AltWeeklies Wire
Introducing Philly Weekly's 2015 "Hipster Hunks"new
For years now, we’ve been watching with a potent mélange of curiosity, nerd-scorn and reluctant arousal as our friends at the Philadelphia Daily News have celebrated each summer by publishing their annual photo spread of the city’s so-called Sexy Singles. And so, this week, we’re embracing irony the most ironic way we can: by introducing you to Philly Weekly’s inaugural showcase of “Hipster Hunks.”
Philadelphia Weekly |
Timaree Schmit and Stephen Segal |
08-06-2015 |
Features
No End in Sight for California Capital Punishment Fightnew
For now, capital punishment in California resembles an M. C. Escher drawing—a Möbius strip going endlessly nowhere.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Tom Gogola |
08-05-2015 |
Crime & Justice
"No More! No More!"new
Bell Gardens Mayor Daniel Crespo battered his wife for 28 years. She shot him the day he turned on their son.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
07-30-2015 |
Features
Family Spokesman: Rexdale Henry's Fines Shouldn't Have Led to Deathnew
John Steele, a spokesman for the family of Rexdale Henry, who was found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail on July 14, said the family is awaiting the results of two autopsies to know more about how the 53-year-old Choctaw man died.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
07-30-2015 |
Crime & Justice
‘Hand-in-hand’: Poverty + Education Keep State in Last Placenew
Dr. Margaret Hagerman, a sociology professor at Mississippi State University, has researched how children perceive and understand wealth and inequality, and the results are insightful. The largest outcome of her study? Kids are aware that race, class and inequality exist.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-30-2015 |
Poverty
Overdue Foster Care Reform Coming Soonnew
Gov. Phil Bryant has started advocating for a Children’s Cabinet to help run the state’s foster-care system since his administration was forced to act on a seven-year lawsuit.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-30-2015 |
Children & Families
Full-Court Press for Mississippi Third Graders in Summer School Has Disappointing Resultsnew
Ever since Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed legislation two years ago declaring that third-graders could not be promoted without passing a test to prove they are adequate readers, parents, educators and advocates have debated the appropriateness of high stakes testing for eight and nine-year-olds.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Chiles and The Hechinger Report |
07-30-2015 |
Education
About Those Racist Friendsnew
You can't help but notice the unbelievably high number of comments on social media concerning the issue of what we should do about our "friends" who are racists.
Jackson Free Press |
Deirdre Jackson |
07-30-2015 |
Race & Class
Club Dreadnew
The feuds, money, and violence behind D.C.'s most notorious megaclub.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
07-30-2015 |
Features
The Corvette Thiefnew
78-year-old Dan Ott has stolen more than 1,000 cars in his life. And left plenty of damage along the way
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
07-30-2015 |
Features
Medical Marijuana in Louisiana: When?new
The state approves medical marijuana for some illnesses — but prescriptions are years away.
Rankin Schools Paying for Religion Violationnew
Magdalene Bedi, a junior at Northwest Rankin High School in 2013, didn't subscribe to an institutional religion, but considered herself spiritual—and not an atheist.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-24-2015 |
Education
The Walls Come Tumbling Downnew
When marriage equality became the law of the land the morning of June 26, I kissed my husband and went right back to work.
Jackson Free Press |
Eddie Outlaw |
07-24-2015 |
LGBT
Bad Nudes Bared: Lupin Lodge’s Idyllic Clothing-Free Lifestyle Unravels in Alarming Fashionnew
Natural disasters. Kinky sex. Meth abuse. Worker exploitation. A dead motorcyclist. A con man. Can it get any worse for the once idyllic Lupin Lodge?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
07-24-2015 |
Features
Will Prison Reform Make Bail Bond Agents Obsolete?new
Vermont's bail bond agents are eager to talk about their trade — and the threats it faces. Their challenges signal major changes brewing in the correctional system.
Seven Days |
Alicia Freese |
07-23-2015 |
Policy Issues
