AltWeeklies Wire
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Kicked Out of Officenew
Unapologetic mayor vows to appeal decision, dismisses it as "left-wing politics."
NOW Magazine |
Ben Spurr |
11-26-2012 |
Politics
The Summarized Web and Younew
Pressured by consumers' near-infinite selection of news to read, newspapers and other media companies need to consider summaries as the best way to earn clicks.
Chicago Reader |
Asher Klein |
11-26-2012 |
Media
Tags: News Industry, The Internet
The Lying Diseasenew
Why would someone want to fake a serious illness on the internet?
The Stranger |
Cienna Madrid |
11-26-2012 |
Features
Tags: Technology, Internet Hoaxes
Sick Enough to Smokenew
A peek inside Orange County's most exclusive medical-marijuana club, one no one wants to join.
Jumping the Gunnew
Accusations, anger build in Oxnard, Calif. as its police department waits for results of brutality investigations.
Ventura County Reporter |
Justin Formanek |
11-26-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Abuse Of Our Eldersnew
A tragically high number of Southern Arizona seniors are victims of theft, violence and neglect.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-26-2012 |
Children & Families
Tags: arizona elder abuse, Delia Orduno
Some Big Ideas We'd Like To Seenew
For our first annual Big Ideas issue, we asked ourselves: what changes would we like to see? Legalize drugs, high-speed rail, cultural zoning and more.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-23-2012 |
Commentary
The Earthiest Roastnew
A gourmet meal is cooked in compost.
Seven Days |
Corin Hirsch |
11-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Agriculture
Holiday Fiction: Away in a Basementnew
For New Times' annual Holiday Guide, our writers created original fiction ranging from 200 to 6,000 words in length. The stories were paired with original artwork from local artists, and we recorded the writers reading their stories, and uploaded the podcasts to our website, giving our readers the option to read or listen to the stories. Or both.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ashley Schwellenbach, Anna Weltner, Colin Rigley, Maeva Considine, Ana Korgan, Ryan Miller and Chris White-Sanborn |
11-20-2012 |
Features
Voting Rights: Who Needs ’Em?new
After the Florida debacle, you'd think the talk would be about protecting voters’ rights. You'd be wrong.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
11-20-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Racism, Florida voting
Workers Pushing for Unions May Pay the Pricenew
Union organizers in Indiana say the lack of employee protection is part of a hostile political and legal environment for organized labor.
NUVO |
Fran Quigley |
11-20-2012 |
Business & Labor
Guy Fieri and the Perils of Middlebrow Foodnew
The bad food diaries.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
11-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Real Face of Homelessnessnew
As temperatures drop and shelters fill with men, women and children, it's time to re-examine 10 persistent myths about Sacramento's homeless population.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-16-2012 |
Homelessness
Returning War Contractors Face Second Battle, Against Insurance Giant AIGnew
Whatever your role in the U.S. war effort, if you were injured overseas, at least you'd be covered back home, right?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
11-16-2012 |
War
Tags: war contractors
Homophobia in West Texasnew
Members of an Austin-area playhouse try to shut down a play that features two gay characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Irwin |
11-16-2012 |
LGBT
