AltWeeklies Wire
American Graffitinew
Detroit's murals offer perspectives on America.
Metro Times |
Lee DeVito |
07-07-2014 |
Art
Locals: The Dark Side of Marijuana Grow Culturenew
Defying the conspiracy of silence and losing one's place in hometown marijuana grow country.
North Coast Journal |
Linda Stansberry |
07-07-2014 |
Drugs
How Meeting Susan Anspach Completed The Circlenew
Goodnight moon.
Goodnight room.
Goodnight Lionel in the room.
—Susan Anspach
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
07-06-2014 |
Commentary
Crossed Thumbs: Steve James’s Flawed Roger Ebert Documentary
Documentarian Steve James — the filmmaker responsible for “Hoop Dreams,” one of the 20th century’s most significant additions to the genre — arrived at his lauded film-critic subject both too early and late to properly tell the story of a man whose prickly personality remains guarded.
Wild Utahnew
The fight over lands in Southern Utah is shaping up to be the next Sagebrush Rebellion.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric W. Trenbeath |
07-03-2014 |
Features
Same-Sex Marriage in Louisiananew
A lawsuit in federal court is challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Portraits of Atlanta immigrantsnew
9 men and women share their voices, their stories.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis and Thomas Wheatley |
07-03-2014 |
Immigration
Cold as ICEnew
Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton stoutly defends the 'Secure Communities' deportation mill. But growing public and official opposition is working to shut down the line.
Austin Chronicle |
Tony Cantú |
07-03-2014 |
Immigration
Tags: Deportation, Immigration
Think National, Shop Localnew
My avoidance of Walmart is a conscious choice. I believe that Walmart has done more to undermine the local economies of American cities than any other single institution, so that belief drives my actions.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
06-30-2014 |
Business & Labor
Splendid Isolation: Bernardo Bertolucci Offers Another Cinematic Gift
Bernardo Bertolucci’s long awaited return to filmmaking after a decade-long absence is a beautifully photographed and provocative coming-of-age drama in the vein of Bertolucci’s “La Luna” and his last film “The Dreamers.”
When the City Attorney Comes to Townnew
Feuer Announces Renewed Neighborhood Prosecutor Efforts
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
06-27-2014 |
Commentary
The Santa Fe Reporter vs. Gov. Susana Martineznew
A Santa Fe district court judge handed The Santa Fe Reporter a small victory in the newspaper's lawsuit against Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, who calls herself the "most transparent" governor in the state's history despite facing records lawsuits from media outlets across the state.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath and Joey Peters |
06-27-2014 |
Media
Tags: New Mexico
NFL Minor League?new
The NFL recently announced that they are looking into starting a minor development league, but a failure of the NFL is the inability to make one work after two failed attempts.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
06-27-2014 |
Sports
Tags: nfl minor league
A Short History of the Rainbow Flagnew
A conversation with Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow flag.
Syracuse New Times |
Ty Marshal |
06-27-2014 |
LGBT
Being Transgender in Atlantanew
'The City Too Busy to Hate' has not come far enough
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tracee McDaniel and Jamie Roberts |
06-27-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender, hate crimes
