AltWeeklies Wire
The Girl on the Torture Board Speaksnew
Decades ago Rhonda Williams was attacked by Dean Corll and ordered by a judge to never speak about what happened. 40 years later she's telling the whole truth about that night and the aftermath for the first time.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Does UC Davis Have a Rape Problem?new
How the No. 1 college in California for reported sexual assaults—and one of the top five schools in the country—needs to change.
Sacramento News & Review |
Janelle Bitker |
10-16-2014 |
The War on Women
Out of the Mudnew
The use of Young Moose's videos as probable cause makes me wonder if poor black artists can ever escape their pasts.
Baltimore City Paper |
D. Watkins |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Meet the Couples in Limbonew
The stories of 3 same-sex couples who tried applying for marriage licenses in South Carolina last week.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
What's Next for LGBT Activists in Colo.?new
Colorado finally won the battle for same-sex marriage. What does that mean for the warriors?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
Uncommon Candidate: Mary Burke Defies Easy Categorizationnew
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke is an original, both politically and personally.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-16-2014 |
Elections
The Truth About Prison Realignmentnew
Does less time equal more crime? According to a recent one-of-a-kind survey by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department, recidivism upon "early" release is negligible, if mentionable at all.
Ventura County Reporter |
Michael Sullivan |
10-16-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Idaho Horror Film Festival 2014new
People love a good a scare, and the Idaho Horror Film Festival is giving Boiseans what they crave with three days of classic, contemporary, feature-length and short horror films--plus a whole lot more.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
10-16-2014 |
Movies
Pumpkin Has Gone Too Farnew
Let's be real: Pumpkin isn't actually that great. It's not even the best gourd. And the flavor that most people associate with pumpkin isn't even really pumpkin.
Washington City Paper |
Jessica Sidman |
10-09-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Pumpkin
Food Reviews, Transparency, and Cookiesnew
It's been a year since former Seattle Weekly food critic Hanna Raskin moved to Charleston to take over The Post and Courier's food section. We sat down with her to talk about reviews, transparency, and cookies.
Charleston City Paper |
Kinsey Gidick |
10-08-2014 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Hanna Raskin
How a Dangerous New Drug Killed a Florida Teennew
Death of a Boca Raton teen launches an investigation into NBOMe, an LSD-like synthetic drug
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
10-07-2014 |
Drugs
Knots Untied in Virginianew
Amid cheering supporters on the courthouse steps, Nicole Pries and Lindsey Oliver become Richmond’s first same-sex married couple.
Style Weekly |
Ned Oliver |
10-06-2014 |
LGBT
Jason Molina's Long Dark Bluesnew
The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
Chicago Reader |
Max Blau |
10-03-2014 |
Features
Project Censored
Ocean acidification tops the annual list of important stories ignored by the mainstream media.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez |
10-02-2014 |
Media