AltWeeklies Wire
Ideological Clash Threatens Energy Efficiency Programnew
It had been almost nine months since Greensboro signed a contract with the federal government to receive a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to provide energy-efficiency upgrades to buildings.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
05-18-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Department of Energy, Stimulus
The Burden of Proofnew
For every person exonerated for a crime they didn't commit, there are many like James Legate: questionable cases, bulldozed through a flawed system, with no recourse left. Only a miracle could free him—and his wife is working, and hoping, for no less.
The Texas Observer |
Laura Burke |
05-17-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Prisons, James Legate
The Rise of Redditnew
The surging social news site is ready to take on Twitter, says founding Redditor Alexis Ohanian.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
05-17-2011 |
Tech
Mermaids, Pirates, and Swords
Having dropped the dead-weight of Orlando Bloom and his guilty-by-association co-star Keira Knightley, the fourth installment of the "Pirates" franchise has finally discovered a way to be coherent.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-16-2011 |
Reviews
Abject Professorsnew
With low pay and even lower collegiate expectations, part-time instructors face a full-time problem.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Gigi Generaux |
05-16-2011 |
Education
To Serve, to Protect and...to Stealnew
If TSA workers steal from the people they are supposed to be protecting, how can they be trusted to keep the nation safe from terrorism?
New York Press |
Spencer Wilking |
05-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Battle Over Biomassnew
Angry loggers, protesters locking themselves to cars and belligerent law enforcement bring to mind the face-offs between loggers and activists during the logging wars of the Northwest in the 1990s. But these days, with only a few exceptions, it’s energy and climate change, not old growth, that are causing the clashes between corporations and ecowarriers.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-13-2011 |
Environment
Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mexnew
The aesthetic of Bro-Mex restaurants centers around the world of energy drinks, surf culture, and MMA. Their clientele think lucha libre masks are hilarious, have Mexican-American friends or--if they're Mexican-American--don't speak much Spanish, and think Gringo Bandito is the greatest creation since Ed Hardy lighters.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Man Seeks Answers 44 Years After Witnessing Brother's Deathnew
Charles Stecker was only 4 years old when he saw his foster mother kill his 2-year-old brother Eddie, but he remembers it like it was yesterday.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
05-11-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Morgan Spurlock Gets Irrelevantnew
It's a huckster's dream: Spurlock makes his movie, the sponsors promote their brand, and the film distributor pockets a tidy sum. The audience is the one left holding the shopping bag.
Mission Accomplished?new
With Osama bin Laden dead, can we finally end the war on terror?
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
05-11-2011 |
War
Played Any Soccer-Tennis Lately?new
Hybrid sports - think Frisbee golf and chess boxing - are growing in popularity.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2011 |
Sports
Everything's Not 'Fein' at Kennesaw Statenew
Right-wing intolerance isn't the norm at Kennesaw State University.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steven Watson |
05-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Lonely Warnew
The California accountant who tried to overthrow a foreign despot.
L.A. Weekly |
Eric Pape |
05-11-2011 |
International
Steampunks by the Seanew
A San Diego subculture hits critical mass.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
05-10-2011 |
Culture
