AltWeeklies Wire
Monterey Herald Reporters Plan to Go On Byline Strikenew
The one-day byline strike was planned by members of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, who say they've been in stalled contract negotiations for months.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
08-22-2014 |
Media
Ask a Juggalonew
Why do Juggalos say, "Whoop whoop"?
Metro Times |
Will Sigler |
08-22-2014 |
Culture
Picture-Perfect Genitalianew
Female genital cosmetic surgery often fueled by misinformation.
VUE Weekly |
Brenda Kerber |
08-21-2014 |
Sex
End police militarization nownew
The use of military tactics isn’t just a Ferguson issue. It’s a Georgia problem too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Vincent Fort |
08-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tainted bloomnew
A Toxic Algae Bloom Caused a Three-Day Ban on Water Usage for a Half-Million Residents in Toledo. Experts Say it's a 'Wake-Up Call' for Lake Erie
Cleveland Scene |
Ryan Felton |
08-19-2014 |
Environment
Zeitgeist: John Lithgow and Alfred Molina Get Married
Although it suffers from a glaring third-act jump that makes you wonder where four or five ostensibly missing scenes went, “Love Is Strange” resonates as a heartfelt allegory about committed gay relationships in modern day America.
Smarter City or City Under Surveillancenew
Last week the Dig alerted readers to a secret experiment carried out by the City of Boston during the Boston Calling concerts that took place in May and September of last year. Among the revelations therein: Outside contractors helped municipal authorities deploy resources designed to analyze body and facial patterns of “every person who approaches the door” in order to gauge panic levels and crowd sentiment. In this follow-up, again relying in part on privileged documents that were left exposed online, we examine the communications leading up to these surveillance trials in the days, months, and even decade prior to the first Boston Calling.
Dig Boston |
Chris Faraone, Kenneth Lipp and Jonathan Riley |
08-15-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Boston Surveillance
Standoff in Fergusonnew
A chronological compilation of 72 hours worth of Riverfront Times' reporting on Brown's death, the investigation and the violence that erupted after the sun set in Ferguson, Mo.
Riverfront Times |
Riverfront Times Staff |
08-15-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Ferguson Missouri
Future Shock at the Tennesseannew
The Tennessean's "newsroom of the future" means cuts, turmoil and rock-bottom morale.
Nashville Scene |
Steve Cavendish |
08-15-2014 |
Media
Philly Pot Arrest Maps: Black People in Black Neighborhoodsnew
Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession arrests made by Philly police in 2013 were of African-Americans.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
08-15-2014 |
Race & Class
The Invisible Lives of LGBT Immigrantsnew
Coming out is hard for anyone, especially when you're also assimilating to a new culture.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Comer |
08-15-2014 |
LGBT
A Broken Family System Leads to a Kidnappingnew
Photos of a baby with Confederate flags and guns couldn't persuade a court to prevent a kidnapping.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
08-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: Megan Everett, Robert Baumann
Just Business?new
Ken Watford faces years in prison for identity theft, but in the brave new world of corporate personhood, what does that even mean?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
08-15-2014 |
Features
Drugs and Deathnew
The city of Worcester is coming to terms with the fact that it's in the midst of a heroin epidemic.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
08-15-2014 |
Drugs
We Test Eaze App's Promise of Pot in Ten Minutesnew
Veteran techies are disrupting the medical marijuana industry with Eaze; and SB 1262 contains a game-changing surprise.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
08-14-2014 |
Drugs
