AltWeeklies Wire
Corkscrew: Add Some Sparkle to Your Season (And Your Wine)new
Thanks to the growing popularity of bubblies in other countries, decent deals are more available now. But finding them, besides relying on the stereotypical bottle shape, can be a little more difficult because of naming rights.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
12-16-2004 |
Food+Drink
Karma Cleanser: Should I Try to Find Lost Friend?new
Not keeping in touch with her is the only regret I have in my past. I'm one paycheck away from hiring someone to search for her. I'd really like her friendship back, or should I just stop wondering and forever let it go?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
12-16-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Don't Panic: Is Pakistan Still an Ally in the War on Terror?new
"Friend." That's what President Bush called Pakistan's military dictator, President Pervez "the Perv" Musharraf during the lovey-dovey, grip-and-grin mini-press conference the two held in the White House earlier this month.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-16-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: terror
The Agony of Immortalitynew
Ambrosia, literally translated, means “immortal,” which is appropriate because it takes forever to make. Here's how, if you have the fortitude.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
12-15-2004 |
Food+Drink
Sad Saksnew
Customers in Monterey County, Calif., mourn the loss of a Peninsula shopping mecca. Sure, libraries and recreation centers have been scaling back their hours of operations, and even closing up shop for good. But...et tu, Saks?
Monterey County Weekly |
Cricket and Ruby |
12-15-2004 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Celebrities Theatrically Pleasure Themselves on Broadwaynew
Why do luminaries like Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Mario Cantone, Dame Edna and everyone's favorite vagina monologuist, Eve Ensler, go it alone? Reasons range from ego to economics.
The Village Voice |
Charles McNulty |
12-15-2004 |
Theater
True Glovenew
Glen Johnson pounded away in the boxing ring for years before earning his big break. On Dec. 18, he and Antonio Tarver will square off in Los Angeles for the HBO World Championship Boxing event.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
12-13-2004 |
Sports
A Toast to the Demise of Butch Davisnew
Cleveland Browns Coach Butch Davis was building a team to look good on paper, not on the field.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
12-10-2004 |
Sports
Adventures in Shoppingnew
The magic of the holidays stops short on the day after Thanksgiving.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
12-10-2004 |
Commentary
Parties Can Make This Holiday Like No Othernew
To be different this holiday season, try throwing a world fusion party, a pagan feast, a misanthrope party or any of nine other eclectic, nondenominational, festive, frightening and just plain wrong-headed parties dreamed up by Philadelphia City Paper's staff.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Staff Writers |
12-10-2004 |
Recreation
Still Ranting After All These Yearsnew
Spoken-word firebrand Jello Biafra is the punk man's Noam Chomsky.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
12-09-2004 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Jerking a Roundnew
So you've bagged your deer. Now it's jerky time.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
12-09-2004 |
Food+Drink
How to Cope With the Nonfestive Partnernew
Women with partners who "didn't believe" in the holidays share their crappy-gift histories.
New York Press |
Judy McGuire |
12-09-2004 |
Advice
The Great American Experimentnew
Being slapped with an "anti-religious" label because you support a certain political candidate regarded as "Democratic" or "liberal" is cruel. And it’s a lie. Standing up for the separation between Church and State is not anti-religious; it is as pro-religious as you can get.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Nikki Giovanni, Spoken Word Superstarnew
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. is a renowned writer and activist who prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English." You can also call her a superstar in the world of spoken-word poetry.
Jackson Free Press |
Thabi Moyo |
12-09-2004 |
Performance
Tags: performance
