AltWeeklies Wire
How'd the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Get Texas' and Bhutan's Food So Wrong?new
Has the chef ever been to Bhutan? No. Has he ever tasted Bhutanese cooking before? No. Has he ever cooked Bhutanese food before now? No.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
07-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
'The Last Mistress' is Pretty Trashnew
And for the most part, that's all The Last Mistress is--but damned if it doesn't suck you in like a late-night rerun of Rock of Love.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-18-2008 |
Reviews
D.C. Office Buildings Won't Make Space for Cyclistsnew
According to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which cites a Census Bureau survey, there was a 100 percent increase in bike commuting from 2004 to 2006--in all, about 6,000 riders driven to the saddle by high gas costs, packed Metro trains, or some sort of scourge of passive commuting. But a places to park lags behind.
Washington City Paper |
David Ceasar |
07-18-2008 |
Transportation
Searching for Bigfoot in Virginianew
Thirteen years ago, William Dranginis saw Bigfoot. Fifty grand, a van, and a camera in a log later, the quest continues.
Washington City Paper |
Eric Wills |
07-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
Ray Davies is a Big Deal, Peoplenew
There's plenty of good pop music out there (too much, perhaps), but there's a very small amount of perfect pop songs--and Raymond Douglas Davies is responsible for about 40 of them.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
07-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Leanimal Debuts on Project Runway!new
Great news for Portland fashion: Leanne Marshall, designer of the Leanimal label (leanimal.com) has just returned from New York, where she has secretly been for the past month or so ... filming the fifth season of Project Runway!
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
07-17-2008 |
TV
Man Registering Minority Voters Excluded from TriMetnew
"I don't want to say it's because I'm black," says David Rush, when asked why he thinks he was issued a 30-day exclusion from TriMet property while registering minority voters at the Beaverton Transit Center late last month. "But honestly--what else am I supposed to think?"
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
07-17-2008 |
Race & Class
An Unpaid Intern's Guinea Pig Guide to Inexpensive Portland Health Carenew
Despite the big downside of living in a wonderful dream town: It is fucking impossible to find a well-paying job. So while Portland may have one of the nation's highest densities of college grads and a progressive approach to health care, a vast 40 percent of Portlanders between ages 21 and 24 still don't have insurance.
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
07-17-2008 |
Science
This Week's Rejected New Yorker Coversnew
A political cartoon spoofing the New Yorker cover flap.
INDY Week |
V.C. Rogers |
07-17-2008 |
Commentary
Election '08: The McHelms Campaignnew
If you thought a "McBush" presidency was frightening, look at the connections between John McCain and Jesse Helms. A McHelms administration? Get thee to the passport office.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-17-2008 |
Commentary
Adam Svec Searches for the Music Insidenew
The Glad Version songwriter's new solo album is stripped-down and personal.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Meyers |
07-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival Shrinks But May Still Delivernew
The arena-sized festival isn't the only music event feeling a crunch in these difficult economic times. San Francisco's Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival, the 12-year-old multimedia happening, is markedly smaller in 2008.
San Francisco Street Food Top Tennew
The farmers markets, taco trucks and street carts you shouldn't miss.
SF Weekly |
Meredith Brody |
07-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
State of the Cart in San Francisconew
Join us as we map the street food scene and find out why there aren't more vendors in this most food-involved and temperate of cities.
SF Weekly |
Meredith Brody |
07-17-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Mae Shi is Like Los Angeles: Sprawling, Vast, Dynamicnew
The Mae Shi is the sort of group that can lose a lead singer (in this case founding member Ezra Buchla) but remain comfortably intact, enlisting a brand-new member (Jonathan Gray) to yelp into the mic without losing its manic stride.
New York Press |
Greg Burgett |
07-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
