AltWeeklies Wire
A Different Kind of Bloggernew
"Vlogging" or video blogging is the latest advancement in weblogging, and Christian Brower of vlogmania.com is one of the first to hop on the bandwagon.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
04-02-2005 |
Science
The Triangle Unwirednew
Around the country, some cities say providing cheap wireless Internet access is as essential as water. Why not in the North Carolina Triangle?
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
03-28-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: North Carolina, technology, Internet, BellSouth, broadband, Carrboro, digital divide, Durham, Raleigh, verizon, Wi-Fi, WiFi, wimax, wireless
Beware! Google is Watching Younew
The company everyone loves knows more about you than you might realize. And that’s just for starters.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
01-21-2005 |
Science
Shopping Like It's 1999new
The bubble has long since burst, but local e-tailers still make shopping in your skivvies a breeze.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Reet Rana |
11-24-2004 |
Recreation
The Sky Is Always Falling, Even Before Planetoid Toutatisnew
As the world awaits the passing — or crashing — of planetoid Toutatis, a writer reflects on the doomsday tradition and our own end-times culture.
New York Press |
David Ritchie |
09-24-2004 |
Religion
Caught in the Actnew
Smoking Gun editor William Bastone knows how to get the goods on just about anyone. The former Village Voice staff writer describes how his fascination with court documents led him to develop his popular Web site.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-21-2004 |
Media
Tobacco Researcher Dedicates Her Life to Being a Pain in the Ashnew
Environmental activist Anne Landman has become addicted to fighting tobacco. From the tiny hamlet of Glade Park, Colo., she authors the e-mail newsletter Doc-Alert, highlighting significant material the tobacco companies have been required to make public.
All Good Things Come to an Endnew
A Howard Dean campaign worker turns the story of the little engine that couldn't quite scale the final hill into a discussion of how the Dean team transformed the way America plays politics.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
09-02-2004 |
Nonfiction
Online Magazine Slate Captures Coveted Audiencenew
Now the fourth most widely read entity on the Web, Slate focuses on subjects that excite the chattering classes.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
08-07-2004 |
Media
New Scalpers for Live Music Venues Do Business Over Internetnew
One of the brokers is Texas Tickets, a 25-year-old company that sources say charges sometimes twice the face value of tickets. Owner Scott Baima says he's just providing a service.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Marjorie Owens |
08-07-2004 |
Music
After 25-Year Career, Prostitute Quits the Businessnew
Oral history of an anonymous woman who spent nearly her entire adult life as a high-class call girl, recently left the lifestyle and is struggling to build a future without it.
