AltWeeklies Wire
The El Dwellersnew
Every week, Joel Tannenbaum opens up the Philadelphia Encyclopedia Of Stuff That Didn't Happen (Yet) and unearths incredible tales and amazing factoids from our not-so-distant future.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Joel Tannenbaum |
08-05-2008 |
Commentary
Geocachers Take the Treasure Hunt into the 21st Centurynew
Right under our collective noses, geocachers are placing small caches in ingenious places, uploading the GPS coordinates onto the official geocaching website and competing with each other to be the first to find these hidden treasures. The sport of geocaching has over 3,300 official participants in Quebec, and caches in every corner of Montreal.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
08-05-2008 |
Recreation
Alt.health: Your Daily Routine Could Be Cooking Your Spermnew
There are a lot of things that might make you shoot blanks. Among them are obesity, pesticides, stress, heat, smoking and drinking.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
08-04-2008 |
Advice
Ecoholic: Sniffing Out Radioactive Gases in Your Kitchen and Basementnew
I heard that radioactive radon gas could be coming from my granite counters as well as my basement. Should I worry?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
08-04-2008 |
Advice
Master of Markets: Expert Scavenger Ron Slattery Shares (Some of) His Secretsnew
Slattery makes his living by scouring Chicago-area flea markets and reselling his purchases, directly or online, to prop companies, auction houses, and collectors.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
08-04-2008 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping, vintage, Chicago, auctions, junk, eBay, antiques, estate sales, flea markets, garage sales, Ron Slattery
A Seattle Company Tries to Prove That Playing its Games Improves Your Mental Statenew
Is sitting on your ass and staring at the screen on your phone the gateway to greater alertness and contentment? PopCap Games says yes. With a staff of 180, it's one of the heavy hitters in the $2.25 billion-a-year casual-games industry.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
08-04-2008 |
Video Games
South Florida Stakes Claim as the Epicenter of American Bigamynew
Together, Eunice Lopez, boyfriend Rodneys Gonzalez, and her Cuban-American family have racked up 32 felony charges of bigamy over five years. With phony weddings going for up to $15,000 a pop, the clan garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars. And they're not alone.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
08-04-2008 |
Culture
Let It Benew
It’s Saturday morning. I take a comfortable seat on a floor cushion and close my eyes. For a few moments, I focus on my breath moving steadily in and out. It takes no effort, since I’m breathing anyway.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-04-2008 |
Culture
The Chinese Expressnew
My earliest memory of Chinese food was my mom making egg foo yung and chicken chow mein on New Year’s Eve.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
08-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Recalling Mr. Franklinnew
I have often wondered why God has blessed me to see other parts of the world, why I’ve been able to perform in front of tens of thousands of dedicated hip-hop fans in Prague or Accra only to return to mountains of bills and personal problems.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-04-2008 |
Commentary
Do the Strike Thingnew
Mr. Announcement: “It’s another episode of ‘All God’s Churn Got Shoes!’ Today’s story takes place at the local suburban Y’all Mart
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
08-04-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Skyrocketing Food Prices and Biofuels Aren't What's Feeding Global Hunger Crisisnew
It sounds counterintuitive, I know, but the real food crisis gripping the world these days is not what everyone thinks it is. It's really more about the 80 per cent drop in real-time food prices since 1947 than the modest, dare I say, "market correction" of recent years.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
08-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Gay Activists Fight James Dobson's Induction into National Radio Hall of Famenew
Truth Wins Out founder Wayne Besen states that while his group could have lived with a win by, say, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Dobson's agenda -- which includes curing homosexuality and lobbying against same-sex marriage -- makes Focus on the Family's election intolerable.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-04-2008 |
Media
What's For Dinner? Local vs. Organicnew
Greenhouse gas emissions from organic flood flown around the globe or pesticides and synthetic fertilizers from "conventional" food grown by a local farmer? Is that the only choice?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
08-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
Arborists from Around the World Gather for the International Tree Climbing Championshipsnew
The tree-climbing championships are hosted and organized by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), a nonprofit advocacy group based in Champaign, Illinois. The competition has existed since 1976, but it has never received the kind of attention lavished upon similar outdoor events such as rock climbing and lumberjack sports.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-01-2008 |
Recreation
