AltWeeklies Wire
The Botox Bluesnew
After the the Endoscopy Center's hepatitis C scare, the way we use needles draws attention to the wrinkle industry.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
09-11-2008 |
Culture
LOL, OIC, and WTF at ROFLThingnew
Meet the latest academic discipline and realm for cultural criticism: Internet culture studies.
East Bay Express |
Elsa Kim |
09-10-2008 |
Tech
'Spore' and the Evolution of Gamingnew
The new PC game Spore from Maxis lets users create life itself -- but what if video gamers don't want to evolve?
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-10-2008 |
Video Games
Families Suffer as Money Woes Gum Up the Food Stamp Bureaucracynew
The federal government foots the bill for assistance, but leaves states with the task of determining eligibility. Most states assume that duty; Colorado, however, imposes its labor- and paper-intensive computer system on counties, requiring them to process applications.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
09-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ask a Mexican: Legal Mexicans Who Can Become American Citizens But Don'tnew
"What would you calculate to be the percentage of illegal Mexicans in the United States who actually want the whole enchilada of American goodness, with all its obligations, rights and privileges, when those privileges seem to be reduced nowadays to taking it in the ass from the American government in the name of some shady interest God-knows-where?"
A Seasoned Drunk Makes the Case for a Lower Drinking Agenew
In my vast and storied experience with the strange and alluring elixir, I have noticed that those who began dabbling with drinking at a younger age tend to develop a more balanced approach toward its consumption in later years.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
09-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
75 Orgasms in Three Days Shows Me Why Dildos Were Electrified Before Vacuum Cleanersnew
Pleasing others distracts us from our own need for pleasure. In most instances, it is also a way of validating, excusing and/or ignoring our own dissatisfaction. Woman to woman: if you are reading this article and you don't possess this wonderful device, you are unnecessarily depriving yourself.
NOW Magazine |
Samantha Nagthall |
09-08-2008 |
Culture
Facebook Smackdownnew
A Boston University student and a Stanford student explain the joys and the bummers and the flat-out strange shit that come from living your life publicly on Facebook.
North Bay Bohemian |
Cassandra Landy l Brodie Jenkins |
09-05-2008 |
Tech
I Lost My Life to World of Warcraftnew
While I have been an elite player of many off- and online games, I have also been the inevitable loser of close friends and loved ones who cannot shake the mind rot and addiction of their electronic second selves.
North Bay Bohemian |
Gabriel Francisco |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
I Posed Today: How I Came to Bare Some an Open Playboy Auditionnew
I was surfing Playboy.com, looking for writing opportunities, and I stumbled upon its national casting call instead. It just so happened that the next stop was Vegas. I took the synchronicity as a sign from the Writing Gods. "This is your chance!" they whispered as a star on the website's map blinked on Vegas.
Las Vegas Weekly |
C. Moon Reed |
09-05-2008 |
Culture
Last Days of the Oakland Raidersnew
When the team's lease at McAfee Coliseum expires in 2010, will the Raiders follow the Athletics in the search for a new home?
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-04-2008 |
Sports
Cookie Caper: Secure Browsing Flaw Reveals a Nasty Exploitnew
I was crushed to see the Cookie Monster has been dabbling in "grey hat" SSL exploit hacking. The gleefully delusional crumb muncher is the mascot of a new cookie-snatching hack that can collect your login info on Gmail, Netflix, or even your bank. Well, he's not real, but the danger is.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
09-03-2008 |
Tech
Would Lowering the Drinking Age Help Colleges Battle Dorm-Room Binges?new
Some 128 college and university presidents have signed onto the Amethyst Initiative, a proposal that calls for "an informed and dispassionate public debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age."
New Haven Advocate |
Jayne Keedle |
09-02-2008 |
Food+Drink
Why Are So Few Female Chefs Drawn to the Helm of Restaurant Kitchens?new
Many believe the explanation is the crazy hours and militaristic physicality of the work, but isn't the field of emergency nursing, which poses similar challenges, run by women?
Santa Fe Reporter |
A Qasimi |
08-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
SF's Academy of Art Enters the World of NCAA Athleticsnew
This month, the art school kicks off an intercollegiate sports program, fielding 12 teams in the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. And if the notion of an art school recruiting players for NCAA competition and doling out athletic scholarships strikes you as odd -- it is. The Academy of Art is the only one.
