AltWeeklies Wire
Who's Behind Helena Brown?new

Some say the Houston councilwoman known for her long diatribes is influenced by William Park, who last year was banned from the investments industry.
Houston Press |
Terrence McCoy |
07-06-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Helena Brown
Leakednew

New Mexico Foundation for Open Government board member has ties to the governor's private email scandal.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
07-06-2012 |
Politics
End of the Rainbownew

Calgary's queer bars are disappearing, eliminating important community hubs and safe gathering places for the LGBT community.
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
07-06-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
Santigold: 'Master of My Make-Believe'new

After mesmerizing audiences with the frenetic percussion and eerie synths of her smash hit, "Creator," Santigold fell into a four-year slump crippled by self-doubt.
San Antonio Current |
Alejandra Ramírez |
07-05-2012 |
Reviews
Sizist Spawnnew
New Times SLO's annual 55 Fiction competition, a literary contest in which all stories are 55 words or less, and illustrated by Neal Breton. The issue is dedicated to the memory of Ray Bradbury.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
New Times staff |
07-05-2012 |
Original Work
Old Man Gloom: 'No'new

No is Old Man Gloom's first proper full-length since 2004's Christmas.
San Antonio Current |
James Woodard |
07-03-2012 |
Reviews
Student Loans Tying You Down?new

Don't look for help from Congress's latest fix.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
07-03-2012 |
Education
Tags: College Debt, Student Loans
Ron Young may be 'Under the Texas Radar', but he's living rightnew

It began with a woman, and ended with one too. But isn't that always the way?
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
07-03-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kinky: 'Sueño de la máquina'new

Kinky's fifth studio album has the band coming full circle.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
07-03-2012 |
Reviews
Woody Allen’s Italian midsummer night's sex comedynew

Woody Allen, who once declared, “I am at two with nature,” is smitten with great cities.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-03-2012 |
TV
Bill Designed to Shut Down PA Abortion Clinics Is In Effect. Now what?new
Pennsylvania currently has 14 freestanding clinics providing surgical abortions. A few weeks ago, that number was 15, but in response to Act 122, a clinic associated with the University of Pittsburgh has already closed.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
07-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
‘I'm not going to have sex with you'new

I don't always tell guys that before I come over, but when I do, I mean it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Melysa Martinez |
07-03-2012 |
Sex
Nikki Haley cleared by ethics panelnew

Five Republicans and one Democrat cleared Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of wrongdoing June 29 after investigating whether she had illegally lobbied as a lawmaker. It was the first time the House Ethics Committee investigated a sitting governor.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
07-03-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Mark Sanford, Nikki Haley
The Dubplates forge an alliance with their buddies in Jamaicanew

Kingston, Jamaica, is holy land for stateside reggae musicians. For the core members of Charleston dancehall reggae group the Dubplates, a chance meeting with one of their heroes — underground dancehall superstar Zumjay (pronounced "zoom-jay") — led to an unexpected pilgrimage to the musical Mecca over the spring.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-03-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dubplates
The Barbecue Questionnew
For a food we all supposedly share in common, barbeque is awfully fractured.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
07-03-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Barbecue Wars, BBQ Regions