AltWeeklies Wire
The Gay Wingnew
In the gay wing of L.A. men's central jail, it's not shanks and muggings but hand-sewn gowns and tears.
L.A. Weekly |
Ani Ucar |
11-19-2014 |
Features
A Shady Legacynew
After fifteen years of Shady Records, Marshall Mathers and crew talk hip-hop, lessons learned, and new Detroit.
Metro Times |
Valerie Vande Panne |
11-19-2014 |
Music
Shockingly True Tales From the World of Pinball Fanaticismnew
Most people don't know this, but pinball used to be illegal. From the early 1940s until the mid-1970s, the game was banned almost everywhere in this country; South Carolina law still forbids anyone under 18 from playing it.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
11-18-2014 |
Features
Wage Theftnew
Wage theft is committed in communities all over the U.S. Wage claims are made when workers don’t get overtime, when workers get break time deducted from their wages but don’t get their full breaks or when workers don’t get their last paycheck. Sometimes workers never get paid at all.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-16-2014 |
Business & Labor
Dan Gilbert, Downtown Detroit's Demigodnew
What kind of track record does Quicken Loans have in Detroit? Does anyone really care?
Metro Times |
Ryan Felton |
11-14-2014 |
Features
What Food Producers Don’t Want You To Knownew
More than 80 undercover investigations have been conducted at U.S. factory farms in the past decade, resulting in dozens of videos that reveal animal abuse and real threats to food safety. And even as campaigns are launched to implement policies that can prevent such cruelty, counter-campaigns are trying to prevent undercover investigations in the first place.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
11-14-2014 |
Animal Issues
Is Sacramento’s Costly Water-Meter Install Wasting Millions?new
Sacramento says it's doing what’s necessary to update its water infrastructure. Experts question the reasoning behind the expensive and invasive plan.
Sacramento News & Review |
Joe Rubin |
11-14-2014 |
Policy Issues
Oakland's Threat to Sex Workersnew
A new eviction policy broadly targets prostitutes, and while the city argues that the law will help fight child trafficking, there's no data or evidence to back those claims.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-13-2014 |
Policy Issues
The Silent Epidemic of Campus Rapenew
Thousands of students returned to colleges and universities this fall, and for the women among them they did so facing this very real and disturbing reality: their chances of being raped or sexually assaulted just rose exponentially.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
11-13-2014 |
Features
Inventing the Toke-Alyzernew
A Colorado company wants to make THC-impairment testing easier.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
11-13-2014 |
Drugs
Marriage Inequality Hurtsnew
When Terri Binion’s wife was killed in an accident at work, Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage left her with no legal recourse.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-12-2014 |
LGBT
Citizenfour: Traitor or Patriot?new
Reexamining our balance of power.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
11-12-2014 |
Movies
Tags: Citizenfour
The War on Hipster Foodnew
Some recent pieces in high-profile publications are gut-punching hipsters by attacking their diet. Maybe it's time we leave them alone, and let them be hip in peace.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
11-11-2014 |
Food+Drink
