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The Graffiti Huntersnew

Urban explorers risk trespassing violations, injury, and even death to photograph a hidden world of aerosol art for all the world to see.
East Bay Express |
April Kilcrease |
06-18-2014 |
Art
Kinky Boots: Roman Polanski Gives Takes Venus All The Way

Roman Polanski’s 20th film is an exquisite deconstructionist articulation of a quicksilver sadomasochistic tug-of-war between a middle-aged theater director and an enigmatic actress auditioning for a role in his upcoming play “Venus in Furs.” She just might be Venus incarnate.
Love, Anywaynew
No, not all men abuse or hurt, but collectively we have condoned a society that excuses it too often when they do.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-13-2014 |
Culture
Life and Death by Pabstnew

Lefty Kelleher, a stalwart of the infamous anarchist neigborhood - The Whiteaker, takes home top prize for Eugene Pabst Blue Ribbon art contest with a tapped skull.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
06-13-2014 |
Art
Women: A Catalyst for Changenew
In an exhibit titled "Women: Agents of Change in the American Civil Rights Movement," Jackson State University offers a glimpse into the documentary photography of Dr. Doris A. Derby.
Jackson Free Press |
LaTonya Miller |
06-13-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Women
Court House Closed for Businessnew

Los Angeles County has First Right of Refusal
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
06-13-2014 |
Commentary
President Barack Obama keeps DCU crowd, Worcester Tech grads in awenew

President Barack Obama exhorted Worcester Technical High School graduates to never forget the people who invested in them, to give back to their community and to leave their historic graduation ceremony at the DCU Center Wednesday, June 11 believing every child in America can make it just like them.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
06-13-2014 |
Features
Win, Drink, Rapenew

What is the cost of winning in college athletics? The University of Oregon and its history of sexual assault.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-13-2014 |
The War on Women
The Future of Powernew

Electricity may soon get cleaner … and a lot more expensive.
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
06-13-2014 |
Energy
Comicpalooza: How Houston’s Comics Convention Came Back From the Dead to Become One of the Best in the Countrynew
Comic conventions were all but dead in Houston, but thanks to some smart thinking Comicpalooza is now one of the best conventions in the country.
Houston Press |
Jef Rouner |
06-12-2014 |
Culture
The strangely similar career paths of Vampire Weekend and Blur's Damon Albarnnew

During a concert last fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Vampire Weekend diverged from their own material exactly once, covering Blur's Dadaist jock jam "Song 2." The choice was a surprisingly big, crunchy move for a band whose sound typically veers toward the airy and nuanced...
Tags: Vampire Weekend, Damon Albarn
The Arkansas Power Grid Vandalnew

The story of Jason Woodring, whom the FBI calls a "terrorist."
Arkansas Times |
Will Stephenson |
06-11-2014 |
Energy
SF Weekly Comics Issuenew

A whole issue done in a comic style -- from the letters page to the feature to reviews.
The Prisoner's Daughternew

What if your dad had been doing time for murder for as long as you'd known him? How would it feel to learn he may have been wrongfully convicted?
The Village Voice |
Albert Samaha |
06-11-2014 |
Features
Tags: Wrongful Convictions
The Promise Ringnew

Alex Sheen centered his entire future on nothing more complicated than the power of a promise. How that little notion became the basis for a nonprofit that's connected tens of thousands and what's next for his little Lakewood project
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
06-11-2014 |
Features