AltWeeklies Wire
Personal Jesusnew
How a Spokane man found himself living in the shadow of the King.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
01-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lauri Stallings: The Choreographernew
How the choreographer who vowed never to live in Atlanta and never start a dance company has helped transform Atlanta's art scene.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andrew Alexander |
01-05-2012 |
Performance
Tags: Lauri Stallings
5 Atlanta Sports Stars to Keep an Eye Onnew
Atlanta athletes worth watching in 2012.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Eric Celeste |
01-05-2012 |
Sports
Indiana Debate on Right-to-Work Sounds Familiarnew
A proposed bill would make it illegal for employers to require workers to pay fees to a union as a condition of employment.
NUVO |
John Krull |
01-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Sibling Revelrynew
He's My Brother She's My Sister contemplate freak folk, glam rock and the art of tap-dancing.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Our Suicidal Ruling Class
Obama could announce a big jobs bill, knowing full well that Congressional Republicans would kill it. It would probably increase his reelection prospects. It would kill the Occupy movement. But don't worry. He won't. He can't.
Caleb Spivek: The Bloggernew
Want to know what's opening, closing, or changing owners? Check his blog.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-05-2012 |
Tech
Tags: Caleb Spivak, whatnowatlanta.com
The Final Number: 4,486new
With the Iraq War over, we can stop adding up the casualties and start adding up the cost.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lee Gardner |
01-04-2012 |
War
Tags: Iraq War, Iraq War Deaths
Elvis Presley: Elvis Countrynew
In 1971, Elvis was suddenly hot again. His triumphant 1968 comeback, Las Vegas success, and return to touring had set the stage for Elvis Country, the rare case of an Elvis "concept" album.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
01-04-2012 |
Reviews
Thomas Frank Returns With New Book About the Billionairesnew
"Democrats really failed to speak to the new angry sensibility in the country. And Obama's personality is almost precisely wrong for the populist moment—he really has trouble turning on that emotion."
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-04-2012 |
Nonfiction
Seven Years Gone Bynew
Hard as it is to believe, the issue of YES! Weekly you hold in your hands — or the one you’re browsing online — marks seven years of publication for our little newspaper.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
01-04-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: yes weekly anniversary
Nutmeggy Parsnips Provide Long-Term Benefitsnew
Parsnips are hardly a secret. Unlike celeriac or rutabaga, most have at least heard of parsnip, even if they can't remember what it looks like. The fragrant taproot that resembles an ivory-white carrot was once a big deal in the old country.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
01-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
Weaving African-American DNA into Confederate 'Black Hair Flag'new
There is nothing more common than a haircut. Curly, straight, or woven in braids, the way we wear the fibers that sprout from our heads tells the world who we are; more than social signifier, it's sculptural material, too.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
01-04-2012 |
Art
Illness and Ignorancenew
Tucson-area mental-health services these days are trying to do more with less in funding.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian J. Pedersen |
01-04-2012 |
Health
