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Neill Blomkamp is a Teasenew

"District 9" director offers up a minute of what may be his next film.

Boise Weekly | Amy Atkins | 12-06-2010 | Movies

Steal This Shirt: The Shrinkage Of American Apparelnew

Go undercover and inside the rampant theft at everyone's favorite hipster clothing depot: American Apparel.

Dig Boston | Devon Maloney | 12-06-2010 | Culture

Tags: American Apparel

Sharper Imagenew

A visit to the snarky world of the Gay Blades.

Colorado Springs Independent | Bill Forman | 12-06-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Puppy Mills, Dean Baltulonis, Dean Wells, Gay Blades

Out Scoutednew

Did Philadelphia wimp out in its effort to stop Boy Scouts from excluding gays on the public dime? Or did gay activists botch it themselves?

Philadelphia City Paper | Andrew Thompson | 12-06-2010 | LGBT

Tags: LGBT, Cradle of Liberty Council, Darrell Clarke, Boy Scouts

Ari Picker's Harrowing Emotional Journey to Becoming Lost in the Treesnew

Picker's unhappy past pervades All Alone in an Empty House, the 2008 record the band reworked and rereleased this year on ANTI-.

INDY Week | Jordan Lawrence | 12-03-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Lost In The Trees

Toe to Toe: Black Swan and I Love You Phillip Morrisnew

Freaked-out ballerina Natalie Portman, meet fun gay prison-inmate couple Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 12-03-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Dec. 3new

A warrior finds his way, plus a special screening of "Dinner for Schmuks" and the Boise premiere of Heather Rae's new documentary, "Family: The First Circle." It's all at the movies.

Boise Weekly | Staff | 12-03-2010 | Reviews

Tags: First Circle, The Warrior's Way

Rush to Judgment: The Dubious Trend of Trying Kids As Adultsnew

Since the 1980s, thousands of kids in Mississippi have been tried as adults, and hundreds are serving time in the adult system.

Jackson Free Press | Valerie Wells and Donna Ladd | 12-03-2010 | Crime & Justice

Tags: prison, justice

Gun-Toters Among Usnew

People like to be armed in public for various reasons -- out of concern for their safety, a sense that it is their right, or just because. A look into the minds of the gun-toters among us.

Isthmus | Joe Tarr | 12-03-2010 | Civil Liberties

Tags: Guns

Erection Day: Love and Other Drugs and Made in Dagenhamnew

One goes soft at the wrong moment, but the other stays hard on the picket line.

East Bay Express | Kelly Vance | 12-03-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Edward Zwick, Jake Gyllenhaal, Love and Other Drugs, Anne Hathaway, Hank Azaria, Made in Dagenham

Strong mayor: It's a Tangled Webnew

Transition to strong-mayor government ratchets up tedium and tension in city offices, dealing with the details.

Colorado Springs Independent | J. Adrian Stanley | 12-03-2010 | Policy Issues

Tags: Larry Small, Scott Hente, Randy Purvis, Wynetta Massey

Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 -- The Witmark Demosnew

In the first official release of Bob Dylan's legendary publishing demos (47 songs, 15 of which have never before been released), it's stunning to see how early the talent, the power and even Dylan's chameleon-like instincts for transformation were in evidence.

Tucson Weekly | Eric Swedlund | 12-03-2010 | Reviews

Tags: Bob Dylan