AltWeeklies Wire
Stoners Against Legalizationnew
Just who intends to puff, puff, pass on California's Proposition 19?
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
08-30-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Jennifer Soares, Proposition 19
Freddie Gibbsnew
Only Freddie Gibbs could rightfully boast about gracing magazine covers without a record label Or call himself "Gangsta Gibbs" with no sense of irony Or crib a beat from Masta Ace and one-up the original rap...
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Freddie Gibbs
World of Streetcolornew
An anonymous knitter bombs the streets of Berkeley.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-26-2010 |
Culture
Pretty Label Winesnew
Many of us occasionally buy wines because they have a gorgeous label, but few of us admit to it We were heading for a week's vacation in Santa Barbara, which is surely the supermodel of seaside towns...
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
08-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine
Foreign Globester Is a Man in Motionnew
Most rappers take pleasure in cultivating their own personal mythology, and Paul Laster — better known by his stage name Motion Man — is no exception It begins with the etymology of "Motion Man," which, he says, derives from his break-dancing talent in high school...
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-25-2010 |
Unclassified
Are Capital Punishment's Financial Costs Worth It?new
The ACLU is touting a new study suggesting that the death penalty is far more expensive than life in prison.
East Bay Express |
Charlie Mintz |
08-18-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: ACLU, Death Penalty
Wretched of the Earth: Peepli Live and Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldnew
What do a pair of poor farmers in India have in common with a young geek in Toronto? How much time have you got?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-11-2010 |
Reviews
Wine From a Land Down Undernew
New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs: decent wines for feeling fine.
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
08-06-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine
The EPA Aims to Get the Lead Outnew
The agency's new lead certification program for contractors means well, but will it work?
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
08-04-2010 |
Environment
The Runaways: Kisses and Winnebago Mannew
Two unwanted kids and one grumpy old coot.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
08-02-2010 |
Reviews
Will Oakland's Giant Pot Farms Be Green?new
The massive indoor medical cannabis grows will consume huge amounts of electricity. But will the city make sure they don't add to greenhouse-gas emissions?
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-29-2010 |
Environment
Robert Ashley's Life Well Wastednew
A Life Well Wasted, by podcaster Robert Ashley, is hardly the only internet radio show devoted to video games. But it must be the only one regularly compared by fans to the beloved radio program This American Life.
East Bay Express |
Neal Soldofsky |
07-28-2010 |
Culture
Educating Tomorrow's Employeesnew
Bay Area community colleges use federal funding to team up with local businesses on job-training initiatives.
East Bay Express |
Michele Ellson |
07-28-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Ron Dellums
Girls, Girls, Girlsnew
Anybody can wear a dragon tattoo, play with fire, or kick a hornet's nest, but there's only one Noomi Rapace.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-09-2010 |
Reviews
New Karyn Paige Single Leakednew
Karyn Paige's 'Want To' is available for download.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-07-2010 |
Music
Tags: Karyn Paige, Want To
