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Soul Kitchennew

Meet Michael Ruhlman, the celebrity chef without a restaurant.
Cleveland Scene |
Elaine T. Cicora |
02-06-2006 |
Food+Drink
High Stakes Beyond the Gamenew

The Super Bowl itself will not turn Detroit's economic woes around -- the city's residents will still be there after the game to deal with the downturn.
Metro Times |
Keith A. Owens |
02-03-2006 |
Commentary
Hot-Button Topicsnew

Amalia Amaki is an artist of remarkable complexity who bridges the gap between the worlds of high and popular art.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-02-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Wendy Wasserstein, 1950-2006new

Wasserstein is a permanent part of our social as well as our theatrical history, an artist who began by making herself an unforgettable character, and concluded by impressing that character's achievements upon the world.
The Village Voice |
Michael Feingold |
01-31-2006 |
Theater
Tags: theater
A Gamer's Guilty Pleasurenew

Silent Scope Complete is the El Camino of video games -- it may not be high class, but it sure is fun to look at.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
01-30-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
On Objectivitynew

It's puzzling when works of fiction, like "Mercury in Perspective" by U.S. Reps Jim Gibbons and Richard Pombo are allowed to enter into the public discourse -- "teaching the controversy" only falsely gives bovine excrement equal standing with science.
Reno News & Review |
Editorial |
01-26-2006 |
Commentary
The Alien Has Landednew

It's Prince Mongo's planet -- we only live on it.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-23-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Aerial Eroticanew

Three St. Louis-area women take burlesque to new heights.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
01-23-2006 |
Performance
More Than Smoke and Mirrorsnew

You may have heard that magicians never reveal their tricks, but that's only partly true.
Eugene Weekly |
Danny Cross |
01-20-2006 |
Performance
Fear This Geeknew

Kansas City's Johnathan Wendel has earned over $500,000 in the past six years by being a cold-blooded killer.
The Pitch |
Justin Kendall |
01-17-2006 |
Video Games
Roller Grrrlsnew

The women of roller derby are tough, fast and back on track.
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
01-17-2006 |
Sports
Satellite of Lovenew

Howard Stern sees his new show on Sirius as just the beginning.
Boston Phoenix |
Bill Jensen |
01-12-2006 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Heart of Darkness

After spending 24 hours in a Wal-Mart on the day after Christmas, its clear that you cannot understand the store's secret by being inside the beast any more than you can understand the theory of evolution by playing fetch with your dog.
Folio Weekly |
Hamilton Nolan |
01-10-2006 |
Shopping
Tags: hottopic
Girl Walks into a Comedy Club...new

The budding St. Louis comedian Brie Johnson fights comparisons to Sarah Silverman as she builds a buzz.
Riverfront Times |
Julie Seabaugh |
01-10-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
A Celebration of Lowlifesnew

Ohio Congressman Bob Ney and others are expected to assume leadership of Ohio's headlong charge toward disaster in 2006.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
01-09-2006 |
Commentary