AltWeeklies Wire
The Immorality of Incarcerationnew
An estimated 65 million people in this country have a criminal record, more than one out of every four adult Americans. One out of every three black males now in their early teens will end up in jail, according to the Justice Department. For Latino males, it's one of out of every five.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
12-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Bad Rabbi: Tales of Extortion and Torturenew
Decades-old tales of extortion and torture depict a divorce broker's brutal grip on Brooklyn's Orthodox community.
The Village Voice |
Albert Samaha |
12-05-2013 |
Features
Tags: Mendel Epstein
George Takei's Real Star Treknew
A civil-rights crusade enhanced by social-media celebrity — shows no signs of ending.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
12-05-2013 |
Culture
Suspending Judgmentnew
The San Francisco school system considers alternatives to suspensions that some say unfairly impact students of color.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
12-05-2013 |
Race & Class
Drugs 'R' Usnew
Narcoland exposes corruption that fueled the rise of Mexican cartels.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
12-05-2013 |
Books
Juxtapositions in Juareznew
Narco Cultura looks at the unique world of a music genre that glorifies violence.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-05-2013 |
Movies
New LIRR Massacre Documentary Resurrects Past Horrorsnew
On Dec. 7, 1993 a crowded Long Island Rail Road train left Penn Station at rush hour. As countless Long Islanders can still recall, a tragedy unfolded between New Hyde Park and Merillon Avenue.
Long Island Press |
Spencer Rumsey |
12-05-2013 |
Movies
Tags: Charlie Minn
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS: COLE SMITHEY'S CLASSIC CINEMA
Cole Smithey's weekly classic cinema print and video column.
Just Like T-Bone Burnett’s Blues: The Coen Brothers Deliver Another Ode to American Roots Music
The Coen brothers are master curators of culture.
The Nuclear Optionnew
The Pacific Northwest's only commercial nuclear reactor is located on the nation's largest nuclear dump and shares design flaws with Fukushima.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-02-2013 |
Energy
Alone, together: Dosh expands his experiment in a vaccumnew
Like the majority of “Milk Money,” its longest track stubbornly develops a recognizable theme and rhythm. Listeners need patience to get there. The album’s cover might be a bit more concretely rooted in the world we all inhabit, but musically? It’s greatly transcendental moments of manipulated keys and surprising, dropped in edits.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
12-02-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Losing Proposition: Spike Lee and Korea Don’t Mix
The only usefulness of Lee’s travesty is to alert would-be audiences that they should see, or revisit, Chan-wook Park’s incredible film.
Transphobianew
Violence and discrimination against transgender people are rampant — even in California's liberal East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-26-2013 |
LGBT
Study committee green lights mass transitnew
A legislative panel on Thursday endorsed a mass transit funding plan that could mean a tax increase for residents and businesses and require approval from local officials and voters.
