AltWeeklies Wire
Pepper Spraying Jesusnew
The iconic shot of a UC Davis cop and his pepper spray became an instant Internet meme. But will it help galvanize support for the Occupy movement?
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-30-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Best Games to Gift in Decembernew
Ask any gamer out there what the biggest problem with the holiday season is and most of them will say, "There's too many games to choose from!"
San Antonio Current |
Grayson Hamilton |
11-30-2011 |
Video Games
Bullies In Bluenew
Long before Fullerton police officers beat Kelly Thomas — a scrawny homeless man with a history of mental problems — to death, the city's cops ran roughshod over anyone and everyone.
OC Weekly |
Marisa Gerber |
11-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Suicide Filesnew
A sheriff's deputy kills himself and leaves behind a box of files with a reporter's name on it: mine.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Occupy Winston-Salem Negotiates With City Over Campsite
Occupy Winston-Salem members met with Assistant City Manager Greg Turner on the eve of Thanksgiving to discuss possible sites for a campsite.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
11-30-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Winston-Salem
Sex by Numbersnew
Polyamory has gone from being a fringe scene to a veritable subculture. But can having multiple partners ever be widely accepted?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
11-30-2011 |
Sex
Tags: Polyamory, nonmonogamy
Baby-Bucks Bordeauxnew
If fine wine prices are an indicator of economic health, then here’s the correlation: after reaching a peak of $3,500 per bottle in mid 2008, the price of a bottle of Bordeaux’s 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild dipped to a mere $3,300 or so in June of 2009.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, value wine
Progress Report: The Arab Autumnnew
The long march for change continues in the Middle East.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gwynne Dyer |
11-30-2011 |
International
Debora Kuetzpalin Vasquez Takes on Domestic Violencenew
The inside of the Bihl Haus gallery has been transformed into a house filled with color. Everywhere you look, bright, happy paintings cover the walls. Most are portraits of women, often paired with photographs. Between them is furniture, sometimes painted, too.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-30-2011 |
Art
Wit and Wisdomnew
Hugh Acheson cracks jokes on Top Chef and teaches technique in his new cookbook.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
11-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Sweet Home Detroitnew
Kid Rock finds a way back to his blue-collar roots.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
11-30-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kid Rock
To fight AIDS, we must fight its stigmanew
Building acceptance by society and self will help defeat disease.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Craig Washington |
11-30-2011 |
Health
Occupy Indy Dividednew
Twists to Occupy Indy have emerged over the last few weeks: a contentious financial document, a faction divide, arrests and an unsuccessful Taser deployment.
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Indy
The Agony and the X-tacynew
Overwhelming support for a legendary record store is too little, too late.
LEO Weekly |
Sarah Kelley |
11-30-2011 |
Features
The Raw Milk Dealnew
As the local-food movement has grown--with its emphasis on fresh and unadulterated products--so has interest in raw milk. Many of those eager to supply that new market are small-scale farmers with a couple of cows and an often-evangelical faith in raw milk.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
11-30-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Raw Milk, Treasured Sunrise Acres
