AltWeeklies Wire
Your Bike is Not as Green as You Thinknew
So where should I draw the line on my bike's environmental impact?
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-18-2008 |
Sports
Green Buying Binge is Doing Us Innew
What started all those years ago as a valiant effort to nudge residents to get with the three Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) has morphed into a fervent consumer campaign that has vanquished "reduce." It's not just evidenced by my new supersized recycling bin, but also by the endless variety of ways we're encouraged to be "green" while indulging unabated our addiction to shopping.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
04-18-2008 |
Environment
Sprockets Shows Kid-Friendly Flicks that Put Hollywood to Shamenew
Every spring, Sprockets returns to Toronto, reminding us how feeble most North American children's films are when compared to their international cousins. Seriously.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
04-11-2008 |
Movies
China's Olympic High-Wire Actnew
If you think pro-Tibet protests in San Francisco were intense, wait till they get to New Delhi and Canberra.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-11-2008 |
International
Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael Chabon Releases a Rogue's Talenew
The swashbuckling adventure first appeared in serial form in the New York Times Magazine last year, but now this gloriously bound version, features superbly detailed black-and-white pen drawings by comic book artist Gary Gianni.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-11-2008 |
Fiction
Author Mary Roach Moves from Death to Sexnew
She has a very casual style of writing, yet it lends itself well to science reporting and her survey of the world of sex research.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
04-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
White Denim's in Fashionnew
Austin buzz band makes unlikely leap from Airstream to mainstream.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
04-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Junos Get Relevant!new
Canuck music biz tries honoring deserving artists for a change.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-11-2008 |
Music
Alt.Health: Noise Pollutionnew
Noise pollution doesn't just rattle your body -- it makes people unkind to each other.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
04-11-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Buying a Bikenew
The differences between dropping $100 on a bike and $600.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
04-11-2008 |
Sports
City Cycling 101new
So you're thinking of becoming a bike commuter? Well, having a set of wheels is fine, but here's a little info to help you progress past "pedals make my bike move real good."
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
04-11-2008 |
Sports
Alt.Health: Are You a Drunkorexic?new
Anorexia's high profile creates a new menu of food pathologies.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
04-07-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Ecoholic: Hospital, Green Thyselfnew
"I'm an RN horrified by the dangerous chemicals used in health care. How can I help make my workplace be healthier?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-07-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Is 'Guitar Hero' the Future -- or Death -- of Rock?new
It's sold almost 6 million copies and made more than $1 billion, but is Guitar Hero exploiting real musicians while getting wannabe rock stars addicted to playing video games in their parents' basement?
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
04-07-2008 |
Video Games
Iraq: Maliki's Gamblenew
The rhetoric on the Basra offensive is triumphalist, and the story-line is simple and consistent -- but the reality is less persuasive.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-07-2008 |
International
