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Skin Game: Post-9/11 & Pre-Snowden Spy Thriller Speaks German
Anton Corbjin’s unconventional post-9/11 spy thriller (based on a 2008 John le Carré novel) remains an engaging experience despite numerous aspects that weigh it down.
The Legal Limbo of Being Gay and Married in Texasnew
Federal and state rulings don’t agree on same-sex weddings, leaving gay couples in Texas in a special brand of limbo all their own.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
07-18-2014 |
LGBT
The Invisible Peoplenew
San Antonio's sizable refugee community struggles as the American dream passes them by.
San Antonio Current |
Bill Conroy |
07-18-2014 |
Immigration
Tags: Refugees
The Last Milenew
Rural communities and small tech companies are at risk of falling behind if high-speed broadband efforts don't light up the dark fiber in their towns.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-18-2014 |
Tech
The Age of the Brogrammernew
Solving tech's diversity problem may be a key to saving San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
07-18-2014 |
Tech
Former Chipotle Employee Suing Over Allegations of Racial Discriminationnew
A former manager at a San Luis Obispo, Calif., Chipotle has filed two lawsuits against the company, claiming she was discriminated against because of her race and faced unfair labor practices.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Colin Rigley |
07-18-2014 |
Business & Labor
Sex Tapenew
The most scandalous aspect of this harmless comedy may be the title itself.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-18-2014 |
Reviews
All Stacked Up And No Place To Gonew
Psychiatric patients are being warehoused in Portland’s emergency rooms in growing numbers.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
07-18-2014 |
Health
Michigan's Iraqi Refugee Crisisnew
The Iraq War's displaced still flow into Michigan and struggle to find employment — what should the government do about it?
Metro Times |
Robert Guttersohn |
07-18-2014 |
Immigration
Pill Mannew
One man's fight to overcome opiate addiction.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
07-18-2014 |
Drugs
Tags: pills, opiate addictions
Monumentour: My Rock, My Salvationnew
How this summer's Monumentour testifies to the resilient role of rock 'n' roll.
Tags: Fallout Boy, Monumentour
Wednesday’s Womennew
At the height of the civil rights era, a group of women of varying races and faiths dared to defy the norms of the time. In the summer of 1964, also known as Freedom Summer, women defied their husbands and banded together to tackle one of the most racially segregated cities in the South—Jackson.
Jackson Free Press |
Maya Miller |
07-17-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Don’t Ask Me to Forgetnew
When I am asked why I often speak about my abuser and why I don't take his "feelings" into account, I cannot fathom any form of reaction and certainly no apology.
Jackson Free Press |
Funmi F. Franklin |
07-17-2014 |
The War on Women
Summer Blockbusters: Part Twonew
“Get on Up” will highlight the life of James Brown, from his childhood to his rise to fame.
Jackson Free Press |
Jordan Sudduth |
07-17-2014 |
Movies
