AltWeeklies Wire
Miley Cyrus with Her Back Exposed! The Horror!new
Disney may own the rights to Hannah Montana, but Miley Cyrus is a human being. Sure, she's a star and a zillionaire and everything, but she's still a teenage girl. The idea that she must studiously avoid anything that smacks of maturity is ridiculous.
Weekly Alibi |
Benjamin Radford |
05-20-2008 |
Commentary
Comparing Tap Water to Bottled Waternew
At a recent meeting of the Mount Washington Green Club, members held a blind water tasting to figure out once and for all: Do tap and bottled waters taste differently? The point was to illustrate that buying bottled water is not only costly and environmentally unsound but also pointless, since there's not much difference in flavor.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
05-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Catonsville Nine and Baltimore Four Revisitednew
Forty years ago, nine Catholic peace activists took a draft office in Maryland -- and the nation -- by surprise. Together they took the draft files to a grassy patch behind the building where tipped-off reporters were waiting for them. They then set the files ablaze with homemade napalm, recited a prayer, made statements to the press, and waited peacefully to be arrested.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe Tropea |
05-20-2008 |
History
Tags: protest, military, activism, peace, FBI, history, 1960s, Vietnam War, The Baltimore Four, The Catonsville Nine
Juggalos Band Together at Primosnew
Meet the Insane Clown Posse fans who united Denver's hatchet-wielding, Faygo-loving family.
Becoming a Renaissance Faire Ladynew
Being Scarborough Renaissance Festival's newest monster hunter is a tough gig, but worth it.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
05-19-2008 |
Performance
Salmon Caught in the Carbon Netnew
Our mania for wild, fresh boutique fish comes at a high environmental cost.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Holistic Vineyards: Biodynamic Wine is Greenernew
Critics call it "vineyard voodoo"; others refer to it as "supercharged organic." In fact, biodynamic agriculture dates back to 1924, when Austrian philosopher-scientist Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures in which he argued that modern farming had lost its spiritual connection to nature.
Isthmus |
Anne Strainchamps |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
On the Trail of the Delta Tamalenew
Southern food sleuths take on the murky origins of the mother-in-law sandwich.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
05-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Time for the Memphis In May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contestnew
Since its humble start in 1978, the contest has evolved into three days of pork-scented smoke, plastic pig noses, elaborate team structures, 500 trained judges, concerts, and, of course, some seriously competitive teams that have spent years, not to mention thousands of dollars, refining their recipes and methods.
The Memphis Flyer |
Susan Ellis |
05-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Meet Richard Price: Electrotechnologist, Purveyor of Rare Flowers, Famous For His Heirloom Tomatoesnew
Price could be known for many things. Among other things, he's a talented singer; an accomplished portrait photographer; a home brewer of beers, ciders, and wines; an experienced electrotechnologist in genetics; a green thumb; a do-it-yourselfer and traditionalist. In fact, it's mostly by a strange turn of plant evolution that he's come to be known, informally, as "the tomato man."
Artvoice |
Peter Koch |
05-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Hillary, Barack, and John Replacing Britney and Lindsay in Your Checkout Linenew
The National Enquirer, Globe and the National Examiner are running almost as many stories about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as The National Review and The Nation are. Even John McCain has graced a couple of covers. Naturally, the tabs are less interested in the candidates' political positions than their sexual ones.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
05-16-2008 |
Commentary
Chives: A Sign of Springnew
Along with onions, garlic, and other pungent shoots and bulbs -- oddly including asparagus -- chives are part of the allium, or lily, family. Includes recipes for Chive and White Bean Hummus and Pan Roast Salmon with Chive Beurre Blanc.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
05-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
One Teen's Rubik's Cube Fascination Grows into 'Speed-Solving' Competitionnew
In the age of the PS3 and Wii, it might seem a bit unusual for teens to gravitate toward a toy nearly twice as old as they are. But young "speedcubers" are out there, and many will compete in the upcoming Utah Cubing Open.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-16-2008 |
Recreation
Steampunk Bursts Through its Subculture Rootsnew
Combine a longing for a past that never was with an acceptance that we are already living in the dystopian future we've been warned about and you end up with the hopeful balance between progress and tradition that is Steampunk. And then some.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
05-15-2008 |
Culture
Five Ways New Mexico is Connected to the Beijing Olympic Controversiesnew
Tibet, Falun Gong, Darfur, poisoned imports and the threat of pandemics all hang over the games. And while these serious problems will likely continue long past the Beijing Olympics, the event presents the perfect opportunity for the world to protest and, perhaps, for China to listen.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
05-15-2008 |
Sports
