AltWeeklies Wire
Will Juvenile Lifers Get a Second Chance?new
They're a tribe within a tribe, aging cons whose adolescent crimes have been deemed so unredeemable that they are condemned to die behind bars, with no hope of release. But hope is hard to kill, even among convicted killers.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Born to Gunnew
In Oregon, you can get a license to carry a concealed handgun without even really knowing how to shoot.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-30-2012 |
Features
Tags: concealed handgun
Dan Savage: All Americannew
Dan Savage has slipped the sultry bonds of sex advice to become something more, a sort of ethicist for the growing progressive wing of American culture.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
11-30-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Seven Hospitals Deny Mississippi Abortion Clinicnew
The last clinic where Mississippi women can get an abortion is once again in peril.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
11-30-2012 |
The War on Women
Tags: Abortion in Mississippi
Worcester Mag's Hometown Heroesnew
Some stand out for putting their own lives in danger so that others will be safe. Others dedicate their lives to giving to others. For some, the desire to help others transcends all else. All the heroes we honor this year have at least one thing in common: They don’t consider what they do heroic and they aren’t seeking the limelight. That’s OK. We’re more than happy to shine it on them anyway.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. and Brittany Durgin |
11-30-2012 |
Features
Tall Tales From a Condemned Spacenew
As Calgary's old Herald building awaits its date with a wrecking ball, one old scribe looks back on what it stood for.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Bob Blakey |
11-30-2012 |
History
The Cash Machinenew
How the Philly D.A. seizes millions in alleged crime money — whether there's been a crime or not.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
11-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
"We've Super-Sized Our Weather"new
Republican and evangelical Christian broadcast meteorologist Paul Douglas is on a mission to communicate urgency of climate change.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
11-28-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change, Paul Douglas
The New Mathnew
Want to privatize schools? You might want to buy up an election cycle or two first.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
11-28-2012 |
Elections
Tags: School Choice
The Evolution of Equalitynew
Are Ohioans ready to recognize my gay marriage?
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
The Search for the World's Supermen (and Women) of Memorynew
In meets all over the globe, "memory athletes" converge to outthink one another in a series of mental tasks designed to test the limits of human memory capacity.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-28-2012 |
Science
Tags: Memory Athletes, Roddy Roediger
Gimme Eldernew
“I want to show the wrinkles,” 60-year-old photographer Hal Kahn says of his forthcoming show, which consists exclusively of portraits of senior citizens.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
11-28-2012 |
Art
Warrior Artistnew
Artist Jodie Hudson creates art at a prolific rate, despite her deteriorating health
Folio Weekly |
John Citrone |
11-28-2012 |
Features
Tags: Art
New Orleans Music Lawsnew
A new coalition of musicians, club owners and lawyers are working with the city to keep live music going in New Orleans.
Black Friday Forevernew
Let's express gratitude for what makes America great: Capitalism!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
11-28-2012 |
Culture
Tags: Black Friday
