AltWeeklies Wire
Are You My Genome Friend?new
Home genomics: just another self-help scam?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Are Celebrity and Food a Good Match?new
The celebrity food industry has undeniably introduced the average Joe to haute cuisine and livened up the dinner tables of us all, but I fear something has been lost in the process.
Weekly Alibi |
Maren Tarro |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
'The Useable Cookbook' Blows Prissy Tomes Out of the Waternew
It ain't pretty, with its spare, black and white cover and lack of food photography. It ain't grand, with its pot roast and meatloaf recipes. But it's what I needed.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Trendzilla: Agent Provocateurnew
"Eat me, fuck me, treat me like the whore that I am! Then get the fuck out."
Tags: fashion
Chimi Eat Worldnew
What makes the history (or lack thereof) of the chimichanga so fascinating are the varying and overlapping theories about how this guilty pleasure dish has become as ubiquitous as tacos and tamales.
Phoenix New Times |
Michele Laudig |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Hunting Progressivenew
I'm a lefty, and I carry a gun.
Isthmus |
Matthew Stratton |
11-27-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Beaujolais Nouveau is Little More Than a Noveltynew
The annual release of Beaujolais nouveau on the third Thursday in November, coupled with several decades of aggressive marketing, has made the wine a Thanksgiving tradition in the U.S. -- and that's a shame, because although it has some value as a novelty, it's a thin and insubstantial drink.
Isthmus |
Anne Strainchamps |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Books for Foodiesnew
Stuff a gastronome's stocking with one of these.
Isthmus |
Terese Allen |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Ask a Mexican!new
"Which came first: the Spanish 'gabacho' for the French, or the Mexican 'gabacho' for the gringo?"
Tags: humor & satire
Inside the Head of Herman Edwardsnew
He's too conservative. He's too nice to his players. He keeps losing. And he certainly doesn't pray to win.
Tags: sports & fitness
Lewis Black's Black Daysnew
The comedian's dealing with a rush of print and radio interviews before breakfast, which is nothing compared to the misery of simply being in L.A. Not just 'cause it's L.A., but because though there's a slight break in the flames that plague the city -- ash still hangs heavy in the air.
Metro Times |
Corey Hall |
11-27-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
A Portrait of a Turkey Farmernew
Up a gravel dirt road, past two rusting tractors, we can hear turkeys talking. And John Harnois knows what they're saying -- they gobble, and he gobbles back.
Metro Times |
Samantha Cleaver |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Caffeine Rushnew
Meet Saxbys, a Philadelphia company that has its sights set on becoming Starbucks' biggest competitor.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin Remains an Artist for Justicenew
After nearly four decades, she is as committed as she ever was to creating peace, ending war and seeking social justice through her art.
Pasadena Weekly |
Patricia Cunliffe |
11-27-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
To Kill a Turkeynew
If you're going to eat animals, shouldn't you be willing to do the deed?
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
