Forgive me if Gut Check sounds like a broken record, but my colleague Kristen Hinman continues to pick up award nominations for her grand-slam feature story, "The Pope of Pork." Hinman's profile of hog farmer Russ Kremer is one of three finalists in the "Food Writing" category of the 2009 AltWeekly Awards, sponsored by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Her competition includes Rachel Hutton of City Pages (Minneapolis-St. Paul) and Pulitzer-winner Jonathan Gold of L.A. Weekly, both sis
Today graphic designer Robert Newman showcases covers by Riverfront Times art director Tom Carlson at the website of the Society of Publication Designers.​Read what Newman has to say here.Click here to see the gallery of Carlson's RFT covers pictured above, which Newman has assembled.Click here for links to more of Carlson's RFT covers.Newman knows what he's talking about; his design career includes stints at Fortune magazine, Real Simple. Entertainment Weekly, New York, Details