AltWeeklies Wire
Not Dead: Akron/Family Defies the Pigeonholenew
Akron/Family drummer Dana Janssen may or may not be aware that Paul Williams is no longer spinning vinyl and opining, but the Portland-dwelling percussionist says he hopes journalists can eventually write uniquely on his band.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-11-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Akron/Family
Treated to Deathnew
Big Pharma's troubling history of pushing drugs on foster kids, and how a Texas girl may have died from it.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
04-10-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: pharmaceuticals, medications
It wasn't all bad...new
Strengths (and weaknesses) following the Waldo Canyon Fire
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-10-2013 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
Presidential Tokenism, Part 2
Obama fooled progressives into thinking that an African-American president would be inherently liberal. Now supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton are trying to convince them that a woman president would guarantee hope and change. This time, however, there's a record to look at.
Will Mayflower, Ark. ever be the same after Exxon oil spill?new
It's all fun and games until the world's richest corporation spills 200,000 gallons of goop in your backyard.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon and Leslie Newell Peacock |
04-10-2013 |
Environment
Tags: ExxonMobil, Mayflower Oil Spill
What to pair with Rieslingsnew
Kabinett? Spätlese? Ah, those confusing German wine labels. It's not as complicated as it seems, but if you're daunted by the nomenclature—and by sweet wines, generally—start out simple.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
04-10-2013 |
Food+Drink
The Smiths' Johnny Marr releases his (very) long-awaited solo debutnew
How late is now?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
04-10-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roger Ebert's Pernicious Influence on American Culturenew
Yes, Virginia, it is possible to draw an intelligent obituary cartoon. But is it possible for it to be printed in a newspaper?
Tags: Roger Ebert
Menaces in the Machine The Modern Age Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be
In an age where people obsess over their cellphones to the exclusion of the physical world around them, a dystopian malady takes over.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-10-2013 |
Reviews
Weak Constitutionnew
The Roberts Court may not legalize gay marriage, but it’s hard to imagine that it’ll uphold Prop 8 and DOMA.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffery Billman |
04-10-2013 |
LGBT
2013 Florida Film Festival
4 out of 5 stars
Orlando Weekly |
Audrey Bergquist |
04-10-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Debbie Lum, Seeking Asian Female
Til Death Do Us Partnew
The battle for a statewide domestic-partnership registry in Florida isn't just a policy fight. It's personal.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-10-2013 |
LGBT
Long live the Sacramento Kings? Or hello Seattle Supersonics?new
Sacramento tends to fail when it comes to public subsidies and arenas. And Seattle's offer is a slam dunk. Yet K.J.'s mastered the NBA game. Will Sac get Maloofed again this week, or does the mayor win one final buzzer beater?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
04-10-2013 |
Sports
Police Protection: Speeding While Silentnew
Houston Police Department policies governing lights, high speeds and sirens are supposedly there to safeguard the public. Tell that to Mattie Etubom.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
A Question of Identitynew
Which accused L.A. crime figure is a friend of a friend of ex-Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Cooley
