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A Developmentally Delayed Man Files Suit Against the System that Put Him Behind Barsnew
Though Robert Gonzales was never convicted of killing Victoria Sandoval, and though DNA evidence couldn't place him at the scene of the crime, he spent 997 days in the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-24-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Choosing a Furry Family Membernew
Adopting a pet can be great for your health. Just make sure you account for your new furry friends' health and happiness, too.
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
04-24-2009 |
Animal Issues
Tags: pet adoption
A 'Graphic History' of Intellectual Delinquencynew
This graphic anthology of "Beats" biographies mostly tells the intertwining stories of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, featuring those written by alternative comics king, Harvey Pekar.
Jackson Free Press |
Darren Schwindaman |
04-24-2009 |
Nonfiction
'If I Could Choose Yesterday'new
In his memoir, Bill Miles provides an astute life-long observer's view of pivotal historic events in the Magnolia State and the politics that make up Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Jere Nash |
04-24-2009 |
Nonfiction
The Death of Birthnew
Species are becoming extinct faster than scientists can identify them. While death is a natural part of the cycle of life, extinction signals the death of birth.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
04-24-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: environment, animal issues
A Blue-Ribbon Green Housenew
Two LSU architecture students win a design competition with an affordabe, sustainable house for a New Orleans area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The design incorporates a shipping container, a wall of recycled crab traps with oyster shells in them, and fishing nets used as balcony railings.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-24-2009 |
Environment
Avett Brothersnew
Scott and Seth Avett have bluegrass in their blood, but the pair actually cut their teeth on old-fashioned rock ’n' roll. Their fifth and finest album, Emotionalism, bears hallmarks of folk, rock,pop and even punk, filtered through the brothers' heart-on-the-sleeve aesthetic.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hey, Big Spender!new
In his first year in office, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal outraised and outspent his two successors in their freshman years combined — and despite his "buy Louisiana" campaign, less than one-third of his expenditures went to Louisiana vendors.
'Ten' + 18
Pearl Jam's touchstone grunge record gets a fresh coat of paint 18 years later.
Shocking: 'Crank' 2 Goes Electric
The sequel to a 2006 meta-parody charges up the action, vulgarity, and fun.
Depeche Mode Is Still Chainednew
Depeche Mode has made their most sonically inspired and creative effort since 1986's Black Celebration.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
'Wyllt' Is the Stuff of Nightmaresnew
For every horrendous indie-rock act praised in the virtual pages of music blogs, there's a musically accomplished group of post-headbangers knocking on hell's door--and one such group is Black Math Horseman.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
'Crank: High Voltage' Is Rather Joltingnew
Crank is not a good film, in the moral sense of "good," but it might be an entertaining film, and is in many ways an innovative film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-23-2009 |
Reviews
Connecting Indie-Media Dotsnew
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman hits the road to promote her new book.
Tucson Weekly |
Hank Stephenson |
04-23-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Trans Community Slams Albertanew
After years of hormone therapy, a hysterectomy and surgery removing his breasts, Niq Gryphon was devastated when told by Alberta Health and Wellness that his gender reassignment surgery will not be funded by the province.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Lindsey Wallis |
04-23-2009 |
LGBT
