AltWeeklies Wire
Stoners Against Legalizationnew

Just who intends to puff, puff, pass on California's Proposition 19?
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
08-30-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Jennifer Soares, Proposition 19
Rambo: Ancient Musclenew

'The Expendables' is just awful—but our resident Stallone addict is still looking forward to the sequel.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-30-2010 |
Reviews
Mothra Guysnew

Daikaiju is a Japanese word, roughly translated into English as "giant strange beast" It's also the name of an instrumental surf rock band, which truly lives up to its name by being a bigger than life.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sarah White |
08-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daikaiju
Slash's Lucky 13new

Slash's band, Velvet Revolver, may still be looking for the right singer But the guitarist didn't have the same problem when it came to his recently released self-titled solo album.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
08-30-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Micmacs: Cute and political at the same timenew

Micmacs mixes cute characters with a political message.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
08-27-2010 |
Reviews
Asylum Deniednew

Unlike refugees from other troubled countries, only a fraction of Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum are accepted – no matter how horrible their wounds or their stories.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel and Patrick Michels |
08-27-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Mexico, Immigration
The Honored Guests finally value the process, not just the productnew

"It's about understanding your situation and understanding that something has to change in order to get to a better place," says frontman Russell Baggett of the band's third album, Please Try Again.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
08-27-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Honored Guests
Freddie Gibbsnew

Only Freddie Gibbs could rightfully boast about gracing magazine covers without a record label Or call himself "Gangsta Gibbs" with no sense of irony Or crib a beat from Masta Ace and one-up the original rap...
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Freddie Gibbs
World of Streetcolornew

An anonymous knitter bombs the streets of Berkeley.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-26-2010 |
Culture
Pretty Label Winesnew
Many of us occasionally buy wines because they have a gorgeous label, but few of us admit to it We were heading for a week's vacation in Santa Barbara, which is surely the supermodel of seaside towns...
East Bay Express |
Jody Brettkelly |
08-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wine
HOPE should be cappednew

The HOPE scholarship is overextended by $244 million this year
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-26-2010 |
Policy Issues
Pelosi's House Dividednew

The most powerful female politician in the country now teeters between long-term victory and instant defeat.
Tags: Nancy Pelosi
Freeze the gamenew
Summer is an assemblage of unscripted experiences, and there's generally still daylight when it's all over. Or so I'd hoped.
Tags: Columns
The Naked Chokenew

Documenting a lifelong love affair with extended bouts of unconsciousness.
Boston Phoenix |
Eugene Robinson |
08-26-2010 |
Sports
Fighting the Good Fightnew

Honor Fighting and the UFC.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Demetriou |
08-26-2010 |
Commentary