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Uncommon Candidate: Mary Burke Defies Easy Categorizationnew

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is an original, both politically and personally.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-16-2014 |
Elections
The Truth About Prison Realignmentnew

Does less time equal more crime? According to a recent one-of-a-kind survey by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, recidivism upon "early" release is negligible, if mentionable at all.
Ventura County Reporter |
Michael Sullivan |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Idaho Horror Film Festival 2014new

People love a good a scare, and the Idaho Horror Film Festival is giving Boiseans what they crave with three days of classic, contemporary, feature-length and short horror films--plus a whole lot more.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
10-16-2014 |
Movies
Canned Heat: A World War II Tank Story

Writer/director David Ayer’s World War II drama is a gritty European-styled coming-of-age picture that reminds us how much the nature of war has changed in the past 65 years, and yet how much it remains the same.
A Legal Marriage Under Attacknew
Nick and Jessica Fulgham, who married Sept. 18, received a wave of public backlash when American Family Radio, an anti-gay organization based in Tupelo, broadcast news of their marriage after it happened.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
10-09-2014 |
LGBT
Too Little Too Late?new
State Sen. Chris McDaniel's election challenge has been going on for nearly four months, but the hopeful politician hasn't gotten his way so far.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
10-09-2014 |
Politics
GWAR Eternal: Fresh Wounds and Immortalitynew

Gwar has identified the human citizens of Earth as an inferior species, and they will taunt us, thoroughly and intelligently, before ceremoniously devouring all of us alive.
Worcester Magazine |
Cade Overton |
10-09-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Magical and Fantastic: Patrick Renner Transforms Dream Images into Realitynew
If you've ever seen his public works, you've probably wondered where they came from. Meet the man behind some of Houston's most whimsical art, Patrick Renner.
Houston Press |
Adam Castañeda |
10-09-2014 |
Art
Pumpkin Has Gone Too Farnew

Let's be real: Pumpkin isn't actually that great. It's not even the best gourd. And the flavor that most people associate with pumpkin isn't even really pumpkin.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-09-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Pumpkin
Food Reviews, Transparency, and Cookiesnew

It's been a year since former Seattle Weekly food critic Hanna Raskin moved to Charleston to take over The Post and Courier's food section. We sat down with her to talk about reviews, transparency, and cookies.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Gidick |
10-08-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Hanna Raskin
How a Dangerous New Drug Killed a Florida Teennew

Death of a Boca Raton teen launches an investigation into NBOMe, an LSD-like synthetic drug
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
10-07-2014 |
Drugs
An Incomplete Investigation: Gary Webb’s Story Gets Short Shrift

Investigative journalism isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. It never was.
Tags: KILL THE MESSENGER, Michael Cuesta
Knots Untied in Virginianew

Amid cheering supporters on the courthouse steps, Nicole Pries and Lindsey Oliver become Richmond’s first same-sex married couple.
Style Weekly |
Ned Oliver |
10-06-2014 |
LGBT
It's on us to fight sexual assaultnew

It’s on us, all of us, to work to create an environment where sexual assault is dealt with as a crime. It’s incumbent on all of us to change the culture.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Wisconsin Gazette |
10-06-2014 |
Commentary
Jason Molina's Long Dark Bluesnew

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
Chicago Reader |
Max Blau |
10-03-2014 |
Features