AltWeeklies Wire
There's No Evidence That Shows Popular Youth Curfew Laws Worknew
San Diego’s juvenile curfew law was enacted as a way to cut down on gang violence, and by that standard, it has failed. After 11 years and thousands of curfew citations and arrests since the law took effect, gang-related crimes are up 23 percent this year over last, and gang-related homicides increased 61 percent during that same period.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
06-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Three Internet Myths That Won't Dienew
The internet is free, accessible, and dangerous? Hardly.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
06-18-2008 |
Tech
Forgotten Cartoon Characters Deserve Sleazy Opportunities, Toonew
Companies are reviving the most parent-safe of the nation's dormant characters to reanimate as sexed-up zombies for today's savvier character-consuming pre-adults. But why not dig up the cartoon has-beens, revive them, and present them as they've become -- they're a cheap get, bound to make the corporations a few bucks.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
06-18-2008 |
Commentary
Bluegrass Royalty Dan Tyminski Steps into a (Slightly) New Rolenew
Known for his work alongside Alison Krauss and his rendition of "Man of Constant Sorrow," singer/guitarist Dan Tyminski leads a new band.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Carell Stars in Mediocre Remake of TV Classic 'Get Smart'new
In the Apatow era, one more fallible-but-lovable man-boy may be one too many to make Get Smart's concept the laugh riot it aims to be.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-18-2008 |
Reviews
New Comics and Graphic Novels for Summertime Readingnew
Scorching temperatures and soaring prices at the gas pump may make staying close to home sound like a sweet option this summer. Luckily, a bumper crop of superhero stories and graphic flights of fancy are available this year to entertain you throughout 2008's hottest months.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
06-18-2008 |
Books
Ad Campaign Latest Effort to take Smithfield Foods to Tasknew
Faith leaders, elected officials and Smithfield workers will gather in D.C. to unveil a series of advertisements decrying working conditions at the company's sprawling hog processing plant in North Carolina. The ads will soon begin appearing on the sides of buses and metro station walls across the D.C. metropolitan area.
Port Folio Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
06-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Sex Files: Vacations Can Bring Couples Closernew
If you are tired of having sex in the same old place at home, just being in a new environment can add a little spice to your sex life.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
06-18-2008 |
Advice
The Untold Story of the Michael Vick Scandalnew
Vick's journey to federal prison began on March 2, 1999, when he was 18 years old, when cops stopped a Ford Econoline van with Virginia plates and a dangling pinetree air freshener and found two kilos of cocaine and a half kilo of heroin. Michael Vick had no connection with this bust, nor with the three men in the van. Yet the stop would have everything to do with the fate of the young star.
Port Folio Weekly |
Joe Jackson |
06-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
Mexicans and Their Employers Caught Up in Border Patrol's Anti-Terror Initiativesnew
A recent crackdown in Washington's San Juan County has netted 24 undocumented aliens -- but no terrorists.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-17-2008 |
Immigration
NPR Notable Ira Glass Shares Tricks to His Tradenew
"No editor would let you start a story with this quote, the one I'm starting with right here, except one that understood that surprise is everything," says Ira Glass, host of the popular radio and television show This American Life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Frances Gomeztagle |
06-17-2008 |
Media
Ninja Gun Remains Southern While Avoiding the 'Southern Rock' Archtypesnew
Songs on the new album display the classic earmarks of jangly Southern pop odes to provincial ennui. Which is something the son of a South Georgia pig farmer knows a few things about.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
From Car Seats to Condoms, Nasty Chemical Compounds Have Invaded Our Livesnew
Chemicals found in computer screens and car seats, shower curtains and shampoo, plastic water bottles and prophylactics are skewing our odds against cancers and causing developmental delays and reproductive roadblocks, including declining sperm counts.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Josh Zaffos |
06-17-2008 |
Environment
Freddy Haynes Seemed a Shoo-In to Lead the NAACP ... So What Happened?new
Haynes' commitment to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's brand of theology -- the very thing that had shaped his ministry and brought him so much success -- may have derailed his chance to lead the nation's oldest civil rights organization.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
06-17-2008 |
Race & Class
Wolf Parade Brings Order to Its Packnew
Where once Wolf Parade's top dogs walked divergent paths, their new album finds them working together with brilliant results.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian J. Barr |
06-17-2008 |
Reviews
