AltWeeklies Wire
The secret to the perfect summer drink is the copper cupnew
The Moscow Mule, first concocted in the 1940s, became the signature drink at the Cock 'n Bull on the Sunset Strip, where stars frequently had their own copper cups waiting behind the bar.
INDY Week |
JP Trostle |
09-04-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: summer drink recipes
What you mean when you order a "dry" winenew
We ask the word "dry" to do sensory work for us, using it as a catchall for any number of preferences.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
08-14-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Dry Wine Meaning
The bees are trying to tell us somethingnew
"If 30 percent of the cows fell over in the field every year, people would freak out."
INDY Week |
Raia Mihaylova |
08-08-2013 |
Environment
Tags: Bee population decline
Unlikely hitmaker Ke$ha crashes the club-pop party with purposenew
Ke$ha is a big, black fly in the pristine, pre-packaged pop ointment: She dismantles modern pop using the same tools that built it. And she is, at the moment, our strangest pop star.
How Democrats can reclaim North Carolina governmentnew
There is no shortcut to reclaim the state via the election of a Democratic or independent governor, though winning the governor's office in 2016 will be critical. The challenge for the Democrats is to win control of the Senate or House by 2020.
A note from the Durham County jailnew
I noticed there were letters on both sides—on the front a typed intake form from the jail, on the back a handwritten note in pencil—so I sifted the pieces from the dormant blades of grass and took them home.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-31-2013 |
Commentary
Tags: Durham County jail
Play the N.C. Voter ID Game!new
In the waning days of its legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly is tackling a key tenet of democracy: voting. And by tackling we mean pummeling, trouncing and mowing it down.
Why Republicans fail at job creationnew
As people fall overboard in the economy, Republicans don't throw out a raft. But they do make a note to get their own kids swimming lessons.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
07-24-2013 |
Commentary
Fruitvale Station speaks to post-Trayvon Martin Americanew
It's a sad state of affairs when movies like Fruitvale Station have to show everyone what they should know by now: Black people are people, too.
In N.C., 40 counties are no longer governed by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Actnew
Voting advocates worry that county and state leaders will now have the leverage to pursue redistricting intended to pack minority voters into districts, marginalizing their voting power.
Legislation would prohibit cities and counties from regulating frackingnew
Senate Bill 612, which passed the Senate in early May, specifies that local regulations may not be more stringent than those proffered by North Carolina's Mining and Energy Commission.
A reality check on the Hallmark version of motherhoodnew
Motherhood is the leading cause of poverty for single women. The problem is that we've come to accept this as the status quo when someone chooses to mother outside our cultural norm of marriage.
INDY Week |
Crystal Hayes |
05-24-2013 |
Commentary
Raise a toast to Champagne's sparkling personalitynew
The best thing about Champagne? It can be drunk morning, noon and night, and in all four seasons.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
05-14-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Champagne
Foodopoly lifts the veil on our food systemnew
Wenonah Hauter's book examines the history and political machine behind agribusiness consolidation, the pharmaceutical industry, factory farming, food safety and even the co-opting of "organic."
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
05-10-2013 |
Food+Drink
