AltWeeklies Wire
All You Need to Know About the World's Best Yogurtnew
Dubbed "the champagne of yogurts" by cultured culture connoisseurs, kefir, like all members of the yogurt family, is the end result of milk that has undergone bacterial fermentation -- but your standard-issue Dannon cup will never be able to boast kefir's historical pedigree.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Chad Crisp |
10-16-2007 |
Food+Drink
How Bad is the Subprime Crisis in Philly?new
The city hasn't suffered from devalued homes and jobs losses like other parts of the country, but many people with poor credit who bought homes will soon be struggling to pay their mortgages, if they aren't already.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ted Hesson |
10-16-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Barack's Book Could Save Americanew
From this column forward, I am Obama's blatant, unapologetic Philly partisan.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Brian Hickey |
10-09-2007 |
Commentary
CHIPped Offnew
Why doesn't Bush want kids to have medical coverage?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary Wilson |
10-09-2007 |
Commentary
Giuliani: 'I'm an Underdog, Too'new
Whether the fan club that gathered in South Philly to get a glimpse of Rudy were in fact Republicans did not seem to matter; what drew them was the Italian connection and how they felt he handled 9/11 as mayor of New York City.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
10-09-2007 |
Politics
Rosita Youngblood Fights to Save Her Film Billnew
The Pennsylvania state rep's bill would force film companies to give a percent to state charities before they can receive their tax credits.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
10-02-2007 |
Movies
'Into the Wild': Force of Naturenew
Penn's previous movies as a director have been unfailingly pretentious, but Into the Wild is altogether different, a unified, long-haul work that is rarely caught straining for effect.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
The Action-Packed 'Kingdom' Misfiresnew
Peter Berg's film feels too rote and near-Rambo in its simplistic portrait of a foreign policy disaster as easily remedied with a few well-placed brutal killings.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
CAConrad Draws Us in to His Kafka-esque Dream Statenew
Calling CAConrad "in your face" doesn't quite do it -- if the Philadelphia poet had his way, he'd be down your throat, stuck in your gut and up your ass.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: CAConrad, The Frank Poems
A Van Halen Fan Comes to Termsnew
Despite my aversion to reunion concerts, nostalgia erodes the best of defenses, and I've laid down the cash to see Van Halen.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-02-2007 |
Music
A Philly Running Club Aims to Help Homeless Mennew
Back on My Feet is a group of homeless men who have woken up around 5 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday since July 3 to run one to 10 miles each morning.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Kristin Pazulski |
10-02-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Everywhere He Goes, Devendra Banhart Sees Trailsnew
Trying to pin the man down for a normal interview is a bit like trying to send him a postcard -- by the time your message arrives, he's already somewhere else.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Devendra Banhart
Pennsylvania's Sprawl = More Greenhouse Gasesnew
A new report, Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, details how rampant sprawling development has changed how we travel and how that adds up to more greenhouse gases.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
10-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Organ Harvesting: A Thorn in Beijing's Olympic Crown?new
Falun Gong and others claim the Chinese government has targeted members of dissident groups for arrest and, in some cases, execution, after which their organs allegedly have been harvested for transplants.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Aisha Sattar |
10-02-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Larry Craig Exposed Himself, and the GOP, as Hypocriticalnew
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall to hear the advice-and-consent huddles among the GOP brass as they decided to muscle the senator out on what amounts to a morals charge.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Lewis Whittington |
09-25-2007 |
Commentary
