AltWeeklies Wire
Sex scandals you can understandnew
Even our beloved Founding Fathers had sex scandals. (Former) San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is just the latest latter-day politician to become involved in a sex scandal and have it ruin his career.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
09-11-2013 |
Sex
Tags: sex scandals
Don't rob your wine of its ability to maturenew
The greatest asset of wine is the same as the greatest asset of humans: the ability to grow into a better version of ourselves over time.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
09-11-2013 |
Food+Drink
Thinking Flashes in the Sky: New-fangled aircraft or UFOs?new
On June 23, 1947, pilot Richard Rankin saw a fleet of ten aircraft that became known as the first “flying saucers.”
San Diego Reader |
Jeff Smith |
09-11-2013 |
Science
Who owns MLK's legacy?new
The King family 'cannot litigate how people choose to be inspired by him'
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andra Gillespie |
09-11-2013 |
History
Charles McNair finally returns with 'Pickett's Charge'new
Charles McNair reflects on the road to release of his second book, a novel 20 years in the making.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Relyea |
09-11-2013 |
Books
Searching for the sugar of yesteryearnew
Fortunately, many small companies still make forgotten cult candies. Here are several places in North Carolina's Triangle where you can find these lost items.
INDY Week |
Craig D. Lindsey |
09-11-2013 |
Food+Drink
The Long and (Sometimes Forgetful) Arm of the Lawnew
An oversight allowed a convicted man to walk free for thirteen years. Now the justice system wants to restart the clock.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
09-11-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Postcard from the Toronto International Film Festivalnew
With feel-it-in-your-bones resonance, four films--each a blockbuster--crashed upon the shore of Lake Ontario this past week, one right after the other, not just raising TIFF's curtain but shredding it.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
09-11-2013 |
Movies
Five Ways To Identify a Bullshit Food Writernew
The signal-to-noise ratio of food writing is headed straight down the pan.
Let the Pot Prisoners Go!new
If they legalize pot, will they let all the people in prison for pot out of jail? Incredibly, it's not that simple.
Providence Phoenix |
Valerie Vande Panne |
09-10-2013 |
Drugs
New Orleans artists to watchnew
There's no shortage of interesting personalities and sounds in New Orleans. We've had our eyes and ears on a few emerging artists — from cutthroat MCs and bluegrass young guns to heavy metal beasts. [image-1]
Who: 3D Na'TeeWhat: quick-witted, take-no-prisoners MC with storytelling chops...
Tags: New Orleans Music
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews releases Say That to Say Thisnew
Many New Orleanians have followed the rising musical star of Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' since he was brought onstage at the 1990 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival by blues legend Bo Diddley — a magic moment captured by late photographer Michael P. Smith as the four-and-a-half year old Andrews lofted a trombone taller than he was. Local music lovers feel a proud parent's type of joy regarding the precious success he's achieved since then...
Gambit |
Frank Etheridge |
09-10-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Truth Universal discusses his new album and politics in hip-hopnew
After Truth Universal watched a b-boy competition at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, he grabbed cardboard from supermarket Dumpsters and rummaged through music store bins for 12-inch records. His family couldn't afford a set of turntables, so he learned
to rap...
Tags: Truth Universal
Indiana Right-to-Work Law Ruled Unconstitutionalnew
A Lake County judge has ruled Indiana's right-to-work law unconstitutional, saying it requires unions to perform services for which they can't be compensated.
Stop! Could the End Be Near for Cathedral City’s Controversial Red-Light Cameras?new
Cathedral City's red-light cameras aren't making intersections safer, and are only benefiting a private company--at almost $500 per ticket. So why are they still there?
Coachella Valley Independent |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
09-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
