AltWeeklies Wire
Righteous Maytalnew

Frederick “Toots” Hibbert on his band and the birth of reggae.
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
11-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Don't Fret When the Bed Bugs Bitenew

Bed bugs have been making a stealthy comeback. But they are relatively benign little vampires.
Boulder Weekly |
Charmaine Ortega Getz |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Tags: Bed Bugs
Matt MacKelcan Puts Triumphs to Musicnew

Produced by Aaron Tap (best known as pop-rock songwriter Matt Nathanson's guitarist), Matt MacKelcan's six-song EP Slow Down is a fine effort.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Booth |
11-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matt MacKelcan
Code Rednew

When nine people are charged with keeping a city livable, things get a little messy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
California's Prop. 19 Didn't Resonate With Minority Votersnew
Election results and exit polling data show that blacks, Latinos, and Asians who voted for Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer went against marijuana legalization.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-15-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: NORML, Proposition 19
Latin Kings Fight Onnew
Complaint is filed with the US Justice Department alleging that the Greensboro Police Department has engaged in a pattern of discrimination against the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
11-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Latin Kings, DOJ
Change Will Comenew

Gay and lesbian youth should not be afraid of who they are.
Charleston City Paper |
Lake Terrace |
11-15-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: LGBT, It Gets Better
Keith Richards's Lifenew

The Rolling Stone spills all — eloquently.
Boston Phoenix |
Joyce Millman |
11-15-2010 |
Nonfiction
Split Ends: Harry Potter Lurches Toward The Final Curtain

A flawed decision to split the final installment of the Harry Potter books into two films results in a formless narrative that overstays its welcome.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-15-2010 |
Reviews
The Real Squatters of OCnew

Can you really just show up at a multimillion-dollar beach home and move in without buying it or paying rent? Apparently, yes.
Big Bang Theory: Four Lions and Client 9new
What's worse? Klutzy jihadist terrorists or vengeful Wall Streeters?
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
11-15-2010 |
Reviews
Tiger Beatnew

The folk-inclined KT Tunstall ventures into uncharted musical terrain.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
11-15-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Still Waiting for Leftynew

Last week, after 22 years, I left the Democratic Party.
INDY Week |
David Fellerath |
11-12-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: DNC
Megan Jean and Byrne Klay Conjure Joyful Soundsnew

Eclectic duo Megan Jean and Byrne Klay moved to North Charleston on Election Day 2008. Driven by a determined desire to express themselves artistically, they focused their efforts on writing, performing, and recording.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
People From the Sun: Revolution Musicnew

This unlikely combination of hard-core rap and positive vibes is surprisingly magnetic.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: People From the Sun