AltWeeklies Wire
Have You Seen This Carbon Footprint Thing?new
Jesus Christ, now I have to worry about my fucking carbon footprint, for fuck's sake.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
11-27-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Giving Thanks for 35 Years of Ms. Magazinenew
No matter what you think of the so-called "women's movement," it has impacted each and every one of us, and liberated men too. Here are 10 top reasons I'm thankful that Ms. magazine and the women's movement were born.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
11-27-2007 |
Commentary
Pen & Inc.: Comic-book Artists are Drawn to St. Louisnew
An expanding comic art network has over the past decade has gravitated to the city, thanks in part to Xplane Graphics and the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University, where many of the city's cartoonists met and worked together.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
11-26-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Meat You Might Not Want to Eatnew
Exactly what do chickens and cows eat before we eat them?
Miami New Times |
Lee Klein |
11-26-2007 |
Food+Drink
Big Food's Local Distastenew
If supermarket giants get their way, local foods will never get out of special interest section.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-26-2007 |
Food+Drink
Snowboarding Hero Lucas Grossi Doesn't Need Two Legsnew
He is largely responsible for making adaptive snowboarding a viable competitive sport.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Kemmis |
11-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Ski Biz Bets It'll Beat Global Warmingnew
While scientists predict brown mountainsides, the "big three" ski areas that serve Seattle are all in varying stages of expansion and investment.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
11-21-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Russell Fish Hopes to Redefine the Computer Industrynew
His current project promises to top them all: a new "computer architecture" enabling applications like cell phones that translate languages and computers that reduce the time it takes to sequence DNA from months to days.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
San Francisco's Gen X Parent Boomers Need to Get a Gripnew
Thanks to a surge in results-oriented fucking among the white, heterosexual ruling class, this city has become overrun with decaf-latte-sipping, thousand-dollar-stroller-pushing, overly together supermoms who will tear you multiple assholes if you even think about stepping near their two-legged petri dish specimens.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Nowinski |
11-21-2007 |
Culture
Mapping the Unmappable: Visualize Global Censorshipnew
The weirdest (and saddest) map mashup ever is the Access Denied Map. This ever-growing online map highlights countries whose Internet-filtering governments won't let their citizens access the Access Denied Map.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
My Big, Fat Green Weddingnew
Step into married life without leaving a huge, ugly carbon footprint.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
11-20-2007 |
Culture
Inside the World's First All-in-One Beer Machinenew
Made almost entirely out of stainless steel, The Device consists of two 10-gallon beer kegs, four 5-gallon soda kegs, a propane tank, a CO2 tank, a refrigeration device and a tap system for dispensing the final thirst-quenching product.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Chad Crisp |
11-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Recipe: Game Birdsnew
If you'd rather not see another big bird until next October, there are plenty of delicious options like quail, pheasant, and partridge.
The Georgia Straight |
Mat Loup |
11-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
What 'Halo 3' Has Done to the Gaming Industrynew
In those first 24 hours after Halo 3's release, gamers around the world logged more than 3.6 million hours of online gameplay, which means that all those who stood in line waiting to make their midnight purchase hurried home and pulled an all-nighter playing the game.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
11-19-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
I Have a Man-Crush on Zach Galifianakisnew
Just like Sarah Silverman, Eugene Mirman, David Cross and every other comedian who doesn't artistically masturbate on a derivative sitcom, Hollywood will never figure out what to do with Galifianakis. And while that's probably frustrating for his agent, it's incredibly reassuring for those of us who truly love comedy as an art form.
Boulder Weekly |
Dale Bridges |
11-19-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
