AltWeeklies Wire
Winnas, Loozas ... and Hanging Chadsnew
Clancy DuBos on the elections: who came out on top, and who didn't come out at all.
Tags: Louisiana Politics, mitch landrieu
NOLA chef makes movie-house fare
The last time I ate at one of Chef Adolfo Garcia’s restaurants, my server was a large fellow with broad shoulders, a husky voice and an enormous pair of tits.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
11-19-2012 |
Commentary
Sandy and Katrina
Electricity bled back into my parents’ neighborhood on Long Island on Friday. My uncle and his family down on the Jersey Shore came back online later this weekend.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
11-19-2012 |
Commentary
Little Monsters
If you’re wondering how Frankenstein managed to sire a daughter, let alone one who has inherited his neck bolts and surgical scars, you are missing the point.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
11-19-2012 |
Commentary
Memo to Pence: Legalize itnew
Instead of photo-ops showing cops burning down stands of our artisanal cannabis, we could be featuring it at the State Fair.
Ang Lee Goes Big: Ocean Survival Story Raises the Bar on Spectacle
Gracefully sidestepping its overreaching, religiously didactic premise — that the unfolding story offers up absolute proof of God — Ang Lee’s lush 3D adaptation of Yann Martel’s restrained novel of magical realism is a stunner.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
11-19-2012 |
Movies
A Jump to the Left? Mississippi: The 2012 Elections and Beyondnew
Among the many names folks have called Mississippi—from the Hospitality State to the Cradle of the Confederacy—“political trendsetter” probably doesn’t rank high on many lists.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
11-17-2012 |
Commentary
Low Wages Mean Two Jobs in One Daynew
Ejjair has been working at the Hyatt for 14 years but still makes only $9 per hour, not counting the occasions when a server shares tips with him.
NUVO |
Fran Quigley |
11-16-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: immigrants, labor
Art Snyder: A Genuinely Interesting Dudenew
Most people knew Art as the very white Los Angeles councilman in the heavily Latino northeastern district, who was elected sometime in the late ‘60s. So Art became the councilman representing El Sereno, Eagle Rock and Glassell Park, among others. He held the post for nearly two decades.
He was a red-headed Irishman who looked like the Marine he had been. But he was born in Lincoln Heights at the bottom of the Great Depression, so it was natural he learned to speak Spanish.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
11-16-2012 |
Commentary
The Real Face of Homelessnessnew
As temperatures drop and shelters fill with men, women and children, it's time to re-examine 10 persistent myths about Sacramento's homeless population.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-16-2012 |
Homelessness
Returning War Contractors Face Second Battle, Against Insurance Giant AIGnew
Whatever your role in the U.S. war effort, if you were injured overseas, at least you'd be covered back home, right?
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
11-16-2012 |
War
Tags: war contractors
Homophobia in West Texasnew
Members of an Austin-area playhouse try to shut down a play that features two gay characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Irwin |
11-16-2012 |
LGBT
The Birther Judgenew
A master of political hits and campaign shell games prepares to take a seat on the bench of the of San Diego County Superior Court.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
11-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Gary Kreep San Diego
The Icing on the Cakenew
An unexpected detail—such as icing insects—can make a traditional wedding cake unforgettable.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
11-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Wedding Cakes
A Historic Election Foretoldnew
In 2002, John Judis and Ruy Teixeira wrote a book, "The Emerging Democratic Majority," predicting the broad outlines of a demographic shift that would inexorably favor Democrats in the long run. On Election Day, Nov. 6, their prediction was confirmed.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-16-2012 |
Elections
