AltWeeklies Wire
Been There, Played Thatnew
With new (old) titles like Diddy Kong Racing, Castlevania and Final Fantasy III, the gaming industry catches on to recycling.
Orlando Weekly |
Aaron R. Conklin |
03-13-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Pie in the Sky?new
With demand for organics outstripping supply, is it possible to run a completely organic restaurant and still make money? Michael Altenberg thinks he has the answer -- and it's pizza.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
03-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
Doing the Interview Dance with Sandra Bernhardnew
It's tough to crack the Bernhard mystique in 15 minutes.
Dallas Observer |
Jonanna Widner |
03-13-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Trying Out for Women's Pro Footballnew
The Dallas Diamonds break bones and spirits -- quite possibly mine.
Dallas Observer |
Andrea Grimes |
03-13-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Legend of Leeroy Jenkinsnew
Ben Schulz issued the battle cry that echoed across World of Warcraft.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
03-13-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Prometheus Radio Project Takes Low-Power to Kenyanew
Prometheus strives to be an antidote to the consolidation of money-driven mass media, to put the "local" back in local radio -- even if that means a 10-watt station, running on a shoestring budget, that can broadcast to only a few square miles.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
03-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Lord, Our $aviornew
Last week's stock-market plunge served as a warning from an angry God, but this cranky Creator isn't without heart, and for a limited time salvation is yours when you buy into His financial program, Turning Sunday Mass into $unday Ma$$.
Shepherd Express |
Robbie Hartman |
03-09-2007 |
Commentary
Shame on Ann Coulternew
The woman who called Arabs "ragheads" after 9/11 and who said Muslims should be converted to Jesus at gunpoint is in hot water after calling presidential candidate John Edwards a "faggot" during a speech on Friday.
NUVO |
Steve Hammer |
03-09-2007 |
Commentary
Is the U.S. Preparing to Go to War with Iran?new
Although the Bush administration has denied that it intends to go to war with Iran, the rhetorical and military buildup has unmistakably begun.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-08-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Public-Health Scares Can Drive Businessnew
The salmonella/peanut butter incident teaches an important lesson regarding the intrinsic connection between the media's surveillance function and intense competition in the marketplace.
Port Folio Weekly |
Kathy Merlock Jackson |
03-08-2007 |
Commentary
HD Radio on the Offensenew
HD Radio promises clarity and diversity -- what it delivers is a whole different story.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
What Does Your Choice of Grocery Store Say About You?new
The weekly shopping run has become inextricably bound up with the modern shopper's identity -- the choice is about money, certainly, but it's also about tribe.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
03-08-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tags: supermarkets, Whole Foods
Bones of Contentionnew
I don't give a fuck about The Police.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-07-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Inevitable Data Crash of 2027new
When we store all our personal, financial, and social information on other people's computers, we risk losing everything for reasons even stupider than the war on terror.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-07-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Quackle: Brute Force Scrabblenew
The world's best Scrabble player lives at MIT, but he's not human.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
03-07-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
