AltWeeklies Wire
To Serve, to Protect and...to Stealnew
If TSA workers steal from the people they are supposed to be protecting, how can they be trusted to keep the nation safe from terrorism?
New York Press |
Spencer Wilking |
05-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Battle Over Biomassnew
Angry loggers, protesters locking themselves to cars and belligerent law enforcement bring to mind the face-offs between loggers and activists during the logging wars of the Northwest in the 1990s. But these days, with only a few exceptions, it’s energy and climate change, not old growth, that are causing the clashes between corporations and ecowarriers.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-13-2011 |
Environment
Announcing Another Mexican Food Genre: Bro-Mexnew
The aesthetic of Bro-Mex restaurants centers around the world of energy drinks, surf culture, and MMA. Their clientele think lucha libre masks are hilarious, have Mexican-American friends or--if they're Mexican-American--don't speak much Spanish, and think Gringo Bandito is the greatest creation since Ed Hardy lighters.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Giant Stepsnew
Flying Lotus has the skills and connections to become electronic music's Coltrane.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flying Lotus, Alice Coltrane
Good Morning, Afghanistannew
Colorado Springs radio stalwart Lou Mellini comes back from a five-day Middle East embed, singing a song of success and appreciation.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
05-12-2011 |
International
The Good Thiefnew
Dismas Charities strays from the golden path.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
05-12-2011 |
Policy Issues
Off the Streetsnew
A new initiative aims to get medically vulnerable homeless people into housing.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
05-12-2011 |
Homelessness
Power Playnew
Colorado Springs vies for the latest 'big thing' in economic development -- data centers.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-12-2011 |
Economy
Madea-Free Funnew
'Jumping the Broom' is forgettable, yet rather enjoyable.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-12-2011 |
Reviews
Doctors' Ordersnew
The implementation of an electronic medical records exchange has been delayed.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
05-12-2011 |
Science
Why Paul Seelig's 11-Year Sentence Fits His Crimenew
Numerous celiacs have likened Seelig's deception to a game of Russian roulette -- except that you don't know you're playing.
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
05-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Animal Magnetismnew
Sims, Dessa, and assorted Doomtree Collective colleagues search for the soul of underground rap.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-12-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Man Seeks Answers 44 Years After Witnessing Brother's Deathnew
Charles Stecker was only 4 years old when he saw his foster mother kill his 2-year-old brother Eddie, but he remembers it like it was yesterday.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
05-11-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Morgan Spurlock Gets Irrelevantnew
It's a huckster's dream: Spurlock makes his movie, the sponsors promote their brand, and the film distributor pockets a tidy sum. The audience is the one left holding the shopping bag.
Kristen Wiig gets Apatow-ed in Bridesmaidsnew
If nothing else, Bridesmaids rebuts the criticism that Judd Apatow's films are nothing but wish-fulfillment scenarios for schlubby guys; in this one, whininess and low self-esteem are definitely gender-neutral.
