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Goodwill Huntingnew

How online auction sites are changing the face of thrifting.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
12-14-2011 |
Tech
Slideshow: Super Bowl Muralsnew

Check out more of the murals created throughout Indianapolis in celebration of the upcoming Super Bowl.
Tags: Super Bowl Murals, Super Bowl XLVI
Bowling for Chumpsnew

How insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities.
Miami New Times |
Pete Kotz and Tim Elfrink |
12-13-2011 |
Sports
Remembering Coco Robicheauxnew

Mark Folse talks to friends of the late Frenchmen Street bluesman and artist.
Hella Gay Hotbednew

LGBT comedy a rousing success at La Estrellita Cafe.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
12-12-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: LGBT
Eating Locally — Still Goodnew

The five biggest myths people use to discredit the local-food movement ... and why they're wrong.
Gambit |
Jill Richardson |
12-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Beer Buzz: Million Dollar Brewskinew

Sun King unveils a beer inspired by a musical, Bier collects for Gleaners and Toys for Tots, and End of the Line opens in Fountain Square.
NUVO |
Rita Kohn |
12-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Top 10 reasons why I should be on the cover of SN&Rnew
Our readers compete, without mercy, in the category of shameless self-promotion.
Sacramento News & Review |
Staff |
12-09-2011 |
Culture
Tags: humor, promotions
The Greatest Music In The Worldnew
You might ask by what right do I have to proclaim what is the greatest music in the world and what isn’t. Who the hell am I? Well, you can judge by what I say, but when it comes right down to it, your opinion has as much validity as mine.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
12-08-2011 |
Commentary
Indy Gets 46 Murals for Super Bowl XLVInew

Super Bowl murals have resuscitated Indy's public arts, given artists meaningful work and promised to make art a nationally recognized part of the city.
Donatello's: Thick, Soggy, Overdonenew

The food seemed a bit of an afterthought at Donatello's, a new Carmel Italian restaurant that fails to pay even lip service to modern Italian gastronomy.
NUVO |
Neil Charles |
12-08-2011 |
Food+Drink
Contempt, Desire Boil Over in Weller’s ‘Fifty Words’new

Why do couples stay married? Love? Devotion? Obligation to children? Or are they held together by habit reinforced by the fear of being alone?
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-08-2011 |
Performance
‘Codename Doomsday’ Makes a Splash (and Other Curiosities)new

There’s something about a single-painting show that drives people nuts. When Albert Alvarez’ Codename Doomsday was shown for the first time last Friday at Sala Diaz the crowd on the front lawn chatted and drank beer as usual, but a steady stream of viewers continued to pour through the tiny gallery’s door till late to see the new work.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-08-2011 |
Art
Spotlights Fail National Theatre in ‘Collaborators’new

The good news is that the National Theatre Live's broadcasts of selected theatrical performances — analogous to the Metropolitan Opera's popular broadcasts in HD — have now arrived in San Antonio.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
12-08-2011 |
Art