AltWeeklies Wire
Original Inknew

The untold story of how California women broke body art boundaries.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jody Amable |
04-19-2016 |
Culture
How Satan Became the New Face of Secularismnew

A meet and greet with Silicon Valley's Satanists.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
02-05-2016 |
Culture
The Myth of Super Bowl Sex Traffickingnew

With no evidence of a Big Game-related spike, the crackdown on trafficked humans more often than not targets sex workers and consenting adults.
Metro Silicon Valley |
John Flynn |
01-22-2016 |
Culture
The Unforgettable Party That No One Can Remembernew

From tie-died, rainbow hallucinations to San Jose City Hall's gray concrete plaza, the hazy history of the night that cemented the counterculture and changed America.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Geoffrey Dunn |
12-15-2015 |
Culture
The Cult of Catnew

While the Internet popularized the cat video with its attendant memes, salable kitsch and viral stars, the genre—if one could call it that—dates back to the inception of cinema. For reasons probed by social science and debated by cultural critics, we have long obsessed over cats. Yet in the past decade, with the advent of cheap cameras and online video sharing, that fascination has reached fever-pitch frenzy.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
11-11-2015 |
Culture
Tags: CATS
The Podcast Invasionnew

Podcasting's blowing up-more than a decade after its low-key debut. What took so long?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Nick Veronin |
08-05-2015 |
Culture
The San Jose Streets Where I'm Fromnew
Beyond the flash of the Grand Prix with a Silicon Alleys walking tour of one man's alternative guide to San Jose.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
08-01-2007 |
Culture