AltWeeklies Wire
Right-to-Work debate returnsnew
A fresh debate erupted this week over the effects of the state's so-called "Right-to-Work" law passed by the Indiana General Assembly earlier this year.
Chiddy Bang Brandingnew
The group's sugar cereal motif is of a piece with its music.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-24-2012 |
Reviews
MOCO's Meta Spacenew
After an ill-fated show at MOCA, artist Chris Silva transforms Oakland's MOCO into a community-centered Internet cafe.
East Bay Express |
Alex Bigman |
08-24-2012 |
Art
Tags: visual arts, internet cafe
MMA in Indy: The state of the cagenew
From barely legal to strict strict, how gaming commissions have cracked down on Mixed Martial Arts over the years.
Poor David Wants Oswald Stone Returnednew
David Card, the irascible owner of Poor David’s Pub in Dallas, is bound and determined to get a family possession returned, and he’s turning to social media for help.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
CofC professor Christopher Lamb talks Sarah Palin, 2012 election cyclenew
Christopher Lamb is a bit disappointed that Sarah Palin decided not to throw her hat into the 2012 Republican presidential nominee ring. While it could have been monumentally precarious for our country, it at least could have moved copies of the College of Charleston professor’s 2011 book, The Sound and Fury of Sarah Palin, a 179-page work tearing down the “politician” who was the butt of so many of 2008’s best jokes.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
08-24-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: sarah palin, chris lamb
B's Po Boy: Bocce Ball and Beignetsnew
B's Po Boy, with its excellent, authentic titular sandwiches and outstanding beignets, is a great addition to the blooming Fountain Square/Shelby Street dining scene.
NUVO |
Neil Charles |
08-24-2012 |
Food+Drink
A Grassroots Approach to School Reformnew
New report pitches Local School Councils as alternative to school boards or mayoral control of IPS.
Gadfly: "We all must endure cuts"new
Each week, NUVO illustrator Wayne Bertsch turns his keen comic eye to the local headlines.
Solitary confinement: Bad for chimps, OK for humans?new
A very popular bill now moving through Congress bans solitary confinement for chimpanzees and other great apes. But what about people?
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: monkeys, chimpanzees
Unplanned Parenthoodnew
The county's move to defund Planned Parenthood and grant Title X funding for reproductive services to Christ Community Health Services has not worked out as advertised.
The Memphis Flyer |
Hannah Sayle |
08-23-2012 |
Health
Art, Bikes and Rock ’n’ Rollnew
Rock musician. Fine artist. Cycling champion. If lifelong Springfield resident Jeff Williams does not qualify as a genuine renaissance man, he’ll have to do until one comes along. In addition, these disparate areas of interest have built on each other throughout a 30-year career, in often unexpected ways.
Illinois Times |
Scott Faingold |
08-23-2012 |
Culture
The Power of Pussynew
Pussy Riot's reminding us of something we have to relearn every decade or so: It's OK to be about something. And it's OK to mean it. These convictions are as crucial artistically as they are politically.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa DeMarco |
08-23-2012 |
Politics
