AltWeeklies Wire
Weed, same-sex marriage, women and public transitnew
The 2012 election was a milestone in many regards, but Indiana public transit is still lagging behind.
Colorado Football Players Collected Scholarship Money Despite Legal Troublesnew
Football recruits violated the law and were suspended from campus repeatedly. So why were they awarded the prestigious Presidential Scholarship when they came back?
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo and Jefferson Dodge |
11-09-2012 |
Education
Voting Suppression Must be National Prioritynew
The electorate lost big when it came to how elections were handled right here in Hinds County and beyond.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Editorial Board |
11-09-2012 |
Commentary
The New Cold Warnew
On the front lines of the costly fight for America's high-tech future.
Seattle Weekly |
Caleb Hannan |
11-09-2012 |
Tech
This Lande is our Landenew
If you think you've heard it all before, give Funko Moderno five minutes and see if your mind changes. Or melts.
Boulder Weekly |
Michael Callahan |
11-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Funko Moderno
A Burning Issuenew
Burning wood is back, baby. Maybe it never left. Several factors are perhaps contributing to the swift upturn in popularity of home heating via woodstove.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Jake Nichols |
11-09-2012 |
Culture
The Wayne Drury Project: Save the Musicnew
The Wayne Drury Project is a modern-day folk song revival. Twenty musicians from around the country (and one from London) joined together in Eugene, Ore., to save the music of Wayne Drury, the musician who brought alt-country music to the Willamette Valley.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
11-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Living LivingSocialnew
How D.C.'s coupon giant is trying to change its culture—and ours.
Washington City Paper |
Simon van Zuylen-Wood |
11-08-2012 |
Features
Tags: LivingSocial
A Cloud of Confusionnew
Many smokers switch to e-cigarettes for health reasons, but officials warn the trend isn’t as safe as some manufacturers claim.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
11-08-2012 |
Health
Taxing Questionsnew
Arizona voters soundly reject the extension of a one-cent sales tax for education.
Tucson Weekly |
Weekly Staff and Contributors |
11-08-2012 |
Education
Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation Comes to Indy!new
"Half the size, twice the violence!" So says the theme to EMWF, and is proved by the wrestlers of their star-studded roster.
Tags: Extreme Midget Wrestling
What's Behind Gary Douglas's Scientology Knockoff?new
Access Consciousness promises to help you reach a higher plane. For a price.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-08-2012 |
Features
Early Calgary's Boozy Bad Boynew
Bob Edwards was a boozer, a satirist, a fearless editor and a precursor to the great gonzo journalists of the '60s.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-08-2012 |
History
Documenting The Other Dream Team, from Lithuanianew
What was little understood in the aftermath of the U.S. basketball team's defeat at the 1988 Olympics was that the top players on the winning Soviet team were not Russian, but Lithuanian.
Sonoran Squeezenew
Border security and bad press continue to squeeze Mexico's Nogales.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
11-07-2012 |
International
Tags: border issues
