AltWeeklies Wire
Pot Junkies Terrorize D.C. Partiesnew

Guys, Washingtonians are smoking pot at parties, and the Washington Post is on it.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
01-11-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: Marijuana
The Good and Bad of William Brattonnew

The former police chief in New York and Los Angeles could help Oakland police, but he also brings a lot of baggage.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
01-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: William Bratton
Cross Purposesnew

Nancy Wood's 'The Soledad Crucifixion' gets hung up on poetic momentum
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
01-10-2013 |
Books
Can Kickstarter Stick Around?new

Is crowd funding destined to hit critical mass and implode, or will the crowdsourcing model enter and sustain itself within the larger cultural dialogue?
Doctors wanted for Georgia's medical marijuana lawnew

State's cannabis law has sat on the shelf too long
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Paul Cornwell |
01-10-2013 |
Drugs
Engineers dislike H-1B; bosses gloatnew

H-1B visa opponents say corporations such as Qualcomm are using the program to lower the prevailing wage for engineers and tech employees across the board.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Numbers Gamenew
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to bet on keno. Are your wallet and well-being worth the risk?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
01-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Why everyone loves pizzanew

If everyone likes all sorts of different things in life, why does everyone love pizza?
San Diego Reader |
Matthew Alice |
01-09-2013 |
Food+Drink
Unforgiven Offensesnew

The Catholic Church’s interference with its employees’ private lives is becoming an increasingly public matter.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Hannah McCartney |
01-09-2013 |
The War on Women
Tags: Catholic Church
Unsportsmanlike Conductnew

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit suit proves just how out-of-bounds sports culture has become.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
01-09-2013 |
Sports
Mohamed and “The Terror Factory”new

A look inside the Fed's counterterrorism campaign from the vantage point of an upcoming trial of the Portland Xmas tree bomber.
Willamette Week |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Terror
The Face of Revenge Pornnew

Awash in 'honest' porn, Colorado Springs' Craig Brittain reigns as one of the most hated men on the internet.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-09-2013 |
Sex
Tags: Craig Brittain, Is Anybody Down?
Jack McAuliffe, Total Goddamn Hero of Craft Beer, Returns to Sonoma Countynew

On Thursday, the Russian River Brewing Co. welcomes the man himself back to Sonoma County, with Jim Koch from Sam Adams.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabe Meline |
01-09-2013 |
Food+Drink
The Practice that Healsnew

After years of being scoffed at as a silly hobby for mystics and hippies seeking peace, love and harmony, the ancient Indian practice of yoga is being embraced by millions of the same Americans who once dismissed it.
Folio Weekly |
Claire Goforth |
01-09-2013 |
Health
Gay Couples Denied Marriage License in Decatur, Ga.new

Five same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Dekalb County courthouse in Decatur as part of the WE DO campaign. The civil rights group, which is organized by the Campaign for Southern Equality, will move to several other Southern states in the coming days before ending at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis |
01-08-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage