AltWeeklies Wire
The New Orleans Hornets: Championship Destinationnew
The Hornets look to build on last year's breakout NBA season with some key off-season acquisitions and hungry returning veterans.
Face the Economic Tough Times by Cooking Up Some 1930s-Style Foodnew
In May, one of the nation's largest cooking sites, AllRecipes.com, reported that traffic to recipe pages using low-cost ingredients nearly doubled in the first three months of the year and that searches for low-cost foods increased as much 107 percent. In June, I wrote about the recession-led increase in sales of Spam luncheon globs. And all that was before the economic downturn had turned into an economic smackdown.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
09-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food, recipes, cooking, eating, economic issues, Spam, Great Depression, AllRecipes.com, penny pinching
Trendzilla: 'Gossip Girl' Paves Way for Prep-School Chicnew
The show has made a nation of kids attempt the WASPy, conservative, Upper East Side look -- in short, Ralph Lauren's suddenly cool again to 16-year-olds.
In Search of the Mesanew
A writer seeks out the mesa from the documentary, Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa.
Weekly Alibi |
Maren Tarro |
09-23-2008 |
Culture
Brewing Up a Batch of Philly Palenew
Though my technical knowledge of brewing is limited to my knowing that I really, really enjoy the end result, I'd always understood that making good beer requires years of hands-on experience, insane attention to detail and unfair levels of patience.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
09-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
How a Germantown Artist Found His Muse in a Stained-glass Menagerienew
Founded in 1980 by a husband and wife in their garage, Beyer Studio has grown over its 28 years to become a nationally renowned source for stained glass design and restoration.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-23-2008 |
Art
For the Makers of Shatto Milk, Success is Cold and Tastynew
The product has considerable appeal. It comes from cows that haven't been treated with artificial growth hormones. The animals live on a dairy 45 miles outside the city, a significant factor for those who try to mind their carbon footprints. And the bottles, in addition to being reusable, are cool as hell.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
09-23-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Real Girlfriend Experience: My Hooker Romancenew
Call it some sort of half-baked sociological experiment: What happens when you take a hooker on a regular date? What happens when you share a walk on the beach or a piece of pizza instead of, oh, something that ends in job?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
09-23-2008 |
Culture
What's a Fashionista To Do During the Recession?new
Find your personal style in well-made clothes that will last. Pick up a few pieces at a time at swap meets, estate sales, or hidden local boutiques -- it doesn't have to be brand new, mass-manufactured or designer to be amazing and affordable.
Pasadena Weekly |
Karol Ann Bergman |
09-23-2008 |
Fashion
Cheech & Chong Talk Motown, Dope and That Palin Chicknew
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took several decades off to pursue solo careers (and Chong spent nearly a year in prison for selling a bong on the internet) -- but they're back and ready to light up America.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-23-2008 |
Performance
Alt.health: Gallstones Could Be the Painful Result of What You Didn't Saynew
I bet a lot of you can't answer that. While we've all heard of gallstones, most of us have no idea what they actually are. I know -- I asked around.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
09-22-2008 |
Advice
Tags: health, gallstones
Ecoholic: Canada's Nuclear Wastenew
I hear there are weapons made of Canada's old nuclear waste. Is this really a sound way to divert our radioactive trash?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
09-22-2008 |
Advice
Pop Tart: The Object of My Desirenew
Yes, the economy is tanking. But I still want that handbag.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-22-2008 |
Commentary
A Denver Scientist Helps Second Life Go Nuclearnew
SciLands' creators hope to give science education and advocacy a shot in the arm by invading the world of video games and internet obsessions that have wreaked havoc on museum attendance rates and homework assignments. Who knows? It may even work.
The Angry Grammarian: Happy National Punctuation Day!new
O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant about the wonders of punctuation!
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
09-22-2008 |
Advice
