AltWeeklies Wire
Okra-fied (Not Fried)new
If you're never had okra fresh, well, you're missing out.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
10-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
Who Should Sen. John Cornyn Condemn Next?new
Now that he's taken on MoveOn.org, we would like to keep the momentum rolling by offering him a list of some other individuals and organizations deserving of Senatorial condemnation.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
10-03-2007 |
Commentary
South Texas Uranium Revival Puts One County on a Powder Kegnew
Uranium Energy Corp has a pending application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to mine uranium from within the freshwater aquifer beneath Goliad County, but some residents are fighting back.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-03-2007 |
Environment
Exposing Big Oil's Red Pennew
Whistleblower Rick Piltz exposed the White House Council for Environmental Quality's plot to maximize doubt about climate change by aggressively editing scientific reports on the topic.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'The War': What is it Good For?new
Ignoring Latino contributions in WWII, says Defend the Honor -- so they took their beef with Ken Burns to the street.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
09-26-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Texas Legislature Puts God in Public Schoolsnew
Now two lawsuits are fighting for the church-state divide.
San Antonio Current |
Vince Leibowitz |
09-26-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
John Dean Talks Fundamentals and Fundamentalistsnew
The former counsel to President Nixon turned Watergate prosecution witness has produced a third volume in his campaign against the modern Republican party.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
09-20-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Exploitation Should Kills Bush's 'Free Trade' Dealsnew
As business interests press their case for expanding NAFTA-like agreements to Colombia, Peru, and Panama, a growing collection of Americans are coming to question the human-rights implications of so-called Free Trade.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-20-2007 |
Business & Labor
Steven Drozd: The Flaming Lips' Secret Weaponnew
Keith Richards once described the impact rock 'n' roll had on him as a teenager by saying that hearing it transformed life from black-and-white to Technicolor. You could make a similar case for the liberating effect Drozd had on the Lips.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Flaming Lips
Latin Grammys vs. Grammy Grammysnew
To accuse the Latin Grammy of being a "discriminatory" award (you know, if Latino artists are good enough, we should sweep the "Grammy Grammys" instead of having a separate ceremony) is so passé.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-19-2007 |
Music
Director Dora Peña Refuses the Mommy Tracknew
Married for 12 years and with three boys between the ages of two and 12, Peña has beaten the odds and refused to become another teen-pregnancy statistic. It's been an exciting -- albeit exasperating -- road.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dora Peña, The Dreamhealer
Rising Temperatures Change Loire Valley Whitesnew
The result, especially among France's signature sauvignon blancs, is that formerly lean and racy wines have taken on fleshier qualities.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
San Antonio Graffitti Artists Resist Gallery Trendsnew
Supher sees his graffiti as both a rebellious act and an artistic expression. He also considers his illegal outdoor work an easily accessible, unconventional way to view art.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-19-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Living in Sprawl's Shadownew
The planned community known as the Rockin' J Ranch sparks water fears, irks nature tourism plans, and threatens the many tiny creatures calling White Springs home.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
09-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Growing Ballet in the Barrionew
Christopher Fairbank looks for inspiration and dancers outside the art's mainstream.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-12-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
