AltWeeklies Wire
The Green in Ganjanew
'Dealing Death and Drugs' shows the human costs of the drug war -- and the importance of marijuana to cartels.
Tucson Weekly |
Greg Harman |
04-26-2012 |
Nonfiction
'Don't Trust the B---' script smells of desperationnew
With their greed, brutality and lust — not to mention their Italian Renaissance duds — the Borgias make the Sopranos look practically modest.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
04-26-2012 |
TV
A father and son duke it out in 'Footnote'new
Two men sit side-by-side in the front row of a throng of people, listening to the introduction of one Professor Shkolnik, who is being accepted into the National Israel Academy of Sciences.
San Antonio Current |
Erin Gleeson |
04-26-2012 |
Reviews
Girl, in Transit: Driving is not worth the stressnew
In this installment, Ashley actually drives a car, remembering just how stressful driving a car can be.
NUVO |
Ashley Kimmel |
04-26-2012 |
Transportation
Tags: public transit, driving stress
Have Gun, Will Litigatenew
Proposed legislation would create a protected class in the workplace — gun owners.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
04-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Please Quitnew
When an aspiring young journalist asked why she should get into a failing industry, here's what I should have said.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
04-26-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Journalism, Advice for Journalists
The Pravda-ization of the News
Try as they may to make the news as boring as possible, U.S. media outlets keep churning out hilarious "news" stories. Hardly a day passes without the release of some piece whose content is so ridiculous, its tone so absurdly credulous, that it makes us feel as if we live in a bizarre reincarnation of the propaganda-soaked Soviet Union.
The Curse of Chief Wahoonew
Is Cleveland paying the price for embracing America's last acceptable racist symbol?
Cleveland Scene |
Peter Pattakos |
04-26-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Chief Wahoo, Cleveland Indians
Fair Trade USA's Coffee Policy Comes Under Firenew
Critics say that new certification process adopted by Oakland-based organization will undermine the international fair-trade industry.
East Bay Express |
Corey Hill |
04-25-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Fair trade, Fair Trade USA
Where's Howard Clement?new
Sidelined by a publicly unidentified illness that limits his mobility, the Durham City Councilman has missed 20 meetings over 150 days, including key votes on the 751 South development, a public arts project and a resolution on fracking.
Tags: Howard Clement
Metro Times Best of Detroitnew
Metro Times staff, Detroit Lion Justin Durant and more than 1,000 readers tackle the Best Of Detroit.
Metro Times |
Metro Times Staff |
04-25-2012 |
Culture
Carolina Chocolate Dropsnew
In this age of beats, electronic manipulation and Auto-Tune, there is a refreshing quality to the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Its old-timey fiddle and banjo music has lively energy and bright musicality...
Tribune Company Does Deal with Journaticnew
The Tribune Company announced Monday it's turning over TribLocal to Journatic—which the Tribune describes as a "Chicago-based media content provider" that "aggregates data." Not just Chicago-based, it's Tribune Tower-based, and Journatic's approach to journalism is to turn it into piecework done at home.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-24-2012 |
Media
Steak Holdersnew
Vermonters can't get enough local meat — and that's good news for beef farmers.
Seven Days |
Kathryn Flagg |
04-24-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Vermont Beef, Vermont Steak
Janelle Monaenew
"Are we walking dead now?" Monae asked Voodoo Music Experience audiences two years ago before crescendoing into an operatic wail and a zombie-like gyration...
