AltWeeklies Wire
I Want a Lover With a Slow Forknew
The slow food movement grew up in Italy and has moved across the U.S. An international gathering will pull slow fooders from around the globe back to Italy this fall.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Food+Drink
Gonna Garden My Heartnew
Planting flowers among my vegetables, instead of relying on "old-fashioned" row crops, created a delightful garden. Nature abhors a monocrop.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
The Worms' Turnnew
An experiment in condo vermiculture (the fancy name for worm farming) allows a writer to move his houseplants from chemical agriculture to organic.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
09-27-2004 |
Gardening
Rent-a-Renoir: Oberlin Students Borrow Masterpiecesnew
Every year since 1940, Oberlin College students have been able to take home one or two of the campus museum's rentable paintings for a semester. All that's required is a five-dollar bill, a student ID and a lot of tenacity.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-27-2004 |
Art
Takahiro Omori's Pursuit of Bass Fishing in Americanew
Takahiro Omori, who won the Super Bowl of bass fishing this year, came to the U.S. to pursue his dream against his father's wishes.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix |
09-24-2004 |
Sports
Karma Cleanser: Is Karma Affected by the Car I Drive?new
While I was driving a loaner car -- a 10-year-old Toyota -- nobody cut me off, flipped me off, or tried to slam into me while merging. When I got my sports car back, road rage came my way.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
09-24-2004 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
So Prozac Depresses Kids? Let Them Eat Dopenew
If kids are having suicidal thoughts after taking antidepressants, it might very well be that they are not taking enough of them, not mixing them with hard alcohol, and not knowing enough to chase the crashes with valium or vicodin or even, in a pinch, a whole bottle of Ibuprofen.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
09-24-2004 |
Comedy
Tastes Like Rabbit!new
Does rabbit really taste like chicken? And does it have to?
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
09-23-2004 |
Food+Drink
Ticket to Ridenew
A speeder confesses: Some of us are just built to speed better.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
09-23-2004 |
Commentary
One Man's Journey on Route 66new
Frank Kohlrus and people like him define Mother Road. He keeps a picnic table outside his shop on Old 66 and sells sodas for a quarter, just to encourage visitors to stay and shoot the breeze.
Illinois Times |
Tom Teague |
09-23-2004 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Force of Naturenew
After three serious hurricanes (and perhaps more on the way), how will Florida voters react?
Tucson Weekly |
Renée Downing |
09-23-2004 |
Commentary
Don't Panic: Is the War on Terror™ Making Us Any Safer?new
The first reason that it can't be won is pretty simple. Terror is an emotion. Declaring war on terror makes as much sense as declaring war on shame or envy. Not even changing the name to "War on Terrorism" helps.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-23-2004 |
Commentary
Winning Wines From the Past Yearnew
With election season upon us, it's time to get serious about voting. But forget the races for Senate, Congress and president; I'm picking winners in the world of wine
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-23-2004 |
Food+Drink
Columnist Hides From Storm Near Gracelandnew
Graceland. Elvis. Sounds good. This is a road trip about the South, after all. People, their thoughts, icons, passions. This is the first part of a series, culminating Oct. 28.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-23-2004 |
Commentary
Fringe Political Group Pedals Toward a Cyclocross Ethicnew
The 10th annual Urban Outlaw Cross Dress Cyclocross is an amalgam of bike-riding, roller derby, steeplechase, mud wrestling and ballet, with a special prize for best cross-dressing. The purpose is to protest property ownership that comes at the expense of the common good.
