AltWeeklies Wire
Cartoon: Tax Summitnew
Obama wants the jobless to wait for his "jobs forum" to work. Why shouldn't he wait too?
Cartoon: More is Lessnew
Obama is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. You know, to get out quicker.
Oops, My Bad! The Sorry State of Saying 'I'm Sorry'new
The "perfect" apology, if there is such a thing, can be whittled into three pieces, each of which is well illustrated in a letter that Emily Post dreamt up for 1922's Etiquette.
C-Ville Weekly |
Andrew Cedermark |
11-25-2009 |
Commentary
How Anonymous Online Reviews are Affecting Twin Cities Eateriesnew
Negative anonymous reviews are murky territory. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, certainly, but many restaurateurs say they have received criticism they felt was false, unfair, or malicious -- which they had little ability to correct or refute.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Greenwashing the Milknew
Despite a downturn, two giants of the organic milk industry are going strong. And the secret to their success appears to be a loophole in federal law that lets them market their milk as "organic" while raising their herds in a manner that critics say mocks the term.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Thanks to the Millennials, the Generation Gap is Back
This generation gap is the opposite of previous versions, in which young insurgents attacked their elders for being too arch and moralistic. Like Mulder in The X Files, they desperately want to believe: their leaders, their government, their corporate executives. And they really want to believe in technology.
Alt.Health: Is Your Ache for Chocolate Trying to Tell You Something?new
Is it true that food cravings mean a nutrient deficiency? That's too easy -- we're way more complicated.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
11-23-2009 |
Advice
My Oh Mayan! 2012 May be the End of the World as We Know Itnew
For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Culture
As the Subject of One New Exhibit, Sugar Shows its Dark Sidenew
The mysteries of sugar grow exponentially in scale and complexity in terms of its role in history and biology, from the slave trade to genetic modification on farms.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
11-19-2009 |
Art
A Goth Girl's Dream Come True: Tim Burton Comes to MOMAnew
Often ghettoized into the cobwebbed recesses of haunted houses, Tim Burton's triumphant oddities and alluring grotesqueries are now anointed by one of the world's elite cultural circles. Now the auteur unveils over 700 never-before-seen storyboards, paintings, drawings, puppets, costumes, sculptures and ephemera at the Museum of Modern Art.
New York Press |
Jocelyn Miller |
11-19-2009 |
Art
Gift Guide: Gimme Gadgetsnew
In the time-honored American tradition of radical individualism, I've decided to bring the focus of my annual gift guide back to me, me, me. These are things I want, and I promise to write you a lilac-scented thank-you note if you buy them for me.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-18-2009 |
Video Games
Pot in the Kettle: The Finer Points -- and Health Benefits -- of Cooking with Cannabisnew
Known now for her best-selling lemon bars and as a cooking professor at Oakland's Oaksterdam University, Sandy Moriarty's culinary escapades with cannabis began as a personal endeavor to test the plant's potency.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Victoria Nguyen |
11-18-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Troopers in Broken Lizard Have Frat-House Humor Lickednew
The five members of New York-based comedy troupe Broken Lizard are much like the writers and actors for Reno 911! The only difference is, Broken Lizard is actually funny.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
11-17-2009 |
Performance
Tags: Broken Lizard, comedy
How South Philly Became the Center of the Alt-Wrestling Universenew
This sub-genre flips the focus back from operatics to athleticism, catering to those for whom the Monday Night Raws and SmackDowns and even the TNAs of the world have gotten too far removed from what they love about the sport, or the art, or however you care to refer to it. (Just don't call it "sports entertainment.")
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
11-17-2009 |
Sports
