AltWeeklies Wire
Muchas Garces: Cooking From 'Latin Evolution'new
In Latin Evolution, Garces charts both the "Spanish sphere of culinary influence" on the Americas (onions, garlic and citrus) and the appearance of New World ingredients in Spanish cuisine (tomatoes, potatoes, vanilla, chocolate and honey).
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
09-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Rosemary Fingerling Potatoes to Accompany Roast Chickennew
These potatoes are one part of the recipe I attempted and would make a great accompaniment to roast chicken.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
09-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Can This Auto-Tune Trend Just Stop Already?new
Ah, Auto-Tune -- the newest tool for artists to enhance their vocals. Due to this item, quite a few rappers have recently decided they can sing all of the sudden.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
I Love Stars For the Same Reason You Hate Themnew
Stars, to me, are perfect—the urgent, unmuffled whisper of acutely self-aware melodrama.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Stars, Sad Robots
How McCain's Economic Advisor, and Bill Clinton's, Screwed the Economynew
What we're experiencing is not just one of those occasional stock market swoons or interest-rate tangos. What's going on now is a calamity of the sort not seen since the dark days of 1929.
'Miracle at St. Anna' Shows War Isn't the Genre for Spike Lee
Spike Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down by ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice.
Vincent Gallo Talks Buffalo, RRIICCEE and Experimentationnew
His experiences with the media, especially some of those in his hometown, still leave a bitter taste in his mouth, in case anyone was wondering. However, his message now is one of hope for Buffalo (and, yes, its media) and that we should learn we can be proud of our own.
Artvoice |
Robyn Conniff |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
(General) Tso What?new
General Tso (Zuo Zontang 1812-1885) was a real general, but it's doubtful he or his personal chef had anything to do with the creation of this dish. Includes recipe.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
09-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Eating Disorders Kill. Just Ask Featherweight Inc.'s Debbie Begenynew
Featherweight, Inc. was established to promote a healthy body image and educate the public about eating disorders. Founded by Debbie Begeny, an energetic woman who lost her only child Heather Begeny in 2003 to anorexia, the organization has worked in schools to inform parents, teachers and students about eating disorders. They also help with out-of-pocket expenses that one's insurance may not cover, paying for prescriptions and therapy.
It's Swingtown in the Dallas Suburbsnew
Jim Trulock is locked in a legal battle with the City of Duncanville over The Cherry Pit, which he claims is merely his private residence where he throws swingers parties for his many guests. Duncanville says he is operating a sex club in a residential area.
Dallas Observer |
Mike Fisher |
09-22-2008 |
Culture
'Battle in Seattle': At Last, Our WTO Protests Hit the Silver Screennew
I'd love to tell you that Battle is a feat of guerrilla filmmaking or a Godardian critique of international capitalism, but it's conventional to its core.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-22-2008 |
Reviews
Mark Powell's War on Errornew
For one man, every typo is a mini-Watergate. Just ask the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
09-22-2008 |
Media
Why a Vote for Obama is Not a Vote for Mayor Daleynew
You want to vote Republican, go ahead. But don't justify your vote for McCain as a vote against Daley. You'll be fooling yourself.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
'Dr. Vino' Talks 'Wine Politics'new
Wine Politics compares the byzantine, quasi-self-governing appellation system of Bordeaux's wine growers with that of the more government-regulated Napa Valley producers and shows how those individual systems, along with other factors, determine which wines end up in stores, how much they cost, and what they taste like.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
09-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fact and Opinion: It's All Just Content Nownew
Internet values are seeping into print journalism, and internet values reward instant punditry, the more flamboyant the better. Simple, solid reporting is OK, but flamboyance is what attracts page hits, and page hits attract advertisers -- enough of them, in a theoretical tomorrow, to keep journalism afloat.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-22-2008 |
Media
