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A Quartet of Contemporary Artists Map Out the Landscapes of Their Livesnew
No longer a substitute for a window to the outside; landscapes assume the role of visual diary to the artists' world within.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
09-10-2009 |
Art
Finding Great Australian Wines Out in the Bushnew
I spent a few days last month in the main winemaking region of Western Australia, Margaret River, tasting a lot of its trademark Cab Sauvignon and Shiraz and Semillon-Sauvignon Blanc blends. We got our palates on some more unexpected stuff, too.
C-Ville Weekly |
Cathy Harding |
09-09-2009 |
Food+Drink
Cartoon: Barry Bonds, PFCnew
Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are abusing psychotropic drugs in order to bulk up.
Cartoon: Exit Interview - Van Jonesnew
Finally, it turns out that the Obama White House had a liberal working there. Fortunately, he's been rooted out and summarily fired.
Tags: Barack Obama, Van Jones
At the International G.I. Joe Convention, Grown Men Play With Little Dollsnew
Most of the attendees are male, large, and loyal to either the 12-inch original toys or the 3-3/4-inch figurines based on the cartoon characters. A slight edge goes to the cartoon fans, who tend to be younger and single, with more disposable income.
Cartoon: Afghanistan? No Matternew
Remember how Japan and Germany turned lemons into lemonade after World War II? By building new industrial infrastructure on the tabla rasa of total destruction. Now it's the Afghans' turn. Between US airstrikes and Taliban suicide bombing, there will soon be no matter left in Afghanistan.
Cartoon: The New New Worldnew
What would old-time adventurers have done if they had faced the same fearful climate we face today? Try to get anything new off the ground, and everyone is willing to talk, but no one has the guts to put their money on the line. Instead, you get fed a line about the Internet, social networking, and the like. Will anything ever get done in the future?
The Killer Las Vegas iPhone Appnew
Vegas Mate kicks other Vegas travel guides' butts.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
09-04-2009 |
Tech
Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friendnew
Why be buried when you can have your ashes turned into a diamond?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Loncraine |
09-04-2009 |
Shopping
Animated Cartoon: Mercenary Madnessnew
Recent news reveals that the US government has been using Blackwater USA (now called Xe) to do everything from assassinate Al Qaeda members to load Hellfire missiles onto Predator drone planes in Pakistan. What next for the firm that does everything? New animated editorial cartoon by Ted Rall and David Essman goes there.
Cartoon: Swine Flu Scammingnew
Some expert scientists say that half of the U.S. population could be infected with swine flu this winter. But there's good news: Since the only way the government will treat you for free is when there's a newsworthy epidemic, this might work out to a form of de facto health insurance! We certainly won't be getting anything out of the Obama Administration.
Tags: swine flu, Healthcare
Field Guide to Facebooknew
Log on at your own peril! We take you on a surfing safari and break down the site's 19 most browser-busting bozos.
Boston Phoenix |
Kara Baskin |
09-03-2009 |
Tech
High-Tech Still Thrives in Low-Key Boisenew
Why Boise still tops the list of places technological innovators do -- and should -- live.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
09-02-2009 |
Tech
Living With HPVnew
It's the STD that afflicts millions. And yet few have come forward to share their travails with this nightmarish virus. Now one woman is ready to tell her story.
Boston Phoenix |
Lisa Spinelli |
09-02-2009 |
Culture
Green Day Electrifies Musical Theater at the Berkeley Rep with 'American Idiot'new
The rock opera adaptation of Green Day's multiplatinum 2004 smash American Idiot is going to challenge the very definitions of punk, theater and musical.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-02-2009 |
Theater
