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Friends with Benefitsnew
On the surface, benefit corporations offer a less secretive, more socially benign way of doing business. How that plays out in real life is less clear.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
03-07-2012 |
Business & Labor
'Cash Mobbing' Locally Owned Businessesnew
Like a flash mob, cash mobs happen quickly and involve an element of surprise — but in this case, the goal is to support local businesses and build community.
Seven Days |
Eva Sollberger |
03-07-2012 |
Business & Labor
Chilis, Sweet Corn, and Bacon at the Bottom of the Bottlenew
What bartenders are doing in their booze labs these days hearkens back to the classy-cocktails heyday when egg whites went into some zoot-suiter's Ramos Gin Fizz, as well as the wild innovation that made prison wine possible.
San Antonio Current |
Brandon R. Reynolds |
03-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Big Spill: The people's answer to SXSWnew
Backbeat's publisher Angel Castorena is no stranger to mammoth multi-day fests. Last April, he closed Local Music Week with a three-day festival featuring 45 bands.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
03-07-2012 |
Concerts
Tags: Best Coast, SXSW 2012
San Antonio Scientology spat may rope Cruise's best mannew
Last week saw a flurry of legal wrangling in the Church of Scientology lawsuit against a former leading member here earlier this year.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
03-07-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Scientology, sex trafficking
Why a Sex Change is Not Extraordinarynew
All that seems arcane about transsexuality -- hormone replacement therapy, surgeries, name changes -- can be understood as marks of healing and of the desire to live well.
Tags: Transsexual, Sex Change
Leave Ted Turner Alone!new
Let's let the Mouth of the South get old and boring in peace, shall we?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
03-07-2012 |
Media
Friends With Kidsnew
Wait a minute. Is that Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig? Yeah, but they're not the stars.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-07-2012 |
Reviews
Kevin Young's inner poet and professor wrestle in The Grey Albumnew
The Emory professor takes on the breadth of African-American culture in his ambitious nonfiction work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
03-07-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: kevin young, the grey album
The Case for Shiftlessness
We've been programmed to believe that the only way to get money is to earn it. Improvements in workplace efficiency, however, are increasing unemployment and making work-for-pay obsolete.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-07-2012 |
Business & Labor
Today’s GOP is off the deep endnew
The question used to be, "What's the matter with Kansas?" The question now is, "What's the matter with the GOP?" The two questions are related, of course...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
03-07-2012 |
Commentary
Nicolas Cage Pays Another Bill: His Audience Begrudgingly Helps
In spite of director Roger Donaldson's respectable pedigree—he directed such winners as "Thirteen Days" and "The World's Fastest Indian”—everything about "Seeking Justice" screams B movie.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-06-2012 |
Reviews
Blowout is Back!new
The biggest local rock fest in the known universe, Metro Times' Blowout Festival, returns for a 15th glorious time. Honorary Detroiter (and rock legend) Kim Fowley, the Dirtbombs, rising rapper Danny Brown and myriad bands the rest of the world should know about rock 13 venues over four nights.
Metro Times |
Metro Times Staff |
03-06-2012 |
Music
New Orleans Barbecuenew
The Crescent City's burgeoning barbecue scene.
Gambit |
Ian McNulty |
03-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: BBQ New Orleans
Mitch Daniels Rallies to Aid Indiana Gasificationnew
Indiana Gasification is expected to produce synthetic gas for about $6.60 per dekatherm, while natural gas prices are currently below $3. For this it wants a tax credit.
