AltWeeklies Wire
Opposition Mounts Against N.C. Voter ID Billnew
A proposed voter ID measure that is currently being crafted by North Carolina Republicans is generating a backlash from a number of groups, including the NC Democratic Party, the AARP and students from the state’s historically black colleges and universities.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
02-23-2011 |
Politics
Youth Not Wastednew
'I Am Number Four' could be the next big young-adult film franchise.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
02-23-2011 |
Reviews
Six Strings and 21 Fretsnew
Guitar prodigy Joe Bonamassa is all grown up.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-23-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joe Bonamassa
Bieber Fever!new
Our reviewer walked in expecting to goof on ‘Never Say Never’ … but he was charmed.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-23-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Never Say Never, Justin Bieber
Searching for Bart Davenportnew
Davenport is the kind of guy who can make revivalism seem less cheesy because he outstrips his forbears.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-23-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bart Davenport
Police Targeting Oakland's Black Venues?new
Businesses say the crackdowns by the Oakland Police Department and other agencies have been "heavy-handed" and have resembled "search and destroy" missions.
East Bay Express |
J. Douglas Allen-Taylor |
02-23-2011 |
Race & Class
How Girl Talk Helped Me Get Over the Classic Rock Bluesnew
Girl Talk is the great musical bridge-builder of our time, and a hell of a lot of fun.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
02-23-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Girl Talk
TBD’s Night of the Long Knivesnew
Staffers at TBD.com, launched with great fanfare by Politico's parent company last summer, were informed one at a time this morning by editor Erik Wemple that significant layoffs were on the way.
Washington City Paper |
Michael Schaffer |
02-23-2011 |
Media
Strange Wunew
Oregon Congressman David Wu's very odd behavior that had his staffers threatening to shut down his 2010 campaign.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-23-2011 |
Politics
Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Essay-Scoring Businessnew
Behind the scenes of standardized testing.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jessica Lussenhop |
02-23-2011 |
Education
Interrogating Donald Rumsfeldnew
Published by McSweeney's, Donald imagines what would happen if the former defense secretary were abducted to a detainment center much like Guantanamo or Bagram and subjected to "enhanced interrogation."
Tags: Donald Rumsfeld, Eric Martin
Avocado Uncoverednew
Inside California’s $320 million avocado industry.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Laura Tsunoda |
02-22-2011 |
Economy
Tags: Agriculture, Avocados
Armed & Dangerousnew
When New Orleans Ladies Arm Wrestling (NOLAW) founder Nina Feldman first arm wrestled in upstate New York back in 2009, she thought she was going to get her ass kicked.
The Oscars: Short Takesnew
Which of the Oscar-nominated Short Films deserves a gold statue?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Harry Kloman |
02-22-2011 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars 2011, Short Films
Hope and Change? Not for Americans
Revolutionary foment is on the march around the globe. Not it has arrived in the American Midwest, but where is Obama? What's good for the Hosni isn't good for the Barry.
