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Is Genius Immortal?new
Tech god Ray Kurzweil is a modern-day Edison. Now he's battling to stay alive — forever
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
04-29-2010 |
Culture
Tags: Ray Kurzweil
Eerie Photographs Lend Darkness to Black-and-White Shownew
Stuffed crows, bent spoons, a doll house and old photographs are a few of the slightly bizarre ephemera that anchor Carol Golemboski's photographs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-29-2010 |
Art
How I Learned to Stop Eating Junk in 28 Daysnew
One reporter spends 28 days following a “reduced fat, high fiber, controlled carbohydrate” menu.
C-Ville Weekly |
Caite White |
04-28-2010 |
Food+Drink
Making Every Day Earth Daynew
It’s not that celebrating the earth is a bad idea. But one day a year – or even one week – hardly seems adequate.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
04-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
The Ring Leadernew
Lauren Fisher has taken her share of knocks, but that hasn't dimmed her dreams of fighting in the the first Olympic women's boxing event.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
04-26-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Lauren Fisher
A ‘Fan’ Letter to National Eater.comnew
Over the weeks, I’ve become a huge fan of Eater.com's renegade editorial approach of poaching other people’s content and reposting it on their Web site for fun and profit.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-20-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Eater.com, Sam Sifton
Blurring the Lines Between Real and Virtual, Art and Worknew
Are oppressive labor laws and expensive real estate getting in the way of your dream of opening your own sweatshop? That's the curious question asked by an introductory video to "Invisible Threads," a 2008 collaborative project by artists Jeff Crouse and Stephanie Rothenberg.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-20-2010 |
Art
The Nasca Lines in Perunew
Alibi’s Ilene Style reports from her assignment with the Peace Corps. A first-hand account of the giant, unexplained geoglyphs etched in the Pampa Colorado.
Weekly Alibi |
Ilene Style |
04-19-2010 |
Travel
5 Tips for Gardening in Small Spacesnew
According to gardening expert Elizabeth Peirce, if you follow these five tips you don’t need a lot of space or experience to make that green stuff grow.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Elizabeth Peirce |
04-16-2010 |
Gardening
Tags: Urban Gardening
Mexi-Size It: Tijuana's Changing Food Landscapenew
The food landscape is quickly changing down south. While some people might not venture beyond the lowly street-taco stands, past the loud clank of the steel revolving doors at the pedestrian point of entry, a sea of unique culinary treasures awaits.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
04-15-2010 |
Travel
Tags: Tijuana
Is Your Coffee In Season?new
You care when your beans were roasted. How about when they were harvested?
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-15-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Coffee
Meet the Muffia: N.Y. Lesbians Making Their Marknew
Forget pop culture stereotypes of granola and Birkenstocks and meet the New York lesbians making their mark on the city—with not a pair of sandals in sight.
New York Press |
Jamie Peck |
04-15-2010 |
Culture
Is Murdoch's WSJ Being Snubbed?new
This year’s Pulitzer Prize box score has the Washington Post taking four prizes and the New York Times snagging three. For the Wall Street Journal, this year's Pulitzer Prizes marks another distinction: another year (the third consecutive) the WSJ hasn't gotten one.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-14-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Rupert Murdoch
Bikes, Long Distances, Leisurely Paces: Meet the New Orleans Randonneursnew
Long hours and in the saddle is Par for the Course for these long-distance cyclists.
Tags: Randonneurs, cycling
Cassette Tapes Are the New Vinylnew
Tapes blast a sound that’s just as warm as the crackle and pop of vinyl.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
04-13-2010 |
Culture
