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Get Your Adrenaline Pumping at Banff Mountain Film Festival

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:28:19 -0500

Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Boise.... From Boise Weekly.

Doctor Against Birth Control for Employees

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500

A Twin Cities-based dermatologist may close down his business rather than offer his employees contraception.... From City Pages (Twin Cities).

S.C. Venue Says GOPers Didn't Pay $227,000 Hotel Tab

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:57:30 -0500

The Charleston Place is suing the Southern Republican Leadership Conference, claiming the group booked nearly the entire venue for the weekend of the Republican primary and has since refused to pay its $227,872 bill.... From Charleston City Paper.

Vermin Supreme

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:27:00 -0500

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.... From Baltimore City Paper.

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

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:43:58 -0500

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.... From Pittsburgh City Paper.

The MegaUpload Shutdown's MegaFallout

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:27 -0500

The demise of the file-sharing site could have unfortunate consequences on the underground music community.... From East Bay Express.

Special Education: An Examination of the FBI Citizens' Academy

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:00 -0500

Is the San Diego field office's program an example of good community outreach or plain old cronyism?... From San Diego CityBeat.

Bounty Blahs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:04:46 -0500

one for the money: 'One for the Money' is another stinker starring Katherine Heigl... From Tucson Weekly.

Mississippi Pardongate: What's Next?

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:00 -0500

When state investigators caught up to convicted murderer Joseph Ozment Sunday night, he was living in a Laramie, Wyo., hotel and driving the Mercedes-Benz of his fiancée, LaChina Tillman, an engineer with defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman.... From Jackson Free Press.

Frank Turner: The Second Three Years

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:48:39 -0500

British folk-punk singer Frank Turner is gunning for the mantle occupied by the late, revered Joe Strummer, and the restless elder statesman Billy Bragg.... From Tucson Weekly.

Trickle-Down Theory

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:01:35 -0500

Colorado Springs posits that giving big water users a price break will help the whole community thrive.... From Colorado Springs Independent.

Project Projections

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:34:21 -0500

After numerous delays, the Ivywild and Mining Exchange transformations are closer to reality.... From Colorado Springs Independent.

Howlin' She-Wolf

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:32:27 -0500

Alabama Shakes frontwoman goes from junkyard solitude to buzz-band success.... From Colorado Springs Independent.

Eagle vs. Shark

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:28:26 -0500

Grooveshark gets hooked by a $17 billion lawsuit — and brings the national debate over copyright infringement to Central Florida.... From Orlando Weekly.

Genre Benders

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:09:57 -0500

For the Electric Blankets, every new song is like a beloved new child.... From Tucson Weekly.

Pools vs. Pachyderms

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:26:15 -0500

In the face of budget woes, Tucson spends big on its new elephant exhibit.... From Tucson Weekly.

The Life of a City

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0500

Urbanized: A new documentary looks to urban planning to solve tomorrow's problems.... From Hartford Advocate.

Chuuwee & Sundown's The Millennium Falcon

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:43:30 -0500

Instead of sitting on a pile of Sundown's emailed beats, Chuuwee decided to catch a flight to North Carolina for an 11-day, 12-song recording spree.... From Independent Weekly (NC).

Justin Robinson & the Mary Annettes' Bones for Tinder

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:13:38 -0500

Robinson's gothic, chamber-hop formula works tremendously on Bones for Tinder, the first full-length following last year's EP Precious Blood, and proves he can move freely without his more famous band. (Five Head Entertainment)... From Independent Weekly (NC).

Predicting the Super Bowl, Alt-Weekly Style

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:34:28 -0500

We made our Super Bowl predictions by consulting with oddskeepers in Vegas, a local numerologist and five meerkats from the Indianapolis Zoo.... From NUVO.

Super Bowl Economics

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:00 -0500

Is the big game a cash cow or boondoggle?... From NUVO.

Sn Antonio chefs honored by StarChefs

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:45:42 -0500

Food & Wine has good reason to come to Texas (as they announced they will with a fest in April in, yawn, Austin) — we have so many great chefs in this area. StarChefs.com agrees.... From San Antonio Current.

Critic's Pick: 'The Grey'

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:12:47 -0500

The Grey: What is man's most primal fear? Losing everything he loves? Dying alone? The unknown?... From San Antonio Current.

Actor Jason Mewes on podcasting with Kevin Smith, beating addiction

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:56:06 -0500

Kevin Smith: Live From Behind: At 37 years old, actor Jason Mewes, best known as the talkative half of the drug-dealing duo Jay and Silent Bob (Clerks, Chasing Amy), admits he no longer has the stamina to rollerblade long distances or the metabolism to scarf down pizza without remorse like he could in his 20s.... From San Antonio Current.

What San Antonio Auteurs Have in Store for 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:11:59 -0500

Wolf: These filmmakers are busy people. Some do music videos, some do shorts, and some do commercials.... From San Antonio Current.

Ani DiFranco: ¿Which Side Are You On?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:56 -0500

Folk queen (and Queen of the Independents) Ani DiFranco returns with a delectable treatise of protest anthems and feminist discourse. In "Which Side Are You On Now?"... From San Antonio Current.

Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:07:41 -0500

In Attack on Memory, Dylan Baldi (recording as Cloud Nothings) has made his most refreshing — even prescient — work.... From San Antonio Current.

"Blue" Gene Tyranny: Detours

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:01:49 -0500

The latest record from this legendary San Antonio expatriate collects four haunting piano pieces that are largely characterized by the dichotomy between space and sound.... From San Antonio Current.

Harvey Milk: The Singles

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:18 -0500

Consisting of tracks compiled from 7-inches, splits, compilations, and live bootlegs, this reissue presents a cross-section of early- to mid-career Harvey Milk... From San Antonio Current.

Jesse Beaman gaining international audience without traditional album-making

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:34:27 -0500

In 2009, Sufjan Stevens told Paste Magazine, "I no longer have faith in the album anymore. … Can't an album be eternity, or can't it be five minutes?"... From San Antonio Current.