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Corruption of a Chicken Farmernew

There's no way around the fact that if you eat meat, you have blood on your hands. When I worked on a farm, the long afternoons spent slaughtering chickens helped shape my belief that all meat eaters should, at least once, kill and butcher an animal. It's the only way to really comprehend what you're eating.

Charleston City Paper | Ari LeVaux | 09-14-2011 | Food+Drink

Elroy Phillips Will Finally Get His Day in Courtnew

A South Florida man sentenced to decades in prison for a minor drug charge will finally get his chance in court to prove he didn't commit the crime.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Eric Barton | 09-14-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Elroy Phillips, Michael Ghent

St. Vincent: Strange Mercynew

While it may technically have nothing to do with St. Vincent's (aka Annie Clark) latest release, it really is impossible to put Strange Mercy into context without mentioning her one-off performance this past May.

San Antonio Current | J.D. Swerzenski | 09-14-2011 | Reviews

Nobunnynew

Bay Area garage rocker makes a new identity of rock 'n' roll references.

INDY Week | Bryan Reed | 09-14-2011 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Nobunny

Ana Popovic: Unconditionalnew

"Blues is unconditional, perhaps the most conservative style of all," says Ana Popovic in the liner notes to her sixth album.

San Antonio Current | Andi Garzai | 09-14-2011 | Reviews

GI Forum Accused of Shilling for Boeing, Big Oil, and AT&Tnew

Buried beneath mounds of court filings, alleging poor management and shoddy accounting, is a deep concern that GI Forum leaders have opted to trade the legacy of World War II veterans for corporate donations from groups like AT&T, Boeing, and fossil fuel energy companies represented by the American Petroleum Institute.

San Antonio Current | Michael Barajas | 09-14-2011 | War

Tags: at&t, big oil, boeing, American GI Forum, Hector P. Garcia

An Insidious Pack Of Scoundrelsnew

The insidious pack of scoundrel running for President on the Republican side make it difficult for me to figure out if I should shit or go blind in the event Obama were defeated by one of them. On the one hand, it's clear that the smartest among them is John Huntsman. He's not an obvious scoundrel like a Perry or a Bachman. He is intelligent, and for that reason I hope he is not the candidate. He's the only one who would have a chance of successfully going head to head with Obama. Hopefully he won't be the Republican candidate, I guess, but then I get the chills. I used to think that Ronald Reagan was a man who could never be elected president. I was wrong.

Random Lengths News | Lionel Rolfe | 09-14-2011 | Commentary

Primus: Green Naugahydenew

If you never "got" Primus you're excused — Les Claypool's crazed popping bass lines are not crafted for mass appeal.

San Antonio Current | Enrique Lopetegui | 09-14-2011 | Reviews

Spies Like Usnew

The slippery slope of stealth parenting.

Creative Loafing (Tampa) | Catherine Durkin Robinson | 09-14-2011 | Commentary

Tags: spying, children, kids, family, privacy, news, police state, stealth parenting

War Stories De La Razanew

The unwavering pride of Chicano Vietnam War veterans is epitomized during a scene in San Antonio director Laura Varela’s documentary As Long As I Remember: American Veteranos when Juan Farías, one of the three vets featured in the film, displays genuine frustration when a fallen comrade’s name is mispronounced during a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

San Antonio Current | Kiko Martinez | 09-14-2011 | TV

Mob Attacks Terrorize Philadelphia Neighborhood, Retaliation Threatenednew

About an hour after police disperse kids after a fight some say was racially motivated in a Philadelphia park, a mob of 50 - 75 teens crossed paths with 37-year-old Mark Lavelle. He says one kid swung a gun in his face, as others kicked in his door and beat him with pipe in front of his wife and kids. The next day, another mob--possibly the parents-threatened him. That night, more assaults that end with a cop shooting a man.

Philadelphia Weekly | Tara Murtha | 09-14-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Philadelphia, violence, flash mobs