“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” In every year that goes by at Alternative Control, we increase both our wisdom and our foolishness! In some ways, it was a rough year for both the nation and our local… Continue reading If You’re Too Old, It’s Too Loud: 2017 in Review
Category: Rant
The Battle for Net Neutrality: Don’t Let the ISPs Win
By Christopher Baldwin and Jessie May If you’ve been on the internet recently, you know that the FCC plans to repeal net neutrality regulations on Thursday, December 14th, 2017. The reasoning behind this move defies logical explanation, as it only benefits internet service providers. But in spite of a deluge of protests from individuals and… Continue reading The Battle for Net Neutrality: Don’t Let the ISPs Win
Birding is So Metal, Part II: Scene Etiquette and the Painted Bunting
Editor’s Note — This is the second in a series on a hobby that’s pretty freakin’ metal: birding. (That’s “bird-watching” for all you noobs who don’t even have a Slayer patch on your battle vest.) Read “Birding is So Metal, Part I: Finding the Scene” here. Just over a year into my birding career I… Continue reading Birding is So Metal, Part II: Scene Etiquette and the Painted Bunting
So Do You Think There Might Be a Problem? A #MeToo Round Table
If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you’ve seen someone post #metoo. In fact, you’ve probably seen A LOT of people post #metoo, to acknowledge that they have been victims of sexual harassment or assault. Most of the #metoos are from women, but not all — and if every woman on your… Continue reading So Do You Think There Might Be a Problem? A #MeToo Round Table
Bair Witness: Wrecking Ball Legursky is Literally Larger Than Life
The hometown hero can be one of the most inspiring figures in all of literature and reality. A competitor or combatant that we can all relate to or identify with, because we know where they’ve been; hell, we are where they’ve been. We feel like we are a part of the journey to where they… Continue reading Bair Witness: Wrecking Ball Legursky is Literally Larger Than Life
AltCtrl’s Afternoon at the NYC Women’s March
When I first heard about the Women’s Marches in December, to be held around the nation on January 21, 2017, I knew this movement was something Alternative Control had to report on. No matter how the mainstream media painted it, we the intrepid indie journalists would be there, marching and documenting what no one else would!… Continue reading AltCtrl’s Afternoon at the NYC Women’s March
#whyImarch
Women across the United States will march on January 21st, 2017 to show that a diverse yet unified populace is prepared to defend human rights against an administration that seeks to erase decades of progress. Here’s why I’ll be among them that day: First, the Republican-controlled Congress is going after women’s health like an unmanned… Continue reading #whyImarch