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Food Porn Meets Ruin Pornnew

How Goldfinch American restaurant capitalizes on Detroit poverty.
Metro Times |
Drew Philp |
04-30-2014 |
Culture
Charlotte is Ground Zero for Coal Ashnew

Duke Energy is polluting our water and shareholders could put a stop to it.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Rhiannon Fionn |
04-30-2014 |
Environment
Slow Your Bankrollnew

Slow money authors and advocates Lyle Estill and Carol Peppe Hewitt talk about why people should think local instead of global when it comes to money.
Orlando Weekly |
Trevor Fraser |
04-30-2014 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sprout Film Festival: Growing Awarenessnew

"It is a powerful way to showcase the unique talents and abilities of people with [disabilities] and it highlights the incredible possibilities within them and all of us, really."
Boise Weekly |
Ashley Miller |
04-30-2014 |
Movies
Indiana researcher seeks "Acoustics of the Earth"new

A global project based in Indiana is capturing the earth's acoustics, one upload at a time.
Tags: acoustics of the earth
Mapping the Meal Gap in Indiananew

"Map the Meal Gap 2014," released by Feeding Indiana's Hungry, found that more than 1 million people, including nearly 346,000 children, don't know when or from where their next meal will come.
Tags: hunger, food insecurity
Donald Sterling's 6 Other Greatest Hitsnew

If you were surprised by revelations that an audio recording just might have captured a racist rant by L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, you've been in the dark for years.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
04-28-2014 |
Race & Class
Cobwebs: Redundant Spider-Man Franchise Dangles By a Thread

Even the nerdiest members of that long-dead-gone cultural movement known as fanboys will admit that rebooting Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man” is/was a mistake.
Beck Previews ACL Fest at ACL Tapingnew

Yelling out for ‘Country Down’ instead of ‘Where It’s At’?
Austin Chronicle |
Staff |
04-28-2014 |
Music
Love, Intelligence and Artificenew
Wally Pfister's eye for beauty and intrigue is unmatched in today's cinema, and he now makes his directorial debut with "Transcendence."
Jackson Free Press |
Jordan Sudduth |
04-25-2014 |
Movies
Gluten-Free Goodiesnew
What is this gluten-free diet that everyone is talking about? It isn't the latest fad diet or a weight-loss secret. Gluten is a protein found in some grains, such as wheat, barley and rye. Some doctors recommend that patients with celiac disease (an immune-system disorder in which the body has an intestinal reaction to gluten) avoid oats as well.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-25-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: gluten-free diet
I Am A Feministnew
We need to remind women of all races, ages and creeds that it is absolutely OK to ask for equality.
Jackson Free Press |
Savannah Hunter |
04-25-2014 |
The War on Women
The Amazing Toughness of Kidsnew
All kids need is love and attention, and they'll grow into amazing people.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L Nave |
04-25-2014 |
Children & Families
Edmonton’s Great Green Shiftnew

Edmonton eyes carbon-neutral future despite lack of leadership from higher governments.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
04-25-2014 |
Environment
Tags: edmonton environment
The Desperate Hustle as a Way of Lifenew

Here is the future: nobody gets any job security. Nobody gets a fair wage while they have a job. Nobody gets a retirement fund or even any guarantee they’ll be able to eat tomorrow. Welcome to the Sharing Economy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
04-24-2014 |
Economy
Tags: Lyft