AltWeeklies Wire
Is San Francisco Moving to the Right?new

The demographic makeup of San Francisco is changing, and has been for a while.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
11-11-2011 |
Commentary
Hacking Philanthropynew

How microfunding is feeding the creative economy.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
11-11-2011 |
Economy
Tags: art funding, microfunding
Jared Hagemann's Hellnew

One soldier's death, and what it says about the problems facing returning veterans.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-11-2011 |
War
Dan Savage Targeted for Being Transphobicnew

On Nov. 1 an activist "glitterbombed" Dan Savage during the filming of his MTV show Savage U during his stop at the University of Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Ariel Howland |
11-10-2011 |
LGBT
Pros and Condomsnew

San Francisco wants to get rid of HIV/AIDS, but tiptoes around risky bareback sex.
James O’Shea Speaks Outnew

The former Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor talks about the “deal from hell,” Tribune Company’s bankruptcy, and journalism’s scramble for footing on the internet.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-10-2011 |
Media
Larry Flynt at 69new

In an interview, notorious porn peddler talks about sex, politics, print media and getting older.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
11-10-2011 |
Media
'A Lot of Division' in Occupynew

Following a pair of arrests, Colorado Springs protesters struggle to figure out who fits under the tent.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-10-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Police Arrest Occupy Houston Protestors for Using Rain Tarpnew

Police arrested 11 Occupy Houston protestors on Tuesday night for using a tarp to protect some electronic equipment from the rain, an apparent violation of the city's law prohibiting tents in city parks. During the arrest, protestors videotaped a officer refusing to give his badge number to another protestor.
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
11-10-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Personhood Supporters Shocked, Undeterrednew

Supporters of Initiative 26 were unprepared for defeat Tuesday evening, as a group of about a hundred gathered after the polls closed for a "watch and pray" event. Children played in a nearby fountain while teens and adults watched election results flash on the bottom of an oversized TV projection.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
11-09-2011 |
Elections
The Whore of Akronnew

A displaced Clevelander honors his hometown by stalking the man who spurned it.
Cleveland Scene |
Scott Raab |
11-09-2011 |
Excerpts
The Strange Odyssey of the Ron Paul Tent at Occupy Phillynew

Ron Paul supporters and Occupiers make for strange bedfellows. In Philly, the rift hit a tipping point when an unknown intruder broke into the tent, stole campaign literature, and left a "steaming pile of shit" on the floor.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
11-09-2011 |
#OCCUPY
A Conversation With John Watersnew

Not long ago, John Waters acted out an airplane crash with a room full of first graders. The kids loved it. It was the same presentation he gives at prisons. Waters states he is proud of the fact that his work has no redeeming social value.
NUVO |
Ed Johnson-Ott |
11-09-2011 |
Performance
Tags: John Waters, Hairspray
San Antonio Mulls Restrictions on Homeless Residentsnew

Over the past month, San Antonio's City Council, with prodding from fed-up downtown business owners and residents, has eyed stricter so-called panhandling laws, designed to crack down on aggressive solicitation.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
11-09-2011 |
Homelessness
Tags: Homelessness