AltWeeklies Wire
Wizards Games are a Full-On Entertainment Assaultnew
Want to see some basketball? Turn on ESPN. Want to see some flying burritos, flexible man-boys, jazzy dance numbers, trained dogs, and basketball? Go to a Wizards game.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-13-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Has New York's Countercultural Mudtruck Turned Raging Capitalist?new
The coffee truck's founders are considering a lawsuit against a company based in Detroit, Mich. for what they consider to be a stolen logo and stolen name.
New York Press |
Erik Shilling |
03-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
And the Leaks Go Onnew
A federal court judge says prior Wikileaks ruling was unconstitutional.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Megan Ma |
03-12-2008 |
Tech
Tags: WikiLeaks, computers & technology
Fool's Goldnew
This St. Paddy's Day, do not fear the near-beer.
Willamette Week |
Anna Hirsch |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tearing Down the Walls at the Oakland Museumnew
Forget what you know about that history museum. With new management and a new energy, the institution is reinventing itself.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-12-2008 |
History
Tags: history
San Diego's Losing a Vibrant Piece of its Boxing Culturenew
Since the California Athletic Commission began its crackdown, what had for decades been a monthly occurrence of informal gatherings of boxers and mixed-martial-arts fighters, known as "smoker fights," have dwindled to just a couple a year.
San Diego CityBeat |
Cait Ireland and Eric Wolff |
03-12-2008 |
Sports
What is 'Grass Farming'?new
Find out with an exclusive interview with renowned grass farmer Joel Salatin.
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm |
03-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Crab Cakesnew
Everything you ever wanted to know about Maryland's signature dish but were too hungry to ask.
Baltimore City Paper |
Henry Hong |
03-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
In Search of Single Hipsters in Clevelandnew
Friends had warned me that Cleveland doesn't have a real hipster scene. But I didn't believe them. This is the land of Oberlin College, the preeminent factory of all things effete. There had to be some Atari T-shirt-wearing vegans somewhere.
Cleveland Scene |
Bradley Campbell |
03-11-2008 |
Culture
Apollo Arrives in Clevelandnew
An ancient statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
03-11-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Diary of a Locavorenew
Is it possible to eat nothing but local food in a New Mexico winter?
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm |
03-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: locavore
On Race and Rumorsnew
These urban myths and 21st-century chain letters are important, because under the cover of internet anonymity, people expose their fears and prejudices in a manner that they never would in the light of day.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
03-11-2008 |
Commentary
Watch the Meat You Eatnew
What does it take to scare America anymore? Apparently, 143 million pounds of recalled beef isn't enough.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
03-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
The ACLU in Texas -- The Early Yearsnew
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. The Observer and the ACLU have always had a special relationship, perhaps never closer than when Dave Richards rented both organizations space in his office building in the 1970s.
The Texas Observer |
David Richards |
03-10-2008 |
History
Tags: history
This University is a Jokenew
Although Duquesne probably wouldn't put them in a brochure, the local university has launched the careers of several Pittsburgh comedians, including Mo Mozuch, Gab Bonesso, Jesse Joyce and newcomer T. Jones.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
03-10-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
