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The Dirty World of Cleansesnew
Welcome to ground zero of a new New York addiction: The Blueprint Cleanse.
New York Press |
Joshua David Stein |
03-19-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Blueprint Cleanse, dieting
As Luxury Retail Continues to Suffer, Fetish Wear Feels the Pinchnew

The fetish wear business is experiencing the economic slump in its own peculiar way.
New York Press |
Joseph Alexiou |
03-19-2009 |
Fashion
Tags: recession, fetish wear
The Right Tries to Divide the Nationnew

The last thing the Obama administration needs is a civil war, but large online communities of liberal-hating conservatives and legislators across the country have resurrected campaigns for state sovereignty and even secession.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
03-19-2009 |
Politics
Is the Global Economic Crisis Going to Lead to Another World War?new
With planet Earth experiencing its deepest and widest recession since the 1930s, there are millions more hungry men today than there were just a couple years ago. Anger must be on the rise as well.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-18-2009 |
Commentary
For These Local Magpies, the Music Was Just the Beginningnew
Transfer’s rock ’n’ roll dreams may have not immediately come true, but the company they started may help others realize theirs.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
03-18-2009 |
Music
How a Major Dig Went Off Before the Border Fence Destroyed Everythingnew

During the past year, archaeologists have been digging like mad to preserve one of the last remaining ancient Indian village sites in coastal Southern California.
San Diego CityBeat |
Gayle Early |
03-18-2009 |
Science
The Rise and Fall of a Polk Street Hustlernew
Corey Longseeker is a telling remnant of this gentrifying San Francisco neighborhood's colorful past.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joey Plaster |
03-18-2009 |
Culture
March Madmen: The NCAA Tournament Comes to Oregonnew

If you have no interest in teenage pituitary cases wearing baggy shorts, suck it up: This week you are outnumbered.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh and Henry Stern |
03-18-2009 |
Sports
TARP: Because It's Payback Timenew

Bankers are complaining that the federal government is changing borrowing terms under TARP. Sounds familiar to their credit card customers...
Tags: banking
What Does a 'Dick Flick' Like 'I Love You, Man' Tell Us About Modern Masculinity?

We're getting closer to learning something interesting about what guys need from other guys, but the sociologists won't be gleaning more from this effort than a few chuckles. There's more bro-vado here than bro-mance.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-17-2009 |
Reviews
From Torture to Bailouts, Change You Can Parse
From torture to bailout to presidential assassinations of U.S. citizens, Barack Obama is fighting to keep Bush-era policies in place.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-17-2009 |
Commentary
The Teaching Responsible Earth Education Programnew

An eco-minded educational program introduces inner-city New Orleans kids to the natural world.
The Struggles of Bayou Boogaloonew

The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo outdoor concert in New Orleans has operated relatively smoothly for the past two years, but infighting and questions about finances could bring it to an end.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
03-17-2009 |
Performance
Institutional Inertia: The Corps of Engineersnew
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to draft a Congress-mandated plan for Category 5 hurricane protection and coastal restoration for Louisiana. It's time for the president to step in.
Gambit |
Gambit Weekly Staff |
03-17-2009 |
Commentary
Jose Lopez Brings the Chicano Style to Another Levelnew
A stray bullet set Anaheim's Jose Lopez on a path toward becoming one of OC's most sought-after tattoo artists.
Tags: tattoos, Jose Lopez