AltWeeklies Wire
Hate Mannew

How a New York Times reporter dropped out and became a hate evangelist in Berkeley, Calif.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards and Sandeep Abraham |
03-02-2011 |
Culture
The Adjustment Bureau Too Long-Winded to be Effectivenew

The Adjustment Bureau is a conceptual thriller, a kind of meat-and-potatoes, clunky brain twister in Inception-mode.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
03-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Adjustment Bureau
G. Love Ain't Fixin' to Dienew

Philly songwriter G. Love returns to his roots with his latest album, Fixin' to Die, a country-blues departure from his recent efforts.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
03-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Last Night Dubstep Molly Saved My Lifenew

An unidentified warehouse provides a wallop of bass and existential escape.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
J. Winter |
03-02-2011 |
Recreation
Presto!new

The Illusionist is a lovely sleight of hand.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Illusionist
Excessive Forcenew

Rumors abound about wild cops in Lorain. But one voice of opposition grew too loud.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
03-02-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police
Framed for Murder?new

Recanted testimony bolsters another New Haven, Conn. man’s fight for freedom.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-01-2011 |
Crime & Justice
For Nikki Haley in Case She, Ahem, Missed the President's Speechnew
In an afternoon meeting yesterday, President Barack Obama spoke to the nation's governors. One particular shot of the crowd shows a bunch of folks listening attentively … while Gov. Nikki Haley is turned away and typing on her iPad.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
03-01-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Nikki Haley, Barack Obama
Why Did Gawker Refuse to Run John Cook's Article on Scientology?new

Why didn't Gawker want a big, exclusive and original story, especially in light of its admitted struggles with a new redesign and stated thirst for unique and scandalous features?
The Village Voice |
Joe Coscarelli |
03-01-2011 |
Media
History of the Rex Bulletinnew

In the mid-1870s, newspaper coverage of the Carnival season began to augment descriptions of the pageants with small, black-and-white engravings of the float designs. The evolution of these printed images magically paralleled the increasing grandeur of their subjects, and in 1882, the first "broadside" sheets appeared.
Tags: Mardi Gras, Rex Bulletin
South Carolina Senate Advances Disastrous Immigration Billnew

In the worst-governed state in the nation, our General Assembly is poised to pass another expensive, unnecessary, futile law to quell the primordial fear that it can neither understand nor control.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
03-01-2011 |
Commentary
Redistricting the Louisiana Coastnew

Redistricting — more specifically, the matter of losing one congressional district due to stagnant population figures over the last decade — topped the agenda during a recent meeting of Louisiana Congressmen.
Lockdown at Wisconsin Capitolnew

Lockdown at Wisconsin Capitol doesn't keep out public passion.
Tags: Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests
Torn From Today’s Headlinesnew
Hoyt Hilsman, a well-known screenwriter and most recently a Democratic candidate against Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas, has written his first novel, "Nineteen Angels," snatched right from today's headlines.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-28-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Hoyt Hilsman, David Dreier