AltWeeklies Wire
Grilling with the Prosnew
When it comes to grilling, there are really only two things to master: seasoning and heat.
San Antonio Current |
Travis E. Poling |
06-21-2012 |
Food+Drink
Pickup Basketballnew
After spending ungodly hours watching the NBA this playoff season, it's time to get off your ass, lace up your sneakers, and get on the court.
San Antonio Current |
Matt Stieb |
06-20-2012 |
Sports
Tags: basketball
Cellar production short-circuits 'In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play'new
What's the buzz? Well, for starters, the San Pedro Playhouse has inserted The Vibrator Play into its Cellar (ahem), and in some ways it's a competent production of Sarah Ruhl's critically acclaimed work.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
06-19-2012 |
Theater
Why San Antonio's missions won't clear the UN's World Heritage Listnew
The San Antonio Franciscan missions' likelihood of making the prized World Heritage List — which includes cultural and natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Taj Mahal — got a boost last Friday when U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed their nomination at a press conference held at Mission Concepción.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
06-09-2012 |
Commentary
A Brief History of Chess Recordsnew
When crafting a history of the blues, starting with the story of two Jewish brothers fresh off the boat from Poland may seem an odd place to begin.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
06-09-2012 |
Commentary
Spurs 'grind hard' back to the Western Finalsnew
About this time last summer, things were looking pretty bleak for the Spurs. After a historic first-round collapse against the Memphis Grizzlies that accentuated San Antonio's flaws, even All-Star quarterback Tony Parker couldn't mask his disappointment.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
05-24-2012 |
Sports
Value Vino: Central Market vs. Costconew
Used to be that the local wine market was controlled largely by one player, Gabriel's. Yes, there were specialty outlets, and they continue to come and go.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
05-23-2012 |
Food+Drink
Hunting the Whole Hog in San Antonionew
According to that unimpeachable source, Chopped, one of TV's cadre of chef-challenge shows, goat is the world's most widely consumed meat.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
05-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
Gustavo Arellano's 'Taco USA' book tour comes to San Antonio with dire warning for regional cuisinenew
Gustavo Arellano writes "Ask a Mexican," a syndicated weekly Q&A about all things, and anything, Mexican. Two summers ago I rendezvoused with The Mexican himself in Hatch, New Mexico.
San Antonio Current |
Ari LeVaux |
05-11-2012 |
Food+Drink
Value Vino: Malbec and Manifest Destinynew
Argentina has done such a thorough job of coopting malbec, that you'd think the grape to be autochthonous. (I have always wanted to use this word, basically a fancy form of "indigenous.")
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
05-09-2012 |
Food+Drink
Alamo Mythsnew
True or false: Many men of the divided Texan garrison at the Alamo didn't care much for regular army commander Lt. Col. William B. Travis.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-22-2012 |
History
How Alamo mythology got the upper hand on its historynew
The Battle of the Flowers began in 1891 when a small retinue of horse-drawn carriages and bicycles rambled to the Alamo. In imitation of European festivals of the time, San Antonio society ladies — members of the city's largely Anglo economic elite — threw flowers at each other in mock fight to honor the defenders of the Alamo and to commemorate the surprise victory at San Jacinto by Sam Houston's rebel forces over Santa Anna's army on April 21, 1836.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-20-2012 |
History
Tags: alamo, battle of the flowers
Urban myth: Phil Collins thinks he is a reincarnation of one of the Alamo defendersnew
Not true, writes Collins in the introduction to his new book The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-20-2012 |
History
Urban Myth: Ozzy Osbourne Pissed on the Alamonew
On January 19, 1982, a month after he stole headlines by biting the head off a bat during a concert, British heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne gained even more notoriety when he was arrested in San Antonio for urinating on the memorial cenotaph in Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-18-2012 |
History
Hecklevision Gives Movie Audiences Room to Ridiculenew
Usually designated for things like Dane Cook doing standup comedy, Rick Santorum speechifying at liberal universities, and LeBron James hitting the court in Cleveland, heckling is a lost art that can still make a strong statement if said squawker are quick-witted and unafraid to humiliate themselves in the spirit of mean-spirited entertainment.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martínez |
04-13-2012 |
Commentary
