AltWeeklies Wire
New Orleans' Pit Bull Problemnew
According to local animal rescue groups, New Orleans' pit bull population is one of the country's largest, per capita.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
01-17-2012 |
Animal Issues
Cider Buzznew
The apple's hard stuff makes a comeback.
Seven Days |
Kathryn Flagg |
01-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Apple Cider, Hard Cider
Beyonce, Nicki, and Merrill Get Optimisticnew
Finding the bright side of 2011.
The Village Voice |
Maura Johnston |
01-17-2012 |
Music
States Push Back on Citizens United Rulingnew
A California Assembly member is pushing a bill to ensure that corporate entities making political donations are required to at least disclose those contributions. Other states have taken even bolder steps.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lisa Carmack |
01-17-2012 |
Politics
PIPA is the New SOPAnew
Keep Tweeting to protect an open internet.
San Diego CityBeat |
CityBeat Staff |
01-17-2012 |
Policy Issues
'Dreams' Deferrednew
Hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
01-17-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Day
Schools as Scapegoatnew
Schools have become the default scapegoat for our seeming inability to come to grips with larger social and cultural issues.
LA Punk Confidentialnew
Alice Bag's Violence Girl lights up a legendary scene.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
01-16-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Why We Love Our Green Bay Packersnew
It's not just generic fan fever -- it's in our DNA.
Tags: Green Bay Packers
23 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Colo. Targetednew
The 23 operations in question, in assorted cities across Colorado (no names yet), are each said to be within 1,000 feet of a school, and therefore presumably violate Drug Free School Zone laws, even if they were grandfathered in under local or state regulations.
Tags: Medical Marijuana, MMJ
Silent Killer Has Lawmakers Seeing Rednew
Lawmakers red dresses highlight the toll heart disease and strokes take on Hoosier women - killing about 24 in Indiana each day.
Money Talksnew
A half-million dollars can buy a lot of 'free speech' in just one state, in just one year.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-13-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Money in Politics
Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fixnew
North London's Bombay Bicycle Club is like that kid in class who makes it all too easy to pick on him. Rarely do American bands get away with the sort of precious, earnest and affected evocation found on BBC's third studio album, A Different Kind of Fix.
Tucson Weekly |
Mike Prevatt |
01-13-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Bombay Bicycle Club
Life in the Slow Lanenew
Traveling musician Peter Mulvey prefers two wheels to four.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
01-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Mulvey
Parents With Problemsnew
An impeccable cast creates characters you won't soon forget in Roman Polanski's 'Carnage'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-13-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Roman Polanski, Carnage
