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The Last Big Starnew

Jody Stephens comes to Little Rock to look back.
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
05-01-2014 |
Music
Lance Bass on God, Being Gay and Loving His Sweet Mamanew
Two years after I graduated from high school in 2004, Lance Bass came out of the closet on the cover of People Magazine. His revelation struck a chord for me not just because he was a celebrity, as one-fifth of the world-famous pop group 'N Sync, but because he was from Clinton, Miss. As far as I knew growing up, there were no gay people in Clinton.
Jackson Free Press |
Kit Williamson |
05-01-2014 |
LGBT
D.O.A. —COLE SMITHEY'S CLASSIC CINEMA

[VIDEO ESSAY] Cinema doesn't get much more tightly wound than the anxious premise for Rudolph Maté’s film noir standard-bearer.
Not-So-Free Comic Book Daynew

The annual celebration of pen-and-ink is a great opportunity for local comic retailers hoping to make year-long customers out of one-day shoppers.
Tucson Weekly |
Henry Barajas |
05-01-2014 |
Cartoons
Discrimination Isn’t ‘Religious Freedom’new
You do not have religious freedom if every single American doesn't have it, too, including those you believe are heathens and sinners.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
05-01-2014 |
LGBT
Random Acts of Lovenew
I've long maintained that I don't care for public displays of affection. I've said it countless times to two long-term boyfriends, a few suitors and my husband. By turning my nose up at other couples, I've been able to hide my fear of being spotted.
Jackson Free Press |
Eddie Outlaw |
05-01-2014 |
LGBT
Crowd-funding in the world of foodnew

Last month, Chad Moore launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his food truck Dim Sum Good Dumplings. It was hardly the first local food and drink concept to take to the crowd-funding platform.
Charleston City Paper |
Angela Hanyak |
04-30-2014 |
Food+Drink
How fracking could break Colorado Democratsnew

The looming rift.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Eli Stokols |
04-30-2014 |
Energy
Confessions of a loyal Southern Charm fannew

I love Southern Charm. There, I said it. Reality television shows have the tendency to be either really good or really bad, with the majority falling into the latter category.
Charleston City Paper |
Dwayne Green |
04-30-2014 |
TV
Lyft brings peer-to-peer ride-sharing to Colorado Springsnew

It was almost 11 o'clock in the morning, and I wanted a burger — actually, it was 10:54 a.m. I know because that's when I pulled out my smartphone, hit the balloon-shaped app, and grabbed a Lyft...
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
04-30-2014 |
Transportation
Summer movie preview of the good, the bad, and the hopefulnew

Here's a look at the next four months of your movie life.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan Hudak |
04-30-2014 |
Movies
The Rise of the Corporate Democratsnew
East Bay Assembly candidate Steve Glazer is a classic pro-business politician. He also worked for a group that tried to defeat liberals and elect Republicans.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-30-2014 |
Politics
Trippin’ Out in TXnew

A journey through Texas' psychedelic music scene.
San Antonio Current |
Matt Stieb |
04-30-2014 |
Music
Tags: psychedelic music, texas music
What's Inside an Ounce of Marijuana?new

A proposed Colorado law will establish an equivalence between an ounce of bud and concentrated marijuana products from keef to edibles. There's just one little thing: HB 1361 does not state what will be equivalent to an ounce of marijuana buds.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Griffin Swartzell |
04-30-2014 |
Drugs
Tags: HB 1361
Being Dom Hemingwaynew

Jude Law is surprisingly good as the unlikely funnyman in this flick about a career criminal.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
04-30-2014 |
Reviews