AltWeeklies Wire
The Yearlong Campaign to Introduce You to Your Homeless Neighborsnew
What good did it do?
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
07-16-2008 |
Housing & Development
Formulating a Signature DIY Cocktailnew
It's surprisingly easy to concoct a well-balanced cocktail in the classic style, so long as you keep a few basic rules of thumb in mind. Includes a recipe with bourbon.
Dig Boston |
Bourbon Belle |
07-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Zipcar Founder Robin Chase on the Coming Apocolypsenew
The car-pooling and -sharing entrepreneur discusses climate concerns, historical fiascos and how even Boston's sports triumphs have an environmental impact.
Dig Boston |
Alyssa Martino |
07-16-2008 |
Transportation
Public Breastfeeding Lewd?new
Massachusetts state Sen. Susan Fargo, D-Lincoln, is working to change the definition of public breastfeeding, so it's no longer considered an act of lewdness.
Dig Boston |
Ellen Przepasniak |
07-16-2008 |
Sex
Wounds of War Come Out of Hidingnew
A bill sponsored by Rep. Anthony Verga, D-Gloucester, passed in April authorized a "Hidden Wounds of War Commission," to examine the effects of combat and how the state can better serve its veterans.
Dig Boston |
Jessica Hollier |
07-16-2008 |
War
Smack-down Smack-talk Over Samuel Israelnew
The challenge: Whose papers can do a better job ruining a ruined man?
Dig Boston |
Media Farm |
07-16-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Visit All the New England States Without Leaving Bostonnew
It's a staycation, get it? And not only is it frugal it also allows you to help jumpstart the local economy and appreciate what you have closer to home.
Dig Boston |
Staff |
07-16-2008 |
Travel
Jay Reatard: Wonderfully Messynew
When you get past Reatard's productivity (17 original tracks over a two-year period), you notice how seamlessly these disparate singles flow together, as if one song picks up a thought he left unfinished three months earlier.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
07-16-2008 |
Reviews
Eric Hisaw Explores a Childhood Fascination with the Carnie Lifestylenew
The glowing 13-track pseudo-concept record--Hisaw's lengthiest release to date--blends an old-school mix of rock, country, Americana, and pop.
San Antonio Current |
Clint Hale |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'RoboCop' in the Library of Congress? I'd Buy that for a Dollar!new
Every year, the U.S. Library of Congress's National Film Preservation Board has earmarked up to 25 "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant films" for preservation in the National Film Registry. Let's make sure RoboCop can be seen by future generations.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
07-16-2008 |
Movies
The Ancient Art of Making Cucumber Kimchinew
Though kimchi is almost always associated with cabbage, summertime elicits in me a craving for a lesser-known variety called oi sobaegi, or stuffed cucumbers.
San Antonio Current |
Henry Hong |
07-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Want to Reduce Global Warming? Start with Your Platenew
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American meat industry produces more than 60 million tons of waste annually--five tons for every U.S. citizen and 130 times the volume of human waste.
San Antonio Current |
Jim Motavalli |
07-16-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Comic Book Tattoo': The Most Prominent Comics/Music Mashup Yetnew
Measuring 12-by-12 inches (just like the sleeves of your LPs), it features 50 stories inspired by the songs of well-known comics fan Tori Amos. It also marks the return to comics of Mike Dringenberg, one of the creators of seminal '90s comic series Sandman.
Willamette Week |
Brandon Seifert |
07-16-2008 |
Original Work
The Long, Strange Musical Trip of King Black Acid's Daniel Riddlenew
Technically speaking, KBA is more a persona that exists to channel Riddle's muse than a proper band--the musically experimental Mr. Hyde to Riddle's Dr. Jekyll. And like a mad scientist, Riddle's two KBA-fronted bands, the Starseed Transmission and Womb Star Orchestra, have crafted guitar-fueled, effects-heavy sonic free-for-alls.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
07-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
University Advocates to Oregon: Hands Off Our Millionsnew
As a result of a decades-old formula, students who together pay about $500 million a year in Oregon tuition and fees unknowingly send their money to the state's general fund. There, the interest earned on their tuition isn't automatically returned to the state's higher-education budget.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
07-16-2008 |
Education
