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Beautiful Precisionnew

Artist Michael Carini wants complete control, but he’s learning to let go.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
01-10-2011 |
Art
Tags: Michael Carini, Tourette Syndrome
The Crazed Internet Rantings of Jared Loughnernew

There are certainly themes that run through his videos and postings: the unconstitutionality of various institutions, remarks about "rare birds" and the use of language that would imply that Loughner didn't expect to be around for long, but otherwise, it's impossible to make sense of most of it.
Tucson Weekly |
Dan Gibson |
01-08-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot In Tucsonnew

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Brain; Five Dead, Including 9-Year-Old, Judge John Roll.
Tucson Weekly |
Tucson Weekly Staff and Contributors |
01-08-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner
Sinking Feelingsnew

Gas fracking may already be lowering water tables in South Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Robert Crowe |
01-07-2011 |
Environment
Shepard Fairey Leaves a Mark on Charlestonnew

Despite his success with political posters and corporate design — Fairey has worked with a few big names including Pepsi, Kobe Bryant, and Led Zeppelin — he hasn't abandoned the street style that set the course for his artistic reputation.
Charleston City Paper |
Cara Kelly |
01-06-2011 |
Art
Tags: Shepard Fairey
Beyond Espionagenew

Not long after WikiLeaks entered the international lexicon, the question became not whether the United States government would prosecute founder Julian Assange, but how?
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate, Kyle Smeallie |
01-06-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Jerry Brown's Karmanew

What can California expect from Jerry Brown this time around?
Sacramento News & Review |
Tom Hayden |
01-06-2011 |
Politics
Tags: California, Jerry Brown
Guarding Grandpanew

Illinois is spending money it doesn't have to keep convicts who can barely walk behind bars.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Pupovac |
01-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prisons, Bill Heirens
Mark Twain Minus the N-Wordnew

Can’t anybody teach anymore?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-05-2011 |
Books
Tags: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
Dead Zonenew

The Texas-Mexico border has always been violent — but nothing like this.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
01-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: U.S.-Mexico Border, Drugs
Cancel The Simpsons?new

Is it too late to teach an old dog new tricks?
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
01-05-2011 |
TV
WikiLeaker?new

Who is Crescent, Okla. native Bradley Manning, and why would he allegedly leak classified documents?
Oklahoma Gazette |
Clifton Adcock |
01-04-2011 |
War
Tags: WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning
The Big Chillnew

Can a 15-acre refrigerator save Southwest Philadelphia -- and revolutionize the way we all eat?
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
01-04-2011 |
Food+Drink
Cole Smithey's Top Ten Films of 2010

2010 was a year of surprises at the cinema, not all of them good.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-04-2011 |
Movies
The Rise of the "Pop-Up" Restaurantnew

The "pop-up" restaurant trend comes to New Orleans with one-day-a-week pizza and burger joints that have proven very popular.
Gambit |
Sarah Grainer |
01-03-2011 |
Food+Drink