AltWeeklies Wire
Tattoo Rescuenew
Scars, track marks, gang tats -- if they're ruining your life, Eric Dean Spruth wants to cover them up.
Chicago Reader |
Laura Putre |
07-23-2007 |
Culture
Mr. Butch, He Deadnew
For decades, local legend Mr. Butch (1951-2007) haunted Kenmore Square and Allston -- he looked scary and smelled rank ... and he was one of the most popular guys in town.
Boston Phoenix |
Jim Sullivan |
07-19-2007 |
Culture
Bumps in the Night: Memphis Ghost Huntingnew
Hunting for ghosts at Magnolia Manor.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
07-16-2007 |
Culture
How Matt Allen Gets Levi's and the White Stripes to Buy You Ice Creamnew
Over the last three years, he's has trekked more than 35,000 miles in a 1969 Chevy Step Van to hand out free ice cream at the country's largest music festivals.
Chicago Reader |
Austin Powell |
07-16-2007 |
Culture
Weird, NMnew
Little Green Men have become Big Green Dollars in a Roswell -- the sudden UFO gold rush has transformed the local economy.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nate Dinsdale |
07-11-2007 |
Culture
'The Flag Project' Runs It Up The Polenew
Ask people about the American flag and you'll get interesting answers.
Baltimore City Paper |
Uli Loskot and Lee Gardner |
07-10-2007 |
Culture
How Slow Can We Go?new
Free wireless could make sluggish internet even slower.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Acker |
07-05-2007 |
Culture
American Idyllnew
As you grill that brat on July 4, consider your unalienable right to pursue happiness.
Land of the Fleenew
I tried to escape from George Bush's America -- but Steve Harper's Canada isn't much better.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
06-29-2007 |
Culture
Jeremy Harper's One to a Million Shotnew
He's going to count to a million live on his website (Millioncount.com) -- as far as anyone can tell, this has never been done before.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
06-25-2007 |
Culture
The Seven Deadly Sins of Kid Culturenew
One dad runs interference against the worst of children's entertainment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-21-2007 |
Culture
No Kidding!new
A look at the ecstasy and agony of living childfree.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
06-21-2007 |
Culture
Billiards for Broadsnew
Women find their stroke in the once male-dominated world of competitive pool.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
06-15-2007 |
Culture
Running for Rodeo Queennew
These beauty queens also have skills in horsemanship, public speaking and congeniality.
Reno News & Review |
Victor Hugo Mercado |
06-14-2007 |
Culture
Spare the Childnew
Amy Bril wants to make sure her kids don't grow up like she did -- inside the notorious cult known as the Family.
