AltWeeklies Wire
Wines Spring Up: Fresh, Fruity, and Scrubby, Toonew
Not a week goes by without a clutch of new wines appearing, especially at this time of year.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Finding Thinspiration in a New French Lawnew

Only a country that has sex objects as old as Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert could pass a bill against glamorizing excessive thinness, as France's National Assembly did last week.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
04-28-2008 |
Commentary
Will Pop Culture Ever Embrace My Brooks?new

The Bothell-based sneaker company couldn't care less.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
04-28-2008 |
Fashion
Keep On (Taco) Truckingnew

I love entry-level capitalism at its most chaotic, where the barriers to doing business are on the wispy side of minimal, where two dozen oddball eating places can be launched for less money than it would take to open a single outlet of Burger King.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Wannabee Butcher Tries Out Her Chopsnew

Some middle-aged dudes might fantasize about rock-star camp. Others will pay a mint to don big-league pinstripes and run around the field. Me, I just wanted to dismember an animal.
Seven Days |
Alice Levitt |
04-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
The New Frenchnew
To compete in the global market, both new and established importers are seeking out more unique, interesting, and value-driven wines from all over France.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
04-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
On the Tradition of Winemakingnew

Nowadays there are so few wines made from estate-grown fruit that it's a bit like finding a four-leaf clover -- but is my admiration for grapes grown, juiced, and fermented by the same individuals justified?
Artvoice |
Paula Paradise |
04-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, winemaking
Oprah's Quest to Overhaul Humanitynew

It's a noble endeavor, and it's awesome that Oprah has so much faith in us, and in herself, that she thinks she can alter the fate of humanity in just 10 weeks of chatting on the internet! But it'd also be nice if she chose her spiritual mechanics a little more judiciously.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
04-25-2008 |
Commentary
'Rainbow Six Vegas 2' is Not Quite a Pot of Goldnew
Sometimes one botched sequel is enough to send the money train off the tracks. Ubisoft Montreal's latest is not that sequel -- in fact, it's quite enjoyable -- but arguably not as good as the first Vegas and not a great example of the company's desire to create engaging characters and storylines.
Montreal Mirror |
Erik Leijon |
04-25-2008 |
Video Games
Liberty Warehouse Opens Its Doors to Local Playwrightsnew
Today, Liberty Warehouse is a hub of downtown Durham's artistic revival -- the Scrap Exchange is there, and so is the Liberty Arts bronze casting facility.
The Politics of Video Gamesnew
Violent video games don't really turn players into criminals, but their defenders do have a duty to confront the controversies they create.
Boston Phoenix |
Mitch Krpata |
04-24-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: violence, video games
Karma Cleansernew
Every good deed is punished?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-24-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Moodswing: Another Dead Stepfathernew
Who's gonna clean up your mess?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
04-24-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
On Women and Winenew
Waiter ... there's a female in my glass!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
Internet Memez Taek Ovar Boston ... and This Headliennew

Cyberspace is all a-blog about ROFLCon, the two-day conference set for April 25th and 26th. Internet celebrities, academics and casual nerds will invade MIT for a group dissection of the internet, examining the history and future of online culture.
Dig Boston |
Nicole Jones |
04-24-2008 |
Tech