AltWeeklies Wire
Watching You Watch Usnew
"Welcome to 'Why Aggravate a Brother?' It’s Ghetto Science Television’s new reality series about racial profiling."
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
02-28-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Hood Threatens Insurance Companiesnew
Attorney General Jim Hood is grappling with insurance companies.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Labor Law Loopholenew
Private business at the Presidio and other national parks may be exempt from all state and local labor laws, which are often more stringent than their federal counterparts.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
02-28-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Exhaustive Ultra-Right-Wing Activistnew
Schuylar Crist is the human embodiment of almost every conservative Christian issue.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
02-28-2007 |
Politics
The Politics & Style of Artisanal and Organic Teasnew
Steeped in controversy: The most recent tea debates have centered around two primary issues -- the practice of using lower quality teas in tea bags (versus loose leaves) and the consequences of labeling tea as organic.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
K. Tighe |
02-28-2007 |
Food+Drink
Divested Interestsnew
Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently endorsed a divestment plan to pressure Sudan on the genocide in Darfur -- the next day, he awarded an $8.5 million grant to a major stockholder in oil companies working there.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-28-2007 |
Politics
Hit This Site: Americancity.orgnew
Dubbed "a subtle plan to change the world" by The New York Times, the Next American City looks at the state of the American metropolis and asks, "Where do we go from here?"
C-Ville Weekly |
Nell Boeschenstein |
02-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Will a Low-Income Financial Aid Program Open the Door?new
As tuition costs rise, fewer low- and middle-income families think they can afford college, so their children aren't even applying -- can a new program at the University of Virginia help change the course?
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
02-28-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Can a Broken Criminal Justice System Be Fixed?new
Reforming New Orleans' system is not going to be easy, but everyone agrees the goal is worth whatever pain the fight for change brings.
Gambit |
Ariane Wiltse |
02-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Vocal Farmers Oppose National Animal I.D. Systemnew
Originally, the federal government announced that National Animal Identification System (NAIS) would be mandatory by 2009 -- but the USDA has turned their attention to the state level, and the national website now emphasizes that the program is "voluntary."
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
02-28-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
My Chemical Romance: Heroes of Their Fans' Storiesnew
A large chunk of the stylish emo group's Hot Topic-clad followers have taken to writing fan fiction, featuring My Chemical Romance as the main characters in ordinary settings -- and some downright compromising positions.
Chicago Newcity |
Janine Schaults |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: My Chemical Romance
In La. Gov's Race, Cash is Kingnew
With the race still several months away, policy and platforms are taking a back seat to the stuff that really fuels campaigns: money.
El Perro Del Mar Puts All the Chips on the Tablenew
Sarah Assbring's project is documented evidence of textbook introspection finally, painstakingly, leaked out.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: El Perro Del Mar
Is Joe Swanberg Chicago's First Small-Screen Auteur?new
While the culture of surveillance and self-surveillance has started to prompt and provoke interesting art, Swanberg has made the lives of his friends and himself the center of his work.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sex and Religion, Faith and Skepticismnew
Elif Shafak is part of a new generation of Turks who are taking the novel -- a form which came to them from the West -- and using it to reimagine their society from within.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
02-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
