AltWeeklies Wire
Searching for Meaning in the Overly Sanitized Myth of Thanksgivingnew
If you think Plymouth Rock was a crock, you might be onto something. The Thanksgiving story is full of inconsistencies and overblown mythology. We journeyed to southeastern Massachusetts to see if we could set the record straight.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
11-30-2009 |
Culture
Inside Chicago's Charcuterie Undergroundnew
The charcuterie resistance is growing. Professional restaurant chefs without legal licensing or dedicated facilities cure their own meats out of view of the health inspectors all the time.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
11-30-2009 |
Food+Drink
Oops, My Bad! The Sorry State of Saying 'I'm Sorry'new
The "perfect" apology, if there is such a thing, can be whittled into three pieces, each of which is well illustrated in a letter that Emily Post dreamt up for 1922's Etiquette.
C-Ville Weekly |
Andrew Cedermark |
11-25-2009 |
Commentary
How Anonymous Online Reviews are Affecting Twin Cities Eateriesnew
Negative anonymous reviews are murky territory. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, certainly, but many restaurateurs say they have received criticism they felt was false, unfair, or malicious -- which they had little ability to correct or refute.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Greenwashing the Milknew
Despite a downturn, two giants of the organic milk industry are going strong. And the secret to their success appears to be a loophole in federal law that lets them market their milk as "organic" while raising their herds in a manner that critics say mocks the term.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Thanks to the Millennials, the Generation Gap is Back
This generation gap is the opposite of previous versions, in which young insurgents attacked their elders for being too arch and moralistic. Like Mulder in The X Files, they desperately want to believe: their leaders, their government, their corporate executives. And they really want to believe in technology.
My Oh Mayan! 2012 May be the End of the World as We Know Itnew
For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Corey Pein |
11-19-2009 |
Culture
A Goth Girl's Dream Come True: Tim Burton Comes to MOMAnew
Often ghettoized into the cobwebbed recesses of haunted houses, Tim Burton's triumphant oddities and alluring grotesqueries are now anointed by one of the world's elite cultural circles. Now the auteur unveils over 700 never-before-seen storyboards, paintings, drawings, puppets, costumes, sculptures and ephemera at the Museum of Modern Art.
New York Press |
Jocelyn Miller |
11-19-2009 |
Art
Pot in the Kettle: The Finer Points -- and Health Benefits -- of Cooking with Cannabisnew
Known now for her best-selling lemon bars and as a cooking professor at Oakland's Oaksterdam University, Sandy Moriarty's culinary escapades with cannabis began as a personal endeavor to test the plant's potency.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Victoria Nguyen |
11-18-2009 |
Food+Drink
How South Philly Became the Center of the Alt-Wrestling Universenew
This sub-genre flips the focus back from operatics to athleticism, catering to those for whom the Monday Night Raws and SmackDowns and even the TNAs of the world have gotten too far removed from what they love about the sport, or the art, or however you care to refer to it. (Just don't call it "sports entertainment.")
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
11-17-2009 |
Sports
Is Houston About to Become America's Coffee Capital?new
While Seattle may be the center of American coffee culture, it's Houston that's becoming the center of coffee commerce. William Dunaway, a Honduran coffee exporter who relocated to Houston to set up a micro-roasting operation here, is convinced Houston will soon dominate the U.S. coffee business.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
11-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
Mozzarella is Fast, Easy, Inexpensive and Delicious to Make at Home? I Beg to Differ.new
"I don't think it's going to work," I finally admitted to my friend Emily as I tried for the dozenth time to stir the mess of milk solids in the bowl together into cheese.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Thiel |
11-16-2009 |
Food+Drink
Worm in the Apple: Rebel Florida Company Takes on the Beloved Computer Giantnew
Psystar legally buys Apple's OS X software and then installs it in boxy black desktop towers that sell for as little as $599 -- about half the price of comparable Macs. But Apple hasn't taken the affront lightly.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
11-16-2009 |
Tech
Ecoholic: Five Ways to Green Your Holiday Partynew
If your friends aren't amenable to a straight-up eco-themed party, just slip some earth-friendly goodness into their cocktails when they're not looking. How? Try implementing this trusty five-step plan.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
11-16-2009 |
Advice
Can a Web Commenter be Sued for Libel, or Does the Site Take the Fall?new
Threatening a blog with a lawsuit most times works like a cold shower -- the blogger feels the libel chill and purges any objectionable content from his or her site. But as the internet becomes more crowded, that trend is reversing itself and lawsuits are actually going to court.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
11-16-2009 |
Tech
