AltWeeklies Wire
Ingridients for Successnew
The results are in and it's official. Vancouver's restaurant scene is good enough. It's smart enough. And, gosh darn it, people like it.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
You Say Gris, I Say Grigionew
Now let's sip pinot.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Inside Bush's Brainnew
The word tragedy in the title of Jacob Weisberg's new book takes on more than one meaning as you make your way through this brisk, eye-opening psychological study of George W. Bush.
The Georgia Straight |
Brian Lynch |
03-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Utopian Societynew
The Simple Ones and a couple of ex-Grifters help Shangri-La Records celebrate 20 years.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
03-21-2008 |
Music
Memphis Does Austinnew
At this year's South By Southwest Festival, Memphis musicians made a splash.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
03-21-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Grave Mattersnew
"I came to Memphis to find musicians' gravesites, including James Carr's," Steve Suskie says. He visited New Park Cemetery to pay Carr his respects, but the manager told Suskie that Carr had no gravestone.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
03-21-2008 |
Music
From the Valleynew
In the late 1990s, Ron Lachini and his wife moved from Northern California to Oregon's Willamette Valley to start Lachini Vineyards. The winery's first vintage was released in 2001.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
'Hungry Ghosts' is a Powerful & Compassionate Worknew
Gabor Mate's book is a nuanced and complex meditation on what opium-eater Thomas de Quincy called the "abiding darkness."
NOW Magazine |
Lauren Kirschner |
03-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Ecoholic: The Dirt on 'Green' Cleanersnew
"What do you think of cleaning products that market themselves as eco-friendly, like Method, Melaleuca and Clorox's new green line?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-21-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Mocking Internet Inanitynew
Geeky Forumwarz game satirizes web culture.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
03-21-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Alt.Health: Combating Sleeplessnessnew
There's no one potion for all, but Relora, withania and music therapy might help you doze.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
03-21-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Mixed Use, Mixed Messagesnew
The problem with multi-task buildings.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
03-21-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
How eMC Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Leaknew
Thanks to the Internet, you can watch the band work out their response to the leak of its debut in real time.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Many Muses of Mike Doughtynew
While Haughty Melodic presented an organic, sprawling sound, the former Soul Coughing has intentionally reined it in on Golden Delicious, aiming for a more intimate feel.
Shepherd Express |
Paul Smaxwill |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Golden Delicious, Mike Doughty
Evangelicals Get Worked Up Over Microchipsnew
After losing the usual fights against gays and abortion during the legislative session so far, Christian conservatives suddenly have decided to start standing up for privacy rights in an urgent, new movement to ensure that you will never be forced to have a microchip implanted under your skin.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
03-21-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
