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Pepper Spray Nationnew
A not-intended-to-be-factual look back at 2011.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks and Jim Nintzel |
12-30-2011 |
Commentary
Wine With Wordsnew
Time Warner struck again the other day. I’ve been having problems, but this was a neighborhood-wide outage, taking with it the land line (no biggie), the computer (much more of an issue) and, of course, the TV. Which meant no CSI, no Law and Order SVU, no Criminal Minds, Zombieland, or Warehouse 13. What’s a guy to do?
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
12-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
How to Be a Stage Parentnew
There are plenty of real-life good and bad examples of stage parenting, ways to encourage your child's professional entertaining career without turning them into nutcases or squandering their millions.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
12-30-2011 |
Children & Families
Tags: Stage Parents
Captive Subjectsnew
Animal experts question a planned elephant move.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-30-2011 |
Animal Issues
The Hateful Rhetoric of 2011's Immigration Debatenew
Civil unrest here and abroad, epic natural disasters, political entrenchment, the re-emergence of the McRib: 2011 yielded much at which we can reflect on with consternation.
San Antonio Current |
Tony Cantú |
12-30-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: herman cain, arizona laws
Texas vs. Womennew
Jeffrey Hons, president and CEO of the Planned Parenthood Trust of South Texas, says he refuses to turn the page on 2011 in anger, frustration, or disappointment.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-30-2011 |
The War on Women
Tags: texas, planned parenthood
Spurs (promotions) comes busting out of the gatenew
It worked like clockwork last season. As the San Antonio Spurs came out of a fourth-quarter timeout, 2 Unlimited's ubiquitous "Twilight Zone" would pound throughout the AT&T Center as a scoreboard barometer "measured" fans' applause.
San Antonio Current |
Ryan Sachetta |
12-30-2011 |
Sports
Ray Charles: Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singlesnew
Even though his most influential and celebrated work was recorded for Atlantic a decade earlier, Ray Charles' tenure with ABC Records in the 1960s and early '70s yielded some terrific material
San Antonio Current |
Michael Gallucci |
12-30-2011 |
Reviews
Faves From 2011new
Our music critics discuss the best music from the year gone by.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong, Sean Bottai and Jarret Keene |
12-30-2011 |
Music
Deep Dishesnew
Eat right on New Year's Day and you’ll be lucky the rest of the year.
Orlando Weekly |
Michelle Gienow |
12-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: hoppin' john
Favorite Sounds of 2011new
Songwriting, execution, production, lyrics… It all counts when choosing the “best” anything on anyone’s list. But ultimately it all comes down to vibes. The following list is as flawed, incomplete, and subjective as anybody’s, but hey, what can I do?
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
12-30-2011 |
Music
Better Than the Bestnew
For your listening pleasure, a year-end Top 10 that places the music first.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
12-30-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pointless Projectnew
The absence of Noomi Rapace is painfully felt in the American remake of 'Dragon Tattoo'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
12-30-2011 |
Reviews
Fill 'Er Upnew
A massive South County project has environmental watchdogs guessing.
North Bay Bohemian |
Darwin Bond-Graham |
12-30-2011 |
Environment
