AltWeeklies Wire
The Death of 35mm Filmnew
Movie studios are forcing Hollywood to abandon 35mm film. But the consequences of going digital are vast, and troubling.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
04-13-2012 |
Features
Charleston's Restaurant Industry Faces Its Drinking Demonsnew
At about 4 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, two employees of Charleston restaurants collided in their vehicles. One of them died in his car, which went up in flames after hitting a concrete barrier. The other survived with minor injuries but was charged with felony driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was measured above the legal driving limit.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-12-2012 |
Features
Got questions for the ridiculously photogenic bridge runner?new
A photo taken last weekend of a racer at the Cooper River Bridge Run has become an Internet sensation called Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, garnering hundreds of thousands of page views and a plethora of humorous captions. That's right: Charleston started a meme.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-05-2012 |
Features
Kiss Die Cutnew
The next wave of Nashville printmakers rocks Music City
Nashville Scene |
Laura Hutson |
04-05-2012 |
Features
More on their platenew
Care and Share expands its influence by leading people through the food-stamp maze.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-05-2012 |
Features
The Columbine Effectnew
Thirteen years and a hundred school shootings later, why is Hollywood still obsessed with this one?
The Nonprofit 1 Percentnew
Even the do-gooders can seem blind to their own excess.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
03-21-2012 |
Features
Dodger Con Mannew
Josh Macciello convinced L.A. he was in line to buy the Dodgers. But he was really a fraud.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-16-2012 |
Features
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
Leap Year by the Numbersnew
We say that a calendar year is 365 days, and it is, more or less. But it takes just a little bit longer for the Earth to make its lap around the sun, about 6 hours, making a full year 365.24219 days. So we add a day every four years, a process known as intercalation.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
03-04-2012 |
Features
Original Mobsternew
Andrew Samtoy's simple plan has sparked an international cash-mob sensation.
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
02-27-2012 |
Features
Tara Perry: The Girl Who Fell to Earthnew
Sixteen-year-old Tara Perry followed her man into crime and madness.
A Trust Betrayed: Peter Kelly and the Estate of Mary Thibeaultnew
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly has failed in his role as executor of Mary Thibeault's will, leaving her affairs in limbo over seven years after her death as he negotiates with heirs to secretly repay the $145,000 he received.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-16-2012 |
Features
Heritage of Abusenew
Waco religious group accused of child abuse, beatings and cover-ups.
The Texas Observer |
Alex Hannaford |
02-13-2012 |
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