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The Grand Budapest Hotel may not be Wes Anderson at his deepestnew

As fascinating — and maddening — as it can be watching the arguments that emerge between the fans and detractors of any given filmmaker, it can be almost more fascinating watching fans argue amongst themselves.

Charleston City Paper | Scott Renshaw | 03-19-2014 | Reviews

Genius Denied: The Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Never Made

Alejandro Jodorowsky is much more than a mad genius of cinema. The Chilean-born artist/filmmaker who created “El Topo,” the experimental surrealist film that started the Midnight Movie craze in 1970, has lived a life full of such enthusiastic artistic creation that his very existence defies all expectation.

Cityview | Cole Smithey | 03-18-2014 | Movies

Rebranding Weednew

The media's depiction of pot use is biased and god-awful. So a leading marijuana law reform group is planning to provide something more appealing and realistic.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 03-18-2014 | Drugs

Feeding the Monsternew

From the forthcoming book: Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security by Todd Miller.

Tucson Weekly | Todd Miller | 03-18-2014 | Excerpts

Tags: Border Patrol Nation, Todd Miller

Raining On The Ukrainian Paradenew

Hate to rain on anyone’s parade, but let’s get off this thing about poor picked on Ukraine standing up for freedom against the big evil Russians.

Random Lengths News | Zamna Avila | 03-17-2014 | Commentary

Controversial L.A.-Based Organization Relaunches Dubious Pay-to-Play Operation in Cincinnatinew

Is RAW:NATURAL BORN ARTISTS on the cutting edge of artistic empowerment, or is it profiting off the idea that inclusion in its network is the next step to artistic relevance in exchange for a one-time fee?

Cincinnati CityBeat | Danny Cross and Maria Seda-Reeder | 03-17-2014 | Art

No Place Like Homenew

D.C.'s population of homeless families exploded this winter. Why wasn't the city ready?

Washington City Paper | Aaron Wiener | 03-17-2014 | Homelessness

Tags: DC Homelessness, Homeless in DC

America's Dirtiest Secretnew

The oil and gas industry's contamination problems are so large, they have literally been deemed impossible to prevent or even clean up by both industry and government. As a result, an unimaginable tonnage of contamination is being placed into our environment every year.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge | 03-17-2014 | Environment

Ronald Bower Spent Nearly 23 Years Behind Bars for Crimes He Likely Didn't Commitnew

Ronald Bower has been granted parole after nearly 23 years in prison for crimes an ever-growing number of law enforcement officials believe he did not commit. Most recently, the NYS Attorney General's Office wrote to the Parole Board it was "Highly Unlikely" he committed these crimes. Until he gets exonerated, however, he's still a convicted sex offender. Thus, the family and attorney's quest for justice continues.

Long Island Press | Christopher Twarowski | 03-17-2014 | Crime & Justice