AltWeeklies Wire
Teen's Shooting Death Was Avoidable, Phoenix Cops Call It "Justified"new
A troubled, 16-year-old black teenager was gunned down by a police officer in Phoenix after getting pulled over in a stolen vehicle. Family members are now protesting the shooting while police call it justified.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
04-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
A Twisted Path to Citizenshipnew
Immigration reform: it’s not amnesty, it’s “path to citizenship” – in other words, amnesty plus a lot of bureaucratic BS.
British ‘it band’ Alt-J rides a wave of critical successnew
Art for awe’s sake.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
04-17-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Extremities' sheds light on Indy's sexual violence epidemicnew
William Mastrosimone's play, which tells the story of an attempted rape, opens this week at Beech Grove's Spotlight Theatre as, in part, a fundraiser for Sexual Assault Awareness month.
NUVO |
Madeline Szrom |
04-17-2013 |
Performance
Playing Games with Painnew
Texas bill would ban abortion after "fetal pain"
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
04-16-2013 |
The War on Women
Why Does the Pulitzer Prize Committee Hate “Alternative” Editorial Cartooning?
hese are the kinds of choices that I have seen over the last two decades as a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist. These choices were no worse or better than any other year that I can remember. Just same old, same old. And that’s the problem. And that’s the point.
Blue Scorpion Venom: Cuba's Miracle Drugnew
Cancer patients find hope--and relief from their pain--in an unlikely source.
Miami New Times |
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky |
04-16-2013 |
Health
Terror: Then and Nownew
"What the fuck is going on? Are you down there?"
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone |
04-16-2013 |
Disasters
Bought & Sold: Forgotten Documents Highlight Slave Historynew
Tucked away on dusty courthouse shelves across the South, long-forgotten documents record the names of countless African-Americans whose forced labor was a cornerstone of the region's economy.
Mountain Xpress |
Jake Frankel |
04-16-2013 |
Race & Class
Necessary or Intrusive?new
Examinations on children taken from parents is questioned on civil-rights grounds.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Taube |
04-16-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: Camreta v. Greene, Child Welfare
Doing Drugs at Coachella? Here's How to Avoid Trouble With the Policenew
A festival fan's guide to how to partake without fear of rude surprises.
L.A. Weekly |
Katie Bain |
04-16-2013 |
Concerts
Family Dawg: David Grisman, Andy Statman Strung Together By Roots and Culturenew
The kinship Andy Statman and David Grisman share sprouts from music and culture and hinges on the merger of ancient melodies and America’s musical history. But there’s a familial vibe to much of the latter’s canon. Flipping through his recordings, the same names pop up repeatedly, sometimes at intervals of a decade, sometimes more—Jerry Garcia’s among them.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-15-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Navel Gazing Through a Telescope: Terrence Malick’s Failed Experiment Leaves a Black Eye
Terrence Malick still hasn’t made a remarkable film since 1978. That was the year he made “Days of Heaven” — not to be confused with “Gates of Heaven.”
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-15-2013 |
Reviews
Death to the Pulitzers
The top award in journalism makes journalists miserable.
Lose Your House, Collect $300
How much will the banks have to pay for the foreclosure scandal? What will people whose homes were stolen — there is no other word — receive? Now we know the details...and they're not pretty.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-15-2013 |
Housing & Development
