AltWeeklies Wire
Lifestyles of the Rich & Fame-ishnew
Exposing the secret lives of Portland’s celebrity kinfolk.
Willamette Week |
Byron Beck |
01-30-2008 |
Culture
Sometimes You Can Go Home Againnew
When the Endymion super krewe was forced to adopt the Uptown parade route in 2006, it didn't sit well with the captain, krewe members or the fans. Happily, Endymion's return this year to its traditional Mid-City route serves as a reminder that Mardi Gras is more than a celebration; it evokes a sense of place. It also reminds us that a parade can have a huge impact on the collective psyche of a neighborhood on the mend.
Second Chancesnew
In hopes of a stronger season, Choregus Productions brings Pascal Rioult to Tulsa.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Holly Wall |
01-30-2008 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Trendzilla: The Harrington Jacketnew
Fully immersing yourself in a subculture is tough work.
Tags: fashion
Winter's Here -- Surf's Up!new
Scott Ray dares to get coldcocked by winter waves on the Great Lakes.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
01-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
For Love of Godnew
On her radio show and in her personal life, Beverly Kennedy spreads her gospel across Florida.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-29-2008 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Meat of the Matternew
The quality and nature of food should not be parsed and bogged down in semantics and technicalities.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
01-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: cloning
Soft Sellnew
Chris Foster's vending machine makes visual art affordable and fun.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Laura Kenins |
01-29-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Gonzo Pong: My 10 Minutes as an Olympic Hopefulnew
I fully understand that table tennis activities involve risks and dangers of serious bodily injury, including permanent disability, paralysis and death. That's what the USA Table Tennis waiver required me to say. I signed it anyway.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Nick Norlen |
01-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Ban the Bag Bannew
I'm back on plastic shopping sacks. These days, the lowly plastic bag has become so vilified, so universally derided as a symbol of our environmental ho-humism that I can't find a plastic bag anywhere.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
01-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Fischer Kingnew
Burying an American chess master.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
01-28-2008 |
Commentary
Alt.Health: Worrywart No Morenew
Stop conjuring worst-case scenarios and study the art of distraction.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
01-28-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig 'Sacrifice'new
The true story of a bloody day.
Seattle Weekly |
Jonathan Kauffman |
01-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ecoholic: Green Your Winter Bluesnew
Whatever ails you, it's time to treat the blues with a dose of green and put a little globe-saving purpose back in your step.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
01-28-2008 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
