AltWeeklies Wire
Apocalyptic Hangovernew
Long nights and end times ideal for beer consumption.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
12-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Donation Deniednew
A Tucson nonprofit questions Walmart's benevolence
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-20-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Year in Film 2012new
Was this the year of the doc? PLUS: 5 Top 10s; It came from the South; On the cutting room floor
Tags: 2012 in Movies
Birther Gary Kreep's Family-Law Recordnew
Birther judge-elect opposed parental rights for communists and lesbians as a lawyer, and faced allegations of spousal abuse.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-20-2012 |
Politics
A Very Mayan Xmasnew
Suspend disbelief for a moment, and prepare to skim the surface of rationality as we tackle a last-minute gift guide for, well, our last minutes.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein, Kirsten Akens, Matthew Schniper |
12-20-2012 |
Shopping
Tags: gift guide
The Year Oakland Explodednew
For the first time in recent memory, Oakland's being noticed for its culture, not its crime rate. Is that a good thing?
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
12-19-2012 |
Art
Tags: Oakland, Occupy Oakland
We Don't Have the Right to Care About Newtown
Since we have made a collective national decision to be a bunch of coldhearted bastards, we have to be morally consistent. And that means not caring about our kids either.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The Priorities of Outrage: Guns Before Butternew
The tragedy that unfolded in Newtown is the kind of regularly occurring horror that our modern-day 24-hour media apparatus exists to exploit. But when it comes to the systemic, glacial destruction of the lives of millions of Americans in the ongoing farce that is a war on poor people, the story that needs to be told isn't.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Craigslist Poetry: Pirate Fairies and Churchgoersnew
The following are actual entries from the Missed Connections section of Charleston Craigslist, divided into lines and stanzas and presented without embellishment. You just can’t make this stuff up.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-18-2012 |
Poetry
Newtown and The Media's Delusional Narrative on Caucasian Mayhemnew
Crime coverage in minority areas rarely digs beneath the surface. Most outlets condense the tragedies into a singular disposable headline. Forget medical records – we don't even always learn the names of black shooters.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
12-18-2012 |
Media
Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new
Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
If the Newtown Massacre Doesn’t Change Us, No Shooting Ever Willnew
Whatever your politics, it should shame us all that it took 20 dead children to make us finally even consider the question: Should we reconsider stricter gun laws?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Andrew McLemore |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
The First 30 Secondsnew
Portland hopes to shield the mentally ill from excessive force by putting the right cop on the scene.
Willamette Week |
Andrea Damewood |
12-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
A Hell of Our Own Makingnew
Bill McKibben talks about the fight against climate change.
Reno News & Review |
Marc Maximov |
12-18-2012 |
Environment
Between Two Laws: Medical Marijuana in Coloradonew
A quadriplegic woman and her 3-year-old son are facing eviction after receiving notice their Section 8 housing voucher will be terminated because she uses medical marijuana.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
12-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
