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Law Enforcement Officials Find Booze and Bullets Can Be a Deadly Combinationnew
While it seems like only common sense to remain sober while carrying a loaded weapon, most LA-area police departments don't have policies mandating such behavior.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
06-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Rise Against Stealth-Markets Entertainment as Activismnew
What would a band like Rise Against do without a war or two to bellow about, anyway, or Interscope to sell hardcore all the way into the mainstream? It's entertainment, stealth-marketed to your conscience, but it's nothing that'll ever bring an end to torture.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
06-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Columbine' Seeks to Explain the Inexplicablenew
Columbine is a marvel of structure, empathy, and insight, flickering between the run-up to that horrible day in Littleton and its complex, agonizing aftermath.
The Georgia Straight |
Brian Lynch |
06-08-2009 |
Nonfiction
Gustav Mahler's Fateful Sixth Can Be Dangerous Worknew
Gustav Mahler, the most neurotically tortured egotist in music, has his fans, God knows, but of his 10 symphonies, the one least infected by Mahler hysteria, is the Sixth. That's because you almost never hear it.
The Georgia Straight |
Lloyd Dykk |
06-08-2009 |
Music
Memories of Stan Van Gundynew
"Beleaguered" would be the perfect word to describe Stan Van Gundy's brief career in Madison as the University of Wisconsin's men's basketball coach, if "disheveled" wasn't also available. But now he stands on the brink of redemption.
Child Abuse Cases Are Getting More Severenew
Child protection service providers in Madison say their caseloads have increased and they are seeing more severe abuse cases. Worse, the waiting lists for social service programs have gotten longer.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
06-08-2009 |
Children & Families
Tags: child abuse, Madison
Madison Is Asked to Relax Rules on Accessory Dwellingsnew
Also called "mother-in-law," "granny," "garage" or "basement" apartments, accessory dwelling units are currently verboten in the Madison's low-density, single-family neighborhoods. But some are pushing the city to allow them.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
06-08-2009 |
Housing & Development
The Latest in Pittsburgh's 'Gestures' Series Is a Thoughtful Examination of Our Sense of Placenew
The 12th in the Gestures series at Pittsburgh's Mattress Factory was themed to suggest connections to place, and the artist's ability to be attuned to the many layers of an environment.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Kuntz |
06-08-2009 |
Art
Tyson Tells His Story, Warts and Allnew
Tyson is obviously a must for fans of the sweet science, but the film's larger narrative about a man in search of redemption and understanding transcends any specifics about boxing.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
06-08-2009 |
Reviews
How to Jump on the Pittsburgh Penguins Bandwagon in Stylenew
With Stanley Cup fever having taken hold in Pittsburgh, even folks who've never watched a game in their lives are getting into the action. So we've asked a few rabid Penguins fans for tips on how to behave yourself while watching the game.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
06-08-2009 |
Sports
2500 Protest Prop 8 Decision in Long Beachnew
Only 2,500 turned out for the Meet in the Middle Rally when the California Supreme Court upheld proposition 8, but the affirmation of the 18,000 gay marriages that occurred during the 5-month window that gay couple could legally wed remains a beacon of hope.
Random Lengths News |
Zamna Avila |
06-06-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Tiga's 'Ciao!' Is Unfettered, Unabashed, Intuitive and Hilariousnew
All of Tiga's hustle and accomplishment is concealed behind the sleek, casual, quirky and fascinating veneer which is ultimately his greatest talent— his distinct personality.
Montreal Mirror |
Jack Oatmon |
06-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Post-Convention Projet Montreal Can Taste Election Victorynew
A newly feisty and confident Projet Montreal hopes to seize its stomping grounds and extend its reach city-wide this November.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
06-05-2009 |
Politics
The Uncanny Hootenanny of Hank Pine & Lily Fawn Fires Up Montreal's Festival Seasonnew
Twisted musical revisionists Hank Pine & Lily Fawn testify about their comic book origins, their snake-oil stage show, their creep-outs for kiddies and the robot in their future—but they won't say where the bodies are buried.
Montreal Mirror |
Rupert Bottenberg |
06-05-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Animal Collective: Live from Big Surnew
There wasn't a couple getting hitched, but Animal Collective's show in Big Sur felt more like a hippie wedding than a concert.
