AltWeeklies Wire
FBI Gives Public a Peek at Warhol ‘Obscenity' Filenew
If you're looking for smut in the Andy Warhol film Lonesome Cowboys -- as the FBI was when it investigated the film's production in 1968 -- you'll find more explicit sex in the agency's report than ever made it onto screen.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
06-27-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Andy Warhol, Lonesome Cowboys
New York Lawmakers Approve Gay Marriagenew
New York State has become the sixth and largest in the nation to legalize weddings between gay and lesbian couples.
Long Island Press |
Rashed Mian, Timothy Bolger, Jaclyn Gallucci and Christopher Twarowski |
06-24-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Fuck Yeah
Gay Marriage Equality Passes in New York Statenew
Who do we have to blow for gay marriage? NO ONE! To chants of "USA! USA! USA!" the galley of the Senate exploded after the Senate passed the Marriage Equality Act this evening, by a vote of to 33 to 29.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
06-24-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Fuck Yeah
S.C. Evangelical Activist Group to Launch News Hubnew
The Family Research Council has decided that they want to enter into the world of online news. "There is so much out there," says Orin Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council. "I think maybe what our goal might be is to provide some type of Google Reader site for our people who donate to us and follow us so they don't have to follow everything."
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
06-24-2011 |
Religion
Tags: Family Research Council
Gannett's Faux-Alt in Rochester Closesnew
Gannett will no longer publish Insider, its entertainment and lifestyle weekly in Rochester, N.Y.
City Newspaper |
Mary Anna Towler |
06-24-2011 |
Media
Proof of Nothingnew
When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
06-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Police Arrest Portable-Potty Peeper Suspectnew
A man who Boulder police believe is the person who hid in a portable toilet at a yoga festival last weekend has been arrested.
Boulder Weekly |
Boulder Weekly Staff |
06-24-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Why Maui Police Refuse To Name Bad Copsnew
Across the country, the identities of police officers suspended for misconduct are publicly available. Not so on Maui. Here's why.
Maui Time |
Anthony Pignataro |
06-23-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Sexual Freedom: The New Frontier
If slavery was America's original sin, Puritanism was its original curse.
Blogger Jailed Over Bad Beef Noodle Reviewnew
A Taiwanese blogger was recently sentenced to 30 days in detention, two years of probation and ordered to pay NT$200,000 in compensation to a noodle shop she criticized on her blog. What did she say that was so awful?
L.A. Weekly |
Elina Shatkin |
06-23-2011 |
Media
Is a Reasonable Health Insurance Exchange Possible for S.C.?new
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed last year by Congress requires all states to set up a health insurance exchange program. While South Carolina is one of 26 states to sue the federal government over this law, it does not prevent these states from working toward such an insurance exchange program. All states are required to have a health insurance exchange program by the end of 2012. If states fail to do this, the federal government will control their exchange programs.
Charleston City Paper |
Clay N. Middleton |
06-23-2011 |
Policy Issues
HRCnew
The Human Rights Campaign—the Country's Largest LGBT Lobbying Group—Has Failed
The Stranger |
Andrew Sullivan |
06-23-2011 |
LGBT
Díaz Family Valuesnew
While New York state senator Rubén Díaz Sr. lobs bombs against gay rights, son Rubén Jr. and lesbian granddaughter Erica run for cover.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
06-23-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: Ruben Diaz
Gannett Shuts Down NOISE, Its Faux Alt-Weekly in Lansing, Mich.new
After nine years, the Gannett Corp. has pulled the plug on one of the prototypes for the wave of weeklies that were supposed to bring young readers back to print. After this week, NOISE becomes online only.
City Pulse |
Andy Balaskovitz |
06-22-2011 |
Media
Charleston Mothers Sell, Share, and Bank Their Breast Milknew
What to do with a freezer full of breast milk?
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
06-22-2011 |
Children & Families
