AltWeeklies Wire
Bee True: the documentaries of Berlin and Beyondnew
Three German-language documentaries (More Than Honey, Miles and War, and Redemption Impossible) stand out in San Francisco's annual Berlin and Beyond film festival.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
01-17-2014 |
Movies
Divining the Entrailsnew
Two new Last Gasp Books releases (The Drawings of Laurie Lipton and Incurable Disease) explore the unsettling art of Laurie Lipton and Elizabeth McGrath.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
01-17-2014 |
Books
The Cheese Issuenew

Cheese means never having to explain your love. And love means never having to say you’re sorry. And you should never feel sorry loving cheese. We don’t. Cheese.
Dig Boston |
Dig Staff |
01-17-2014 |
Food+Drink
More Picky Vegetariannew
The one type of "sandwich" that lends itself well to almost any ingredient or lifestyle is a quesadilla.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
01-16-2014 |
Food+Drink
I Am Not Impressed With Dr. Kingnew
I was not one precious little bit impressed with the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. I was stunned at just how unmoved I was.
Jackson Free Press |
Carole Cannon |
01-16-2014 |
Commentary
Prepare for Punsnew

Yes, there are kid movies that adults can enjoy. The Nut Job is not one of them.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
01-16-2014 |
Reviews
Southern Blendnew

Dent May's Mississippi-based, mixed-up pop songs.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-16-2014 |
Music
J.D. Wilkes & the Dirt Daubers: Wild Moonnew

What began as an old-timey unplugged side project for psychobilly trailblazer J.D. Wilkes and his pinup-gorgeous wife, Jessica, has evolved on their third album into a swaggeringly electric band that specializes in swamp blues and twangy garage-abilly. Fans of Wilkes' Legendary Shack Shakers will appreciate the after-midnight roadhouse energy of the Dirt Daubers, but this group also crafts concise songs with oodles of melodic hooks that all might have been hit singles in an alternate jukebox universe...
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
01-16-2014 |
Reviews
Death on Two Railsnew

Salvadoran journalist rides the deadly migrant trail.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
01-16-2014 |
Books
Tags: Oscar Martinez, The Beast
DREAM Deferrednew

Young undocumented immigrants discover that even with Obama's deferred-action program, life is rough in Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Brittny Mejia |
01-16-2014 |
Immigration
Targeting insurance coverage of abortionsnew
What's a session of the Indiana General Assembly without at least one abortion bill?
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
01-16-2014 |
The War on Women
ICP vs. FBInew

The Feds have called the Juggalos a gang. The ACLU and Insane Clown Posse are fighting back.
Metro Times |
Brett Callwood |
01-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos
Earth's Fastest Violinistnew

Juilliard-trained David Garrett won’t talk about departing the Royal College of Music in London after one semester, but he can play 13 notes in one second.
San Diego Reader |
Andrew Hamlin |
01-15-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
N.C. food insecurity is risingnew

North Carolina lawmakers form study committee to tackle issue of hunger, food deserts
The Art of Black Historynew

Kara Walker’s Tales of Slavery and Power exhibit opens up a dialogue about history and race in Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
01-15-2014 |
Culture