AltWeeklies Wire
iPhone4: Breaking Boardsnew
The qwerty keyboard may feel right, but it's so wrong.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
07-13-2010 |
Tech
Tags: technology, iPhone
Medi-Pot Patient Sues Wal-Martnew
How does Wal-Mart prove that it doesn't mistreat its workers? By firing a model employee with an inoperable brain tumor after finding out he uses medi-pot, that's how.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
07-12-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Wal-Mart, Medical Marijuana
Make a Run for the Altarnew
What's a little marriage fraud between amigos? It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
07-11-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Why VOD is Inevitable
Video on Demand is already poised serve the full spectrum of Hollywood, foreign, and independent films.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-10-2010 |
Movies
Gay Students vs. BYU Honor Codenew
Despite a 2007 gay-friendly update to BYU’s honor code, some students claim the discipline goes too far.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
07-08-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: BYU
Blood Sportnew
Backyard wrestling teeters between athletics and maniacal violence.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
07-08-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Backyard Wrestling, Spokane
Meal in the Woodsnew
'Next locavore fixation' or not, foraging for food reveals the true taste of the wild.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
07-08-2010 |
Food+Drink
Softness and Closenessnew
The ever-calm Silje Nes gets just a little louder on her upcoming album.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pot...or Not?new
Synthetic compound tempts smokers, confounds experts.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
07-07-2010 |
Drugs
Khalsa vs. Khalsanew
A simmering lawsuit coiuld decide the fate of a $1 billion Sikh empire.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
07-07-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Sikh Dharma
Bipartisan Idiocy on Afghanistan
Even taking historical precedent into account, America's post-9/11 occupation of Afghanistan—its longest war ever—has been notably disastrous. Wonder why? Everything you need to know was contained in this week's war of words between the chairmen of the two major political parties.
Keyboard Commandosnew
The folks who threaten political violence aren't hiding -- they're tweeting and posting.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justine Sharrock |
07-02-2010 |
Civil Liberties
The Next Hot Spot for Offshore Drillingnew
The feds have targeted areas off the environmentally sensitive North Carolina coast for oil and gas exploration.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-02-2010 |
Environment
The Dispossessed: No home, No Money, Nowhere To Benew
It’s hard to say just how many homeless kids there are in Lane County, Oregon. It depends on how you define homeless, or on how the kids themselves define it.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
07-01-2010 |
Economy
Tags: Homeless, McKinney-Vento
Animated Cartoon: "The Price at the Pump"new
How much are you really willing to pay for gas? Ted Rall and David Essman's new animated editorial cartoon for websites wants to know.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-01-2010 |
Environment
