AltWeeklies Wire
Worsening Economy Brings the Fundraiser Blues to Fine Arts Orgsnew
Besides the obvious fact that leaner times generally make grants and donations harder to come by, the endowments that safeguard these groups' financial security are often tied up in investment portfolios, not exactly the most stable sector of the market lately.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
11-11-2008 |
Art
Ask a Mexican: Special Canadian Editionnew
The Great Brown South meets the Great White North.
Trendzilla: Purikura (a.k.a. Giant Expensive Japanese Photo Booths)new
These are digital booths that can be as large as a storage closet and can comfortably fit four or more. Inside, you'll find props to sit on -- anything from a bench with a green screen behind you to padded diner booths.
Neon is Officially Back in Fashion on the Slopesnew
Skiing has a bright future. And not just because the world's most popular winter sport has regained its long-standing edge over its upstart rival, snowboarding. A word of caution, though: break out the Vuarnet sunglasses. Why? Because neon is back.
The Georgia Straight |
Jack Christie |
11-11-2008 |
Fashion
Miami Beach's New Fontainebleau Set to Debutnew
Sparks are flying. Jackhammers are blasting. Snakepits of wire cover the floors of the Fontainebleau Hotel. Will it be ready to open November 16, after a three-year, $1 billion makeover?
Miami New Times |
Lee Klein |
11-10-2008 |
Travel
Strip Clubs and Massage Parlors Aimed at Latinos are Thrivingnew
News of the Latino-targeted Chicas' opening comes as the Valley has also seen 15 massage parlors staffed mostly by Latinas open in the last six months, like so many lupine flowers popping through desert sand after rain. What is going on here?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Timothy Pratt |
11-10-2008 |
Performance
Guitar Wars: Music Games Go Toe To Toenew
In under three years, music games have become the biggest segment of the video game industry. Kai Huang, president and co-founder of Guitar Hero originator RedOctane, a division of Activision Blizzard, says that the category's sales were $250 million US in 2006, and he expects the number will top $2 billion this year.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Blaine Kyllo |
11-10-2008 |
Video Games
New Website Replaces TV News Anchors with Virtual Avatarsnew
Sorry, news anchors -- you might soon have to share your job with avatars. A virtual news technology is turning heads by quickly creating news stories and commentary, no humans required.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
11-10-2008 |
Tech
Alt.Health: Snooze Season Revivalnew
Weather winter doziness with light therapy and ginseng.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
11-10-2008 |
Advice
Pole Dancing: Good for the Body, But What About a Woman's Soul?new
In the last few years, pole dancing has emerged from strip clubs to become a nationwide exercise trend. But how powerful can a woman be when she's dangling by a leg and touching her "teaser"?
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
11-10-2008 |
Sports
Ecoholic: Boiling the Greenest Teanew
"My roommate wants to get an electric kettle, but I prefer stovetop models. Which is greener?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
11-10-2008 |
Advice
Sonic Boom: Why Theater is Getting Loudernew
The basic problem with sound, engineer Nick Keenan maintains, is that everyone hears it differently, and no one really knows how to talk about it.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-10-2008 |
Theater
Probiotics Are the New Daily Fixnew
Yogurt vs. Apple: Which one really keeps the doctor away?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tricia Childress |
11-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Political Palates: Obama's Taste for Kine Grindznew
Like everyone else, I would like to think that the politicians I vote for have more discerning palates than the ones I happen not to support, but this is not always the case.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
11-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Righteous Anger: Henry Rollins Plants His Black Flag on the World Stagenew
Anger gets a bad rap these days. If only the Left had Henry Rollins representing them on all these Sunday morning roundtables instead of the weak-kneed Nicholas Kristof's and Joe Lieberman's, then there might have been a check on the madness that hijacked our discourse for the past decade or so.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
11-06-2008 |
Performance
