AltWeeklies Wire
How Sweet it Isn'tnew

How the sugar industry is looking alarmingly reminiscent of the tobacco industry, both in terms of its tactics and the safety of its product.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
04-13-2015 |
Food+Drink
Teeth & Bonenew

On the eve of a major retrospective, a dive into the world of Rick Bartow, Oregon contemporary artist and national treasure.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
04-10-2015 |
Art
All About Cosplaynew

Is that a lightsaber or are you just glad to see me?
NUVO |
Ed Wenck |
03-13-2015 |
Recreation
Tags: cosplay
Bias in the Corporate Medianew

What goes unreported when discussing labor on the Los Angeles waterfront.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
02-20-2015 |
Commentary
Collecting Individual Stories of Abuse to Empower Womennew

Nag. Shrew. Hag. Witch. Cunt. Bitch. Language gets succinct when a woman puts her foot down.
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
02-19-2015 |
Art
Beefing About Beefnew

A new book, Defending Beef, argues cattle can actually help mitigate climate change, and idea that flies in the face of environmental rhetoric, which paints cows as perfectly designed agents of planetary demise.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
02-06-2015 |
Food+Drink
Tags: BEEF
Dr. Huxtable and Mr. Cosbynew

The comedian and the accused rapist go together like mustard and milk.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
01-21-2015 |
Culture
Reclaiming the Lives of Undocumented Queersnew

Local artist and activist Julio Salgado uses bold imagery and humor to document the undocumented.
East Bay Express |
Sarah Burke |
01-15-2015 |
Art
The Power of Nonew

A new wave of consent-based intimacy events and communities are reshaping the sexual and sensual landscape in the East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Anna Pulley |
12-04-2014 |
Sex
Profiles in Fearnew

Long after education and life experience have bestowed upon me a much greater understanding of the psychology of race-related fear and the racial profiling that happens inside people's heads on a daily basis, I am still vulnerable to the old impulses.
Metroland |
Stephen Leon |
12-04-2014 |
Commentary
Tags: racial bias
The War on Hipster Foodnew

Some recent pieces in high-profile publications are gut-punching hipsters by attacking their diet. Maybe it's time we leave them alone, and let them be hip in peace.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
11-11-2014 |
Food+Drink
Get Witch or Die Tryin'new

Surveying Salem's crass and surreal tourism gauntlet.
Dig Boston |
Ryan Walsh |
10-29-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Salem Massachusetts
Why the African-American Cultural Scene Struggles to Thrive in Charlottenew

After CIAA and other major events, the crowds fade from black. Why is that?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jarvis Holliday |
10-29-2014 |
Culture
Tags: Charlotte
Behold Old Yeller: Chatting with Lewis Blacknew

America’s favorite hot-tempered comedian and social critic Lewis Black yells about everything from voter suppression and being a socialist to Oregon’s efforts to legalize recreational marijuana and the downfalls of the 21st century. Under Black’s flame, no topic, politician or village idiot walks away unscathed.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
10-29-2014 |
Comedy