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Photo of the Day: Colourful world

Every weekday, the Straight highlights a great local shot as the Photo of the Day.Photo of the Day: Colourful world...
The Georgia Straight  |  05-17-2013  |  Views

Florida Woman Bites Boyfriend's Penis After He Refuses Sex

Listen, if you're hungry for the D, don't actually try to bite into the D. That's what Krystle M. Harrison...
Miami New Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Riptide 2.0

Sax G - Tu Me Manques (A Short Film)

Sax G, Takiyah Ward, and director Roger "10.4Rog" Habon made this ultra-intimate visual to accompany some of the sultry vibes...
The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Line Out

Best of Dressing Room: May 13-17

Folks in the Twin Cities are always up to something exciting. Here are some of Dressing Room's top stories from...
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  05-17-2013  |  Dressing Room

Infighting in the Pro-Life Movement Killed a Bill to Reform End-of-Life Care

A bill aimed to reform end-of-life care in Texas is likely to die in the state House. Although the bill...
Dallas Observer  |  05-17-2013  |  Unfair Park

Randy Travis Really Doesn't Want Anyone to See That Video of His Drunken, Naked Arrest

Randy Travis, the wiry, multi-platinum-selling country crooner with a golden voice that carries enough bass to rattle your silverware, had...
Dallas Observer  |  05-17-2013  |  Unfair Park

No Rain for You

In the new Rain Room installation at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, there's a room where a...
The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Slog

Upskirt Perv Victimized More Than 100 Women in Antelope Valley, Cops Say

It's upskirt season is Southern California. The sun comes out, and so do the pervs. Our latest suspect is Mylyn...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Informer

S.F. Collector and DJ Offers $1,000 Reward For Lost Jamaican Records

"I've had my moments where I've left my phone in a cab. But I could care less about that," says...
SF Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  All Shook Down

An interview with Dan Sallitt, director of The Unspeakable Act

The Unspeakable Act, which screens this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center (and with writer-director Dan Sallitt in attendance...
Chicago Reader  |  05-17-2013  |  On Film

Poster of the Week: Poster by Chris Rollins

Two things about this poster: (1) It's always refreshing to come across one of Chris Rollins's linocuts amid the glut...
The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Line Out

Meatballs on salads might sound odd -- but iced coffee once was, too

As fast-casual concepts go, meatballs make sense. They can be prepared ahead and finished to order, they're bite-sized, and they...
Westword  |  05-17-2013  |  Cafe Society

New Azerbaijan Cultural Center Shows Why Baku was the Houston of the Soviet Union

Irada Akhoundova remembers when the Soviet military rumbled outside her house. It was late 1991, post-perestroika, pre-independence, and Akhoundova, a...
Houston Press  |  05-17-2013  |  Hairballs

Bassgasm 9 lineup announced

Bassgasm is back for its ninth offering -- the second and final installment of 2013 -- on July 13. The...
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  05-17-2013  |  Gimme Noise

UPDATED: Tera Melos, TTNG and LIMB at Fitzgerald's, 5/16/2013

UPDATE: Rocks Off incorrectly identified the former By the End of Tonight member now performng as LIMB as Jeff Wilson,...
Houston Press  |  05-17-2013  |  Rocks Off

Macro Snake: The Week In Photos

It's time again to check out the Houston Press Flickr Pool and see what kinds of art shots our talented...
Houston Press  |  05-17-2013  |  Art Attack

Ranch Market in Phoenix: What We Bought, What We Skipped, and What We're Still Lusting Over

The Spot: Ranch Market, Open daily from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. See Also: - Singh Farms Farmer's Market in...
Phoenix New Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Chow Bella

Top 5 Things to Do in Metro Phoenix This Weekend

This week a study revealed that people who smoke weed are skinnier. But that doesn't mean you should hole up...
Phoenix New Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Jackalope Ranch

Tonight in Music

Doug Fir–Man or Astro-Man?, Audacity, 9 pm, $16-17 Biddy McGraw's–Lynn Conover, 6 pm, all ages; Counterfeit Cash, 9:30 pm East...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-17-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

St. Peters Police: Nude Man Fondles Himself in Front of Library, Asks Girl If She Wants a Ride

A naked man sitting in his car outside a library in St. Peters this week asked a teenage girl if...
Riverfront Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Daily RFT

Paris Bonds accused of sexually assaulting schoolmate in Montbello High storage room

A Montbello High student who says a schoolmate, nineteen-year-old Paris Bonds, tried to sexually assault her was so traumatized by...
Westword  |  05-17-2013  |  Lastest Word

Bloc Party Makes Miami Debut at Absolut X Party

It seems strange, but in almost ten years of record releases and world tours, Bloc Party had never played Miami...
Miami New Times  |  05-17-2013  |  Crossfade

Safieh Fard, Mortgage Scammer, Gets 5 Years After Guilty Plea, Withdrawal and Conviction

A Newport Beach jewelry store owner, who withdrew her guilty plea in a family mortgage scam case just before sentencing...
OC Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Navel Gazing

Praise the Lloyd

Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks hold court for KLRU...

Bill Elder wastes no time announcing run for sheriff

Remember when there were breaks between election seasons? Take a moment to reminisce, because that's certainly not the case anymore.…...
Colorado Springs Independent  |  05-17-2013  |  Indy Blog

“Privacy? Screw that.”

Er, Google glass? PHOTO BY PETER KAMINSKI VIA FLICKR At a party the other night, somebody convinced me to try...
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  05-17-2013  |  SFBG Politics

Kay Smith-Blum Won't Seek Second Term on School Board

Kay Smith-Blum was elected to the Seattle School Board in 2009 with the promise of a being hard-nosed progressive—a reformer...
The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Slog

Torture scenes on TV are worse than icky — they're boring

I’ve been regularly watching TV for less than decade. But in that time, I’ve seen fingers broken, kneecaps shot, a...
Pacific Northwest Inlander  |  05-17-2013  |  Bloglander

ABC's New Comedy Mixology on Track to Ruin Bartending, Television + Life on Earth

As far as we can tell, no one is very excited about much of the programming the major networks are...
L.A. Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Squid Ink

Key West Bacchanalia: Get Half-Priced Tickets Now Through Voice Daily Deals

When was the last time you took the Overseas Highway all the way to the end of the line? We're...

How to Finance a Lamborghini Delivery Car for Your Brewery Through Kickstarter: A Look at Swag-Based Crowd Funding

Freetail Brewing Financing a brewery, either in part or whole, through crowd funding campaigns like Kickstarter is a fascinating phenomenon...
Dallas Observer  |  05-17-2013  |  City of Ate

Free Baguettes for Bikers, Beer Week Continues, and More

Click to enlarge. Posted by Emily Klein • Today, enjoy a free baguette from Columbia City Bakery in honor of...
The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Slog

The Best and Worst of Fall TV

Andy Samberg and Michael J. Fox have promising shows lined up...

Record Collector Devastated by Loss of Rare 45s, Offers $1K Reward

Getting caught eyeing the ads too closely in an alt-weekly publication can get you some odd stares on public transit...
SF Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  The Snitch

The Party Is Reuniting in New York Today: Listen Live

Were you hoping for some time travel this afternoon? Well, aren't you in luck. Dallas booty shaker and party maker...
Dallas Observer  |  05-17-2013  |  DC9 at Night

The Art of Steel: As Seen Through the Eyes of Norman Rockwell

The Art of Steel: As Seen Through the Eyes of Norman Rockwell By: Elizabeth Lewin I’ll never forget visiting the...
Artvoice  |  05-17-2013  |  Artvoice Daily

Balds of the '90s

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The Stranger  |  05-17-2013  |  Line Out

Jammin Joe's in Arvada closed

In 2011, Jammin Joe's moved from Wheat Ridge to its current location in Arvada, a strip-mall spot that was previously...
Westword  |  05-17-2013  |  Backbeat

Fuck Pacific Rim, Now It's All About Atlantic Rim

I'd like to apologize for everything I said about Pacific Rim yesterday morning. The movie I meant to say a...
The Portland Mercury  |  05-17-2013  |  Blog Town, PDX

Thread Count puts fashionable twist on Atlanta street vending this Saturday

There's been little talk about street vending in this city since the mayor's office kicked downtown Atlanta street vendors to...
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  05-17-2013  |  Fresh Loaf

Roller derby: See cover girl Dr. Bang Bang in action on Saturday at the 1STBANK Center

This week's cover story, "Paging Doctor Bang Bang," recounts the medical adventures of Denver Roller Dolls skater Kimmy Kimmy Bang...
Westword  |  05-17-2013  |  Show and Tell

Fringe Review: The House of Yes

Here’s a helpful hint: if you want to bring your fiancé home for Thanksgiving to meet the family, try to...
Orlando Weekly  |  05-17-2013  |  Culture 2 Go

We Can Turn DNA into Music

An Eastern Washington University professor creates audio interpretations of living things.
Pacific Northwest Inlander  |  Seth Sommerfeld  |  05-17-2013  |  Tech

Open Season for Animal Abuse Videos

Ashley Nicole Richards, who filmed herself torturing and killing kittens, puppies, cats and dogs, was the first person brought up on revised federal crush-video charges -- which backfired magnificently.
Houston Press  |  Craig Malisow  |  05-17-2013  |  Crime & Justice

Look Way, Way up

Dark-sky preserves offer a light-pollution free look at the cosmic bodies above.
VUE Weekly  |  Paul Blinov  |  05-17-2013  |  Travel