AltWeeklies Wire
Unforgiven Offensesnew
The Catholic Church’s interference with its employees’ private lives is becoming an increasingly public matter.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Hannah McCartney |
01-09-2013 |
The War on Women
Tags: Catholic Church
Unsportsmanlike Conductnew
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit suit proves just how out-of-bounds sports culture has become.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
01-09-2013 |
Sports
Mohamed and “The Terror Factory”new
A look inside the Fed's counterterrorism campaign from the vantage point of an upcoming trial of the Portland Xmas tree bomber.
Willamette Week |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Terror
The Face of Revenge Pornnew
Awash in 'honest' porn, Colorado Springs' Craig Brittain reigns as one of the most hated men on the internet.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-09-2013 |
Sex
Tags: Craig Brittain, Is Anybody Down?
The Practice that Healsnew
After years of being scoffed at as a silly hobby for mystics and hippies seeking peace, love and harmony, the ancient Indian practice of yoga is being embraced by millions of the same Americans who once dismissed it.
Folio Weekly |
Claire Goforth |
01-09-2013 |
Health
Gay Couples Denied Marriage License in Decatur, Ga.new
Five same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Dekalb County courthouse in Decatur as part of the WE DO campaign. The civil rights group, which is organized by the Campaign for Southern Equality, will move to several other Southern states in the coming days before ending at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis |
01-08-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage
Students Occupy TransCanada Office in Keystone XL Protestnew
Boston-area college students lock And glue themselves inside TransCanada office to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
01-08-2013 |
Environment
Super Bowl-ing For Dollarsnew
As the supply of hotel rooms in New Orleans winds down to almost nothing in advance of Super Bowl XLVII, nightly rates have skyrocketed.
Corporate Personhood Goes Carpoolingnew
Because corporations are people, a Marin man argues that he may drive in the carpool lane with his corporation papers in the passenger seat.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
01-07-2013 |
Politics
Buzzard Lucknew
When illustrator David Helton first sketched “The Buzzard,” the now-iconic cartoon mascot for Cleveland’s famed rock radio station WMMS-FM almost 40 years ago, he never thought the bird would still be hovering over his career. But the character’s marketing star-power continues unabated and has become so ingrained in Cleveland lore, it has become synonymous with the city’s claim as “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Capitol of the World.”
The Immortalization of an Anonymous Deathnew
On Dylan Yount, a man who jumped from a San Francisco building, and the people who watched, recorded and, in some cases, encouraged his suicide.
Losing Democracynew
Redistricting helped the GOP win the House, and it almost caused the U.S. to go over the fiscal cliff.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
01-03-2013 |
Politics
What’s a Name Worth?new
The Florida entrepreneur behind IWearYourShirt.com auctions his last name for 2013.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
01-03-2013 |
Economy
Our Housenew
An inside look at changing families in Kentucky and across the United States.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
01-03-2013 |
Children & Families
An Evolving Mixnew
Cleveland's own Live Mixtapes is on the forefront as distinction between mixtapes and albums disappear in digital world.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Parker |
01-03-2013 |
Music
Tags: Mixtapes
