AltWeeklies Wire
Big Boi's like a meat lover's pizzanew
The MC is currently on tour in support of his sophomore effort Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. We caught up with Big Boi via phone in advance of his April 30 appearance at the Vogue.
NUVO |
Kyle Long |
04-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
The climate change movement is not resonating with the publicnew
Movement leaders are tailoring their message to what they perceive is possible in the Republican-dominated political atmosphere of Raleigh, rather than fighting for the dramatic policy changes that science demands.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-24-2013 |
Commentary
Claiming freedom is worth itnew
State lawmakers might want to govern like this is my grandmother's South, but they ought not forget how our grandmothers fought for freedom and taught us to fight for it too.
INDY Week |
Crystal Hayes |
04-24-2013 |
Commentary
Tags: gay marriage
A new dance adaptation of a Harlem Renaissance classicnew
Like Jean Toomer's book that inspired it, CANE is a hybrid, a mix of choreography, videography and experimental set design and sound.
A Compelling Tale of NYC Graffiti Artists in Gimme the Lootnew
For his very low-budget debut, writer/director Andre Leon makes a spirited teen comedy with predominantly minority characters, which is damn near amazing in itself.
Tags: graffiti, Gimme the Loot
Charleston Animal Society thinks outside the box to create a no-kill communitynew
Last week, a speckled brown kitten was rescued by Charleston County animal control from the south side of the Ravenel Bridge. "We get calls every spring where people say someone threw a kitten on the bridge," says Kay Hyman, the director of community engagement for the Charleston Animal Society. "No one's ever seen it actually happening really. Kittens are born all the time under that bridge, and what happens is they get spooked ... and they start moving."
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
04-24-2013 |
Policy Issues
CIFF goes beyond screenings for an all-inclusive film experiencenew
Get ready, Charleston. If the organizers behind the Charleston International Film Festival achieve their goals, our little town may one day be home to a film festival on the scale of Tribeca, Sundance, and Cannes. "We want to be the biggest, best festival on the East Coast," says board member Margaret Ford Rogers.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Civil obedience: Getting union-ed in Colorado Springsnew
The county is prepared to begin granting civil unions May 1. Just follow these simple steps.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-24-2013 |
LGBT
Face to Face opens up to a world of influencesnew
Truth or friction
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
04-24-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
If We Learn Geography, the Terrorists Have Won
Why do people blow up our embassies, bomb our ships, fly planes into our buildings, (try to) blow up their shoes and their underwear? They do it (partly) because we can't imagine why anyone would do such a thing.
The Sludge Reportnew
A new study suggests river water may be killing Louisiana salt marshes.
Gambit |
Bob Marshall |
04-23-2013 |
Environment
Black Erosionnew
Gentrification breaks a neighborhood down from the inside out.
Charleston City Paper |
Jenna Lyles |
04-23-2013 |
Race & Class
Cash for (Stolen) Goldnew
How Florida's pawnbroking laws further victimize victims of crime.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
04-23-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Open House - François Ozon Lifts a Veil on Social Development
François Ozon’s slow-burn comic thriller is a sensitive observation of a global race-to-the-bottom that is devaluing culture in all of its varied forms.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-22-2013 |
Reviews
