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Stop-Motion Spooky: Laika Cuts Pixar Down to Size

Fans of Aardman’s handcrafted style of animation will find much to enjoy in this wonderfully stylized stop-motion comedy-horror-thriller about a little boy named Norman who sees dead people, or at least their ghosts.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-13-2012 |
Reviews
Newsmonger: First Camp Lejeune, Next Toxic Triangle?, Inside closed Lackland briefingnew

Council last week gave unanimous blessing to Alamo Beer Co.'s plans to build a microbrewery on the east end of the historic Hays Street Bridge, approving a near $800,000 incentive package that lets Alamo Beer set up tables and chairs on the historic bridge deck rent-free.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
08-10-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: toxic triangle, camp lejeune
OCD Rhymesnew

Aesop Rock continues to bring originality to the hip-hop world.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-10-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: aesop rock
EMEKA! Nigerian pride and textile exuberance come into balancenew

The brand, Emeka! was born of the artistic and entrepreneurial spirit of Emeka Okoro. In his art, Emeka draws heavily from his Nigerian roots and boldly displays the pulsating, multi-colored traditions of his country.
San Antonio Current |
Vyjayanthi Vadrevu |
08-10-2012 |
Art
An extremely up-close encounter with Neil Youngnew

Neil Young Journeys completes director Jonathan Demme's trilogy of concert films centered on Neil Young. While 2006's Neil Young: Heart of Gold featured Young in Nashville returning from a bout with an aneurysm, and 2009's Neil Young Trunk Show featured concert footage in Pennsylvania during the Chrome Dreams II tour, Journeys, a solo performance by Young, is the most personal yet experimental of the three.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-10-2012 |
Reviews
Motive Behind the Madness in the Sikh Shootingnew

What led to the recent mass murder of Sikhs in Wisconsin.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
08-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
After Speaking Outnew

A $1 million libel lawsuit against Mexican-American studies teachers continues.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
08-10-2012 |
Education
Student Loans: Worth the Price?new

Between ever-increasing college tuitions and flattening of personal incomes for most middle- and low-income families, the only way many students can pay for college is to borrow.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-10-2012 |
Education
The High Costs of Outsourcing Policenew

Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city -- a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain the department's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
08-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
DIY Washingnew

Looking to be green and stay clean without a washing machine.
Hartford Advocate |
Alison Geisler |
08-10-2012 |
Culture
Cruiser-Crushin' Vermont Farmer Becomes an Internet Heronew

To Roger Pion's supporters, this isn't just a weird, only-in-Vermont story providing fodder for the news media. Pion is the everyman, doing what he needs to do to get by in modern America, pushing back when the boot of The Man is on his throat.
Seven Days |
Tyler Machado |
08-10-2012 |
Culture
Drought expanding, but worst may be overnew

A report released Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Indiana's drought has continued to worsen, but a state climatologist says the state has now "turned a corner" and conditions should improve.
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
08-09-2012 |
Environment
Last Words: Build your own Castro campaign posternew

Now that he's scored one of the hottest speaking gigs in politics, September's Democratic National Committee keynote, what's next for Mayor Julián Castro?
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
08-09-2012 |
Commentary
Alana Is Now Readynew

After a nudge from her famous beau, Tucson native Alana Sweetwater gets her first big taste of music-business success.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
08-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Creed: The band everyone loves to hatenew

If anyone can speak to the truth of the old saying "you don't miss what you had until it's gone," it's Mark Tremonti, guitarist of Creed.
San Antonio Current |
Alan Sculley |
08-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews