AltWeeklies Wire
The New Cold Warnew
On the front lines of the costly fight for America's high-tech future.
Seattle Weekly |
Caleb Hannan |
11-09-2012 |
Tech
A Burning Issuenew
Burning wood is back, baby. Maybe it never left. Several factors are perhaps contributing to the swift upturn in popularity of home heating via woodstove.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Jake Nichols |
11-09-2012 |
Culture
Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation Comes to Indy!new
"Half the size, twice the violence!" So says the theme to EMWF, and is proved by the wrestlers of their star-studded roster.
Tags: Extreme Midget Wrestling
Early Calgary's Boozy Bad Boynew
Bob Edwards was a boozer, a satirist, a fearless editor and a precursor to the great gonzo journalists of the '60s.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-08-2012 |
History
What's with the Cracker Barrel's enduring appeal?new
"You're just plain dumb."
This is what it means to leave three golf tees on the triangular pegboard at Cracker Barrel. The peg game is an addictive diversion supplied to every table. Leave two tees and you're "purty smart."
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Doksa |
11-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
What's in Your Food?new
A black swan event is generally defined as an unforeseen catastrophe that only in hindsight seems obvious or inevitable.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
11-04-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic food
Down-Home Delightnew
Candied yams are the perfect pairing with biscuits or cornbread this time of year.
Jackson Free Press |
Alonzo Lewis |
11-01-2012 |
Food+Drink
"Champagne taste on a beer budget" blogger Christina Coker reports from the front lines of Fashion Weeknew
Day four of Fashion Week San Antonio featured the 5th annual Avant Garde Going Green fashion show, held at The Educational and Cultural Arts Center of Texas A&M University.
San Antonio Current |
Christina Coker |
10-31-2012 |
Fashion
PlayMakers Rep's Imaginary Invalid: "Ain't that some shit!"new
Should you see Imaginary Invalid, gentle reader? The answer has a lot to do with how much crap you're willing to put up with—literally.
Shirtless Hurricane Horse-Man Wishes He Had Worked Out Morenew
Jimmy Kruyne, an account executive when he's not being a horse, says he bought a horse mask online a few years ago for random moments just like this.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
10-29-2012 |
Culture
Frisch's 'Firebugs' offers clarion call about fundamentalists in Iran and the U.S.new
Swiss playwright Max Frisch subtitled The Firebugs, a 1953 radio play that was adapted to the stage in 1958, A Learning-Play Without a Lesson.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
10-26-2012 |
Performance
Tags: Max Frisch
Marathon Wins for MSU, Losses for USMnew
The University of Southern Mississippi is suffering their first losing season since 1994.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
10-26-2012 |
Sports
Creepy and Coolnew
Everyone seems to love Halloween, and no wonder—whether it’s candy, costumes or getting thoroughly creeped out, some aspect of the holiday is bound to appeal to each of us.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
10-26-2012 |
Fashion
My Ghost of Duff Greennew
Co-founder and videographer Rob Hood, co-founder and lead investigator David Childers and investigator Kassie Kirby chase the mysteries and spirits of the South as members of the Delta Paranormal Project.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-26-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Delta Paranormal Project
Fall Favoritenew
Mini pumpkin cheesecakes are a decadent way to celebrate the season.
Jackson Free Press |
Kate Dollarhide |
10-26-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Mini pumpkin cheesecakes
