AltWeeklies Wire
I Was There! by Mike Daiseynew

I decided to travel to ancient Egypt, alone, to personally witness — to see with my own eyes — the brutality behind these pyramids we love so much.
The Portland Mercury |
Mike Daisey |
03-26-2012 |
Business & Labor
Hawk Murders Pigeonnew

A harrowing tale of avian assault. With photos.
North Coast Journal |
Ryan Burns |
03-26-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: birds, Homicidal Hawk
The Columbine Effectnew

Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood still obsessed with this one?
Buying the Farmnew

Cleveland wants its citizens eating local by 2019. But is it doing enough to make that happen?
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
03-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
The MC on Decknew

With Memphis rap having a moment, Young Dolph is up next.
The Memphis Flyer |
Louis Goggans |
03-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Memphis Rap, Young Dolph
Bullied to Deathnew

Louisiana lawmakers are trying to pass anti-bullying legislation -- meet the groups that are fighting its passage.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
03-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Is the New Jail in Guilford County, N.C. Worth the Cost?new

It's no accident that visitors and residents alike confuse the new Guilford County Detention Center for a benign commercial development — the local sheriff says it was specifically designed to look more like a hospital.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
03-26-2012 |
Politics
Your Hangover Makes You Smarternew

Years of experimenting have yielded facts that strongly support my central hypothesis: namely that the hungover brain is able to make creative leaps that the nonhungover brain is incapable of making.
Chicago Reader |
Mara Shalhoup |
03-23-2012 |
Science
Is Voting a Right or Responsibility?new

Colorado explores how 'active' you must be to get a ballot.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-23-2012 |
Elections
Why 3-D Printing Mattersnew

The disruptive new technology could fundamentally change the marketplace.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Cat Johnson |
03-23-2012 |
Tech
Tags: 3-D Printing, 3D Printing
The Restoration Will Be Televisednew

It's a gearhead's dream job. Sexy muscle cars are as integral to the American soul as cheeseburgers and Mickey Mouse.The dramatic process of rebuilding muscle cars is the basis of Graveyard Carz, a new reality show.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
03-23-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Pathnew

A tornado descends, damages and unites.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
03-22-2012 |
Disasters
Backyard Buffetnew

Can you survive on the free food growing all around you?
Orlando Weekly |
Katie Westfall |
03-22-2012 |
Food+Drink
Florida: The Weirdest Place in America—and a Perfect Stage for the GOPnew

Even without Herman Cain and that baleful basilisk Mrs. Bachmann, the Republicans refused to be upstaged by the cavalcade of nightmares that's standard fare in the Sunshine State. They showed us they belonged here.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
03-22-2012 |
Commentary