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With One Trademark, Ryan Rittenhouse Unleashed a Battle Royalenew
What began as a simple plan to protect the Santa Cruz Surfing Club name from opportunistic outsiders has erupted into a war of words between three generations of Santa Cruz surfers.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
02-23-2009 |
Recreation
Caveman Comeback?new
Perhaps reintroducing Neanderthals to planet Earth could keep the human race from becoming too boring.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
02-20-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: humor, Neanderthal genome
Balloonatics: Hey Kid, Wanna See My Balloon Dog?new
Once a month Thad James and about twenty other twisters gather for a balloon jam. They have been doing this for years, teaching each other new figures, trading strategies for dealing with bratty children and practicing their stage patter.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
02-20-2009 |
Culture
Oklahoma Wild Game Can Provide Recession-Proof Rationsnew
With the economy shrinking and the price of protein rising, a growing number of Oklahomans are starting to embrace small-game hunting -- or at least argue with those who find the practice distasteful.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Greg Elwell |
02-19-2009 |
Comedy
Extreme Kayakers Take on 'Machiavellian' Legislationnew
Mikkel St. Jean-Duncan and his friends in the Endangered Creeks Expedition have challenged developers' definition of "navigable waters" with their own, rather liberal, interpretation in a new self-titled documentary.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Rita Cant |
02-19-2009 |
Recreation
Paul Proulx: Banned from YouTubenew
The Boston-based video editor has built a following by paying homage to Hollywood's coolest directors online. So why is YouTube all up in his grill?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-19-2009 |
Tech
Meet the Vulcans: The Twin Cites' Most Controversial Partiersnew
The Winter Carnival may be over for the year, but for St. Paul Vulcans past and present, the cape and goggles represent a year-round way of life.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-18-2009 |
Culture
Tommy Hall, an Originator of Acid Rock in the '60s, is Still Psychedelicnew
For many of his 66 years, Hall has been pursuing intellectual enlightenment through acid. He began that quest in the mid-'60s with the 13th Floor Elevators.
Yelp and the Business of Extortion 2.0new
Bay Area business owners say Yelp offers to hide negative customer reviews of their businesses on its web site ... for a price.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
02-18-2009 |
Tech
Shit Jobs: We Look Back at the Work That Made Us What We Are Todaynew
Even if political regime change does bring about real-world change, the shit job will still be with us in all its glory. In this spirit, we present our editors and writers' nearly repressed memories of their absolutely worst jobs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
02-17-2009 |
Culture
Tags: journalism, work
Men in Prison, and the Women Who Love to Date Themnew
Women find true love writing letters to prisoners, dating and sometimes marrying them, too.
New Haven Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
02-17-2009 |
Culture
Tags: prisoners, relationships
The Return of the Mardi Gras Baby Dollsnew
Separated by a generation -- and 2,000 miles -- friends Antoinette K-Doe and Miriam Batiste Reed have joined teamed up to bring the Baby Doll tradition back to New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
02-17-2009 |
Recreation
Celebrity Fragrances: Fumes of Greatnessnew
Miami might be ground zero for the celebrity fragrance industry. After all, nothing says image-conscious excess — our national specialty — like paying $49 for a sleek three-ounce bottle of star-blessed ferret piss.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
02-17-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Miami, P. Diddy, celebrities, cologne, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, J.Lo, Julio Iglesias, perfume
Lance Armstrong Tells Us Why He's Back in the Racenew
Now in the early stages of his comeback, after three and a half years of retirement, Armstrong is back after retiring from the sport in 2005 -- pitching his message of cancer awareness. Beginning Saturday in Sacramento, he will pedal much of the length of the state in the Amgen Tour of California.
Sacramento News & Review |
James Raia |
02-17-2009 |
Sports
Why Right Now May be Your Best Chance to Eat Oysters for Years to Comenew
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike have limited the Gulf oyster harvest and damaged oyster reefs. And failures in West Coast hatcheries may be the result of an even more disturbing problem.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
02-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
