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DVD Explores Le Tigre’s Informed Electro-Punknew

Who Took the Bomp? follows feminist electro band Le Tigre (Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and gender-bending mustachioed JD Samson, now lead singer of MEN) on their 2004-2005 final tour across four continents and 10 countries after the release of This Island.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
07-01-2011 |
Reviews
Hipster or Homeless?new

"Hipster or Homeless" creator Parker Ruhstaller, a self-proclaimed Internet addict, chats about his viral baby and some of his favorite hipster things.
Tags: Hipsters, Technology
Who Was The Real Columbo?new
The death of Peter Falk at 83, the actor whose most famous role was a rumpled, eccentric Los Angeles police detective named “Lt. Columbo,” brought to mind the real story of who Columbo was.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
07-01-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Columbo, Peter Falk
In Defense of Floggingnew

The war on drugs has overpopulated our prisons. What if we gave prisoners the option of being flogged instead of jailed?
Hartford Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
07-01-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: War on Drugs, Prisons
I Read the News Today, Oh Boynew

The rise and fall of Gannett's Louisville weekly, Velocity, and how LEO lived to tell about it.
LEO Weekly |
Sarah Kelley |
07-01-2011 |
Media
Yes, Inferno: Yes, Infernonew

Yes, Inferno call themselves a progressive instrumental rock band. This is only partially true.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
06-30-2011 |
Reviews
What's a Neoconservative?new
Our intervention in Libya makes the definition clearer than ever.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
06-30-2011 |
Commentary
The Film Buffnew

Steven Barrett is a fixture on the local scene. Now he's earning a rep in pervert circles too.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
06-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steven Barrett
Aid on the Asphaltnew

Hitting the streets with Eugene, Oregon's unique Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit known as CAHOOTS.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuniga-West |
06-30-2011 |
Homelessness
Arizona Burningnew

We know a recent fire in Southern Arizona was likely set by an man in distress. What do we know about the border's other fires?
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
06-30-2011 |
Disasters
Exploring Atlanta's Modern Ruinsnew

A new subculture finds beauty in decay
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley and Scott Henry |
06-30-2011 |
Recreation
The 14th Annual Muzzle Awardsnew

An annual look at the dishonorable enemies of free speech and personal liberty in New England.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
06-30-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Jordan Rodgers: He's His Own Mannew

Jordan Rodgers shrugs off pressure to emulate his big brother, Aaron.
Chico News & Review |
Allie Colosky |
06-30-2011 |
Sports
The Truth Behind Sex Traffickingnew

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are the public face of an effort to stop underage trafficking. But the underage-prostitution panic is based on a scientific study that was anything but scientific.
The Village Voice |
Martin Cizmar, Ellis Conklin and Kristen Hinman |
06-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Colorado Springs Studies Medical Marijuana Feesnew

It wouldn't be medical marijuana in Colorado Springs if the city and the industry immediately saw eye-to-eye on something.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
06-30-2011 |
Drugs