AltWeeklies Wire
Oil and Water: Will They Mix?new
With drillers starting test wells, fracking's uncertainties float to the surface.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
12-15-2011 |
Environment
Two Glimpses Into the Often Overlooked Musical Diversity of Durham, N.C.new
Two music scenes thrived under (most of) our noses in 2011 -- a vivid belly dance picture and accompanying Middle Eastern and Arab live music both sacred and secular, and a young, eclectic jazz scene that increasingly makes its digs in downtown Durham.
Tags: Durham Music
Mormon Celebrity Meltdownnew
A drug-fueled journey through the Mormon film business.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
12-14-2011 |
Features
Hall & Oates: Guilt, Pleasurenew
In a more reasonable world, no one would ever have to closet their love of Hall & Oates.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
12-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Hall & Oates, Guilty Pleasures
Interview With Patton Oswaltnew
The performer talks about writing, acting, and the Golden Age of Baltimore comedy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
12-14-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: Patton Oswalt
The Best Alcohol-Fueled Moments in Cinemanew
From Pathés' anti-drinking documentary Les victimes de l'alcoolisme (1902) to Sideways (2004) and beyond, the devil's drink has been a frequent guest on the big screen with actors delivering some of the medium's most memorable lines (and gags) when a bottle was nearby.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-14-2011 |
Movies
Tags: drinking, alcohol in movies
Bowling for Chumpsnew
How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities.
Miami New Times |
Pete Kotz and Tim Elfrink |
12-13-2011 |
Sports
Down and Outnew
The homeless search for their place in post-Occupy Philadelphia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
12-13-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Endorsement That Will Doom Mitt Romney's Futurenew
You know a presidential campaign is desperate when it hails the endorsement of a loony, laughable and little known congressman from Orange County.
To Camp or Not to Campnew
Booted from another park, Occupy Portland debates on the movement's future.
The Portland Mercury |
Denis C. Theriault |
12-12-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Portland
Bloomberg and Kelly Bust the Pressnew
Their treatment during the Occupy Wall Street raid was a disgrace to this city’s history.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-12-2011 |
Media
Tags: Occupy Wall Street, #Occupy
Eating Locally — Still Goodnew
The five biggest myths people use to discredit the local-food movement ... and why they're wrong.
Gambit |
Jill Richardson |
12-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Newt Gingrich as Political Chameleonnew
To get elected, Newt is transforming into his new BFF, Bill Clinton. And that's OK.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
12-12-2011 |
Elections
Fall of the Redwood Empirenew
Clearcutting for vineyards is nothing new in wine country. Can it be stopped?
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-12-2011 |
Environment
Eviction Dispatch - Watching the #OccupyBoston Raid Unfoldnew
Nobody really believed that it was coming. Even though we all knew that it was, and even though there couldn't have been a better opportunity for authorities to gain pole position over vulnerable campers. And then it came.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
12-12-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Boston
