AltWeeklies Wire
CineFestival Wants YOUnew
The 34th annual edition of Cine-Festival (the longest-running Latino film festival in the country) will take place at the Guadalupe from February 25 - March 3. The early deadline for entries is Friday, November 4, and films will be accepted in the following categories: Latino features, shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental films, and youth works.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-19-2011 |
Art
Then and Now: What I'm learning from my kids' new schoolnew
We're in a period of adjustment, and that's putting it nicely.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
10-19-2011 |
Commentary
I Can't Stop Reading Philly.com Commentersnew
Calling black people animals, references to monkeys, phrases like "welcome to the jungle, baby" and "That’s how it go in da hood" are all standard comments beneath crime stories on Philly.com when the perp is black. And we haven’t even gotten to the anal rape fantasies that regularly litter sexual offender and police corruption stories. So why do I read them?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
10-19-2011 |
Commentary
Why Fuse When You Can Focus?new
I've been thinking a lot about "fusion" lately, and, in this age of simplicity, it's becoming more and more of a dirty word. I'm talking culinary fusion: the blending of cuisines from multiple cultures, the beguiling promise of creative flavors and novel combinations.
Charleston City Paper |
Robert Moss |
10-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Fusion Cuisine
Palouse Wheat Farmers Go Against the Grainnew
Wayne Jensen, a third generation Idaho farmer, is trying something new: growing a portion of his crop for local Northwest markets through a Washington-based co-op called Shepherd's Grain.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
IsAnyoneUp.com and the Porn Generationnew
How 25-year-old "life ruiner" Hunter Moore used revenge porn to get famous.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-19-2011 |
Tech
Thumbs Up: Thumbs downnew
NUVO editors rate local news headlines for the week using a time-tested scale of unbiased judgment.
NUVO |
Editors |
10-19-2011 |
Commentary
Gadfly: Super Friendsnew
Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
Hilary Hahn Returns - The Greatest?new
One of the world's most celebrated violinists returns to Indy, this time for a Carmel Palladium recital.
NUVO |
Tom Aldridge |
10-18-2011 |
Performance
Indy's Food Trucks Flourishnew
Indy’s new love affair with mobile meals means food trucks are flourishing — and just in time to prepare to feed the Super Bowl revelers.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
10-18-2011 |
Food+Drink
Beer Buzznew
Indiana brew expert Rita Kohn rounds up the week in local tapping and brewery news, including the Big Red Beer Fest.
NUVO |
Rita Kohn |
10-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: beer
Review: ISO Classical Series Program No. 4new
Guest conductor Gilbert Varga and American Pianist Fellow Jonathan Biss join for a well-played Beethoven Concerto.
NUVO |
Tom Aldridge |
10-17-2011 |
Performance
Just Label Itnew
For years, polls have shown that about 90 percent of Americans support the labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms. A new coalition of groups thinks we’re at a tipping point on the issue, and is petitioning the FDA for mandatory labels on foods that contain GMOs.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
10-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
In Awe of the Pawpawnew
This friend of Huskey's had grown pawpaws back in Alabama, and knowing that Huskey loved growing odd fruit, thought he should try the stubby-banana-shaped pawpaw in Idaho.
Boise Weekly |
Guy Hand |
10-13-2011 |
Food+Drink
Burgers, Beer, and Ping-Pongnew
A hot New York trend has arrived in the Lowcountry -- the ping-pong bar.
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Doksa |
10-12-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Hom, charleston ping-pong bar
