AltWeeklies Wire
Inside the mind of one atheistnew
What's it like to be an atheist in Colorado Springs, home of the religious right? No problems at all.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Larimore Nicholl |
08-13-2010 |
Unclassified
Tags: Atheism
Major Layoffs Planned at Deseret Newsnew
The Deseret News, one of two Salt Lake City dailies, is planning 30 to 60 percent layoffs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Josh Loftin |
08-13-2010 |
Media
Tags: Deseret News
Mother's Milk is Man's Best Friendnew
Wet nursing, milk banks, the powers of mother's milk, people freaking out about women nursing in public -- why can't Americans view mother's milk as something as valuable as a clean blood supply? People's hangups and a few health concerns get in the way.
Hartford Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
08-13-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breastfeeding
How the iPhone 4 Changed Long Distancenew
Why are those iPhone ads are so strangely manipulative and unsettling? Because they presume that we don't need an excuse to be no where near our loved ones when when important things happen, or just always.
Hartford Advocate |
Greg Beato |
08-13-2010 |
Tech
Tags: iPhone
You Are What You Eatnew
Going organic is more than a diet, it’s a lifestyle.
Ventura County Reporter |
Carla Iacovetti |
08-13-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Food
From Tucson With Lovenew
Checking in with Duke Cunningham halfway through his federal prison sentence.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
08-12-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Duke Cunningham
Arcade Fire: The Suburbsnew
If you can find it in your heart not to begrudge the spinning of mythology out of suburban sprawl, then you're cleared to fall for The Suburbs.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Arcade Fire
Scott Pilgrim captures its source material's energy, but not its soulnew
In Edgar Wright's adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's cult-favorite Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, the visuals pop with jagged panel-break split-screens and straight-outta-Batman on-screen sound effects.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Seeking Standardsnew
The San Francisco-based country-rock band Or, The Whale is trying to create music that will be appreciated decades from now.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-12-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Or, The Whale
Swedish Suspensenew
Swedish writer Stieg Larsson's crime novels are now so popular that, to the surprise of snooty Europeans, actual Americans have been found reading them, in spite of the fact that the novels are written in words However, for the true American, only moving, talking pictures are a fit form of entertainment...
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Deportation Fears Plague Immigrant Communitiesnew
While candidates whip up anti-immigrant fervor, others in the Hispanic and immigrant communities deal with the consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-12-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: Sandra Hernandez
The Death of Smooth Jazznew
Columbus, Ohio just lost its only commercial jazz radio station. Will anyone mourn its passing?
The Other Paper |
Eric Lyttle |
08-12-2010 |
Media
Tags: Fritz the Nite Owl
Kids These Daysnew
'Scott Pilgrim' features exciting action, superior music and enjoyable characters.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-12-2010 |
Reviews
Wingnut is as Wingnut Doesnew
The recent rise of the Tea Party could be a sign that we’ve hit peak wingnut. Or maybe a truer sign is the race for Oregon’s 4th District congressional seat, which has already been characterized by threats of chicken suits.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-12-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Tea Party, Art Robinson
Charter schools: Who's left behind?new
Georgia is now vying for funds from the president's Race to the Top initiative, but the scoring method is backwards
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Susanna Rodell |
08-12-2010 |
Policy Issues
