AltWeeklies Wire
The Blogfather: MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey looks to the future.new
Thirty-five miles from Portland is the home of one of Oregon’s hottest tech properties. It’s a long way from the “Silicon Forest” of local startups. It’s an even longer way from those who work in Silicon Valley, their offices bustling with Razor scooters and wunderkinds having mad, Red Bull-fueled coding parties.
Willamette Week |
Ruth Brown |
07-13-2011 |
Tech
And the merry love the fiddlenew
The Swannanoa Gathering has lured its share of legends in its 20 years. The folk-art workshop series, held each summer on the campus of Warren Wilson College, has hosted Mike Seeger, David Holt and Fiona Ritchie, host of NPR’s Thistle & Shamrock.
Mountain Xpress |
Stacy Claude |
07-13-2011 |
Performance
Speed is colorblindnew
Post-racial America thrives at the Eastside Speedway drag strip
C-Ville Weekly |
Kyle Daly |
07-12-2011 |
Recreation
The Big Cheesenew
Vermont farmers consider the price, and sustainability, of dairy goats.
Seven Days |
Corin Hirsch |
07-11-2011 |
Food+Drink
International Artists on the Dalai Lamanew
Good endings are important. “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” on view at SAMA to July 31, is finishing a five-year international tour at a location well suited for the exhibition.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
07-08-2011 |
Recreation
Tags: Dalai Lama
Colony of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats Gaining a Followingnew
At dusk under the I-35 bridge at Camden Street a small crowd lingers. They bob their heads between wristwatches and cell phones and something above not yet visible.
San Antonio Current |
Patricia Portales |
07-08-2011 |
Recreation
Wet Hot Art Summernew
An insider’s guide to the best (and worst) of Santa Fe’s art scene
Santa Fe Reporter |
Rani Molla |
07-08-2011 |
Art
How to win friends and influence people—21st century stylenew
Rule #1: Your contemptible unchecked vanity is now your greatest asset!
Pacific Sun |
Scott Barry Kaufman |
07-08-2011 |
Culture
The Right Snuffnew
Who is Artly Snuff, and why does he matter?
Austin Chronicle |
Margaret Moser |
07-08-2011 |
Performance
Neighborhood Watch Dogsnew
Boris, a male pit bull, and Winston, an old yellow Labrador, serve as companions on neighborhood watch.
Tags: Pit Bulls
Feathers: Hair Cool or Hair Cruel?new
Much to the roosters’ dismay, this feathery trend doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.
Eugene Weekly |
Staff |
07-07-2011 |
Fashion
Food trucks have taken over Nashville — but there are still bumps in the roadnew
The Nashville food truck craze shows no sign of slowing, with new models either rolling out of the garage or getting fitted with stoves seemingly every other day.
Nashville Scene |
Steve Haruch |
07-07-2011 |
Food+Drink
Cock-a-Doodle-Twonew
What USC Baseball Means to Columbia
Columbia Free Times |
James Harley |
07-06-2011 |
Sports
Hipster or Homeless?new
"Hipster or Homeless" creator Parker Ruhstaller, a self-proclaimed Internet addict, chats about his viral baby and some of his favorite hipster things.
Tags: Hipsters, Technology
