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What Will We Remember as the Biggest Dallas Fort-Worth Music Stories of the Year?new

Chris Flemmons has been running a South by Southwest showcase for Denton artists called North by 35, the college town's best punk bands step out into the limelight, and a fresh-faced rapper named Dorrough all highlight DFW's 2009 Music Scene.
Dallas Observer  |  Pete Freedman  |  12-21-2009  |  Commentary

Our critics’ picks: The films, albums and books that defined a decadenew

Josh Bell adds another feather to "Eternal Sunshines' cap while Mike D'Angelo hands the crown to Memento. Spencer Paterson says Radiohead ruled another decade, and John Freeman on The True History of the Kelly Gang.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Las Vegas Weekly Staff  |  12-10-2009  |  Commentary

50 States, 50 Bandsnew

We picked the all-time best band, all-time best solo artist, and best new(ish) band from each of the 50 states (plus a set from DC). We say the all-time best band to come out of Connecticut was the Carpenters. Michigan? The Stooges. Massachusetts? The Pixies. Care to argue about it?
Boston Phoenix  |  Michael Brodeur, Carly Carioli and Lance Gould  |  07-01-2008  |  Music News

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Toll Increase On Bridges Raises Money — and Commute Speeds

Carpooling is down, full-fare trips are up, and yet commute times are faster across Bay Area toll bridges since the...

Giveaway! Win a Pair of Tickets to Kevin Smith at the Granada Theater Tomorrow Night!

​It wasn't Kevin Smith's proudly rude series of films-as-dick-jokes that brought him fame among the masses. It was a bad...

Alameda Point Mini-City Leveled

The city council voted to kill plans by developer SunCal for a massive housing project on the former Alameda Naval...

BLIMEY! British Government May Give $19M Lottery Cash To BBC Films And Film4

EXCLUSIVE: The UK government is considering handing over the £15 million of lottery film production cash, which the UK Film...
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For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendy

John Greentree's what many would call a "freegan" -- a vegan who dumpster-dives for his meals -- but he prefers the terms "post-consumer," "urban harvester," and "vegan reclamist." Everything he eats or owns is second-hand. He manages to live virtually money-free, but modern-day hunting and gathering is practically a full-time job.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  08-25-2009  |  Food+Drink

Anatomy of an Advice Goddess

An interview with columnist Amy Alkon on her career, methodology and the scourge of rude behavior.
Illinois Times  |  Scott Faingold  |  07-29-2010  |  Advice Columns

Columnist Banned for Opinion on Art Fairs

A Wyoming art association has banned a local columnist from its studios and classes after board members called for “consequences” to a column that criticized art fairs.
JH Weekly  |  Matthew Irwin  |  07-28-2010  |  Media