Features

Not all Village Voice Media stories involve intensive document searches or freedom-of-information requests. Some of our best efforts come from hanging out with fascinating people -- and telling tales that are simply a joy to read. They may not fit neatly into contest categories, but in their own way they require just as much work as the finest investigative masterpieces. We delight in publishing superior feature stories alongside our hard-news hits. Here are a few of our best:

Dallas Observer July 26, 2007 "El Tren de la Muerte" To get to El Norte, hop a freight--and pray you make it alive. By Megan Feldman

Village Voice June 12, 2007 "A Neo-Nazi Field Trip to the Met" Our undercover reporter gives skinheads culture shock in New York City. By Maria Luisa Tucker

Cleveland Scene June 6, 2007 "What Would Journey Do?" Welcome to a place where Eighties hair bands still roam--and rule--the earth By Joe Tone

Houston Press May 10, 2007 "Doug Supernaw" Tracking the decline and spectacular fall of a country music superstar. By John Nova Lomax

Riverfront Times May 9, 2007 "Using Their Noodle" Ever catch a 50-pound catfish with your bare hands? He has. So has his dad. And his granddad. And his aunts. By Malcolm Gay

Village Voice April 17, 2007 "New York's Most Obnoxious Lawyer" And that's saying something. By Sean Gardiner

City Pages March 28, 2007 "The Boogeyman Drops the Gloves" If there's blood on the ice, chances are Derek Boogaard had something to do with it. By Kevin Hoffman

Cleveland Scene March 14, 2007 "Amish Girls Gone Wild" Down on the farm, when they let loose, they really let loose. By Denise Grollmus

Riverfront Times January 24, 2007 "Monster Next Door?" For years Michael Devlin was invisible. Then he became Public Enemy No. 1. By Malcolm Gay

Seattle Weekly December 13, 2006 "The Cosby Effect" The modern hipster's dilemma: Is it cool to wear a Cosby sweater? By Mike Seely

Riverfront Times October 4, 2006 "Twist of Fate" One of the NHL's all-time greatest fighters didn't stop scrapping once he left the ice. By Ben Westhoff

Dallas Observer September 7, 2006 "Cruising With the Whore Cop" He finds humor and light in the darkest of places. By Jesse Hyde

Riverfront Times October 5, 2005 "Dirty Ernie" The last of the redhot ballpark organists talks dirty and apologizes for nothing. By Chad Garrison

Phoenix New Times September 15, 2005 "The Vagina Dialogues" Welcome to the new lesbian chic, where being "bi-curious" is only the beginning. By Sarah Fenske

Riverfront Times August 31, 2005 "Ozark Orgy" Steer your vessel to Party Cove, a sordid stretch of Missouri shoreline where you can find heaven on a pontoon boat. By Chad Garrison

Phoenix New Times August 25, 2005 "Hardball" In the super-competitive world of youth baseball, the only thing more dangerous than a purpose pitch is a father's runaway ego. By Robert Nelson

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