AltWeeklies Wire
Why did House Republicans refuse to vote on the Violence Against Women Act?new

At the end of November, I wrote an article about sexual assault allegations at the College of Charleston and how rampant rape is on college campuses across the country. After that article came out, I got a lot of e-mails — from students at the college, alumni, and parents. And almost every person who wrote had this message: "I was raped."
Charleston City Paper |
Alison Piepmeier |
01-16-2013 |
The War on Women
Transhuman expressnew

"We are now in the process of reprogramming the information processes of our own biology, to program biology away from cancer."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-16-2013 |
Science
Former NFL player Wade Davis finds new career helping LGBTQ youthnew

Wade Davis has come a long way since the days when he would drop dollars at a strip club, hoping to impress his teammates on the Tennessee Titans. A free agent in the NFL, the cornerback didn't want to give his football family even the tiniest inkling that he might be a little bit different from them.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Wade Davis NFL
Arab Springboardnew

Omar Offendum explores the politics of identity and insurrection
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
01-16-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Union Stationnew

Colorado Senate Bill 11 emerges as a major engine of change for an increasingly empowered LGBT population.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
01-16-2013 |
LGBT
Yardwork Sounds Positive on Newest EPnew

It seems like every write-up about Charlotte band Yardwork employs, in some way, shape, or form, the word "positive." Look. We just did it right there.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
01-16-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yardwork
Living the Dreamnew

Former Creative Loafing Atlanta music editor seeks the meaning of life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
01-16-2013 |
Commentary
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr.
To Bieb or not to Biebnew

Justin Bieber is huge now, but which historical teen star's path will he follow?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Corbie Hill |
01-16-2013 |
Music
Mother Monster: Freaky Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Frightening

Guillermo del Toro — the director of such minor masterpieces as “The Devil’s Backbone” and “Pan’s Labyrinth” — weakens his sphere of influence by producing a sorely underdeveloped horror movie that manufactures scares from the crudest of tropes.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
01-15-2013 |
Reviews
Murdered by a Prosecutor
The suicide of a tech wunderkind should prompt a general reexamination of America's out-of-control prison sentences.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-14-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: hacking, Aaron Swartz
This is your brain on the Internetnew

Are digital distractions destroying critical thinking?
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Callahan |
01-12-2013 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Starting strong with a strong alenew

Asher Brewing kicks off our Boulder County Beer Tour.
Boulder Weekly |
Steve Weishampel |
01-12-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Boulder beer
Deserving Second Chances?new
Before the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts, star middle linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he would retire at the end of the season. Lewis has spent 17 years in the NFL at one of the physically toughest positions.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
01-11-2013 |
Sports
Adventures in Bicycle Maintenancenew

Katelyn works on her New Year's resolution to learn more about bicycle maintenance.
NUVO |
Katelyn Coyne |
01-11-2013 |
Transportation
Tags: bicycle maintenance