AltWeeklies Wire
Newspaper of the Future: Part IIInew
The daily newspaper business has addressed its problems in much the same way that our government has addressed the recession: by resorting to short-term remedies that fail to address the issues at a fundamental level, rather than engaging in the long-term retooling that is necessary to create sustainability.
Boulder Weekly |
Stewart Sallo |
02-02-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: media, alt-weeklies
What's God Got to Do With It?new
While hot-button religious issues these topics garner lots of ink and keep blogs busy, are they the issues that matter most in the day-to-day practice of religion in our nation?
Boulder Weekly |
Jim Lillie |
02-02-2009 |
Culture
Tags: religion
Montreal Company Pops the Smoothie Market with Fair Guarananew
What makes Goarana different, says Jerome Pelletier, is that it tries to maintain respectful relations both with the producers and the environment of the Brazilian Amazon, where the plant is grown.
Montreal Mirror |
Matt Jones |
01-30-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tricks of the Horror-Shop Businessnew
When you absolutely, positively need that dead baby overnight, BJ Winslow is the man to see.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
01-30-2009 |
Culture
Tags: BJ Winslow, horror shops
An Odyssey Into the Multiple Confusions of Smog-Checking Your Carnew
The harrowing story of the Nevada smog-check conundrum: a lot of good intentions and different agendas that come down to making a thin slice of sense.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
01-29-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Nevada, automotive safety
Obama's War on Humornew
It's one of the most talked-about, most written-about subjects of the presidential transition period. It's been argued in editorials, political cartoons and internet screeds. The looming crisis: Barack Obama isn't very funny.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
01-29-2009 |
Comedy
Tags: Barack Obama, political humor
Photos from the Frontnew
Combat photographer and Air Force veteran Stacy Pearsall is part of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art's inside look at the War on Terror.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
01-28-2009 |
Art
Some People Are Born Freaks; Jim Hall Turned Himself Into Onenew
Retired city planner Jim Hall is no less shocking on the streets of Baltimore than what the Romans encountered during their first failed invasion of the British Isles in the 1st century A.D. The Picts merely painted themselves blue for battle. Hall has inked himself blue for life.
Baltimore City Paper |
Charles Cohen |
01-27-2009 |
Culture
Money: The Root of All Evilnew
There is one big difference between the Great Depression and 2009. Back then, too many people had too little money. Today, we have the more complicated, almost existential dilemma of too many people having too much money. The caveat: This is not real money.
New Haven Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
01-27-2009 |
Commentary
Drexel Prof Has Some Concrete Answers About How the Pyramids Were Builtnew
Michel Barsoum says the theories that modern science have devised to explain the construction of Egypt's Great Pyramids are wrong. Barsoum's theory, naturally, has been treated as heresy in the world of Egyptology.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
01-27-2009 |
History
A Pro Gambler's Guide to Gaming the Super Bowlnew
Professional gambler "Noah" knows how the average bettor can make a mint on the big game. Only he's no average bettor.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
01-26-2009 |
Sports
How Boutique Booze Could Help Change the Lives of Poor Farmersnew
When restaurateur Jean-Denis Courtin decided to make his own vodka, he wanted it to be not only original but also "all natural, fair trade, and additive free." In the mountains of South America, he found a way to have it all.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Thiel |
01-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
State of Street Art: Vandalism Or Legit, It's Not Going Awaynew
St. Louis is home to a budding street-art community and a talented group of graffiti-inspired gallery artists. But it's a precarious existence plagued by a broad range of conflicts. Yet the artists persist, hoping their hometown's resistance will eventually give way to understanding and acceptance.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-23-2009 |
Art
The Day the Music Died: The End of Indie 103.1new
Henry Rollins, music director Mark "Mr. Shovel" Sovel and DJ Darren Revell talk about the shutdown of LA's improbable and consistently surprising rock radio station.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
01-23-2009 |
Media
The Web Show for Misfit Teenage Girls and Women in Their 30s Who Like to Knitnew
Each five-minute weekly episode of Cute With Chris is now viewed by 100,000 to a million people, depending on where it lands on global search engines. As a result, Chris Leavins sardonically describes himself as both a cult leader and a microcelebrity.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Leigh Morris |
01-23-2009 |
Tech
