AltWeeklies Wire
Houston's Hidden Homelessnew
They live under bridges, in the shadows, out of sight and mind. There are thousands of people without homes in the city of Houston, and not enough places to keep them safe.
Houston Press |
Angelica Leicht |
04-02-2014 |
Homelessness
What Type of Racist Are You? A Guide to Online Commentsnew
The eight types of people you can expect if you make the mistake of reading the comments on crime stories.
LEO Weekly |
April Corbin |
04-02-2014 |
Media
Can Oakland Afford Affordable Housing?new
The mayor wants to make one-quarter of the units in her 10K housing plan affordable. But advocates say Oakland needs to adopt new funding and tenant-protections laws.
East Bay Express |
Jean Tepperman |
04-02-2014 |
Housing & Development
Kevin Brockmeier on his new book, 'A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip: A Memoir of Seventh Grade.'new
Little Rock writer on influences, reservations and why he choose to focus on seventh grade.
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
04-02-2014 |
Books
Tips for getting published on McSweeney's Internet Tendencynew
The kindest and most personal rejection letter I ever received was from an editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the online humor repository founded by literary star Dave Eggers.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2014 |
Media
One Night in Amish Countrynew
A butter-churned journey into the heartland for the most exclusive dinner in Northeast Ohio.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
04-02-2014 |
Features
Covering Their Tracksnew
San Francisco's Central Subway project buries millions of dollars in a deep dark place.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
04-02-2014 |
Transportation
Tags: Central Subway project, SF Muni
This is Menew
Stories from three transgender women who renamed themselves.
Boise Weekly |
Jessica Murri |
04-02-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender
The Lie Behind the Shrinking Labor Forcenew
How unfettered capitalism has delayed the jobless recovery.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
04-02-2014 |
Commentary
Tags: Capitalism, Jobless recovery
Noah Homes: An Upside to Down Syndromenew
The increased life expectancy rates for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities stands at the center of a funding struggle between the State of California and nonprofit organizations such as Noah Homes, a residential campus in Spring Valley with a waiting list 200 deep.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
04-02-2014 |
Features
Ex-Sen. Ford: ‘I know racism and bigotry, and Glenn McConnell is neither’new
Last week, when we interviewed Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell about his upcoming presidency at the College of Charleston, McConnell challenged us to ask ex-Sen. Robert Ford about McConnell’s record on Confederate Memorial Day and the Confederate flag. So we did.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-01-2014 |
Race & Class
Louisiana legislators prepare to regulate e-cigsnew
Alex Woodward reports that a smoking ban seems off the table this year, but Baton Rouge is taking a look at electronic cigarettes
The Vampire-Alien Who Fell to Earth: Scarlett Johansson Goes Undercover
More visually accomplished than its malnourished narrative supports, “Under the Skin” works well as a foxy sci-fi movie for stoners.
Aziz Ansari: The Modern Romantic of Comedynew
You know him as the government employee with the most swagger (Tom Haverford, Parks and Recreation), the rambunctious, Oligocene-era rabbit pirate Squint (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and the guy at James Franco’s party who gets kicked into hell’s sinkhole by Kevin Hart (This is the End). And, of course, just as standup comedian Aziz Ansari. We caught up with Ansari via the interwebs while he was doing book research in Tokyo to chat modern courtship, Parks and Rec and his superior sartorial style.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
03-31-2014 |
Comedy
State Takeovers: A Fix for Failing School Districts?new
When the state took control of the Hazlehurst City school district in 2008, the small rural district was in chaos and suffering from abysmal academic performance.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Mader and The Hechinger Report |
03-28-2014 |
Education
