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Pro-Casino Arguments Ain't Nothing but a Mathqueradenew
Outside of Dr. Clyde Barrow's papers and studies that casinos have funded, hard numbers for casinos' economic benefits, by and large, don't exist -- and if it's problematic that Gov. Deval Patrick built a major policy decision on one man's research, it's doubly so that that research comes with a warning from the governor's own staff.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel and Paul McMorrow |
09-27-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
'The Darjeeling Limited': My Three Stoogesnew
Wes Anderson understands the fragility (and humor) of families.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
A Gray Market for Raw Milk?new
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to adopt a rule that requires the addition of gray dye to all unpasteurized milk sold in the state.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
09-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
1 in 4 Gay Men in NYC Have HIVnew
So why doesn't anyone seem to care anymore?
New York Press |
John Mikytuck |
09-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Exposing Big Oil's Red Pennew
Whistleblower Rick Piltz exposed the White House Council for Environmental Quality's plot to maximize doubt about climate change by aggressively editing scientific reports on the topic.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mayor Has a Change of Heart on Same-Sex Marriagenew
San Diego's mayor, a Republican who in the past has pledged support for same-sex civil unions but not marriage, changed his position and signed a resolution that allowed San Diego to join 19 other California cities and counties in collectively submitting a legal document known as an amicus curiae brief in a state Supreme Court case.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
09-26-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Critics Question Green Cred of Utility's 'Smart Energy'new
"Portlanders want green energy, but they don't want their energy coming from industrial factory farms," says Kendra Kimbirauskas, a Portland-based consultant for the GRACE Factory Farm Project, a New York-based nonprofit that opposes industrial farming.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
09-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Name Check Gamenew
Salt Lake County refugees caught in the maw of national security requirements want citizenship and will sue to get it.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jonah Owen Lamb |
09-26-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Creature Comfortnew
BYU scientists may have dug up a new breed of sauropod.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jonah Owen Lamb |
09-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
I Will Not Love You Long Timenew
Originally founded as a surfwear company in 1992, Blacklava has come to be known for their shirts and sweat shirts championing various worthy Asian-American rights issues.
Tags: fashion
Amanda Bynes Updates Another Classic But Why?new
You might expect a college comedy version of Snow White to be a bit risqué, a bit older-skewing, maybe tailored for the actual college crowd, but it’s actually a more toned-down and kid-friendly version of the Grimms’ tale than even Walt Disney’s animated version.
Tags: Joe Nussbaum, Sydney White
Go West, Says The Afterparty's New Albumnew
Whereas 2004's Forever After and last year's Under the Rainbow showcased soft-focus, barroom pastorals with gentle guitars and frontman Danny Fischer playing a Brylcreemed crooner, this new one captures the band's live sound.
Tags: The Afterparty
John Lee Hooker Jr. Cuts His Own Path Through the Bluesnew
Hooker, 55, says he's led a far harder life than what you'd expect for the son of a blues legend, including drug and alcohol addictions, divorce, and prison time, but the benefits are palpable in the conviction in his singing voice.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Lee Hooker Jr.
Trenchtown Texans Create Joyful Skanew
Ryan Scroggins was Los Skarnales's keyboardist, and from the sound of the Trenchtown Texans' debut, also their resident ska fiend.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
How Records are Made and Playednew
You start with PVC.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
09-26-2007 |
Music
