AltWeeklies Wire
Dare to DREAMnew
Undocumented students push Congress to introduce legislation that will give them a chance at legal residency in the United States.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Peck |
09-09-2010 |
Immigration
Why Do Exclamation Points Get a Bad Rap?new
The web has brought about the rampant use of exclamation points. But who gives a fuck about exclamation-point abuse?
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
09-09-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Punctuation
Horny Teens Get a Mockumentary in The Virginity Hitnew
The Virginity Hit depicts a cadre of semiprivileged New Orleans teens whose penchant for illicit drinking, drug use and recording every moment of their lives on camera is more or less not worth remarking upon.
Remembering The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop Historynew
Fat Beats closed its New York branch on Saturday, Sept. 4th. For fans and underground artists, the demise of the store that dubbed itself "the last stop for hip-hop" feels like the loss of the music's spiritual home.
The Village Voice |
Phillip Mlynar |
09-08-2010 |
Music
Tags: Fat Beats, Gang Starr
Burners in Fluxnew
Why would anyone spend four months and $180,000 building something that will only last a week? The answer says a lot about Burning Man culture.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
09-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Burning Man
In S.C., Tea Party Candidate Backs Increased Tea Taxnew
South Carolina's tea party-backed candidate for governor, Nikki Haley, says she would re-instate the grocery tax as part of comprehensive tax reform. Doing so would literally increase the tax on tea. Tea partiers react to the proposal.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
09-08-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party, Nikki Haley
Exporting Homophobianew
American far-right conservative churches establish influence on anti-gay policy in Africa.
Boise Weekly |
Jody May-Chang |
09-08-2010 |
LGBT
Jan Brewer's Criminally Insane Son and His Mysteriously Sealed Filenew
Ronald Brewer is not just mentally ill. He was deemed criminally insane in 1990, following a July 1989 arrest and subsequent indictment for the sexual assault and kidnapping of a Phoenix woman. On January 9, 2009, in a very unusual move, his criminal case files were sealed.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman |
09-08-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Jan Brewer
Steam Dream: Utah's Geothermal Energy Potentialnew
Utah tempts entrepreneurs with its trifecta of renewable energy sources.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jim Catano |
09-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Raser Technologies
Why Won't Rumors About Nikki Haley Go Away?new
The count of political insiders who may or may not have had sex with South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley is now at four -- this after a blogger was thrust into the scandal last week following an internet whisper campaign.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Nikki Haley
Why ATL needs Black Pridenew
Gay forebears who fought for rights, acceptance, and respect need to be celebrated and remembered
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Raymond R. Duke |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Smart-Growth Setnew
How 32-year-old Google veteran David Alpert--and his band of bloggers--are shaping 21st -century D.C.
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
09-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
Dress For Excessnew
Halloween costumes are serious business.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Rick Lax |
09-03-2010 |
Shopping
Tags: Halloween
The Truth About Your T.A.new
Teachers’ assistants are just like you: overworked, overwhelmed and a full-time student. Just a little older, and maybe more stressed.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Meredith Dault |
09-03-2010 |
Education
Tags: Teaching
