AltWeeklies Wire
A Surplus of Information is Making the War Invisiblenew

New camo for the army, and data dumps from Wiki Leaks. The war is vanishing in plain sight.
Hartford Advocate |
Greg Beato |
08-26-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Afghanistan, Wikileaks
Bill O'Reilly On Pornnew

Bill O’Reilly is many things. He’s loud. He’s popular. He can be a bit rude. And as some suspect, he might be too smart for what he’s saying.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Miller |
08-26-2010 |
Media
Tags: Bill O'Reilly
Droning In Dollarsnew

With unmanned aircraft now patrolling the Texas-Mexico border, safety risks aren't the only concerns.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
08-26-2010 |
Policy Issues
Garden Guerrillasnew

An new breed of unlikely rebels is giving ‘flower power’ a whole new meaning.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
08-25-2010 |
Culture
Tags: guerrillagardening.org
Rosanne Cash keeps composure, discusses new memoirnew
Cash discusses her feelings about the film Walk the Line, her early musical influences and having Morrissey as an in-law.
Tags: Rosanne Cash
Rise of the She-Fish?new

With rising incidents of fish feminization, scientists want to know if contaminants are impacting the endangered silvery minnow in the Rio Grande.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
08-25-2010 |
Environment
Joe Arpaio Lap-dog Wins Maricopa County Attorney Racenew

The voters of Maricopa County have spoken and it appears another Joe Arpaio lap-dog will be the next county attorney.
Phoenix New Times |
James King |
08-25-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Bill Montgomery, Joe Arpaio
Florida Election Day Recapnew

The Dark Side wins while the meek soldier on.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
08-25-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Rick Scott, Kendrick Meek
Heckuva Comeback, 'Brownie'new
Ex-FEMA boss Michael Brown talks about his return to New Orleans for the 5th anniversary of Katrina.
Gag Responsenew

Your doctors don’t want you to talk about them online anymore.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Gregory B. Hladky |
08-25-2010 |
Science
Bring on Nature’s Design Firmnew

Nature has been in the design business for 3.8 billion years -- there might be a few things we could learn.
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
08-24-2010 |
Science
Tags: Jane Jacobs, Biomimicry
Two Ways of Knowingnew

Encouraging aboriginal learners requires new ways in old systems.
VUE Weekly |
Mimi Williams |
08-24-2010 |
Education
Tags: Aboriginal, Education
Romney launching 25-state tournew

In the early horse race for the 2012 GOP nomination, a top priority is midterm campaigning in swing states. Mitt Romney is on his way, but he'll have to watch what he says.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Spike Lee: The Gambit Interviewnew

Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee was in New Orleans for the premiere of his new documentary, If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise. Gambit caught up with Lee before the screening.
Gambit |
Matt Davis |
08-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Micro-News the Future?new

AOL thinks so, and the Boston Globe and GateHouse are fighting back.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-23-2010 |
Media
Tags: Boston Globe, AOL