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The Shrinking Stagenew

The economy is forcing local theater companies to book smaller, leaner productions to save money. Is financial prudence inhibiting art?

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 04-06-2012 | Theater

Tags: Mark Jackson, performing arts, Liz Lisle, Shotgun Players, Mike Daisey, Actors Equity Association, American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theater Company, Beth Wilmurt, California Shakespeare Theater, Carey Perloff, David Faustina, Impact Theatre, Lauren Gunderson, League of Resident Theaters, Magic Theatre, Marin Theater Company, Marin Theatre Company, Melissa Hillman, Patrick Dooley, Robert Kelley, Sasha Hnatkovich, Susan Medak, Susie Falk, TheatreWorks, Tom Ross, Valerie Weak, Willows Theatre

LES & ANNIE CLAYPOOL: Echo Park’s Last And Truest Bohemiansnew

Little more than 50 years ago, a guy named Les Claypool lived with his lovely wife Annie at the top of Echo Park Avenue in what may be the most Bohemian section of Los Angeles. They lived in a home built on the steep hillside out of giant redwood lumber and lots of glass and sunshine. It was a lovely place to wake up in after a great night of partying.

Random Lengths News | Lionel Rolfe | 04-06-2012 | Commentary

Tags: Echo Park, indie, Los Angeles, Les Claypool, Echo Park Avenue, Lionel Rolfe

Conscience rights ignite online debatenew

A Fast Forward Weekly story from September, 2011 has resurfaced and fuelled a renewed debate about conscience rights in the current Alberta election as the right-wing Wildrose Party surges.

Fast Forward Weekly | Suzy Thompson | 04-06-2012 | Policy Issues

Tags: election, social media, Calgary, Conscience rights, Wildrose, Alberta

Indy's civil rights mantlenew

While other cities burned after MLK's assassination, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy kept Indy focused on peace. Hoosier witnesses have kept that hope burning.

NUVO | Rebecca Townsend | 04-06-2012 | Civil Liberties

Tags: civil rights, peace, justice, racism, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam War, Jesus Christ, assassination, equality, Robert Kennedy, Olgen Williams, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, assasination, Amos Brown, Dream Keepers, Justice Tanya Walton Pratt, Karen Freeman-Wilson, Kennedy-King Memorial Day, Marilyn Moores, Tamika Catchings, Trailblazer Awards, William Crawford, public service

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy is a Local Boynew

Here’s one more thing Charlestonians can brag about: Zeddie Little, a.k.a. Ridiculously Photogenic Guy of internet fame, grew up here. He worked in our restaurants, attended our schools, and ran on our bridge. Take that, New York City.

Charleston City Paper | Paul Bowers | 04-06-2012 | Culture

Tags: social media, College of Charleston, Reddit, MUSC, memes, Cooper River Bridge Run, Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, East Cooper Community Outreach, West Ashley High School, Zeddie Watkins Little

Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew

A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.

East Bay Express | Ali Winston | 04-05-2012 | #OCCUPY

Tags: Jean Quan, Police Brutality, Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs, #OCCUPY, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Jim Chanin, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, tear gas, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Samuel Walker, Bureau of Field Operations report, Criminal Investigation Division, Donald Frazier, Frazier Group LLC, Howard Jordan, less-than-lethal munitions, May Day action

Multimedia: Murals in Charlestonnew

Charleston isn't widely known for its public art. Occasionally a few murals pop up around town, but our visual identity is inexorably tied to traditional architecture and Rainbow Row. Even signage is tightly controlled, and public projects usually have a raft of red tape to confront.

Charleston City Paper | Joshua Curry | 04-05-2012 | Profiles & Interviews

Staged readings of 8 humanize marriage debatenew

"We're not producing this reading to advocate for a specific viewpoint, but to contribute to the current statewide conversation about marriage." — producer Tim Scales

INDY Week | Byron Woods | 04-05-2012 | Theater

Tags: Marriage, LGBT, DOMA

Mississippi Segregating Mentally Illnew

A growing chorus of mental-health advocates believes Mississippi should move away from an institution-based approach to treatment in favor of home care and community-based services.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 04-05-2012 | Health

Tags: mental health, Health, Justice Department, Mississippi, Segregation, mental illness, community-based care, budgets

Getting Thumpednew

Houston's role in the rise of dubstep.

Houston Press | Shea Serrano | 04-05-2012 | Music

Let's celebrate 100 years of the Titanic with a 3-D movienew

I already knew that Jack would die.

Charleston City Paper | Susan Cohen | 04-05-2012 | Movies

Tags: James Cameron, Titanic, Titanic 3-D, Titanic 3D

Sanford's Black Eyenew

As public scrutiny of the Trayvon Martin case mounts, the city of Sanford struggles with its reputation.

Orlando Weekly | Erin Sullivan | 04-05-2012 | Race & Class

Tags: racism, Trayvon Martin, Sanford Florida, Florida Justice, Racism in Florida

Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew

Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 04-03-2012 | Civil Liberties

Tags: Oaksterdam, Medical Marijuana, California Proposition 19