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Boosting Your NCAA Bracketnew
5 sports writer-approved tips for a successful tourney run.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Case Keefer |
03-12-2012 |
Sports
Why Scott Brown Will Be Tougher to Beat Than Some Thinknew
New polls show Scott Brown beating Elizabeth Warren and winning re-election to the U.S. Senate. That’s no accident; he’s been out earning it.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-09-2012 |
Elections
Runaway Jury Nearly Sends Man to Deathnew
Overzealous prosecutors, a runaway jury, and a dead 5-year-old.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jeffrey Martinson, Josh Martinson
Beyond the Beating of Brandon Whitenew
The problems in Pittsburgh go beyond the assault of Brandon White.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
03-09-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: victim-blaming, Brandon White
The Ear Bud Generationnew
High school students talk about the music that moves them.
East Bay Express |
Kate Schatz |
03-09-2012 |
Music
Little Guy vs. Small Businessnew
Legislation to allow home food sales in Colorado threatens to pit the little guy versus small business.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin and Matthew Schniper |
03-09-2012 |
Business & Labor
The People Left Behindnew
When a 13-year-old dies, a whole community is left searching for answers.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-08-2012 |
Health
The Incredible 5,000-Mile Journey of Saul Floresnew
What Saul Flores experienced on "The Walk of the Immigrants" is as visually and intellectually stirring as it is politically infuriating.
The Missing Childrennew
Canada's residential schools for First Nations left unmarked graves in their wake.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
03-08-2012 |
Features
Kerouac: A Look Back At Jack And The Northport Yearsnew
The reluctant King of the Beats moved to the quiet clamming village in 1958 to escape his fame, yet found more infamy. To some locals though, he's still just "Jack."
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Spencer Rumsey |
03-08-2012 |
Features
Long-Form Journalism at Short-Form Pricesnew
Once there were lots of places for long-form stories—the prime one being the magazines of Sunday newspapers, fat with advertising. Most of those Sunday mags have long since starved to death.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
03-08-2012 |
Media
Tags: Long-Form Journalism, Longreads
Are You Eating Sustainable Sushi?new
Do you know if you're eating sustainably sourced sushi?
Chico News & Review |
Meredith J. Graham |
03-08-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Sushi, sustainable fish
We Need to Talk About Kony 2012new
Some things to consider before you donate.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-08-2012 |
International
Interview with Marilyn Hagerty, Genius Olive Garden Reviewernew
Marilyn Hagerty's Olive Garden review has been tweeted over 6,800 times, and Liked on Facebook 4,477 times. The editors at the Grand Forks Herald are scrambling to assemble an article on the outsized reaction for tomorrow's paper, but in the meantime, we called Marilyn Hagerty to get her response to the sudden internet fame.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
03-08-2012 |
Media
Tags: Marilyn Hagerty, Olive Garden
How An Abused Teen's Suicide Played Out On Twitternew
After tweeting about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father — and an investigation that came up empty — Ashley Billasano killed herself.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-07-2012 |
Children & Families
