AltWeeklies Wire
Geeks Gone Wildnew
"More geeky nerd types have gotten laid at Archon than ever would in the outside world," the Empress Inebria says of the annual science fiction convention. This doesn't quite explain the mahogany-skinned man in the courtyard sporting a velvet cape. It's Star Wars alum Lando Calrissian.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
10-22-2004 |
Recreation
The Homecoming of a Radio Flyernew
Tamara Wieder's Q&A with BBC correspondent and native Bostonian Jeb Sharp, who is bringing world news home after years of jetting to overseas trouble spots.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
10-22-2004 |
Media
Couple Finds Scarce Ass to Kick(box)new
Kornelija Numic and Doyle Gayler are kickboxing champions who rarely kickbox, because their sport is dying. Now they spend much of their days locking up criminals and investigating crime scenes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
10-22-2004 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Ultimate Undecided Voternew
Meet Allen Denmarck. He was on the fence before there even was a fence.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
10-21-2004 |
Comedy
Corkscrew: Food Falls for Chianti in a Big Waynew
Now, after years of humiliating prison time in tacky straw baskets, this Tuscan red is finally getting respect, and we're getting some of the good stuff that will happily augment pizza, pasta and everything in between.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-21-2004 |
Food+Drink
Don't Panic: How Long are American Forces Gonna be in Iraq?new
That question can't be answered with a date, but let's put it this way: I'm pretty sure that we're gonna be fighting in Iraq at least long enough for me to parlay this foreign policy humor column into a book deal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-21-2004 |
Commentary
Do Vegans Swallow?
Vegan porn (if you can call it that) provides plenty of information, but leaves a few pressing questions unanswered.
Monday Magazine |
Ringo Wilde |
10-20-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Finding Peace in Afghanistan
A trip to a mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif offers a welcome contrast to the chaos of Kabul.
Monday Magazine |
Jared Ferrie |
10-20-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Raving in a Hungarian Turkish Bathhouse
It's part spa, part dance party, and all fun when a rave takes place at an innovative location.
Monday Magazine |
Alison Boston |
10-20-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Eating Beluga in Alaska
In the midst of a human-powered trek (using bicycle, canoe, rowboat and skis) from Vancouver, Canada, to Moscow, Russia, an adventurer discovers new tastes and old cultures.
Monday Magazine |
Tim Harvey |
10-20-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
He Writes the Signs in the Ballparknew
Marty Prather's obsession with holding up handpainted signs began during the 1985 World Series, when he flashed a sign that read: "The Fat Lady Is Singing."
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-19-2004 |
Sports
Golf Ball Fishing in Americanew
“There’s gold in these waters,” says Michael Aux Tinee. He is part of the secretive world of golf ball retrieval, an industry worth an estimated $200 million a year.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
10-19-2004 |
Sports
Outsource to Arkansasnew
It is contradictory, but not a surprise, that the same people who celebrate free-market economics and the independent entrepreneurial spirit are the champions of tax breaks and financial giveaways for big corporations.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Corkscrew: Are There Differences in How Men and Women Buy?new
I conducted an informal poll of 15 men and women of varying wine interest to find out what enters their minds when facing a wall full of wine, and found out -- gasp! -- we're all pretty much the same.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-14-2004 |
Food+Drink
The Changing Face of Pornnew
Back in the old days, partakers of porn were nearly always drooling degenerates in trench coats. Now, porn's everywhere and easily accessible.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
10-14-2004 |
Commentary
