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East Meets Southnew

Yancy discusses the art of making good kim chee.
Jackson Free Press  |  Jesse Yancy  |  09-02-2004  |  Food+Drink

Tall Boysnew

Tyler Hansbrough, who starts at center for the Poplar Bluff High School Mules, last year's Missouri state Class 5 champions, drives a big red GMC pickup truck with a giant sticker of a bucktoothed jackass on its rear window -- homage to the Poplar Bluff High mascot. The top pro prospect in his class, he may be the answer to Larry Bird's prayers.
Riverfront Times  |  Mike Seely  |  09-02-2004  |  Sports

Everyone Telling Artists to Shut Up, Just Shut Upnew

Musicians, actors, filmmakers and authors are Americans, too. It shouldn't be a surprise or an "intrusion" when an outspoken person speaks out.
OC Weekly  |  Jim Washburn  |  09-01-2004  |  Commentary

Second Verse Sounds the Same as the First for Parcells' Cowboysnew

Dallas Cowboys Coach Bill Parcells tells reporters he has some areas of concerns. And why not? If the sky is constantly falling, and if you can keep it from clocking any of your guys on the head, then everyone will proclaim you a genius.
Dallas Observer  |  John Gonzalez  |  08-30-2004  |  Sports

Delegates Check Out New York's Strip Clubsnew

As the Republican delegates come in, a strip-club waitress witnesses ever-increasing levels of naïveté and even some family values.
The Village Voice  |  Anonymous  |  08-30-2004  |  Recreation

Could You Be a Scott Peterson Apologist?new

Which of Scott Peterson's actions in the week following his wife Laci's disappearance is most suspicious? Who did it? Take the quiz.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Palmquist  |  08-27-2004  |  Comedy

Pole-Dancing Classes Strip Away Inhibitionsnew

A pole dancing for fitness class in Vancouver offers a total body workout that puts people in touch with their sensuous side, its instructors say. The regime incorporates steps of the stripper's trade.
The Georgia Straight  |  Gail Johnson  |  08-27-2004  |  Sports

University of Colorado Team Grinds On Under Weight of Pastnew

The football team became a band of brothers when eight of them were called to testify before a state grand jury. Now they just want to play, but the trauma tied to the school's recruiting scandal isn't over.
Westword  |  Bill Gallo  |  08-27-2004  |  Sports

Time to Pick Pecks of Pickled Peppersnew

Here comes the Rocky Mountain pepper season, that sweet and fiery window of late summer flavor. In the coming weeks, legions of angular, shiny fruits will adorn pepper plants in every color of the rainbow.
Missoula Independent  |  Ari LeVaux  |  08-26-2004  |  Food+Drink

God's Instant Messengernew

Even Muqtada al-Sadr uses text-message technology.
Boston Phoenix  |  Chris Wright  |  08-26-2004  |  Comedy

Man the Barricades: A Protester Remembers the Movementnew

Some things don't change. From the temporal podium of August 2004, I can view myself dimly, striding onto the University of Florida's Plaza of the Americas in 1970, leading a protest against the Vietnam War. This is the second of two parts
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  John Sugg  |  08-26-2004  |  Commentary

Learn to Love the Curse

Why get all uptight about sex when Aunt Flo's visiting?
Monday Magazine  |  Ringo Wilde  |  08-24-2004  |  Advice

The Last Don's Act: No Politics, No F-Words, No Mercynew

From New York to Las Vegas to Bay St. Louis, Don Rickles is still on the prowl. And that's no insult.
Gambit  |  Michael Tisserand  |  08-24-2004  |  Performance

Watching the Olympics: Let the Mind Games Beginnew

The swimming guy was supposed to win eight medals? Jesus H. Christ, don’t fucking saddle this guy with unrealistic expectations, right?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Joe MacLeod  |  08-24-2004  |  Commentary

Cowboy Noir: African-American Aims for Rodeo Stardomnew

Twenty-one-year-old Justin Richard started roping calves when he was 10 and rode his first bull a year later. He's following in the tradition of the black cowboys who played an important, often overlooked role in frontier life.
Houston Press  |  Craig Malisow  |  08-23-2004  |  Performance

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