AltWeeklies Wire
Second Rate? Or Second City Syndrome?new
Local artists and musicians wonder why Chicago is barely represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art's big show about art and rock.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
10-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
It's Local, but Is it Green?new
While carbon- and chem-heavy local grub fails sustainability tests, a new label might help put Ontario fare back at head of eco pack.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
10-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
John Woo Returns to Form with a Video Gamenew
The sequel to Hard Boiled, Stranglehold is a video game rather than a movie, but all the important ingredients are here: Chow Yun Fat reprises his role as the badass Inspector Tequila; there's plenty of slow-mo gunplay; and a dozen city blocks are leveled by the game's pornographic number of explosions and gunshots.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
10-11-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
What's Really in Your Food?new
It's becoming increasingly more difficult to discern how our food was grown, processed and treated, thanks to our collective support of a food industry that wields its heft and political clout to create labeling laws that make a mockery of disclosure.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
10-11-2007 |
Food+Drink
Making Portland's Fake Dirty Bomb Attack Even Fakier!new
While there will undoubtedly be plenty of over-emotive community theater actors on hand, moaning about their fake radioactive burns ... that's exactly what our local officials are expecting. Therefore it's up to you to diverge from the script and give our high-caliber public servants the test they deserve. Here are a few suggestions.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
10-11-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
For Furries, Life's More than Lions, Tigers & Bears -- Oh My!new
New Mexico's Furs want the world to know that they pride themselves on being the most accepting, least judgmental subculture in the Land of Enchantment -- but what is scritching, fur piles and yiffing?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
10-11-2007 |
Culture
Students Sue California Culinary Academynew
Several dozen CCA students and graduates filed a class-action lawsuit late last month which alleges that CCA engaged in "a fraudulent scheme" in connection with the recruitment of students, misrepresented the admissions process, and failed to provide students with meaningful assistance in finding employment.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Clear Channel Embraces the Pinknew
New York radio personalities Ryan Jay and Caroline Hand recently signed a deal with Clear Channel Radio to become the first nationally syndicated radio talk show targeted at the LGBT community.
San Antonio Current |
Mat Wolff |
10-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Year Of The Cheaternew
Why steroids, spying, and all those other sports scandals are actually good for fans.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-10-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Scavenging's New Spiritnew
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of freebies in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
10-10-2007 |
Culture
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
For Critics, There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunchnew
Restaurants and PR agencies need to stop being so generous, and instead rely on the quality of their product.
Chicago Newcity |
Michael Nagrant |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Viva Viagra' Ad is Hard to Swallownew
What else might we expect from Big Pharma ad campaigns in the near future for yet-to-be-marketed products that most of us don't want to talk about, let alone sing about? Here are some ideas.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Mort Sahl Pulls No Political Punchesnew
The stand-up legend on presidential comedy, The Daily Show and why Hillary will be the last president of the United States.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-05-2007 |
Performance
Fattening the Coloniesnew
No point preaching nutrition to poor countries when U.S. dumps cheap pop on them.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
10-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
