AltWeeklies Wire
Meet Boulder's Topless Gardenernew
Boulder's topless gardener speaks out about breasts, the media and why she won't put on a shirt.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-10-2010 |
Culture
Zombie Culture is Spreading Like a Plaguenew
The undead are proliferating in movies, in books, and the internet.
SEE Magazine |
Barry Hammond |
05-04-2010 |
Culture
Is Genius Immortal?new
Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
04-29-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Ray Kurzweil
Meet the Muffia: N.Y. Lesbians Making Their Marknew
Forget pop culture stereotypes of granola and Birkenstocks and meet the New York lesbians making their mark on the city—with not a pair of sandals in sight.
New York Press |
Jamie Peck |
04-15-2010 |
Culture
Bikes, Long Distances, Leisurely Paces: Meet the New Orleans Randonneursnew
Long hours and in the saddle is Par for the Course for these long-distance cyclists.
Tags: Randonneurs, cycling
Airstream Dreams: Life in a Silver Twinkienew
Airstreams appeal to hipsters and retirees, kids, teens and those of us who read Tom Robbins and thought it would be cool to live in a vehicle altered to look like a giant roast turkey. New or used, people haul them, live in them, fix them up or sometimes just fixate on them.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-01-2010 |
Culture
O, Pioneers! Nowhere to Pole Dance in New Havennew
You might find this hard to believe, but there’s nowhere to pole dance in New Haven. For exercise purposes, that is. That’s what Becky Poplawski discovered when she arrived at Yale this past fall to begin her freshman year.
New Haven Advocate |
Cara McDonough |
03-30-2010 |
Culture
The Rise of the Stay-at-Home Dadnew
Paul Schwartz and the East Bay Dads represent a growing contingent of men who are quitting their day jobs to change diapers while their wives work full time to support the family. Though the recession has played a part in the shifting demographic, for many families, the dad's transition to domesticity was a calculated choice.
East Bay Express |
Caitlin Esch |
03-24-2010 |
Culture
Keeping it Green Under the Sheetsnew
Reduce, reuse, recycle--it's a slogan you typically don't hear in relation to sex toys, prophylactics or porn. From Greenpeace’s sustainable sex tips to vegan condoms and tips on protecting your delicates from toxic toys, here’s a quick guide to greening up your sex life.
The Other Paper |
Kitty McConnell |
03-19-2010 |
Culture
Merry Merry, Sex Workersnew
March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day, and for the first time, Boston's saluting our local escorts and prostitutes, thanks to the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP). The national organization's Boston chapter debuts its first major act since its creation in November 2009.
Dig Boston |
Shoshanna Akins |
03-03-2010 |
Culture
A Goofy Valentine Yarn About How I Met My Wifenew
It was February 1999. I had just written a Sordid rant condemning a cluster of City Council-proposed anti-stripper laws that prompted a dozen or so local dancers to e-mail me in gratitude. It was an exciting chapter in my life.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
02-17-2010 |
Culture
The Artvoice Guide to Sex from A to Znew
Abstinence: This may be news to some, but teenagers like to bone. Shocking though it may be, this has remained a relative constant throughout history. Still religious and moralizing forces, buoyed by federal funding, conspired to make the 2000s the "decade of naivete" when it came to teen hormones.
Art Collector and Preservationist Brooks Buxton Aims to Save Vermontnew
J. Brooks Buxton’s foreign acquisitions — among them 19th-century albumen photographs from the Middle East, Chinese ceramics and a Paleozoic-era trilobite from what is now Morocco — mingle with American paintings, decorative arts, heirloom furniture and books.
Seven Days |
Pamela Polston |
02-12-2010 |
Culture
Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Story of a Nightmare Stalkernew
Last June, a girl named Johna Chase began following me on Twitter. I didn’t recognize her name so I clicked on her profile pic. My screen filled with the black-and-white image of a girl’s face. She stood sideways, but her face was turned to the camera.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
02-11-2010 |
Culture
50 Ways to Please Your Lover This Valentine's Daynew
We asked a wide swath of Portlanders, both well known and obscure, how they make their loved ones happy, and their answers were far better than we’d ever imagined. And so, we proudly present, 50 ways to please your lover.
Willamette Week |
Willamette Week Staff |
02-10-2010 |
Culture
