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
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
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
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
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
Cheerfully Cripplednew
Members of the amputee support group Stumps 'R Us try not to take themselves or their condition too seriously.
East Bay Express |
David Agrell |
08-01-2007 |
Culture
Creatures of the Nightnew
Under cover of darkness, Kerry Hargraves and Armand Sutton will deface your front lawn with waterfowl -- and get paid for it.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
05-01-2006 |
Culture
Growing Up Rightnew
Whine, piss, moan: Antics of a conservative in the making, claims UC Berkeley professor Jack Block, while some students beg to differ.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
04-10-2006 |
Culture
The Adjustable-Rate Marriagenew
Skip the wedding and head to a Realtor's office -- mortgage is the new matrimony.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
02-27-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
No Laughing Matternew
Researchers in California categorize our chuckles, and realize that laughter, like a handshake, says a lot about a person.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
02-13-2006 |
Culture
