AltWeeklies Wire
Designers and Models Work Together to Promote Healthy Body Imagenew
Many critics of the fashion industry place the blame on designers for fueling unhealthy body images by choosing models that more closely resemble coat hangers, but the truth is more complex: To promote healthier body image in the fashion world, designers and models must collaborate.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
04-26-2013 |
Fashion
Grafting Tomatoes ‘The Next Big Thing?’new
Southern organic gardeners are discovering what could be The Next Big Thing in tomatoes: grafting.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
04-26-2013 |
Gardening
Great Expectationsnew
All of us need to be believed in, regardless of the luck of our early circumstances.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
04-26-2013 |
Advice
If We Learn Geography, the Terrorists Winnew
Lots of coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, but the media can’t provide the context or analysis to give it meaning or relevance other than as a random act of cruelty and tragedy.
A History of Violencenew
Edmonton struggles to shake off rough reputation as murder and violent crime rates drop.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
04-26-2013 |
Crime & Justice
"Fuck 'em early and fuck 'em often." — The Case Against Pilot Flying Jnew
The affidavit released in the wake of last week's FBI raid of Pilot Flying J headquarters reveals the ins and outs of a rebate scheme that allegedly defrauded trucking companies to the likely tune of millions of dollars.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
04-25-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Art and Soulnew
The Doyle Collection finds a permanent home at SRJC
North Bay Bohemian |
Gretchen Giles |
04-25-2013 |
Art
Tags: library
More Destructionnew
Immigration bill pumps billions more into 'securing' the border
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-25-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: immigration
Suicide in the Cellnew
Inmates kill themselves at a high rate after San Diego County Sheriff's Department refuses to revamp policies.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis and Dave Maass |
04-25-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Record Man: Willie Nelsonnew
In the Houston of 1959 and 1960, Willie Nelson was just another unknown musician. But not for long.
Houston Press |
William Michael Smith |
04-25-2013 |
Music
Sweden's Mysterious Goatnew
The greatest myths are good stories. And tales behind the discovery of any band are just decent fiction—or at least realities tweaked well enough to conjure up towering imagery.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-25-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Goat
Nathan Deal's HIV/AIDS Momentnew
Georgians living with disease face uncertain future without Medicaid expansion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cathy Woolard |
04-25-2013 |
Policy Issues
Tags: HIV/AIDS
The Kermit Gosnell Case Show Abortion Isn't a Red or Blue Issue—It's Pinknew
Though abortion as a buzzword is considered a red-state-vs.-blue-state hot-button issue, what the Gosnell media case reveals is that abortion in reality, is neither a red nor blue issue. It's pink.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
04-25-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Chastity Bunchnew
Small-town Ohio Republicans push abstinence-only education while defunding Planned Parenthood and threatening health care for the poor.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
04-25-2013 |
The War on Women
The Prettiest Girl in New York is a Porn Starnew
The Internet explodes for Brooklyn's own Stoya, America's sweetheart of smut.
The Village Voice |
Amanda Hess |
04-25-2013 |
Sex
