AltWeeklies Wire
Arizona Ghostbusters Go to Extremes for Good Causesnew
Arizona Ghostbusters don't really investigate paranormal activity or bust ghosts. They're just people who love the Ghostbusters franchise and use their costumes and car to raise money for charities.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
11-03-2009 |
Culture
GeoCities Shut Down Last Week. Does That Even Really Matter?new
GeoCities represented an era; amateur designers and avid hobbyists and internet enthusiasts made web pages that, compared with today, were primitive, endearing and earnest. Unless the makers of these sites made copies of or signed up for Yahoo!'s paid hosting service, all of that history seems to be gone.
New Haven Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
11-03-2009 |
Tech
Cartoon: Liberals Make a Differencenew
It's different now that liberals are doing the bombing.
Tags: Afghanistan, war & peace
Fang Mania: Why Are Vampires Everywhere?new
It may be Halloween, but bloodsuckers are no longer relegated to the end of October. Like a dark cloud of mosquitoes, vampires have descended on America. They're everywhere, from the puppet teaching our children to count to the romantic hero stealing the hearts of teenagers nationwide.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
11-02-2009 |
Culture
Awesome Green Roof Designs Invade Cities, but On-High Agriculture Isn't Ready for its Closeupnew
It turns out that not all building walls can bear the extra load of soil on roofs, especially the box stores thrown up for the lowest price to move discounted goods. There are also security and safety issues with having so many people on roofs, issues that planners are still wrestling with.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
11-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
Academia Under Attack ... by Zombiesnew
Humans vs. Zombies, an internationally played complicated role-playing tag game that can go on for weeks at a time, is bigger than ever these days. One local university recently mistook the game for real life.
Boston Phoenix |
Alexis Hauk |
10-30-2009 |
Culture
Most Guys at a Pickup Artists' 'Super-Conference' Are Just Trying to Fit Innew
Admitting that you need help with women is embarrassing and emasculating. In most cases, the decision to attend a LoveSystems boot camp is not motivated by libido; it's motivated by loneliness.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Rick Lax |
10-29-2009 |
Culture
Scaling Up the Local Food Economy Depends on Finding Regular Buyersnew
On a recent flight between Santa Fe and Portland, Ore., my peanut and cracker offerings struck me as particularly pathetic. What if, I wondered, airlines picked up exciting and regionally characteristic snacks each time planes stopped in different locations?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Zane Fischer |
10-29-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Top Five Music-Inspired Halloween Costumes I've Ever Seennew
In the spirit of Samhain, I wanted to talk in a countdown-like fashion about some of the most notable music-inspired costumes I've seen over the years, inspired by Blind Melon, AC/DC, Kurt Cobain, a werewolf hunting band and, unnaturally, the King of Pop.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Alex De Vore |
10-29-2009 |
Culture
Inside One Man's Mission to Produce a Play About Porn Classic 'Deep Throat'new
David Bertolino is a family-oriented suburban dad who created SpookyWorld. But the one-time "hauntrepreneur" sold his scary theme park to pursue his real dream: writing and producing a warts-and-all play about the porn film Deep Throat.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Hart |
10-29-2009 |
Theater
It Ain't Rocket Science: Inside the World of Anvil Shootingnew
Anvil shooting -- also called anvil launching, firing or ringing -- is practiced by a handful of passionate enthusiasts across the South, Midwest and Appalachia, primarily in Missouri and Mississippi.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
10-27-2009 |
Culture
Life After 'Gourmet': What Should You Read Now?new
The November edition of America's most influential food-culture monthly started hitting mailboxes this week. Conde Nast will then decant subscribers into the mailing list for Bon Appetit -- a journey that, for some, will resemble that of a Chateau Lafite-Rothschild into a pitcher of sangria. So for anyone who hungers for more than Gourmet's replacement can offer, here's a survival guide for life without it.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Trey Popp |
10-27-2009 |
Food+Drink
Relocalization May be the Key to Not Exterminating Ourselvesnew
What happens when humanity is hit by a big challenge, such as depletion of fossil fuels, global climate change or a prolonged economic crisis? A growing number of people believe the answer lies in relocalization.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
10-26-2009 |
Culture
A Peek Inside Boston's So-Called Monkey Collegenew
At Helping Hands, a one-of-a-kind nonprofit school celebrating its 30th anniversary, monkeys train for two to four years before being matched with people nationwide who've experienced spinal-cord injuries or suffer from muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-22-2009 |
Culture
The Little Guys at Achouffe Come Out Swinging with a Big, Bad IPAnew
A big beer brewed by little guys shouldn't seem odd; after all, most bodybuilders suffer little-guy syndrome and want to get bigger. Achouffe's Houblon Chouffe IPA Triple is no different -- it is a gnome in the throes of a steroid rage.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
10-22-2009 |
Food+Drink
