AltWeeklies Wire
Chef and TV Host Anthony Bourdain Dishes on the Food Scenenew
Anthony Bourdain turned his kitchen tales into a career, eating his way around the globe for Travel Channel audiences. It's been years since Bourdain worked a long shift over a stove at Manhattan's Les Halles brasserie, which still refers to him as its "chef-at-large."
Gambit |
Will Coviello |
01-06-2010 |
Food+Drink
What Happened to the NYC Teenager?new
The recent Bravo reality show about elite prep schools espouses a glam lifestyle, but as I remember it, high school was way more boring.
New York Press |
Emma Allen |
08-20-2009 |
Culture
'Amazing Race' Contestant Shows the World that Gay Dads Can Be Greatnew
Jet-setting around the globe on The Amazing Race was just another in a series of unique life experiences for gay father Mel White, a biographer and speechwriter for such conservative Christian icons as Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
05-18-2009 |
Culture
Avery Johnson Won't Be Out of Basketball for Longnew
NBA star-turned-coach Avery Johnson went from Coach of the Year with the Dallas Mavericks to losing his job in April.
People Love to Film Themselves Drunk ... The Rest of Us Love to Watch Themnew
Some people love to watch the drunks be drunk, and the drunks love to be watched, or so suggest the thousands of videos, blogs, pictures, forums and message boards devoted to drunks and drinking.
New Haven Advocate |
Brianna Snyder |
12-02-2008 |
Tech
Tags: Drugs, TV, YouTube, web culture, computers & technology, Intervention, A&E, Drunk History, drunks
Pop Tart: The Object of My Desirenew
Yes, the economy is tanking. But I still want that handbag.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
Shooting the Breeze With Children's TV Legend Dear Old Captain Noahnew
For 27 years, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark was a Philly institution, greeting bleary-eyed, pajama-clad children over sugary cereal. The Ark has been in drydock now for 14 years and will soon be on display, along with puppets, props and costumes, when the new Please Touch Museum opens next month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-16-2008 |
Art
DC's TV Stations Feast on Youngnew
Not content to go the way of the newspaper, local television stations have turned to the web to capture that coveted 21-34 demographic, creating websites that are less news, more booze.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
09-04-2008 |
Tech
Microsoft Brings Jerry Seinfeld Back to Prime Timenew
For $10 million, he'll apparently appear in ads with Bill Gates for Microsoft Vista. The Cutting Room can just imagine what these spots will be like...
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-02-2008 |
Comedy
Shot Puts and Handjobs: It's the Olympics!new
Isn't it long past due that the Olympics included a Shark Jumping event? The whole sweaty spectacle vaulted into inconsequence years ago.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Jim Washburn |
08-15-2008 |
Sports
Halifax's Ocean Entertainment Tastes Success with Popular "Food-porn" TV Programsnew
It all started in 1997, when Michael Smith was running the kitchen at the Inn at Bay Fortune on PEI. In the garden overlooking the sea, gathering herbs for an evening's service, the chef suddenly thought to himself, "this is so goddam perfect, we should make a television show."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Jessica Linzey |
08-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Eddie Izzard Takes off His Dressnew
Scheduled for five nights at the Kodak, comedian talks Bible Belt, Napoleon, spelunking and the future of The Riches.
L.A. Weekly |
Randall Roberts |
08-01-2008 |
Performance
Let Your Geek Flags Fly at Star Trek the Exhibitionnew
Local Trekkies (and Trekkers) continue their flight on the Enterprise--albeit vicariously, expensively and in a stationary setting.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
07-23-2008 |
Recreation
'Top Chef' Richard Blais on His Reality Experiencenew
Listen to the runner-up Blais discuss the personalities and his future after his run on Bravo's reality cooking show.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
06-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Confessions of an Internet TV Junkienew
Competitive reality shows, sitcoms, Wristcutters: A Love Story -- I need them all.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
06-03-2008 |
Commentary
