AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland Police Department Facing More Legal Troublenew
The police department's use of force with Occupy Oakland not only has prompted litigation, but could play a role in whether the agency ends up in federal receivership.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Media, Race, and Occupynew
The Occupy Wall Street movement has been dominated by white activists, but the mainstream media has done to little to address why so few people of color have been protesting.
East Bay Express |
Nadra Kareem Nittle |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Need a Gift Idea? There's an App for Thatnew
Er, rather, why not gift an app or two for the holidays?
East Bay Express |
Will Butler |
11-28-2011 |
Tech
Occupy: A Tale of Two Mayorsnew
Jean Quan was vilified for not raiding Occupy Oakland sooner, while Ed Lee escaped criticism for allowing Occupy San Francisco to remain.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-28-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Drake: Take Carenew
Drake raps in a pinched, syrupy drawl, but his music strongly resembles the electronica infiltrating out of Ontario, his home province.
East Bay Express |
M.T. Richards |
11-28-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Drake
Epics, Artists, and Revolutionariesnew
Ten of the best books of 2011.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
11-28-2011 |
Books
Tags: Best books of 2011
Love Songs for Game Boysnew
"Chip music" might sound like a novelty, but The Glowing Stars treat it as a craft and an artform.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Glowing Stars
Trails and Ways and the End of the Worldnew
The Oakland pop quartet is simultaneously temporal and forward-thinking.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-28-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Apple Rocks, Againnew
The tablet wars heat up as holiday gadgetry gets more mobile than ever.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
11-28-2011 |
Tech
Books, Bongs, and THC Sticksnew
This holiday season, medical cannabis products come unbound.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
11-28-2011 |
Drugs
Tags: Marijuana Gifts
Philip K. Dick's Exegesisnew
New book is a trip inside the mind of the acclaimed science-fiction novelist.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
11-23-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Drink and Get Merrynew
Holiday beverages needn't be predictable.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-23-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Holiday Cocktail Recipes
Rated M for Immaturenew
Time-sucking dragon quests and gargantuan battlefields await the man-boys of 2011.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
11-23-2011 |
Video Games
Congress and the One Percentnew
Several members of the California delegation are not among the 99 Percent.
East Bay Express |
Will Evans |
11-23-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Melancholianew
Lars von Trier's great depression.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
11-21-2011 |
Reviews
