AltWeeklies Wire
Bitter Teanew

Yes, tea party members, you are enjoying Wi-Fi and the wisdom of Ken Cuccinelli in a huge, $350 million tax burden that hasn’t lived up to its promises.
Style Weekly |
Don Harrison |
10-05-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Tea Party, Ken Cuccinelli
"Opinionating" Is Cheapnew

The strange, poignant logic behind Mayhill Fowler's decision to quit blogging for HuffPo.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-05-2010 |
Media
A Person of Interestnew

Despite police suspicions to the contrary, eels frontman E is surprisingly well-adjusted.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-05-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: eels
All Crimes Are Hate Crimesnew

Georgia doesn't need a hate crimes statute.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jim McPherson |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Latin Flairnew

Carnaval Latino festival celebrates growing Hispanic cultures in New Orleans with a festival of food and music.
Power Playersnew
NBA big guns like Chris Paul have more control over their destinies than ever and greater leverage to make demands and play where — and with whom — they want.
Weed Goes Westnew

Utah searches for its American Dream in California’s marijuana “Green Rush.”
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-05-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana
Another Chancenew

Motherhood Program helps women move from jail to job.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
10-04-2010 |
Policy Issues
Road From Ruinnew

A resurrected James explores the paths not taken.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James
M.I.A. Talks Creativity, Politics, and Celebritynew

In September 2004, Diplo still had to explain who M.I.A. was, and he described her as a dancehall artist of Sri Lankan descent.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
10-04-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
5 Authentic Mexican Dishes That Would Make Rick Bayless Screamnew

Mexican food in all its manifestations is just a tasty extension of "Greater Mexico" and the idea that Mexico and its culture doesn't stop at the border.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
10-04-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Rick Bayless, Mexican Food
Calif. Governor Signs Rigs-to-Reefs Billnew

Controversial Proposal to Allow Offshore Oil Platforms to Remain Once Dead Becomes Law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
10-04-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Oil, Arnold Schwarzenegger
DeMint Scared of Gays and Functioning, Unwed Vaginasnew
Six years ago, Jim DeMint was stumbling over a non-apology for offensive remarks he made on the campaign trail for U.S. Senate. With a lack of opposition this year, he's right at home being a homophobe and sexist on the stump.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-04-2010 |
LGBT
Life in the Sinkhole: Hollywood Romantic Comedies Don't Know Where to Begin
Aspiring to combine comedy, tragedy, and romance into a deep-meaning treatise on the prettiest and happiest white people you've ever seen, "Life as We Know It" is less than it pretends to be.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Berlanti, Life as We Know It
The Young and the Breastlessnew

Yes, young women can get breast cancer -- but are they getting the message?
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
10-04-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breast Cancer