AltWeeklies Wire
In Defense of Tuna Casserolenew
I really love tuna casserole, not just as a food but as a concept, and that apparently relegates me to a very cozy minority. The stigma attached to it still puzzles me, especially considering most people I know don't remember what it tastes like, or have ever actually eaten it. With recipe for Salmon Casserole.
Baltimore City Paper |
Henry Hong |
01-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Winter Brews to Take the Chill Awaynew
The beers of winter are lush and vivid in appearance, aroma and flavor. Special wintertime brews can be traced well beyond the advent of the Christian calendar. During the celebrations of Winter Solstice special drinks, including beer, coincided with merrymaking and the change in season.
Isthmus |
Robin Shepard |
01-12-2009 |
Food+Drink
If Parkour Ever Takes Off, Michael 'Frosti' Zernow Could be One of its First Starsnew
Thousands of people are believed to practice parkour in the US, and Frosti is one of the most widely recognized. At five-foot-eight with a sinewy build, multiethnic features, and short black hair that's often pushed into a fauxhawk, he has a distinctive look.
Chicago Reader |
Rich Knight |
01-12-2009 |
Sports
California's Great Olive Oil Floodnew
In the past decade, armies of trees have taken root in the Central Valley, the northern Bay Area wine country, and the Central Coast hills. California is still just a baby in world production, but has paced itself to enter the ranks of the world's leaders in olive oil milling in the next 15 years.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Alastair Bland |
01-12-2009 |
Food+Drink
Busting Balls: 20 Ways To Improve Sportsnew
We blow the whistle on the ridiculous rules and quirks that make the games lame.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
01-09-2009 |
Sports
Study Reports that Internet Use is Good for Teens' Healthnew
A massive three-year study by the MacArthur Foundation found that using digital technology is integral to the development of healthy, smart and socially adept teenagers.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
01-09-2009 |
Tech
Can California's Wineries Survive When Everyone's Buying Cheap Imports?new
Once the money flowed freely, but economic struggles and shrinking distribution are becoming a huge buzz kill for Northern California's acclaimed wine country.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jessica Fromm |
01-09-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Web Made it Easy to ID Las Vegans Supporting Proposition 8new
One thing the Nevada blacklist containing the names of people and companies who gave money to support Proposition 8 in California makes clear is that anyone can now learn about whatever public causes you choose to support in your private life.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
01-08-2009 |
Tech
D.C.'s Museums Had a Hard Time Sculpting Greatness in 2008's Down Marketnew
The state of D.C.'s art museums at the end of 2008 presents a quandary not unlike the one currently on everyone's mind in the financial sector: Should troubled institutions be rescued or allowed to fail?
Washington City Paper |
Jeffry Cudlin |
01-08-2009 |
Art
The World's Best Distance Runners are from East Africa, but They Train in Santa Fenew
Since 2002, 20 runners from around the world have paid nearly $1,000 to train for a week in the high, dry air of Santa Fe, at the beginning of each August, at Dr. Jon Woo's high-altitude running school, Camp Marafiki.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Charles Bethea |
01-08-2009 |
Sports
How 'Douchebag' Became Everyone's Favorite Insultnew
James Matisoff, an emeritus professor in UC Berkeley's linguistics department, concurs that douchebag's pejoration -- its change from neutral to negative meaning -- has snowballed in recent years. The culprits: Jon Stewart and his comedic brethren.
SF Weekly |
Joe Eskenazi |
01-07-2009 |
Commentary
Sour Grapes: If Anyone Orders Norton, I'm Leavingnew
Norton tastes terrible. There's just no way around it. I've had countless versions, from many of the 21 wineries in the state that offer Norton, and I just can't understand the appeal.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
01-07-2009 |
Food+Drink
People Who Died: Our Annual Alt-Obitsnew
Death took its usual toll this year, and seemingly then some. Genocide, war, terrorist attacks, disease -- yikes. But for the purposes of City Paper's annual tribute to influential cultural notables whose deaths deserve a little extra note, it was a terrible harvest.
Baltimore City Paper |
Staff |
01-06-2009 |
Commentary
If You Like Action RPGs, 'Fable II' is Definitely Worth Your Timenew
Overall, Fable II is a game that greatly improves upon its predecessor while maintaining the elements that made it so much fun. Annoying flaws aside, there's still a lot of entertainment to be found within its world, and there's an absolute ton of content.
New Haven Advocate |
Scott Niblock |
01-06-2009 |
Video Games
Tags: video games, Fable II
The Kresge Foundation Fends Off Artist Starvation and Fuels the Creative Classnew
The Kresge Artist Fellowships -- which will annually award 18 local artists $25,000 -- are one part of an $8.8 million overall commitment to arts and culture in the Detroit area made by the foundation.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
01-06-2009 |
Art
