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Chicago Chefs Invest in Rare Breed of Pig Said to be the Wagyu of the Pork Worldnew
Mangalitsas are an old Austro-Hungarian breed that had no presence in the United States until about three years ago. Like other old breeds, Mangalitsas are lard-type pigs, fattening well -- if slowly -- and producing juicy marbled meat.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
11-16-2009 |
Food+Drink
Can Portland's Food Cart Boom Continue Through the Coming Winter?new
So far Portland eaters have been able to sustain the crowded mobile food community. But can it last? With winter on the way, the question remains if all 91 new carts opened this year will survive a saturated market and cold months.
The Portland Mercury |
Patrick Alan Coleman |
11-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Thespians on Wheels: Joan Lipkin's DisAbility Project is on a Rollnew
On this sunny September morning, Lipkin is about to launch the fourteenth season of the DisAbility Project, one of the few theater groups in the country that produces original shows and promotes disability rights.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
11-13-2009 |
Theater
Apocalypse Now (or Not?): Next Ager Daniel Pinchbeck Talks Doomsdaynew
The actual date of the shift in consciousness that Pinchbeck and his followers speak of is becoming increasingly ambiguous as it draws closer, suggesting that it functions more as an advertisement for Next Age ideals than a pending disaster warranting mass attention.
New York Press |
Lindsay MaHarry |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
Jerry Springer, American Dreamernew
Profiles of Springer tend to follow a similar pattern; they contrast the raucous TV show full of bleeped-out curses and sexual betrayals with the intelligent adult who talks knowledgeably about politics with a passion that would be incendiary in the debate room. But there's nothing so unthinkable about the two going together.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Sarah Feldberg |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
A Powerful New Art Installation Brings the War (and the Pain) Home to Bostonnew
For the majority of us Americans, Iraq and Afghanistan are a series of news-data points by now. That's what makes Krzysztof Wodiczko's new video installation, ... Out of Here: The Veterans Project, so powerful, and so necessary.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
11-12-2009 |
Art
New Adventures in the Art of Internal Combustion Cookingnew
There's a profound sense of self-sufficiency that comes from cruising down the highway with a fine meal cooking on top of a roaring engine.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-12-2009 |
Food+Drink
Microchips Among Us: New Trash and Recycling Carts Will Track Owner Usagenew
As 170,000 new trash and recycling carts are delivered throughout Ada County, Idaho, each household is unknowingly receiving a tracking device for monitoring weekly waste habits. In their new carts.
Boise Weekly |
Mika Belle |
11-11-2009 |
Tech
Tristan Taormino, the Feminist Pornographernew
Taormino just completed her sixth book, The Big Book of Sex Toys. She's finished editing an erotic anthology for Cleis Press called Sometimes She Lets Me. And she's working on three new movies for Vivid, the largest adult video producer on the planet.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-10-2009 |
Culture
As a Famous Desegregation Case Gets its Historical Due, One Family Feels Left Outnew
Mendez v. Westminster never made it into the official Orange County story, though, existing only in the historical margins of ethnic studies. But this wrong is finally being righted. But one plaintiff family -- the Ramirezes -- feel like they're being written out of this newly filled historical gap.
The Writing's on the Wall for KOZE, a Graf Artist Who Thought He'd Never be Caughtnew
Despite nearly a decade of writing his moniker in enormous letters across rooftops, light-rail cars and overpasses across the city, KOZE remained largely a mystery to police because he was very good at following graffiti's golden rule: Don't get caught in the act. But all that changed on Oct. 23.
Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughtsnew
Crowds recently flocked to the Fort Worth Convention Center for Get Motivated!, a cheerful blend of motivational seminar, celebrity, religion and patriotism.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
11-09-2009 |
Culture
I Know Why the @cagedbird Tweetsnew
As the following local profiles illustrate, Twitter users generally fall into three categories: those who treat the micro-blogging service as a kind of online diary; those who see it as a means of professional growth and outreach; and those who use it to connect with others who share a specific interest.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Tech
Humorists Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood Return for More Self Abusenew
"Sometimes we look at each other right before the show, when we're about to walk onstage before a thousand people and all we have is a little piece of paper with a list of games."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-05-2009 |
Performance
At the Root: Going Beyond Potatoes for Starchy Holiday Side Dishesnew
Living in an era of total potato domination, it's not surprising that few people know what many root vegetable staples of yore even look like, let alone how they taste. Here's a quick and dirty guide to the red-headed stepchildren of the root vegetable diaspora.
Baltimore City Paper |
Henry Hong |
11-03-2009 |
Food+Drink
