AltWeeklies Wire
An Offal Story: On Beef Cheeks and Barbacoanew
At my local store, none of the meat for sale is organic except the dog food. Unfortunately for my dog, I've been eating most of it myself.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
03-30-2010 |
Food+Drink
O, Pioneers! Nowhere to Pole Dance in New Havennew
You might find this hard to believe, but there’s nowhere to pole dance in New Haven. For exercise purposes, that is. That’s what Becky Poplawski discovered when she arrived at Yale this past fall to begin her freshman year.
New Haven Advocate |
Cara McDonough |
03-30-2010 |
Culture
Flood Damage: You Need a Good Reason to Rewrite Historynew
Rebecca Gilman's A True History of the Johnstown Flood is shot through with fictions and omissions. Gilman owns up to taking one such liberty in her program note, acknowledging that she invented almost all her characters.
Chicago Reader |
Justin Hayford |
03-29-2010 |
Theater
New Plays in Memphis Owe Gratitude to Artist/Educator Gloria Baxternew
Tennessee Williams may have found his calling after poring over the works of Anton Chekhov at the Rhodes College library, but Memphis, Tennessee, the home of the blues and birthplace of rock-and-roll, has never been known as a breeding ground for interesting new playwrights.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-27-2010 |
Theater
Illegal Gringo Crosser: Collaborative Work on a Reverse Border Humornew
A comedian and a multi-media/theater group director collaborate on a video pilot about illegal immigration with a twist... Americans wanting to sneak into Mexico.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
03-26-2010 |
Comedy
KenCen’s Golden Age Offers an Overdose of Rococonew
Jeffrey Carlson’s Vincenzo Bellini isn't the only thing that's a mess in this play: Like too much of the art form it celebrates, Terrence McNally’s new comic drama Golden Age, about the heyday of bel canto opera, is overwritten and wildly overheated.
Washington City Paper |
Trey Graham |
03-26-2010 |
Theater
Tags: Golden Age, Terrence McNally
Colorado Museum Looks Into the Offbeat Sides of Conflict and Resolutionnew
Little girls in white dresses and hairbows kick and beat each other. Meanwhile, a man flies a kite. These images explore the nature of conflict and resolution, the theme for the museum's new show.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Roger Ballen at the George Eastman Housenew
Dream-sense can be unsettling in its dense, archetypal symbolism, and while some will argue that it's nothing more than the brain defragging the mess of information it must process, it's the sense that most interests Johannesburg, South Africa-based American photographer Roger Ballen, whose work can be seen at the George Eastman House through June 6.
City Newspaper |
Rebecca Rafferty |
03-24-2010 |
Art
Coasting On Over to Porter Squarenew
While shopping for the upcoming Dept. of Commerce roundup of artsy coasters we were worried when Harvard Square gem Boston Coasters wasn't where it used to be. So we checked in with brothers/co-owners Brian and Steven Beaucher. Turns out, they relocated in November from Harvard to Porter Square.
Dig Boston |
Emma Poppe |
03-24-2010 |
Shopping
Chef Swap: George Mendes of Aldea to Cook at FIGnew
In December, Mike Lata, chef and co-owner of FIG, cooked a Lowcountry-style dinner at Aldea, the acclaimed restaurant of George Mendes, a first-generation Portugese-American who has been getting a ton of recognition. Now Mendes will return the favor.
Charleston City Paper |
Stephanie Barna |
03-24-2010 |
Food+Drink
The Rise of the Stay-at-Home Dadnew
Paul Schwartz and the East Bay Dads represent a growing contingent of men who are quitting their day jobs to change diapers while their wives work full time to support the family. Though the recession has played a part in the shifting demographic, for many families, the dad's transition to domesticity was a calculated choice.
East Bay Express |
Caitlin Esch |
03-24-2010 |
Culture
Meet Detroit's New Breed of Chef: They're Tattooed and Hang Like Rockstarsnew
The 26-year-old Dan Maurer is, um, quite a character. When he's excited, he weaves together sentences densely laced with so much swaggering profanity it sounds like a monologue from Ricky of the Trailer Park Boys.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
03-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
Nearly 30 Detroit Ex-Pat Artists Living in NYC Tell Us to Stay Putnew
For any cognizant creative whose finger is on the pulse of this ailing city, the news of one relocating to New York is a cliché. And other places too. Want to move to L.A.? Good luck.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
03-23-2010 |
Art
Keeping it Green Under the Sheetsnew
Reduce, reuse, recycle--it's a slogan you typically don't hear in relation to sex toys, prophylactics or porn. From Greenpeace’s sustainable sex tips to vegan condoms and tips on protecting your delicates from toxic toys, here’s a quick guide to greening up your sex life.
The Other Paper |
Kitty McConnell |
03-19-2010 |
Culture
Coffeehouse Porn and the New Rules of Wi-Finew
While public libraries and schools are bound by federal laws that require them to filter certain Internet sites based on federal “harmful to minor” laws, which prohibit the dissemination of “obscene” images to those under 17 years of age, what is the standard for private businesses who offer free Internet surfing at their establishments?
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
03-19-2010 |
Tech
