AltWeeklies Wire
Montana Abortion Clinic May Not Reopen After Vandalismnew

Susan Cahill lost everything when her clinic was vandalized. Now western Montana risks losing one of its only abortion providers.
Missoula Independent |
Jessica Mayrer |
05-15-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: Montana Abortion
Barely About Baseballnew

Million Dollar Arm is another Disney feel-good sports film.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
05-15-2014 |
Reviews
Up and Coming: 5 Houston-Area Musical Artists You Should Know Aboutnew
The Houston area probably has as many aspiring bands and musicians as it does different ZIP codes, if not more. Here are five acts to keep an ear open for.
Houston Press |
Houston Press Music Staff |
05-15-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Loose Lips Sink Shipsnew

Beneath the surface of Hornblower Cruises, allegations of racism and intimidation threaten its public image.
SF Weekly |
Andrew Scot Bolsinger |
05-15-2014 |
Race & Class
Robbing the Banksynew

When 555 Gallery cut a Banksy out of the old Packard Plant in Detroit, they said it was to "preserve" the street art. Now, strapped for cash, the gallery intends to sell it, raising all sorts of questions: What are the rules of street art? Who really painted it? And how much is it worth?
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
05-14-2014 |
Art
Are Foreclosure Cases Rigged?new

The financial ties that many judges have to banks raise questions about conflicts of interest and a bias against homeowners victimized by mortgage fraud.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
05-14-2014 |
Housing & Development
Petroleum Politicsnew

California's latest anti-fracking bill is tapping out.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
05-14-2014 |
Energy
Marriage Equality Comes to Arkansasnew

A state court overturns Arkansas's same-sex marriage ban.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley, David Koon, David Ramsey and Leslie Newell Peacock |
05-14-2014 |
LGBT
Everybody Diesnew

Alternative interpretations of the castle doctrine, and other bedtime stories.
Missoula Independent |
Erika Fredrickson |
05-14-2014 |
Culture
Tags: castle doctrine
Elements of Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's Magicnew

Love in the Time of Cholera exhibits a special kind of realism.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
05-13-2014 |
Books
Tags: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Spectacular Failure Hollywood Tumbles Into the Ocean

Further confirmation that no one in Hollywood knows how to tell a story on film anymore, “Godzilla” starts out promising enough before slipping into a snooze-fest by the end of its first act.
Flawed compromise emerges in Fun Home controversynew

Fun Home continues to be controversial, and despite hopeful actions, our legislature continues to demonstrate its homophobia and its hate.
Charleston City Paper |
Alison Piepmeier |
05-12-2014 |
Commentary
Tags: Fun Home South Carolina
In South L.A., Young Gay Black Men are Mired in Old Taboos -- and HIVnew

HIV infections in the United States have been dropping in nearly every subgroup that is commonly tracked, with one exception: The numbers have been ticking up steadily among black men, ages 14 to 24, who have sex with men.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
05-08-2014 |
Health
Tags: HIV
Buriednew

Student loans rob the future to pay today with wide-ranging consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Griffin Swartzell |
05-08-2014 |
Education
Searching for the self-sufficient soul of basketball in the local semipro circuitnew

In the Tobacco Road Basketball League it's clear that the players and their love of the game is the answer.