AltWeeklies Wire
Beer. Here.new
Some claim Philly's beer scene is the best in the nation. Not so fast, say others. Can the city's first-ever Beer Week settle the issue?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tim Hyland |
03-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Mr. Wrong: Missile Attacknew
Wowee, I sure am glad they (as in Us) shot down that top-secret military spy satellite. I kept driving around town all last week waiting for chunks of hot satellite to bonk me on the head, or to get rained on with some nuclear-atomic carcinogenic-chemical Death-Plus satellite-juice or whatever that "hydrazine" shit was inside the thing that made it so Bad.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-04-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Baristas Abuzz With Caffeinated Competitionnew
Coffee lovers are buzzing about Denver's first-ever battle of the baristas, and things could get frothy.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
03-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Motorizing Motivationnew
Recently, the move to concretize our schemes -- albeit ones often grounded in, if not fully sane at least interesting concepts -- has indeed taken off as a social trend.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
03-03-2008 |
Commentary
Mayor of the Nude Beachnew
So he's naked and in his seventies -- he's still the coolest guy you'll ever meet.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
03-03-2008 |
Culture
Garrett Oliver Spreads the Good Brewsnew
The Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster talks about his views on the current beer scene and where Vermont fits in.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
02-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Beat the Clocknew
"The Earth is a terrible timekeeper," says Geoff Chester, the spokesman for this country's official clock-master, the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. That is only part of why we have Leap Days and Leap Years, and also Leap Seconds, Leap Weeks, and Leap Months.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
Las Vegas: Fat Citynew
As Las Vegas Weekly's token fatty I've been tapped to weigh in on recent news from Men's Fitness that we here in this Valley are the nation's fattest. Again.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Nick Divito |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
Chris Trickle's Checkered Saganew
A decade ago, the racecar driver was gunned down on Blue Diamond Road. The shooter was never caught, the family still suffers, and the driver who stepped into his car is a NASCAR superstar.
Las Vegas Weekly |
John Katsilometes |
02-28-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The War on Sciencenew
Science is crucial to the management of the nation, and without it we're no better than a medieval kingdom.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
02-28-2008 |
Commentary
The New D.C. Stadium's Winners & Losersnew
Nationals Park, set to open in a month, promised to have a big impact on the neighborhood. It already has.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
02-28-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Cure for the Body Politicnew
Presidential candidates are their own presription for the health of America.
Metro Spirit |
Murfee Faulk and Gregory Ruehlmann |
02-27-2008 |
Comedy
Internet Addiction: The Seedy Underbelly of the Information Superhighwaynew
An estimated 9 million people in this country are addicted to the internet -- if true, this means it is more seductive to Americans than cocaine (with 6 million regular users).
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
02-27-2008 |
Tech
Sex Files: System Overloadnew
The warning signs that you're an online porn addict.
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
02-27-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Cheap Industrial Food Comes at a High Pricenew
As far as our understanding of where our food comes from, the image of a grazing cow is about as much as most of us want to know. Even recalls of tainted beef are becoming so commonplace that the latest one (of 143 million pounds of beef) may not do much to make the average consumer stop and think for long.
C-Ville Weekly |
Elizabeth Van Deventer |
02-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
