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Water and politics mix at CIBO issues breakfast

Based on tweets by David Forbes from the CIBO issues breakfast at the Biltmore Square Mall. At CIBO mtg. State...
Mountain Xpress  |  02-03-2012  |  MountainX: Blogs

Busk Break: Occupy Beatles! cover “I’m Looking Through You”

Beatles cover group Occupy Beatles! perform “I’m Looking Through You”—from Rubber Soul (1965)—in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville. Subscribe...
Mountain Xpress  |  02-03-2012  |  MountainX: Blogs

Highlights of the Asheville City Council retreat

Asheville City Council members Jan Davis, Gordon Smith and Chris Pelly listen during the Feb. 3 retreat. Photo by Max...
Mountain Xpress  |  02-03-2012  |  MountainX: Blogs

Try the Barbacoa Tacos at Tienda El Ranchito

Tienda El Ranchito (2565 North 32nd Street, Fairmont City, Illinois; 618-875-1521) is by no means a secret. This here publication...
Riverfront Times  |  02-03-2012  |  Gut Check

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: February 3-February 5

Friday (Feb. 3): Missouri Organic Association organic food workshops @ St. Louis Union Station Marriott Catch the last couple of...
Riverfront Times  |  02-03-2012  |  Gut Check

Who Should Miamians Root for in the Super Bowl: The Patriots or the Giants?

​Riptide has a now established tradition of mathematically (in the loosest sense of the word) deciding which team Miamians should...
Miami New Times  |  02-03-2012  |  Riptide 2.0

Drunk Florida Woman Tells Deputies Her "Big Boobies" Prevented Her from Performing Sobriety Tests

​Maureen Raymond, 49, may admit she was driving under the influence of "big boobies," but that's about it. After being...
Miami New Times  |  02-03-2012  |  Riptide 2.0

M.I.A.'s "Bad Girls" Video: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown

​Today, the world got an overdose of Maya Arulpragasam, AKA M.I.A., who released not one, but two music videos. The...
Miami New Times  |  02-03-2012  |  Crossfade

This Week in Deliciousness

Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've decided to take up veganism and bowhunting...
Houston Press  |  02-03-2012  |  Eating Our Words

Upcoming Events: Foraging Food and Cooking Game

Attention, DIY-ers and wild food fans: Two upcoming events are right up your paths. Follow chef Randy Rucker down one...
Houston Press  |  02-03-2012  |  Eating Our Words

Sore Losers & Marty B at Trees and the Rest of Your Weekend

​This weekend is a big one for Sore Losers, who are celebrating the release of their new EP, We Are...
Dallas Observer  |  02-03-2012  |  DC9 at Night

Cops, Church, Advocates and Crisis Counselors to Meet with Public About Homeless Killings

​With more murders expected to bring more charges against a Yorba Linda man accused to preying on homeless men in...
OC Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  Navel Gazing

Notes from the Over the River county meetings

Both sides stated their case and felt heard. Now it's out of their hands.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe...
Colorado Springs Independent  |  02-03-2012  |  Indy Blog

Fox Picks Up Two Sony TV Comedy Pilots Produced By Peter Tolan & Jamie Tarses

Fox has handed two more comedy pilot orders, both cast-contingent. Let It Go, written/executive produced by DJ Nash (Traffic Light)...

Who's Lobbying The City and Why?

The Portland city auditor released its quarterly lobbying report today. You can read through the report and find out out...
The Portland Mercury  |  02-03-2012  |  Blog Town, PDX

Mars Hill Continued: A Pastor on "Church Discipline"

A pastor who—I presume—isn't affiliated with Mars Hill put up a post on The Broken Telegraph about "church discipline," as...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Slog

Michael Angarano Cast As Lead In CBS’ Nick Stoller Comedy Pilot

Michael Angarano (Haywire) has landed the lead in CBS’s single-camera comedy pilot from feature writer-director Nick Stoller (The Muppets). Stoller...

The Male as Object of Desire

Here is a real man... Mainstream rappers are not real men. They fear being the object of desire. Yes, D'Angelo...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Line Out

Hey, National Reporters: Someone Needs to Challenge Rick Santorum on This "Marriage Is Not a Right" Bullshit

Rick ("to remove with your tongue") Santorum ("the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Slog

Top Chef Casting Calls Coming to SF

Naked chefs can be Top Chefs too.​Calling all food truck, nudist, and mini-pastry chefs, it's time to serve a slice...
SF Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  SFoodie

Postcards From The Edge: Fresh Espresso, Vex Ruffin & SPURM

Dave posted about this Fresh Espresso X Caffe Vita postcard single a minute ago, but I had to put my...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Line Out

We have a winner

Late Friday afternoon breaking news: Fixer Creative Co. has been chosen by the city's Branding Task Force to re-design the...
Colorado Springs Independent  |  02-03-2012  |  Indy Blog

‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Creator Kurt Sutter Inks Overall Deal, Show Renewed For 6th Season

Sons Of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter has signed his first overall deal: a three-year pact with FX Prods and 20th...

First Friday Picks

It started out as basically confined to the 811 E Burnside building, but inner SE's First Fridays are starting to...
The Portland Mercury  |  02-03-2012  |  Blog Town, PDX

Catherine Kieu Becker Pleads Not Guilty to Slicing Off Estranged Husband's Pecker

​After several starts and stops, Catherine Kieu Becker finally entered another not guilty plea today to slicing off his estranged...
OC Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  Navel Gazing

What We Learned, Jan. 28-Feb. 3

​It's the week that wuz and what we learned from it all . . .JAN. 28: Under a bright blue...
OC Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  Navel Gazing

I'm Trying to Work Here, Part II

Really? [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Slog

A Book A Week: The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern

Rabbi Eliezer, a great sage, is accidentally frozen in a block of ice in Russia in 1889. He remains thusly...
Isthmus  |  02-03-2012  |  Isthmus' The Daily Page

Brad Ingelsby To Script ‘Raid’ Remake For Screen Gems

EXCLUSIVE: Brad Ingelsby, the scribe who blazed on the scene with the script The Low Dweller and who recently sold...

IHOP News- Their Potatoes are Trade Secrets and Miss America is their new Pancake Chef

IHOP’s free flapjack day is no joke, they have been raising millions on National Pancake Day for kids. This year...
Maui Time Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  MauiDish

Beatys, Task Force is out of Peachtree-Pine in 10 days — UPDATE

In the end, it was Occupy Atlanta and an apparent sweetheart tax dodge that did in Anita Beaty and the...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  02-03-2012  |  Fresh Loaf

S.F. Komen Affiliates "Thrilled" to Continue Funding Planned Parenthood

​The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation relieved its six California affiliates today when it pledged to reverse its...
SF Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  The Snitch

You Should Go See the Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival

The good folks at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Film Festival were kind enough to ask me to help...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Slog

Win Your Own "Feminist KillJoy" T-Shirt!

It's been a long, teeth-gnashing week in the world of women's health, albeit with overwhelmingly positive results: Planned Parenthood is...
The Stranger  |  02-03-2012  |  Slog

Now playing: Chronicle

Three teenage boys in a Seattle suburb gain the powers of telekinesis and super strength after encountering a mysterious alien...
Chicago Reader  |  02-03-2012  |  On Film

Udi's opens its fourth bread cafe downtown

Lori Midson​ For every restaurant that closes, another one opens -- or multiplies. That's the case with Udi's Bread Cafe,...
Westword  |  02-03-2012  |  Cafe Society

HBO Developing Political Thriller Drama From ‘Training Day’ Writer David Ayer

EXCLUSIVE: HBO is taking a look into the Los Angeles underworld with a new drama project from Training Day writer...

Fortissimo Acquires ‘Monsoon Shootout’, Mark Ruffalo & Scarlett Johansson Join ‘Can A Song Save Your Life?’: Berlin

IM Global Brings Katherine Heigl Film ‘The Happytime Murders’: Berlin Just ahead of next week’s European Film Market in Berlin,...

Taco Bell Implicated in 10-State Salmonella Outbreak

Taco Bell Corp.One of Taco Bell's new breakfast offerings, the "Johnsonville sausage and egg wrap."​When there was a multistate outbreak...
L.A. Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  Squid Ink

This Week In Food: Best Burgers In OC, No More 'Pink Slime' at McDonald's and Chanel's Winery

A happy hour, indeed!Chris Victorio/OC Weekly​This week in Stick A Fork In It was exciting as always, but we're most...
OC Weekly  |  02-03-2012  |  Stick A Fork In It

Last Chance to Submit Your Mercury Reader Valentine!

Oh, sure! You can TRY to blame the Mercury for supposedly not running the mooshy-gushy reader valentine that you FORGOT...
The Portland Mercury  |  02-03-2012  |  Blog Town, PDX

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Vermin Supreme

For 25 years, anarchist, “psy-ops clown,” and former Baltimore club promoter Vermin Supreme has occupied the narrowing gap between the candidates and the cops.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Edward Ericson Jr.  |  02-03-2012  |  Features

For-Profit Educator Gives Employees a Tough Lesson in Modern Business

Education Management Corporation is one of Pittsburgh's most prominent employers. The for-profit educator, nearly half of which is owned by Goldman Sachs, laid off hundreds of workers last Thursday.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Charlie Deitch  |  02-03-2012  |  Education

Special Education: An Examination of the FBI Citizens' Academy

Is the San Diego field office's program an example of good community outreach or plain old cronyism?
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  02-02-2012  |  Features