AltWeeklies Wire
Twists and Turns: A Story of Hair and Identitynew
My daughter is persistent in trying never to have her hair combed. Still, we embark on an almost-daily ritual that is painful yet important for us both.
San Diego CityBeat |
Aaryn Belfer |
04-16-2008 |
Commentary
Making Wine Out of Wormsnew
Ray Reigstad makes his wine from worms -- more specifically, army worms, maybe better known to y'all as forest tent caterpillars. He considers this a white wine and makes it at a place he calls the RNR Estate Winery, but he can't legally sell his beverage.
San Diego CityBeat |
Martin Jones Westlin |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tranophobia Bluesnew
This is what I hate about political correctness.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
04-02-2008 |
Commentary
The Best Things in Life: My Week of No-Cost Funnew
All too familiar with overdraft fees and creditor calls, I recently found myself at a crossroads and came upon one absolute truth -- being broke sucks. But I wasn't about to let my personal economic distress bring me down.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
04-02-2008 |
Culture
Fat and Happynew
Big Beautiful Women show us that being large isn't the end of the world.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
03-19-2008 |
Culture
San Diego's Losing a Vibrant Piece of its Boxing Culturenew
Since the California Athletic Commission began its crackdown, what had for decades been a monthly occurrence of informal gatherings of boxers and mixed-martial-arts fighters, known as "smoker fights," have dwindled to just a couple a year.
San Diego CityBeat |
Cait Ireland and Eric Wolff |
03-12-2008 |
Sports
August Benzien Shakes Up the Skate Shoe Worldnew
Benzien co-founded Dekline Footwear in 2002 with Kevin Furtado, just as skate shoes began the transition from skateboarder-specialized regalia to hipster and hip-hop fashion.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
02-27-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Thanks Anyway, Blackwaternew
Though a controversial military contractor's plans to open shop in Potrero may have put the tiny San Diego County hamlet on the world's radar screen last year, the community has been humming along nicely for more than 100 years -- residents will have you know -- with nary a lick of outside intervention.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
02-13-2008 |
Culture
Female Architects Talk Shopnew
Thirty years ago, architecture was a man thing. Few women braved the drafting room, and even fewer stepped foot on construction sites.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
02-13-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Your God Sucksnew
"Heath Ledger is in Hell and has begun serving his eternal sentence." That was a quote from the leaders of the Westboro Baptist Church, who, among others, are claiming that God killed Heath Ledger for portraying a homosexual in a big-time Hollywood movie.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
02-06-2008 |
Commentary
24/Sevensnew
Two-dozen questions you never knew you wanted to know about the USA Rugby Sevens.
San Diego CityBeat |
Nathan Dinsdale |
02-06-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Who Will Make Tomorrow's Surfboards?new
Standing with the latest in surf technology, Tim Bessell spoke of how hand-shaping was no longer his mainstay, that now he can shape faster, and with far greater precision, using a computer-controlled knife.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
01-30-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
'I'm Good Enough ...'new
Can a life coach transform our self-help hater into a pep-talking player?
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
01-23-2008 |
Culture
10 Quick and Easy Ways to Expedite Baseballnew
In order for me to fully get behind the instant replay (as if MLB cares what I think), the powers that be must first find a way to un-clutter the baseball machine. Fortunately for MLB, I have ideas.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
01-09-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
More Than a Museumnew
Lux Art Institute isn't just about art -- it's about seeing art created.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
01-02-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
