AltWeeklies Wire
Is the Wilderness Too Dangerous for Skiers?new
As resorts have become crowded, more people are venturing into the fresh powder and empty vistas beyond ski area boundaries. The trend, called sidecountry, is booming. The conflict of safety versus access is playing out now at resorts across the West.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Grayson Schaffer |
01-24-2008 |
Sports
Red Means Go for Boxing Cut Man Chris Raynew
Ray is a freelancer these days, and that's a tough go. There isn't a huge demand for his specialized services, the most prized of which involves stemming the flow of blood from open wounds in less than 60 seconds.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
01-24-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Comcast: The Internet Jammernew
The cable giant and BitTorrent are at the forefront of the war over equal access to the internet.
Garry Marshall Directs a Production of 'Elixir of Love'new
What does the producer of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley and the director of Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries know about opera? Answer: How to make it funny, of course.
San Antonio Current |
Diana Lyn Roberts |
01-23-2008 |
Performance
Tags: performance
How a Few Wine Lovers Upset the Va. Wine Industrynew
Immediately following the founding of the Wine Guild of Charlottesville, several distributors were furious. They said that by advertising how much wine actually costs retailers, and how much lower the Guild's mark-up is, the Guild would force distributors to undercut the shops and restaurants that are their most important customers.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
01-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
American Giga-lonew
The illicit erotic thrill of digital file sharing.
New Haven Advocate |
E. Thomas Johnson |
01-22-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Percentage Dealnew
Hey! It's time to run a whole year of my every-other-weekly "column" through the "AutoSummarize" tool on Microsoft Word. This year it's 20,684 words, boiled down to 4 percent of original size. Fun!
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
01-22-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Going Green Without Going Brokenew
Chicago restaurateurs put their heads together to make takeout eco-friendly.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
01-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
rBGH Free?new
Montsano lobbyists attack consumers' right to know if dairy products contain milk from cows given rBGH.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
01-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Will Vermont's Legislators Stand Behind Raw Milk?new
The agricultural advocacy group Rural Vermont drafts a bill to help local farmers keep it raw.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Toy Hacking as New Art Formnew
Hackers are tweaking tech gadgets -- legally -- with creative results.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
01-18-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The NFL's Forgotten Forefathersnew
Football players like Leroy Kelly are left crippled and broke -- and abandoned by their own union.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
01-18-2008 |
Sports
The Green Walletnew
Keep in mind that a simple life is a greener life. You don't need to run out and buy a bunch of stuff to boost your "eco-credentials."
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
01-17-2008 |
Culture
Reviewing the Rulesnew
Why do we treat artists and athletes differently when it comes to drug use?
Fort Worth Weekly |
E.R. Bills |
01-17-2008 |
Commentary
Think Secret Signs Offnew
As Macworld Expo hits, there's something missing this year: the uberfan whose inside information drove Steve Jobs nuts.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Colleen Watson |
01-17-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
