AltWeeklies Wire
Original Inknew
The untold story of how California women broke body art boundaries.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jody Amable |
04-19-2016 |
Culture
Inside Jokesnew
Amy Schumer talks The Little Mermaid, locker room balls and fry sauce.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Enrique Limon |
04-19-2016 |
Comedy
Bolognese and Blarneynew
Gullah cuisine, genetics, and Michael Twitty's beef with Sean Brock.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
04-05-2016 |
Food+Drink
Tags: gullah
Trump v. Sanders Supporters: Who Wore It Best?new
Is America going to be fashionable again? Or are we doomed to four years of patchouli?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Enrique Limon |
03-21-2016 |
Fashion
Across the Dividenew
The 2016 Presidential Race: A Choice of Democratic Socialism vs. Corporate Capitalism
Random Lengths News |
By James Preston Allen and Publisher |
03-21-2016 |
Commentary
'Hawaii's Wounded Knee': Remembering the Olowalu Massacrenew
In late January 1790, an American sea captain slaughtered more than a hundred Hawaiians there in a massacre that though largely forgotten today, was every bit as horrific as Wounded Knee.
The Myth of Super Bowl Sex Traffickingnew
With no evidence of a Big Game-related spike, the crackdown on trafficked humans more often than not targets sex workers and consenting adults.
Metro Silicon Valley |
John Flynn |
01-22-2016 |
Culture
Painting the Politicalnew
Former Buffalo Nine activist and renowned oil painter Jerry Ross returns to his political roots with portraits of 2016 presidential candidates.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
01-03-2016 |
Culture
The Unforgettable Party That No One Can Remembernew
From tie-died, rainbow hallucinations to San Jose City Hall's gray concrete plaza, the hazy history of the night that cemented the counterculture and changed America.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Geoffrey Dunn |
12-15-2015 |
Culture
Waste Notnew
Silicon Valley has joined a nationwide push to feed the hungry with uneaten food that would otherwise end up in landfills.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
12-11-2015 |
Food+Drink
The Cult of Catnew
While the Internet popularized the cat video with its attendant memes, salable kitsch and viral stars, the genre—if one could call it that—dates back to the inception of cinema. For reasons probed by social science and debated by cultural critics, we have long obsessed over cats. Yet in the past decade, with the advent of cheap cameras and online video sharing, that fascination has reached fever-pitch frenzy.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
11-11-2015 |
Culture
Tags: CATS
Gut Reactionnew
Fig & Olive is packed weeks after a salmonella outbreak, but the fallout is far from over.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-29-2015 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fig & Olive
When Women Are Sentenced to Male Prisonsnew
In The Women of San Quentin, journalist Kristin Schreier Lyseggen offers an in-depth look at the struggles of transgender women who face abuse and trauma inside California's male prisons.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
09-30-2015 |
Culture
Appropriate This!new
While most fashion and pop culture trends in the digital age are quick to die out, that of appropriating elements historically associated with Native American culture seems to be holding strong. SFR reached out to a group of artists, established and emerging, and asked about their reality, inspiration and challenges.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
08-19-2015 |
Culture
Selections From the Maya Angelou Estatenew
Maya Angelou left behind a sizable legacy. She also left behind a lot of stuff. Inside the greatest yard sale on earth.
Triad City Beat |
Eric Ginsburg |
08-10-2015 |
Culture
Tags: maya angelou
