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The Brett Favre Archetype Remains a Restricted Clubnew
For many in and out of the press corps, Favre is the classic white American archetype: the flawed hero. This archetype is crack cocaine cut with catnip for a sports media blissed out on their own addiction to macho nostalgia.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dave Zirin |
03-24-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
First-person Shooters Leap Up to New Levelsnew
The reason 2007 stands out is the variety and excellence of the first-person shooters that were released, due in part to the processing power of the next-generation PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and to the increasing emphasis that developers are placing on story and character development.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
03-21-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Ingridients for Successnew
The results are in and it's official. Vancouver's restaurant scene is good enough. It's smart enough. And, gosh darn it, people like it.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
You Say Gris, I Say Grigionew
Now let's sip pinot.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
From the Valleynew
In the late 1990s, Ron Lachini and his wife moved from Northern California to Oregon's Willamette Valley to start Lachini Vineyards. The winery's first vintage was released in 2001.
The Memphis Flyer |
Michael Hughes |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ecoholic: The Dirt on 'Green' Cleanersnew
"What do you think of cleaning products that market themselves as eco-friendly, like Method, Melaleuca and Clorox's new green line?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
03-21-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Mocking Internet Inanitynew
Geeky Forumwarz game satirizes web culture.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
03-21-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Alt.Health: Combating Sleeplessnessnew
There's no one potion for all, but Relora, withania and music therapy might help you doze.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
03-21-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Mixed Use, Mixed Messagesnew
The problem with multi-task buildings.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
03-21-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Do You Know Where Your Chicken Came From?new
We're finally digesting the deadly realities of Big Food's hidden power brokers.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Thousand Dollar Babynew
By day Jamie O'Hare studies for a master's in social work. Her night job is anything but.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-21-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
A Cleveland Cure for the Sneakerhead Cultnew
Welcome to Cleveland's Got Sole. Billed as a "shoe summit and showcase," it aims to court an obsessive cult: people who have taken their devotion to athletic shoes to scholarly heights.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
03-21-2008 |
Shopping
Tags: shopping
Shan Foster: Mr. Big Shotnew
The Vanderbilt basketball star is having the kind of year even Disney couldn't script.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
03-21-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
This Little Piggie Stayed Homenew
Vermont's local pork takes some snouting out, but farmers say it's sweet.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
03-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
L8er, H8ersnew
I'd like to speak with the angry people online, but I don't know who they are.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
03-21-2008 |
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