AltWeeklies Wire
Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babes Move Onlinenew
The ongoing migration of courtship and kink online has made it possible for any guy with a paycheck and a PC to try his hand at being a sugar daddy -- at the same time, for a woman with a sweet tooth, sugar has never been easier to find.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
10-22-2007 |
Culture
Dinger Bellnew
Big-time fan Rob Larson thinks that the mascot known as Dinger does a disservice to the Colorado Rockies.
Breast Cancer: The Marketing Darling of Diseasesnew
There is no other disease for which we are told that going shopping can cure an illness -- never mind that many of the pink-washed products are downright unhealthy and, in some cases, contain ingredients that have been linked to cancer.
LEO Weekly |
Lucinda Marshall |
10-22-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: breast cancer, pink ribbons
Taking a Bite of the Applenew
When a 17-year-old cracked the iPhone, dicey legal questions followed.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
10-19-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Ecoholic: Halloween, Without Scary Toxinsnew
"Any ideas on dressing up for Halloween without plastic costumes and chemical makeup?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
10-19-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
How Immigrants Are Changing the Way Atlanta Eatsnew
Just 20 years ago, it was difficult to find Thai, Indian, Ethiopian or Korean restaurants around here -- now, you'd have to be blind to overlook them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Slow Food Gets a Foothold in Illinois' Capital Citynew
Eighteen years after its official founding, Slow Food is a global institution with 80,000 members in more than 130 countries.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Gluten Gives Many Americans Crippling Stomach Painnew
So why don't they know it?
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
10-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Art of Fake Warnew
Casey Jarman battles the ultimate foe, a Halo lead developer, and dies. A lot.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
10-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Youngblood at Heartnew
Seven years after leaving the industry that made him a star, former comic book wunderkind Rob Liefeld is ready for his heroes to be reborn.
Tags: visual arts
A Tale of Two Thomases: Isiah and Clarencenew
Each case stirred up old issues between men and women in the black community.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
A Tough Row to Hoenew
Four beginning organic farmers plow through, plant and harvest their first season in Natrona Heights, Penn.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
10-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
An 'Organic' Solutionnew
When it comes to fertilizer use in Canada, "organic" doesn't mean what we think -- and if the multi-billion dollar fertilizer industry has its way, farmers may soon be using synthetic fertilizers to grow "organic" food.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
10-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Colorado Rockies Mascot Must Go!new
The most embarrassing mascot in the major leagues is a fossil on the field -- Dinger should be as dead as a dodo.
Tags: sports & fitness
