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Fit to be Tied (to a Contract)

Metroland | August 5, 2004

The fitness industry is booming, but are clubs maximizing their revenue at the expense of consumers' rights?

Tags: industry, rights, business, health, center, club, fitness, consumer, bally, better, Beware, buyer, complaints, contract, deceptive, gym, membership, practices, protection, sports & fitness

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Metroland was founded in 1978 as a monthly entertainment guide; a year and a half later it went weekly, continuing to focus primarily on arts, entertainment and lifestyles. In September 1986, Metroland reinvented itself as a full-fledged alternative newsweekly, offering...

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"Convention Wisdom"new

AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth

Metroland | Rick Marshall | 04-21-2008 | Media

Tags: media

Next Caller, Pleasenew

Mike Stark has received national accolades, and on-air threats, for his relentless pursuit of dialogue on the right-wing airwaves.

Metroland | Rick Marshall | 03-16-2006 | Media

Tags: bill, radio, All, Andrew, call-in, calling, crooksandliars, FOX, HOWARD, Keith, mediamatters, Mike, o'reilly, olbermann, Pundits, right-wing, security, Show, stark, Stern, talk, wilkow, wingnuts

Hidden Agendasnew

Your cellphones and iPods may have a lot more uses than you thought -- and it's in your best interest to discover them.

Metroland | Rick Marshall | 02-23-2006 | Tech

Tags: technology, Life, digital, tech, iPod, gadget, cellphones, geek, MP3

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Profiles in Fearnew

Long after education and life experience have bestowed upon me a much greater understanding of the psychology of race-related fear and the racial profiling that happens inside people's heads on a daily basis, I am still vulnerable to the old impulses.

Metroland | Stephen Leon | 12-04-2014 | Commentary

Tags: racial bias

From These Tiny Grainsnew

The Kneading Conference gathers the expert and the eager to celebrate and scrutinize bread—and to talk about building community by relocalizing food production.

Metroland | Amy Halloran | 08-03-2012 | Food+Drink

Tags: Locavore

Marriage Isn't Enoughnew

Why are any of us interested in registering the state of our intimate relationships with the government -- and why would a reasonable government want us to?

Metroland | Miriam Axel-Lute | 02-24-2007 | Commentary

Tags: gay marriage, polyamory