AltWeeklies Wire
Latino Arts Inc. Shines Light on 'Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints'new
The Ediciones Vigia, a small, independent press operating in Cuba, supports artists to produce handmade books despite limited resources and harsh conditions. It has became a symbol for the light that could illuminate Cuban culture during political and economic upheaval.
Shepherd Express |
Peggy Sue Dunigan |
12-11-2009 |
Art
‘This’ is Really Itnew
There’s something potent about Melissa James Gibson’s haunting new play This at Playwrights Horizons, something that draws you into the story even as you find yourself intermittently annoyed by the prospect of more floundering yuppies coming to terms with their mortality.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
12-10-2009 |
Theater
Celebrating with Beer This Holiday Season: A Foolproof Guidenew
So as the holiday season creeps up yet again, many will face that timeless question: What to serve or bring to the Hanukkah, Christmas—whatever your flavor is—feast. Cheap and boring is not the way to go.
Dig Boston |
Jason + Todd Alström |
12-09-2009 |
Food+Drink
Twin Cities Musician Finds New Life - and a Kidney - Through Social Networkingnew
When Chris Strouth found out he had kidney disease, he named his sickness Harold. It was a way to deal with something that might kill him, and the name was a lot easier to remember than IGA Nephropathy. When Harold overstayed his welcome, Strouth turned to Twitter.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Hart Van Denburg |
12-09-2009 |
Tech
Allison Pottinger Going for Curling Gold at Winter Olympicsnew
Allison Pottinger, a member of the U.S. Olympic team, will be traveling to Vancouver in February for the 2010 Games. A working wife and mother of three-year-old and 15-month-old girls, Pottinger must sandwich her Olympic dreams between the everyday realities of job and family.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Smith |
12-09-2009 |
Sports
Books for Cooks: Have Yourself a Tasty Little Christmasnew
It's a perfect moment to give cookbooks for the holidays: They're relatively inexpensive and they'll keep home cooks safely cocooned, exploring the boundaries of the pantry rather than the limits of their bank accounts. So, don we now our vintage aprons (also a nice cook's gift, by the way) to recommend a few.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
12-08-2009 |
Food+Drink
For Old-School Art Pickers, the Thrill Is Fading, and So’s the Payoffnew
Call them what you like (and some call them vultures), art pickers are a dying breed. Auction site eBay has seen to that. As has Craigslist. And other Internet auction houses. And PBS's Antiques Roadshow.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
12-08-2009 |
Art
Broadway's Next Big Hit Starts Now with the World Premiere of New Musical 'POP!'new
POP!, the Andy Warhol musical that's world-premiering at the Yale Repertory Theatre this month, takes place as a fever dream inside Warhol's head after the famed artist is shot inside his cavernous work studio The Factory on June 3, 1968.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
12-08-2009 |
Theater
Buju Baton: One Hate, One Fearnew
Jamaican reggae does more than praise Jah and push ganja. It also promotes an increasingly violent rise in homophobia. Buju Baton, recently meeting with protesters on a U.S. tour, exemplifies the hate.
North Bay Bohemian |
Davis Sason |
12-04-2009 |
Culture
The Story of Web Sensation Annie Leonardnew
Leonard's The Story of Stuff, is an entertaining tale of global production and consumption patterns, and their connections to larger social and environmental issues.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
12-03-2009 |
Shopping
Imperial Beers for Plucky Palatesnew
Modern American craft brewers, being partial to supersized approaches to brewing, have embraced the imperial stout style. And an interesting shift has occurred in terminology: "Imperial" has ceased to mean royal and now refers to an outsized interpretation of a traditional beer style.
INDY Week |
Julie Johnson |
12-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
Meet the Boston-area Soccer Mom who Grows and Sells her own Weednew
Mary Jones is your typical suburban soccer mom, except that her kids don’t play soccer — and she grows and sells her own pot. How did this woman, who was once rabidly anti-drug, become not only a dealer but also a champion of a global pro-pot, anti-pharmaceutical movement?
Boston Phoenix |
Valerie Vande Panne |
12-02-2009 |
Culture
Half Baked Comic Jim Breuer Finally Grows Upnew
Jim Breuer has always rocked. The New Jersey comic hangs with Metallica, screeches AC/DC versions of "The Hokey Pokey" during his standup act, and wears Jerry Garcia's ashes around his neck in Half Baked. But in recent years, he's been rocking something else -- cradles.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Scott Yorko |
12-01-2009 |
Performance
A Screwball Crew of Gearheads Retool the Outlaw Cross-Country Car Racenew
Just like the madcap Cannonball Run races of three decades ago, the idea is to go as fast as you fucking can. And if that means doing 115 mph in a junky old police cruiser, rigging up auxiliary gasoline tanks, subsisting on beef jerky and peeing into plastic bags to save time, well, so be it. Welcome to the "twenny-nine-oh-four."
Riverfront Times |
Nicholas Phillips |
12-01-2009 |
Recreation
Vanilla Ice Talks About Madonna, Wallaroos and What's Nextnew
After a quick rise, Vanilla Ice quickly became America's favorite joke. But with time, the vitriol has worn off. Now, the name Vanilla Ice evokes the sweet charm, the unknowing innocence of another time.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
12-01-2009 |
Culture
