AltWeeklies Wire
Year of the Fight Clubnew
Why hipsters love boxing and boar-hunting.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-21-2011 |
Culture
Self Storage and the World of Hoardersnew
In the Seventies, self storage was all about relocation. Now it's a lifestyle -- even for some homeless people.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-27-2010 |
Culture
World of Streetcolornew
An anonymous knitter bombs the streets of Berkeley.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-26-2010 |
Culture
How One Runner's Obsession Left Him Missing in the Wildernessnew
John Mintz was lost in the Snow Mountain Wilderness, which straddles three counties and includes 37,000 acres within the larger Mendocino National Forest, with no supplies for an entire week. How did that happen?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-07-2009 |
Culture
How a Failed Journalist Became the Margaret Mead of White Peoplenew
"Stuff White People Like" isn't just a cathartic spoof; it's Lander's entry into a convoluted and thorny discourse on race in America. Like most people, Lander was always fascinated by race, but he found it difficult to partake in the dialogue without sounding either like an apologist, or a total asshole.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-15-2008 |
Culture
The Third Annual Mr. Hyphen Festival Subverts Popular Stereotypesnew
The concept for Mr. Hyphen had its genesis at a staff meeting about a year after Hyphen magazine's 2003 founding, though it didn't come together until 2006.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-01-2008 |
Culture
Revealing the Secretnew
Although the national visibility of The Secret may be on the wane, its true believers are still going strong.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-27-2008 |
Culture
Party 2 Nite. R U Going?new
When teens can easily find parties without so much as an invite, the night can get out of hand pretty quickly.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-02-2008 |
Culture
