AltWeeklies Wire
Card Shark: National Postcard Weeknew
Deltiologist Donald Brown gets ready to show off nearly a million postcards.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
05-08-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Scenes From an Obscenity Conferencenew
Shit is not happening at this academic meeting -- but not for lack of trying.
New Haven Advocate |
Catherine Arnott Smith |
05-08-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The Fame Gamenew
The virtual infamy of Wikipedia.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
05-07-2007 |
Commentary
Becoming Blondenew
Lory Gregory reminds us that being blonde isn't about logic or saving the world.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
05-07-2007 |
Culture
This Election Is Murder: Does Voting Offer Any Hope?new
I no longer live in Philadelphia -- I live in The Wire, The Corner and Baghdad, all at the same time. Which mayoral candidate is going to save this city and the people who suffer in it?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
05-07-2007 |
Commentary
Guns & Mental Illness Are a Lethal Combonew
I could get a gun more easily than I could adopt a dog from most animal shelters; so could a lot of people like me -- sad, angry, desperate, but smiling and going out to dinner and seeing a movie and talking to friends.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
05-07-2007 |
Commentary
IMDB Redesign Splices a New Film Historynew
IMDB was wiki a dozen years before wiki came into usage, and it's as if the web was built for it to exist in -- so this was probably less of a wikification than a redesign to highlight some information categories that had a low profile or hadn't existed before.
The Georgia Straight |
Dave Watson |
05-07-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Best Barista in the World?new
Making coffee is now an international competitive sport, and Matt Riddle is America's reigning champ.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
05-07-2007 |
Food+Drink
Global Warming Is Just a Symptomnew
If we're seriously pro-life and want to see the planet survive, we need to get a handle on the population explosion -- that's what is ultimately at the center of our unfolding environmental catastrophe.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Eatin' the Outdoorsnew
Whole Systems Design creates scenery you can chew on.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
05-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
The LAPD's Clampdownnew
What happened at the close of immigration rights protests in Los Angeles this week was an unfortunate smear on a department that has shown great improvement in recent years, but it was also an insult to the constitutional rights these same police are sworn to protect.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Editorial |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
George Tenet: The Bush Era Finds Its Albert Speer
Careerist enablers like tell-all-too-late George Tenet are more morally repugnant than "true believer" ideologues Bush and Cheney.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, WAR, CIA, Bush, Storm, Powell, Colin Powell, George Tenet, resignation, Slam Dunk, Tenet
Meet the Fake Farmersnew
Some roadside stands are reselling grocery produce.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
05-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
Is That A Pistol in Your Pocket?new
The motives behind suicide, not slaughter, is where the attention to the Virginia Tech gunman should point.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
05-04-2007 |
Commentary
