AltWeeklies Wire
Sleeping Around Craigslist: Casual Sex is Anything but Casualnew
It takes a woman about a thousand words and a condom to get laid on Craigslist. But for a woman to be laid properly -- by a passionate lover who knows what he's doing -- well, that's a whole different ball game. We should know: We are both middle-aged women who have spent the past eleven months sleeping around Craigslist.
East Bay Express |
Anna Reed and Lily Penza |
06-18-2008 |
Culture
Nekkid: In the Buff and Bare-ly Legalnew
Oregon has two seasons: rainy and naked. It's time for a hard look at Northwest nudity.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-05-2008 |
Culture
What Future Awaits Polygamy's Children?new
As FLDS children in Texas begin returning to their parents, ex-sect member Kathleen Mackert asks what future awaits polygamy's children.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
06-05-2008 |
Culture
Life at the Top of the Drag Queen Circuit is No Laughing Matter for Christina Leenew
Lee is a perfectionist, a diva and a professional. She’s been competing in beauty pageants for more than 15 years. After taking first runner-up at the national Entertainer of the Year Pageant in St. Louis last year, the 33-year-old thinks this might be her year to win it all, provided she can find that perfect gown.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
06-05-2008 |
Culture
Yes, I Brought My Preschooler to Burning Mannew
I'll tell you straight: the reason I brought my preschooler to Burning Man is not that I'm some super-mom who never needs a break from her kid and doesn't love to party like a grown-up. It was because I wanted to go, and I didn't have any volunteers for a weeklong babysitting gig.
East Bay Express |
Kris Vagner |
05-22-2008 |
Culture
K. Ruby is the Queen of DIYnew
Through the Institute of Urban Homesteading, she teaches city folk how to grow vegetables, can food, make wine, and other forgotten skills.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
05-22-2008 |
Culture
Juggalos Band Together at Primosnew
Meet the Insane Clown Posse fans who united Denver's hatchet-wielding, Faygo-loving family.
Steampunk Bursts Through its Subculture Rootsnew
Combine a longing for a past that never was with an acceptance that we are already living in the dystopian future we've been warned about and you end up with the hopeful balance between progress and tradition that is Steampunk. And then some.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
05-15-2008 |
Culture
I'm (Not) With Buseynew
Jeff Swanson looks, acts, and talks like Mr. Joshua. But the man you bought drinks for at the club ain't Gary Busey.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
05-12-2008 |
Culture
Meet the Rosenthalsnew
One six-story warehouse in San Francisco is home to two generations of art stars: filmmaker/musician Henry S. Rosenthal, his wife, Carlota Anderson, and their kids George and Lou Lou of the band Lou Lou and the Guitarfish.
Having a Family with a Low Environmental Impactnew
With the uncertain future of our planet, many couples are wondering whether they should have children at all. That is a highly personal decision, but I will say that it is easier (and cheaper) than you might think to have a family with a low impact.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
05-08-2008 |
Culture
A New Generation Redefines Craftwork on its Own DIY Termsnew
While old-school craftwork was forged by economic necessity and practicality as much as creativity, today's craft movement is both artsier and slipperier. It carries echoes of both '70s macrame power and '90s grrl power. It has a fierce anti-consumerist message, yet it's based on making and buying things.
War Zones, Shipwrecks and Romance Caught on Cassettenew
What follows are excerpts from three tales, discovered on discarded cassette tapes. Three men, at different stages in their lives, reflect on relationships -- with their parents, with strangers in a strange land and even with a buzzing 1920s city named Detroit.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-22-2008 |
Culture
A Decade After Newsweek Named Him Tops, Bill Teck is Backnew
Welcome to ñ redux. Teck's back, a graying beard contrasting the youthful glint in his eyes, and he hopes to capitalize on the term he coined to describe millions of young, bilingual Americans influenced by their heritage.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
04-21-2008 |
Culture
Cock and Awe: St. Louis Pickup Artists Rule the Roostnew
Trix, the invented name of this self-described pickup artist, is hardly what you'd consider a Casanova. Picking up a woman, he says, is not a matter of luck, but a skill he's spent years polishing.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
04-11-2008 |
Culture
