AltWeeklies Wire
Putting the Zing Back into Ringlingnew
Richmond-born Alex Ramon is the second-youngest person to helm Ringling Bros. Circus — and the first "zingmaster."
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-05-2009 |
Performance
Tags: circus, Ringling Bros.
How Hi-Fructose Magazine Stayed Sweet in a Bad Economynew
Attaboy and Annie Owens felt marginalized by the art magazine world. The fine arts magazines were too over-theorized and curatorial; the hipster magazines were too self-consciously ironic and sceney. So they created their own.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
07-15-2009 |
Art
Six Shirazes and Shiraz Blends from Australia Offer Something to Suit Every Palatenew
For many Wineaux, mass-market Australian Shiraz played a key role in our earliest attempts at wine-related sophistication. I can still picture the $3.99 bottle I brought proudly to a friend's dinner party in the mid 1990s.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
07-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
What Is Killing the East Bay's Soul Food Restaurants?new
The recession has been hard on restaurants of every type, but it's been particularly hard on the owners of soul food, Caribbean, or Louisiana kitchens
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
07-15-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Artist Who Stirred Up Controversy with 'All Known Metal Bands' Now Wants a Million Dollarsnew
Since the publication of All Known Metal Bands last year, Dan Nelson has been thinking more like a capitalist. He'd like to keep his artistic vocation but figure out how to get rich. Specifically, he'd like to make a million dollars.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-03-2009 |
Art
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
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
Maybe It's Time to Commit Facebook Suicidenew
Blue-collar jobs that take place outdoors, involve manual labor, and don't interact with computers probably aren't at risk of Facebook abuse. But white-collar office jobs are a different story.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-15-2009 |
Tech
Eco Geeks & Safety Nerds Team Up to Help Consumers Shop Their Valuesnew
GoodGuide.com -- the brainchild of Dara O'Rourke, an associate professor of Environmental and Labor Policy at UC Berkeley -- offers independent safety, toxicity, environmental, and social benefit evaluations on 63,249 personal care, makeup, medical, and household chemical products and the companies that make those products.
East Bay Express |
Tim Kingston |
12-10-2008 |
Shopping
The Rise of Slow Fashionnew
The Bay Area fashion scene has long been outshined by New York and LA. Now, a group of independent fashion supporters is trying to take the lead in sustainable fashion. Can they succeed?
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
11-12-2008 |
Fashion
A Difference of Opinion on the Usually-Reliable Bargain Malbecsnew
It was no surprise that I really enjoyed this latest round of Malbecs, two of which hail predictably from Argentina's Mendoza region, with the third coming from unspecified "coastal vineyards" in California. The surprise was that our Token Winemaker really didn't.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Bingo Bonanzanew
Charitable bingo is supposed to be a way for nonprofit groups to raise money. So why is all the big money being made by profit-oriented entrepreneurs?
East Bay Express |
Anna McCarthy |
10-22-2008 |
Recreation
You Don't Have to be Afraid of the Food at IKEAnew
This isn't to say that the food is particularly awesome; it's a cafeteria, for God's sake. But how many joints serve up smørrebrod, gravlax, and apple cake?
East Bay Express |
Matthew Stafford |
10-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Newman's Own Wines Reflect the Humble Goodness of Their Namesakenew
We take a break from crying in our beers over his passing to raise a glass -- two glasses, actually -- of Newman's Own 2006 Chardonnay ($11) and 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon ($11.99).
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
10-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
How a Failed Journalist Became the Margaret Mead of White Peoplenew
"Stuff White People Like" isn't just a cathartic spoof; it's Lander's entry into a convoluted and thorny discourse on race in America. Like most people, Lander was always fascinated by race, but he found it difficult to partake in the dialogue without sounding either like an apologist, or a total asshole.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-15-2008 |
Culture
