AltWeeklies Wire
Why is Vermont's Hunter Population Dwindling?new
Vermont's sportsmen are getting older, and due to a variety of societal factors, fewer young people are taking up the sport.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
11-12-2007 |
Recreation
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Where Ghosts Wouldn't be Caught Deadnew
My girlfriend and I had paid $29 each to hunt aliens, ghosts and other creatures that go bump in the night. Instead, I was chewing the right testicle of a chocolate-covered "Cock-'n'-Balls," the creamy insides dripping all over my hands.
Willamette Week |
Michael O'Connor |
10-31-2007 |
Recreation
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The Tractor Pull is What America's All Aboutnew
Cold beer, diesel smoke, and the Boob-O-Meter.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
09-24-2007 |
Recreation
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RoyalCon Gathers Analog Role-Players Under One Tentnew
In Montreal, where every fringe activity has a festival, it's hard to believe role-playing games, of the card and board variety, have been so, until last year, horribly neglected.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
09-14-2007 |
Recreation
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The Texas Redneck Games: A Redneck State of Mindnew
But don't confuse these hard partyers with white trash.
The Texas Observer |
John MacCormack |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
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Chess as a Summer Jobnew
Sign painter Cecil Locke has figured out how to play his favorite game all season -- and make a buck off it too.
Chicago Reader |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
09-10-2007 |
Recreation
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Fall Guide '07new
Puccini's Turandot heralds a season of operatic proportions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Multiple |
09-06-2007 |
Recreation
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Redneck Olympicsnew
The Redneck Olympics, which gets under way on Saturday in Memphis, features such redneck contests as bobbing for pigs' feet and the popular mud-pit belly-flop.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Recreation
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Tug Versus Tugnew
For a day, New York's harbor tugs push against each other, not super cargo carriers.
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
08-30-2007 |
Recreation
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Revenge of the Nerdsnew
More know-it-alls are taking to the bars to show off their big brains and pickle them at the same time.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
08-27-2007 |
Recreation
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These Boots Are Made For It Allnew
The wrong footwear can make an outdoor excursion challenging, if not miserable -- take care in picking your boots, and don't let the new, lighter style of boot trick you into a bad hiking trip.
Jackson Free Press |
Reed Branson |
08-15-2007 |
Recreation
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Perils of a Waterfront Paddlernew
Traffic jams, tankers and smoggy speedboats make for treacherous Toronto kayaking.
NOW Magazine |
Roger Brook |
07-27-2007 |
Recreation
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The People's Park: Kings Dominion Always Takes You Backnew
A writer reflects on one of his old haunts, Kings Dominion, about what has changed and what hasn't.
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
07-18-2007 |
Recreation
Kings Dominion Always Takes You Backnew
Could I still enjoy myself at the famed theme park as a skeptical, some would say cynical, adult -- someone who at 35 is fairly wary of a lifetime of target marketing and corporate cross-promotion?
Style Weekly |
Brent Baldwin |
07-18-2007 |
Recreation
Nerdwatching: Geocachingnew
Team Alamo, the world's leading geocaching team, is dragging its GPS gear all across the country.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-18-2007 |
Recreation
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