AltWeeklies Wire
Rye Revivalnew
Can rye whiskey regain its throne as the South's favorite spirit?
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
10-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Rye Whiskey
If You Vote, You Can't Complain
Here we go again. Like Charlie Brown considering Lucy's offer to hold the football so he can kick it--and Lucy's promises not to pull it away at the last second, as she's done every time in the past--lefties are being urged to set aside their disgust over the last four years and vote Democratic.
Mind The Bindernew
Mitt Romney was lying about that binder full of women.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-17-2012 |
The War on Women
Tags: Mitt Romney
Underwater!new
For some New Mexicans, the housing crisis is just beginning.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
10-17-2012 |
Housing & Development
Reign of Painnew
Sleigh Bells explore the art of catharsis.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer wins convertsnew
Looking at author Jonathan Safran Foer's body of work, one is struck by how heavy his topics of choice are. His first novel, Everything is Illuminated, was set in the charred landscape of a Holocaust-terrorized Jewish village. His second, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, deals with a boy who lost his father on 9/11.
Charleston City Paper |
Elizabeth Pandolfi |
10-17-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Federal fire study soughtnew
Bennet and Udall request scientific review of Colorado forest fires.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
10-17-2012 |
Disasters
Magically Ambitiousnew
Ireland's the Script takes a shot at Celtic hip-hop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Celtic hip-hop, The Script
Grape Sense: An Award-Winning Vignolesnew
River City Winery, situated in downtown New Albany, won top honors at the Indy International Wine Competition for its 2011 Vignoles.
NUVO |
Howard Hewitt |
10-17-2012 |
Food+Drink
Strange Amusementsnew
Caravan of Thieves give gypsy jazz a theatrical makeover.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
10-17-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caravan of Thieves, gypsy jazz
My Dark Passengernew
How The Afghan Whigs soundtracked my twenties and have stuck with me ever since.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Mike Breen |
10-17-2012 |
Music
School of Shocknew
Miami University is a sick, sick campus in desperate need of the largest group therapy session ever recorded, top-rung leadership more palpably concerned with student safety and a less corporate approach to media relations.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
10-17-2012 |
Education
Climbing the Mountain
Summer is a fading memory, winter a certain promise.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
10-17-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Brian Clarey
How much did PA's Botched Voter ID initiative cost? Not enough.new
While officials are eager to point out that Pennsylvania—so broke the governor just cut last-resort safety net funds for the disabled—didn’t spend much money on the failed Voter ID initiative, the lowball investment is also the main reason it failed.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
10-17-2012 |
Elections
Drawing a Line in the (Tar) Sandnew
Protests in Texas delay the Keystone pipeline while opposition to it grows.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
10-17-2012 |
Environment
