AltWeeklies Wire
A Meditation on Keeping Great Finds to Oneselfnew
Any object is marred by seeing. To reveal it means to erase it. Whatever people find there will not be what it was that inspired their coming.
New Haven Advocate |
Stephen Vincent Kobasa |
05-19-2009 |
Art
Tags: commentary, visual art
'Quixote' and a Cast of Pro and Homeless Actors Come to a Philadelphia Churchnew
People from disparate social, financial, racial and religious backgrounds gather together at Philly's Broad Street Ministry and examine spiritual and social questions as one. And now, a bunch of them are acting, singing and dancing in a New York theater renegade's site-specific extravaganza, Quixote.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
05-19-2009 |
Theater
To Be a Kinetic Sculpture Derby Star, You Must Sacrificenew
Since its maiden derby in 2007, the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby has become a sort of hallmark of the creative community in Philadelphia's Kensington, Fishtown and Port Richmond neighborhoods.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Thompson |
05-19-2009 |
Recreation
The Tramp Stamp Storynew
The so-called tramp stamp is considered alternately sexy or vulgar, depending on who's looking at it. Why the special term? And why the fuss?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Amy Saltzman |
05-18-2009 |
Fashion
There's Nowhere in America Quite Like Detroit Right Nownew
The last few years have been really bad for Detroit. Odd as it may sound, this is why you should visit now. If and when money ever comes in, you can be sure much of its eerie beauty will be lost forever. Meanwhile, it's Beyond Thunderdome.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Mahalak |
05-18-2009 |
History
'Amazing Race' Contestant Shows the World that Gay Dads Can Be Greatnew
Jet-setting around the globe on The Amazing Race was just another in a series of unique life experiences for gay father Mel White, a biographer and speechwriter for such conservative Christian icons as Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-18-2009 |
Culture
A Challenging Year for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contestnew
A year ago, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest was hoping that 2009 would be the year that the organization would put extra effort in emphasizing the "world" in the contest's name by recruiting teams from around the globe. As it happens, 2009 is "the economy, the swine flu, and days and days of rain."
The Memphis Flyer |
Susan Ellis |
05-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
Inventing the Future at MITnew
At MIT's fabled Media Lab, some will change the world with robots and computers, others with ... Wii guitars.
Boston Phoenix |
Abigail Jones |
05-14-2009 |
Tech
The Twins' Mike Redmond is Minnesota's Catcher in the Rawnew
A cutup and a flake, a gritty player seemingly impervious to injury, Redmond has survived on talent spiked with determinism. And while no one was looking, he emerged as one of the greatest backup catchers ever to play the game.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen |
05-14-2009 |
Sports
A New School of Microbreweries Crops Up in Minnesotanew
Brau Brothers, Flat Earth, and Lift Bridge try their hand at estate beers, fruit-infused concoctions, and ... the "Facemeltor"?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
05-14-2009 |
Food+Drink
Comparing Jay Bybee's Torture Memos & 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'new
For Bybee as much as for Thompson, reality must be mitigated, banished or defeated. Thompson uses drugs, and Bybee plays with the law until it goes blind.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
05-14-2009 |
Commentary
How an Oregon Guru Raked in Millions as a New Age Psychicnew
Eric Pepin is a balding, heavyset 42-year-old from Beaverton, Ore. who claims he can heal the sick, control the weather, travel between dimensions and communicate with God. He teaches his secrets on CDs and DVDs that sell for up to $299 each on his website. And people buy them.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
05-13-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Eric Pepin, New Age
Skateboarding Down the San Francisco Baynew
John Eppard is going to skateboard the length of the San Francisco Bay — from Richmond all the way to San Jose — again. And if the persistent punk rocker happens to lose a leg or other appendage in the process, he can find comfort in the fact that the three-day trek is a fund-raiser in part for a nonprofit for athletes with prosthetic limbs.
East Bay Express |
Cassie Harwood |
05-13-2009 |
Sports
Ready or Not for Babynew
Babies have a habit of appearing at the least opportune moment, like when a verdict is due on a big story. And no two pregnancies (or births) are ever the same.
Jackson Free Press |
Dawn Dugle |
05-11-2009 |
Culture
Pregnant with Possibilitiesnew
Columnist Lori Gregory reports from her 11 millionth month of pregnancy.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
05-11-2009 |
Comedy
