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What's a Fashionista To Do During the Recession?new
Find your personal style in well-made clothes that will last. Pick up a few pieces at a time at swap meets, estate sales, or hidden local boutiques -- it doesn't have to be brand new, mass-manufactured or designer to be amazing and affordable.
Pasadena Weekly |
Karol Ann Bergman |
09-23-2008 |
Fashion
Cheech & Chong Talk Motown, Dope and That Palin Chicknew
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took several decades off to pursue solo careers (and Chong spent nearly a year in prison for selling a bong on the internet) -- but they're back and ready to light up America.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-23-2008 |
Performance
A Denver Scientist Helps Second Life Go Nuclearnew
SciLands' creators hope to give science education and advocacy a shot in the arm by invading the world of video games and internet obsessions that have wreaked havoc on museum attendance rates and homework assignments. Who knows? It may even work.
It's Swingtown in the Dallas Suburbsnew
Jim Trulock is locked in a legal battle with the City of Duncanville over The Cherry Pit, which he claims is merely his private residence where he throws swingers parties for his many guests. Duncanville says he is operating a sex club in a residential area.
Dallas Observer |
Mike Fisher |
09-22-2008 |
Culture
Meet Dr. Laura Henkel, the Curator of the Eroticnew
She went from a Lutheran school in a small Texas town to director of a sex-based museum in Las Vegas, but Henkel has no regrets.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
09-19-2008 |
Culture
Bowfishers Take Aim at Asian Carpnew
Bowfishing, an unusual and aggressive form of angling, has become popular with archers from across rural Missouri. For the most part, the sportsmen's primary target is Asian carp, an invasive, plankton-feeding fish that has exploded in population over the past decade and become the scourge of Midwestern rivers.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
09-19-2008 |
Recreation
Project Green Fork Aims to Make Memphis Restaurants More Eco-friendlynew
Project Green Fork will employ a four-pronged approach to greening local restaurants: recycling, composting, energy-efficiency, and sustainable products.
The Memphis Flyer |
Stacey Greenberg |
09-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Temple of the Golden Archesnew
The question remains: Can a modern, socially conscious Santa Fean have his Big Mac and eat it, too?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
09-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Palin Drone
John McCain's odd choice proves the scary power of the Republican religious right.
Syracuse New Times |
Ed Griffin-Nolan |
09-17-2008 |
Commentary
Eric Seed is Fueling the Nation's Classic-Cocktail Revivalnew
Through his work importing unusual spirits, Seed is quickly expanding the tippler's toolkit, helping cocktail geeks avoid whopping airmail fees or the risks of smuggling bottles in suitcases.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
09-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
Sucking Chrome: Google's Latest Browser Steals the Best and Ignores the Restnew
Yeah, it looks neat and works pretty damn quick. But, so what? You might be surprised by my recommendation about what to use it for, but let's take a look anyway.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
09-17-2008 |
Tech
Architect Cameron Sinclair Aims to Marry Design and Developmentnew
On the Open Architecture Network website, created by TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair, you will find global shelters made out of straw bales, shipping containers, and beer crates.
Charleston City Paper |
Eugenia Payne |
09-17-2008 |
Art
Start-up Unseen.tv Hopes to 'Demystify' Part of the Internet Porn Industrynew
Founder Igor Urisman hopes to democratize the cyberporn industry ... and make it more respectable.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-17-2008 |
Tech
Toy Soldiers Play War Games with Almost-Real Assault Weaponsnew
Airsoft aficionados realize that key aspects that attract them to the sport -- weapons that look, feel, and even shoot like genuine combat arms and military role-play that peaceniks might say glorifies violence -- frighten a big segment of the general population.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
09-16-2008 |
Recreation
Where's the Beef Tax?new
Eating meat is like driving a Hummer, but no pol has the guts to push a carbon tax on it.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
