AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the Muffia: N.Y. Lesbians Making Their Marknew
Forget pop culture stereotypes of granola and Birkenstocks and meet the New York lesbians making their mark on the city—with not a pair of sandals in sight.
New York Press |
Jamie Peck |
04-15-2010 |
Culture
Is Murdoch's WSJ Being Snubbed?new
This year’s Pulitzer Prize box score has the Washington Post taking four prizes and the New York Times snagging three. For the Wall Street Journal, this year's Pulitzer Prizes marks another distinction: another year (the third consecutive) the WSJ hasn't gotten one.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-14-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Rupert Murdoch
Bikes, Long Distances, Leisurely Paces: Meet the New Orleans Randonneursnew
Long hours and in the saddle is Par for the Course for these long-distance cyclists.
Tags: Randonneurs, cycling
Le Fooding: France’s New Generation of Eatersnew
Where the Michelin standards are based on the assumption that there is a right and wrong way to do everything, Le Fooding standards are based on the overall feeling of a place, food included.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
04-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Le Fooding
I Ate KFC's Double Down Sandwich and Lived!new
The much-touted KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich finally arrives.
The Village Voice |
Robert Sietsema |
04-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: KFC Double Down
Changing the World, One Meal at a Timenew
For Chef Rick Bayless, the winner of Top Chef Masters, preparing food isn't just a vocation. It's a way of life
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
04-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
The Science of Signtology: Crafting Pop Art From the Everydaynew
A fan of pop culture and music, Dan Ericson’s paintings on street signs range from musical geniuses like James Brown and John Lennon to sports stars like Tony Hawk and Shaun White. He also captures moments from movies like The Karate Kid and Enter the Dragon.
Boulder Weekly |
Quibian Salazar-Moreno |
04-12-2010 |
Art
Tags: Dan Ericson
Andy Warhol in the '80snew
Based on a new exhibit -- and despite common perception -- Andy Warhol reached his creative zenith in the 1980s.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
04-07-2010 |
Art
Geeky Micro-Roasters Help Portland’s Coffee Industry Grow Upnew
Coffee roasting is a post-adolescent profession that has defined its responsibilities to farmers and consumers as serious ones, but is unwilling to give up the rough ethic of fun that attracted its practitioners to coffee culture to begin with.
Willamette Week |
Hanna Neuschwander |
04-07-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Coffee Roasting, Portland
Vancouver Man Seeks DNA From Family of Vincent van Goghnew
A Vancouver man believes he may be a direct descendant of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
04-05-2010 |
History
The $2,475 Grill of Your Dreamsnew
Is Ben Eisendrath's Argentine-style grill worth $2,475? Tom Brokaw says yes.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
04-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
Food Porn: An Interview With Tit, Ass, and Taco-Lovin' Tony Stamolisnew
Photographer Tony Stamolis just made a book about his favorite things. His favorite things happen to be naked ladies and tacos.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
04-01-2010 |
Food+Drink
Vinyl Music Still Selling Despite Crashing CD Salesnew
In the sterility of our double-click lifestyle, people of all ages are rediscovering the tactile pleasure and the still-unexplainable draw of vinyl “warmth.”
Boulder Weekly |
P.J. Nutting |
04-01-2010 |
Shopping
Tags: vinyl, record stores
New York's Real Life Fight Clubsnew
Sanctioned mixed martial arts was banned in NY State back in 1997, so it went underground. But the days of illicit bouts in martial arts schools and boxing gyms throughout the five boroughs are numbered.
New York Press |
Jim Genia |
04-01-2010 |
Sports
Airstream Dreams: Life in a Silver Twinkienew
Airstreams appeal to hipsters and retirees, kids, teens and those of us who read Tom Robbins and thought it would be cool to live in a vehicle altered to look like a giant roast turkey. New or used, people haul them, live in them, fix them up or sometimes just fixate on them.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-01-2010 |
Culture
