AltWeeklies Wire
Tips for Travel in Wine Meccanew
January and February are the best times to visit California wine country. Fares are cheaper; traffic isn't as bad; B&Bs actually seem appreciative to see you; and wineries aren't overrun with mobs of tourist buses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Even Something for the Jews!new
Our Christmas-loving Jewish critic takes his yearly look at holiday albums the labels sent his way.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Flawed Fantasynew
Much like Trix cereal, The Chronicles of Narnia is for kids.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Park Pactnew
Is big business eyeing our nationally protected lands?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-15-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Revoke Rah Rah!new
In an era of Title IX and increasing injuries, it's time to end cheerleading.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
'Shattered Glass' It Ain't
Part confessional, part greatest hits collection, Rabid Nun offers a cursory look at the one place in American journal where it's still okay to lie -- the checkout line tabloids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
Poli Psy: Burning Compassionnew
The coordinated, community response to a fire in rural Vermont leads the author to examine the role of emotion in policy making.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
For 2006, Torture Is a Moral Issuenew
To effect policy change -- and to use the issue of torture to electoral advantage -- liberals have their work cut out for them.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
12-15-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Atlantic Goes Southnew
After 148 years in Boston, the magazine of "the American idea" dreamed up by Ralph Waldo Emerson, et al., has produced its final issue from home. Owner David Bradley is moving The Atlantic Monthly to Washington, D.C.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
I Like To Watchnew
A pretty artist chats silently with a toy giraffe. A man driving in his car talks to his wife about their jaunt to CVS. Band nerds kill time at a high-school football game while the gridiron jocks kill each other. Video blogging is ready for its close-up.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: vlog
Bass Pro Figures Flat
The rosy Bass Pro sales projections are downplayed by the dealmakers, even as the outdoor giant opens a new Broken Arrow store. A consultant says, "They sometimes cannibalize their own stores."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
An Unprecedented Move on Death Penalty for the Retarded
In unusual fashion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down a slew of decisions and established a new chapter for the state on capital punishment.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
12-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rocketplane on the Runway
A company that received an $18 million tax credit to build a space plane is considering launches from Hokkaido, Japan, a newspaper reports. A Rocketplane official confirms the company sponsored a recent fashion show in Japan.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
12-15-2005 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Screwing With Your Headnew
The author uses this method in attracting readers: The bigger the lie, the more they'll believe it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
12-15-2005 |
Fiction
Protege Turns Porn Promoternew
A polite sports writer first learns to be a boxing inspector, then moves on to "So You Wanna be a Porn Star?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
