Bus riders may have spotted ads for Islam popping up on their Metro route in recent weeks. You read that correctly: ads for Islam. With simple design, they say, "Q: Islam? A: You Deserve To Know"; according to the Seattle Times, the ads are sponsored by ten local Muslims who want to pique your curiosity about their religion and jumpstart public dialogue. It's part of the Why Islam campaign, a national push which has an......

Brother Ali is here to share The Undisputed Truth in person! From the Twin Cities, this man has a powerful story and a powerful vision for what hiphop can be. He's challenging, personal, and fresh. Witness: From a compelling feature in City Pages last year: One minute, Ali's sonorous voice is a crowd-controlling force—as brash as anything since Run-DMC shouted down their own building-sized beats—and the next it's a whispery lullaby.[...]Yet as Ali's reading list......