AltWeeklies Wire
How Will You Celebrate Halloween?new
One fun aspect of Halloween each year is predicting which topical costumes you'll see all over the place.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-24-2013 |
Culture
Tags: Halloween
Efficient Trick-or-Treatingnew
Making a plan in advance can help your little adventurers have a happy Halloween that is safe, less stressful and meltdown-free.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-24-2013 |
Advice
Tricky Treatsnew
Candy-coated strawberries are a classic, and turning them into little ghosts is easier than you think.
Jackson Free Press |
Amber Helsel |
10-24-2013 |
Food+Drink
Wig Outnew
Jackson Free Press Art Director Kristin Brenemen shared her tips for transforming a wig into the perfect topper for any costume.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
10-24-2013 |
Advice
DIY Costumes for Kidsnew
Want cool kid costumes without the sticker shock of the catalogs? Fashion a look from garments and objects you may have lying around the house instead.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-24-2013 |
Advice
Día de los Muertosnew
Mesoamericans celebrate the dead the first two days of November.
Jackson Free Press |
Justin Hosemann |
10-24-2013 |
Culture
And Joysticks For Allnew

It's time to queer up video games, but it's not just about sexual orientation. Rebel game designers and academics in the tech industry's backyard are starting a discussion on representation in video games, calling for more women, more people of color, and more than the usual binary gender roles.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joe Fitzgerald |
10-24-2013 |
Video Games
Autumnal I Donew
A make-your-own candy apple bar is a decadent and fun way to bring fall flavors to your wedding reception.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
10-17-2013 |
Advice
John Waters Talks Religion, Popper Parties and Dildo Babiesnew

Employing off-the-wall, cartoonish characters, the father of a plastic child named “Bill” has made a career of delving deep into the smuttiest nooks of the human psyche, elevating lowbrow to new heights along the way and making audiences root for his hair-ratting, foot-stompin’ and shit-eating antiheros.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limón |
10-17-2013 |
Culture
Tags: John Waters
Peyton Manning returns to face the Coltsnew
Manning's return to Lucas Oil gives fans a chance to say a proper farewell
Día de los Muertosnew

Behind the misunderstood and misappropriated Mexican holiday.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex Notman |
10-17-2013 |
Culture
Why Lew Wolff Should Sell the Oakland A'snew
Now that his plan to move his team to San Jose is all but dead, Wolff and his partners should sell the ballclub to investors who will keep the A's in town.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-16-2013 |
Sports
The Royal Scamnew

Has your loved one been duped by a 'Women's Gifting Circle'?
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
10-10-2013 |
Culture
Are you an anarchist? Take the quiz and find out!new

Anarchists walk among us. They stand in line behind you at the grocery, their baskets full of shade-grown coffee, kale and nutritional yeast. They ride in bike lanes and pass idling SUVs. In fact, you may be an anarchist.
Why are women attracted to burlesque?new

Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese draws a mostly female audience to her shows.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Megan Henshall |
10-09-2013 |
Sex