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Student Shot in Leg at Redland Middle School

A male student at Redland Middle School was airlifted to a hospital today after being shot around 2:30 this afternoon...
Miami New Times  |  05-24-2013  |  Riptide 2.0

Beauty Queen of Leenane

Martin McDonagh, the author of acclaimed plays including "A Skull in Connemara," "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and "The Pillowman", as...
SF Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  Exhibitionist

Solidarity Against Mayor's Bid to Kill Union for Police Brass: "We Are Not Wisconsin"

Mayor Charlie Hales hasn't been especially cozy with the city's big three public safety unions since taking office. He's lined...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-24-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

Half Stadium Pop, Half Lo-Fi, Half-Breed!

Half-Breed by Half-Breed (Cafe Racer) At times, Half-Breed sound like a rough sketch for stadium pop. Like if they had...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Line Out

Dodgers Media Firestorm Extinguished, Don Mattingly Still in Place

If the lesson to the media, and to FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal in particular is "mess with the Dodgers, you get...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  The Informer

The Needle: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Ol' Virtual Bastard: The Wu-Tang Clan and N.W.A. will headline this year's Rock the Bells hip-hop tour—complete with appearances by...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  City Desk

Tonight You Can Get Down and Dirty with the New Rococo in the Cedars

As a French princess or prince in the early 18th century, if you wanted to shit in a golden toilet,...
Dallas Observer  |  05-24-2013  |  Mixmaster

Don't Be Such a Mermaid!

This was in the teen-ish section of a chain clothing store:Anna MinardNot Photoshopped. What the actual fuck?! I googled. I...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Slog

Start Your Three-Day Weekend With This Champagne Champagne/Cave Singers Mix

Champagne Champagne just posted a mixtape "to hold you over while your boys are on studio lockdown working on a...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Line Out

New Simpsons Theme Park Will Feature All Your Favorite Foods From Springfield

We didn't realize how much we wished we could drink at Moe's, eat a Krusty Burger, visit the Duff Brewery,...
SF Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  SFoodie

Best of Hot Dish: May 20-24, 2013

It's been yet another amazing week of food and drink news at Hot Dish. Here are a few of the...
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  05-24-2013  |  Hot Dish

It's Happening Tonight!

MUSIC—Steven Ellison, AKA Flying Lotus, makes sounds with his laptop you'd be hard pressed to duplicate with a bottle of...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-24-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

There's No Workable Solution for Seattle's Homeless Camps

Anna MinardA full house in council chamber on Wednesday. Those pink signs read "Without food and shelter, people die."On Wednesday,...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Slog

Pastor Warren Stewart Supporter Cloves Campbell Calls Stewart's Political Opponent a "House Negro"

It's getting downright dirty in the race for a District 8 seat on the Phoenix City Council. In the latest...
Phoenix New Times  |  05-24-2013  |  Valley Fever

Six Best Strip Club Parties for Memorial Day Weekend 2013 in Miami

Each and every year, we here at Crossfade spend Memorial Day honoring those brave men and women who've sacrifices their...
Miami New Times  |  05-24-2013  |  Crossfade

Taking Pictures of the Neighbors Through Their Windows

If you have your picture taken in public space, legal precedent gives you no leverage to sue when your picture...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Slog

Portlanders Are Being Sued for Stealing a Terrible Movie

Heads up: If any of you have an insatiable need to see the 2012 Steven Segal, Steve Austin picture Maximum...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-24-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

"YOU ARE DEAD - MUDEDE'S OFFICE TELLS SHOCKED MUTARE MAN"

Some Mudedes like to tell capitalism that it's dead, others like to...A Mutare man seeking to renew his passport was...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Slog

Best Song Ever (This Week): The Clark Sisters' "Overdose of the Holy Ghost"

The Clark Sisters’ “Overdose of the Holy Ghost” provides the title of a new compilation of ’70s and ’80s gospel...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Line Out

Too early for B.C. NDP to be contemplating Adrian Dix’s future, says ex-MLA

Straight Talk »One of the biggest questions facing the B.C. NDP now is whether or not its leader, Adrian Dix,...

Vancouver report recommends allowing taxis to travel in bus lanes on a permanent basis

Straight Talk »A report going before Vancouver city council next week recommends making a trial program to allow taxis in...

Because We Live in a Post-Feminist World, I Guess

What are some of the top comments when a Redditor who happens to be a man puts up a picture...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Slog

My Least Favorite Piece of Misogyny This Week: Florida Edition

Sometimes people are like, "Wow, Babs you sure hate when people hate women!" And I'm like, "Yeah, thanks!" But, really,...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-24-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

New ShitHarperDid ad to receive television debut tonight during CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada

New ShitHarperDid ad to receive television debut tonight during CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada...
The Georgia Straight  |  05-24-2013  |  Views

Kanye West to Project Video on the Alamo and Three Other SA Locales

Sure to cause the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to collectively claw at their pearls in agony, rapper, producer,...
San Antonio Current  |  05-24-2013  |  Current Blogs

Did Politics & Prose Boot a Customer for Inquiring About the Marquis de Sade?

Hussein Ibish has beef with venerable upper Northwest book shop Politics & Prose. In Issue No. 22 of magazine The Baffler,...
Washington City Paper  |  05-24-2013  |  Arts Desk

Getting Rowdy

"All My Rowdy Friends," Friday night only at Rozelle Warehouse. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...

Fraser Valley Pride: Inaugural Pride march to be held in B.C.'s Bible Belt

After previous efforts to hold a Pride parade in Abbotsford were deterred by opposition, the first-ever Fraser Valley Pride will...
The Georgia Straight  |  05-24-2013  |  Views

Banksy has a Coke

If you can't read it above, check it out here. I wouldn't call this his most successful effort by a...
Valley Advocate  |  05-24-2013  |  The 10 Gallon Liberal

Now You Can See 'What Jane Saw'

UT English Department project featured in 'New York Times'...

Spider-Man Has an Okay Jump Shot

We may not be fans the Amazing Spider-Man reboot franchise, but here's star Andrew Garfield being a good guy by...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-24-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

This Thursday, May 30: Rama Camarillo & Sons

Take a break from work and treat yourself to the music of the Camarillo trio. This Thursday, Rama Camarillo and...
Maui Time Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  MauiVents

So...Patricia Krentcil AKA "Tan Mom" Now Has a Pop Song?

I suppose we all remember "Tan Mom?" Maybe? She was a mom who was arrested for allegedly taking her six-year-old...
The Stranger  |  05-24-2013  |  Line Out

Fahamu Pecou deconstructs 'All Dat Glitters' on the canvas and the mic (and the iPhone)

If you go searching for Fahamu Pecou on Wikipedia like I randomly did several months back, you'll find that his...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  05-24-2013  |  Fresh Loaf

RIP Celebrity Mascot Games

Unfortunately, for the first time in almost twenty years, the 2013 summer season will be barren of any and all...
Orlando Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  Bloggytown

City releases RFP for bike-share program in Atlanta

Office drones, college students, and tourists who wish they could "check out" a bicycle from a corner kiosk for a...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  05-24-2013  |  Fresh Loaf

When Stopped, White New Yorkers Almost Twice as Likely to Have Weapon Over Blacks

Two studies have slammed assumptions about stop-and-frisk's effectiveness this week. On Wednesday, an NYCLU report showed that black New Yorkers...
The Village Voice  |  05-24-2013  |  Runnin' Scared

Masai Ujiri: Are the Nuggets about to lose the NBA executive of the year?

We're memorializing Denver blog posts. South Stands Denver's Colin Daniels fears Kroenke Entertainment may be okay with essentially swapping Nuggets...
Westword  |  05-24-2013  |  Lastest Word

Photos: The costumes of the 2013 Ms. Hooters Colorado Pageant

More than sixty women competed in this year's Ms. Hooters Colorado pageant on May 23, 2013. The event, which took...
Westword  |  05-24-2013  |  Cafe Society

Bay to Breakers Shirts Unloaded at Los Angeles Sports Paraphernalia Website

Regardless of one's thoughts on open-air drinking, urinating, running, and no-backpack-having, the Bay to Breakers is a San Francisco institution...
SF Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  The Snitch

Max Joseph Plog-Horowitz: FBI Busts Man Who Allegedly Won't Stop Trying To Be A Cop

Last Thursday, FBI agents arrested Max Joseph Plog-Horowitz, a 21-year-old Oakland resident, for allegedly continuing to impersonate a law enforcement...
SF Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  The Snitch

Peninsula Dining Update: Ike's and The Plant Cafe Move South, Filipino Chain Dining

Kenta Ramen is the latest entry into the intense pool of San Mateo area ramen shops. The new spot specializes...
SF Weekly  |  05-24-2013  |  SFoodie

Simon Pegg: Great Scotty!

The multitalented Simon Pegg is a geek for all seasons.
Creative Loafing (Tampa)  |  Joe Bardi  |  05-25-2013  |  TV

Steep Climb

Will the doping scandal affect public interest in America's biggest bike race?
North Bay Bohemian  |  Nicolas Grizzle  |  05-15-2013  |  Sports

Raising Capital Cities

The 'best band in Los Angeles' scores with its 'Safe and Sound' single
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  05-15-2013  |  Profiles & Interviews