AltWeeklies Wire
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
Boston's Secret World of Fire Artistsnew
Of the four elements of nature, fire is by far the sexiest, druggiest, and rock-and-rolliest -- and Boston's fire spinners know how to use it.
Boston Phoenix |
Sara Faith Alterman |
10-09-2008 |
Culture
Invasion of the Amazon Womennew
Four Miami-area Amazons hold private fetish sessions for up to $500 an hour. They work both interdependently and collaboratively, and most are avid bodybuilders, strong enough to lift a midsize man above their heads. Usually, clients request the same things: trampling, overhead pressing, lifting and carrying, and/or wrestling.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Natalie O'Neill |
10-06-2008 |
Culture
The Rise and Fall of Michael Brandonnew
The gay porn star goes from meth addict to antidrug poster boy and, tragically, back to meth addict.
The Handmade Revolution Will Not be Televised -- It'll Be on Etsy.comnew
The women of the Long Beach Craft Mafia come from varying backgrounds: Some went to fashion school in Manhattan, some work cubicle jobs, one even worked as a go-go dancer at Stinky's in San Francisco. But all of them share a need to create.
Has Phoenix Finally Arrived?new
This newly hopeful vision of Phoenix is one that's pretty easy to support these days, because the fifth-largest city in the country has lately been looking like, well, the fifth-largest city in the country.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
09-30-2008 |
Culture
The Zero Life: Two Weeks, a Zero-Waste Kit, and No Trashnew
From the moment you wake up and brush your teeth, wash your hair, and shave your face with products packaged in non-recyclable containers, you're contributing to the waste stream. Trying to live without generating trash is next to impossible. But we decided it was worth a shot.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
09-25-2008 |
Culture
The Real Girlfriend Experience: My Hooker Romancenew
Call it some sort of half-baked sociological experiment: What happens when you take a hooker on a regular date? What happens when you share a walk on the beach or a piece of pizza instead of, oh, something that ends in job?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
09-23-2008 |
Culture
It's Swingtown in the Dallas Suburbsnew
Jim Trulock is locked in a legal battle with the City of Duncanville over The Cherry Pit, which he claims is merely his private residence where he throws swingers parties for his many guests. Duncanville says he is operating a sex club in a residential area.
Dallas Observer |
Mike Fisher |
09-22-2008 |
Culture
Meet Dr. Laura Henkel, the Curator of the Eroticnew
She went from a Lutheran school in a small Texas town to director of a sex-based museum in Las Vegas, but Henkel has no regrets.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
09-19-2008 |
Culture
The Botox Bluesnew
After the the Endoscopy Center's hepatitis C scare, the way we use needles draws attention to the wrinkle industry.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
09-11-2008 |
Culture
75 Orgasms in Three Days Shows Me Why Dildos Were Electrified Before Vacuum Cleanersnew
Pleasing others distracts us from our own need for pleasure. In most instances, it is also a way of validating, excusing and/or ignoring our own dissatisfaction. Woman to woman: if you are reading this article and you don't possess this wonderful device, you are unnecessarily depriving yourself.
NOW Magazine |
Samantha Nagthall |
09-08-2008 |
Culture
I Lost My Life to World of Warcraftnew
While I have been an elite player of many off- and online games, I have also been the inevitable loser of close friends and loved ones who cannot shake the mind rot and addiction of their electronic second selves.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabriel Francisco |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
I Posed Today: How I Came to Bare Some an Open Playboy Auditionnew
I was surfing Playboy.com, looking for writing opportunities, and I stumbled upon its national casting call instead. It just so happened that the next stop was Vegas. I took the synchronicity as a sign from the Writing Gods. "This is your chance!" they whispered as a star on the website's map blinked on Vegas.
Las Vegas Weekly |
C. Moon Reed |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
Two Richmond Artists Make Custom Costumes That Cater to Furriesnew
"As a costume maker my job is to help create a furry's bridge to their spirit animal. I am not a furry though -- I am a costume maker."
Style Weekly |
Matt Stangel |
08-20-2008 |
Culture
