AltWeeklies Wire
The New 'Zelda' Wants Your Touchnew

Clearly designed for the DS from the ground up, The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass makes full use of the system's touch screen, with all of Link's movement and actions determined by dragging, tapping, or swirling the DS' stylus.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
11-01-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Marriage, On The Rocks Pleasenew
Wedding-themed shows warp a troubled institution.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga K. Burton |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
Urban Chickensnew

Chapel Hill native Greg Bell began his foray into urban poultry as a peeved neighbor.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
11-01-2007 |
Food+Drink
Isn't There Any Good News in Iraq?new
The list of good news I could find in Iraq is endless!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-01-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: WAR, humor & satire
The Strange Drawings of Brian Brooksnew

The artist behind Emily the Strange attempts to exorcise his creation from his art.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Virella |
10-31-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Where Ghosts Wouldn't be Caught Deadnew
My girlfriend and I had paid $29 each to hunt aliens, ghosts and other creatures that go bump in the night. Instead, I was chewing the right testicle of a chocolate-covered "Cock-'n'-Balls," the creamy insides dripping all over my hands.
Willamette Week |
Michael O'Connor |
10-31-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Interview With a Vampire Professornew
Whether your concept of "vampire" stems from Bram Stoker's 1897 classic Dracula, Wesley Snipes blasting vamps into ash in Blade, or the Count adding up the number of bats in his castle on Sesame Street, Dr. Thomas Garza appreciates them all.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-31-2007 |
Culture
The Consumer Biotech Revolution is On the Horizonnew
Predicting the future of the home-tech phenomenon.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-31-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Joe Rogan is Not the Comedian to Mess Withnew
He has no compunction about picking high-profile feuds with those whom he feels deserve it, like Carlos Mencia.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-30-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Ask a Mexican!new
"The same women who complain about 'sleazy' Mexican men go to France and giggle about 'how flirtatious' French men are."
Tags: humor & satire
Joyce Kaufman is Talking Up a Stormnew
The Florida radio host wins fans by flaying a new enemy: undocumented immigrants.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
10-30-2007 |
Media
I Have Nothing but Scorn for Candy Cornnew
My biggest issue with candy corn is that it tastes like nothing more than pure sugar. But there's more.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
10-30-2007 |
Food+Drink
Mr. Wrong: Mall of Americanew
I have encountered people who are like, "Eeuw, the mall? Why on Earth would anyone go there?" Well, you know, fuck you, 'cuz I go to the mall. They have stuff there.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
10-30-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Season's Spookiest Beers, and What to Wear When You Drink Themnew

We burned through more than a dozen seasonals to construct the ultimate autumn six-pack, with each victor accompanied by a thematic getup. Prost!
Philadelphia City Paper |
James Saul |
10-30-2007 |
Food+Drink
The 10% Dilemmanew

Food advocates would like us to get a tenth of our diets from nearby farms, but it won't be easy.
Isthmus |
Tom Laskin |
10-30-2007 |
Food+Drink