AltWeeklies Wire
Police shoot and kill bear in Seasidenew
A black bear wandering the Monterey Peninsula ended up on the wrong end of a gun, as Seaside Police shot it dead rather than waiting for the Department of Fish and Game to show up.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-06-2013 |
Animal Issues
ACLU marijuana report offers new insight into growing problemnew
In Philadelphia, blacks are fives times more likely to be arrested—and, in some parts of Pennsylvania, 10 times more likely. Pennsylvania is amongst the 12 states with the highest number of marijuana arrests in 2010, according to the report. Similarly, as it pertains to increased marijuana arrests from 2001-2010, we’re 13th in the nation.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
06-06-2013 |
Drugs
Abortion Insurance Ban Passes Pa. Senatenew
The Pennsylvania Senate passed House Bill 818, which prohibits women from purchasing access to abortion coverage in the Obamacare health exchanges going into effect in 2014. It also prohibits private insurance companies from selling it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
06-06-2013 |
The War on Women
Colorado in the Immigration Debatenew
The ASSET bill, SB 033, will allow undocumented immigrants the chance to attend a state college with in-state tuition.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-05-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
TATTOOED LADIES' NIGHT AT NIGHTROCKER LIVEnew
Roland “Nightrocker” Fuentes offers the least ladylike “ladies’ night” I’ve ever seen. For girls who just wanna have fun — and by fun I mean slamming 50-cent tequila shots, watching half-naked dancers waggle their tits, and listening to rap-rock — the newly revamped Nightrocker Live offers good times in excess. If you equate “ladies’ night” with cheap cosmos and low-cal appetizers, however, this ain’t the place for you.
San Antonio Current |
Callie Enlow |
06-05-2013 |
Food+Drink
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaksnew
Play it where it lies.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
06-05-2013 |
Reviews
Farm-to-Closet Fashionnew
Fibershed brings together farmers, weavers and knitters for clothes made locally and ethically.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark and Nicolas Grizzle |
06-05-2013 |
Culture
Pussy Riot Won the Warnew
The Sex Pistols have nothing on Pussy Riot. While Johnny Rotten and co. changed the course of music with only one album and two years of live performances, all the Russian feminist art collective/punk band needed to make an impact was 40 seconds (and no album).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
06-05-2013 |
Movies
Dead in Seven Hoursnew
When overdosed means overworked, Bexar County jail's fatal flaws come to light.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
06-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Washington Post Paywall Begins This Monthnew
The new metered subscription system, which will affect some readers beginning on June 12, will limit nonpaying users to 20 articles or multimedia features per month before asking them to pay for more.
Washington City Paper |
Jonathan L. Fischer |
06-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Washington Post Paywall
Do Bloggers Deserve First Amendment Protection?new
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham pushes media shield law — and questions who should be covered by it.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Lindsey Graham, Media Shield Laws
This Is Your Director on Drugsnew
Can a director’s style reach through the screen and physically affect me as if I've just consumed an illicit narcotic?
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Rodger Pille |
06-05-2013 |
Movies
Tags: The Great Gatsby
Planning for Displacementnew
Regional planners want to put 280,000 more people into San Francisco — and they admit that many current residents will have to leave.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
06-04-2013 |
Housing & Development
Dennis Rodman: From Basketball Bad Boy to Dubious Diplomatnew
A profile of Dennis Rodman today.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Terrence McCoy |
06-04-2013 |
Features
Tags: Dennis Rodman
Bikes are the New Harlem Shakenew
For the first time ever I'm going to ride in the World Naked Bike Ride—not just because my family jewels are the shiniest you've ever seen, but because I want in on this whole bike craze before it goes the way of the Harlem Shake video.
The Portland Mercury |
Justin Scrappers Morrison |
06-04-2013 |
Culture
