special Counsel exists to protect federal workers from job discrimination and whistle-blowing retaliation. Here’s how Scott Bloch turned it into a haven for gay-bashing and partisan politics. By David S. Bernstein.
Sara Donnelly introduces John Myers, a true drink-mixing artist if e'er there were one.
Imagine if you could get drunk without a drop of liquid ever passing your lips. No, we're not talking about Tommy Lee's mind-blowing revelation that the band had injected beer into their veins in the classic Mötley Crüe episode of Behind the Music; rather, we're talking about an aerosolized product called "Alcohol without Liquid." By Sam Pfeifle.
Shay Stewart-Bouley says property tax issues on Peaks Island highlight class divisions there.
Plus, this just in:
WHAT CAN POLITICIANS DO FOR YOU? Democrats push small-business initiative
YOUR GOVERNMENT: LD 1481: Good compromise or loss of citizen rights?
Politics and Other Mistakes
Letters to the editor
Savage Love
Crossword solution
MUSIC
Sam Pfeifle unveils his picks for the 10 best local songs about drinking.
Apparently if you were ever in a band, you have to reunite. But as long as that means we get to see mostly intact incarnations of bands like the New York Dolls and Gang of Four, that's okay with us. By Matt Ashare.
Nick Sylvester listens to Edan's epochal new album, Beauty and the Beat, and talks a bit about the Perceptionists.
Jon Garelick recounts his experiences at this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival, but fails to mention why he came back with a knapsack full of beads.
Michael Alan Goldberg explains how Mary Gauthier found her roots in Nashville.
Roots darling Kathleen Edwards finds success in the wake of Failer.
Plus, Sibilance.
Also, short reviews of:
The Blue Van: THE ART OF ROLLING
Mike Doughty: HAUGHTY MELODIC
The Mars Volta: FRANCES THE MUTE
Okkervil River: BLACK SHEEP BOY
Starflyer 59: TALKING VOICE VS. SINGING VOICE
Various Artists: YOU SEE ME LAUGHIN’: THE LAST OF THE HILL COUNTRY BLUESMEN
FILM
Peter Keough says Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven is not to die for. Left unaddressed is how a weenie like Orlando Bloom keeps getting cast as the hero in these sprawling epics.
First-time director Paul Haggis aces his Crash test. By Tom Meek.
Short reviews of:
HOUSE OF WAX
Worth the trip:
The Boston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
THEATER
It is unpleasantly sobering for the masters of war when six dead soldiers stand up in their trench graves in Bury the Dead at the Presumpscot Grange Hall. By Megan Grumbling.
DANCE
Worth the trip:
Fico Balet, Kinodance, and Elaine Summers
ART
You've seen Stev at Una, and now you can see his work. More importantly, there are no typos in the previous sentence. By Maggie Knowles.
BOOKS
James Bond began as a character in a series of novels, and now author Charlie Higson gets a crack at young James Bond in a new series. First up: a novel called SilverFin. By Jeffrey Gantz.
FOOD
Andy King introduces the best of local breweries' summer offerings.
SPECIALS
Best Music Poll 2005
The Best of 2004
Portland Band Guide
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