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The Soft Science of Snow Daysnew
For all the snow-related headaches that plagued the Charleston area this week — the traffic snarls on I-526, the two-and-a-half days of school closures, the chunk of ice that fell from the Ravenel Bridge superstructure and crushed a car windshield — local government officials could find one piece of solace: At least we’re not Atlanta.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
01-31-2014 |
Science
Worcester's best kept secret: The American Antiquarian Societynew
The American Antiquarian Society, situated on the corner of Park Ave. and Salisbury Street in Worcester, Mass., houses much of the documented early history of the United States — in fact, six out of 10 paper items printed in the country’s first 100 years can be found in its enormous collection that includes letters, booklets and pamphlets by our founding fathers.
Worcester Magazine |
Brian Goslow |
01-31-2014 |
History
Preserving the Old Bay Bridgenew
As demolition moves forward on the historic structure, Bay Area artists are advocating for creative reuse of the steel before it's scrapped and sent overseas.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-29-2014 |
Culture
Oakland Cops Think City Is Too Liberalnew
A newly released survey also reveals a divide within the department between an old guard resistant to change and new officers who want OPD to become a modern, progressive police force.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
01-29-2014 |
Policy Issues
Octopus Jones' Phantasmagoriais terrifyingly twisted, toked-up, and top-notchnew
Like a gymnast sprinting down the mat toward the pommel horse, Octopus Jones built up a lot of momentum before they hit the springboard for their full-length debut, Phantasmagoria.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
01-29-2014 |
Music
The best of Sundance 2014 didn't take their subjects too seriouslynew
For 11 days in Utah's mountains in January, not a flake of precipitation fell on the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. And the cheery blue skies could not possibly have been a better match for the mood of the festival's best films.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
01-29-2014 |
Movies
Banff Mountain Film Festivalnew
Hit the slopes vicariously through others.
Boise Weekly |
Harrison Berry |
01-29-2014 |
Movies
The worlds of the suddenly hot George Saundersnew
George Saunders reads in the FHI Garage in Bay 4 of Smith Warehouse
The Brothel of Bedfordnew
A behind-closed-doors look at a corrupt network of prostitution customers - and the investigation that brought them down.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
01-29-2014 |
Features
Wine lovers don't have to drink beer on game daynew
Super Bowl Sunday may be the greatest unofficial American holiday. A day of football, friends, and gluttonous grubbing and drinking is as American as can be, so let's make sure our glasses never empty.
Charleston City Paper |
David McCarus |
01-29-2014 |
Food+Drink
Ivan Reitman's Near-Movie is a Soap-Opera Disaster
There’s almost a movie — one with serious incest issues — hiding somewhere in writer/director Jason Reitman’s bleary attempted adaptation of Joyce Maynard’s novel.
Stuck With Secretsnew
As questions linger about Missouri's shadowy lethal-injection protocol, the state is days away from killing another inmate.
The Pitch |
Steve Vockrodt |
01-26-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: death penalty
Fired for Being Pregnant?new
A complaint filed by music conductor and composer Eímear Noone alleges that Jason Michael Paul Productions terminated her simply because she was an expectant mother.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
01-23-2014 |
The War on Women
James Bond’s Placeholder: Chris Pine Does the Heavy Lifting
For a no frills spy thriller, Kenneth Branagh directs a respectable rendering of Tom Clancy’s well-worn Jack Ryan superspy character.
The Gritty Life of a Day Laborernew
The story of Fidel Antonio.
East Bay Express |
David Bacon |
01-20-2014 |
Immigration
