AltWeeklies Wire
Chili Weather is Comingnew
Made ahead and stowed in the fridge or freezer, homemade chili is convenience food at its healthiest. The meals can be easily made from end-of-season veggies and economical beans. With recipe for Black Bean Chili.
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
10-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Early Voting Frenzy in North Carolinanew
As we await perhaps the most exciting Election Day of our lives on Tuesday, we ... hold on, with early voting, it's already Election Day(s) in North Carolina.
A Slice of Past Lives in 'A Girl Cut in Two'new
Veteran French filmmaker Claude Chabrol re-imagines the Stanford White murder.
Tags: Claude Chabrol, A Girl Cut in Two
Bush Gets Stoned in 'W.'new
While Oliver Stone's latest a messy movie without much momentum, it embraces a willful confusion -- one that history might prove to be a perfectly appropriate response to the last eight years.
Professor Donald Saari Talks About Election Mathnew
According to Saari, the most nefarious form of voter disenfranchisement is the very system we use to make our choices: plurality voting. He recently discussed the ideas in his book, Chaotic Elections! A Mathematician Looks at Voting, and proposed what he says is a better system.
Looking for Real Reform in North Carolina's Race for Governornew
Bev Perdue and Pat McCrory both pledge to overhaul state government. Who is better suited for the job?
Stephin Merritt Doesn't Care About Younew
"Most of my adult life has been constant work," Merritt admits, "which I enjoy, except the touring part."
INDY Week |
Rich Ivey |
10-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A University Press Gives Legendary Mag No Depression a Second Chancenew
Can this new model work for other struggling magazines, music or otherwise?
Author Justin Catanoso Discovers His Family's Remarkable Legacynew
My Cousin the Saint is a reminder that the word "work" is as crucial as "miracle" in the phrases they share.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
10-16-2008 |
Nonfiction
Making the Most of Winter Squashnew
Like eggplant, winter squash has the potential to be a weekly regular at the locavore dinner table and in the next day's lunchbox. With recipes for Savory Winter Squash Soup and Mashed Winter Squash.
INDY Week |
Sheryl Cornett |
10-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Joe Biden's Tears Rememberednew
In 1972, after Sen. Joe Biden's wife and child died, I wrote him a note of condolence. That letter is long gone, but not his response to me, which arrived later that winter.
INDY Week |
Steven Petrow |
10-10-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: A Guide to Third Partiesnew
Even if you can't vote for your chosen third-party or independent candidates, it's worth perusing their campaign platforms.
Socialist Prez Candidate Brian Moore Talks About His Runnew
After winning the Socialist Party USA nomination by just four votes, Moore is a write-in candidate in four states, and is listed on the ballot in an additional eight.
Kaia Wilson Shakes Loose Romantic Notions and Tender Thoughtsnew
Kaia Wilson demonstrates the flipside of the impassioned yelping she lent to The Butchies and Team Dresch.
Tags: Godmakesmonkeys, Kaia Wilson
'I Served the King of England' and 'The Duchess' Look Back to European Historynew
What we have is a mildly amusing comedy in which every female under 30 can be relied upon to disrobe.
