AltWeeklies Wire
Recipe: Mashed Red-Curry Sweet Potatoes and Ad Hoc Sweet Potato Greensnew
This duet of recipes pays tribute to the entire sweet potato, a meal with aboveground and underground perspective.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
10-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Pleasures of Polish Foodnew
Bobak's in Chicago is just the tip of the iceberg.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
10-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
Tech Giants Spur an Agricultural Rebirthnew
Companies like Google, Yahoo and eBay, committed to providing local produce to their employees, have helped Silicon Valley farmers make a comeback.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Stett Holbrook |
10-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
When Science Attacks!new
The two scandals that rocked the sci-tech world last week reminded us that bad research and implementation can kill.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Scare Factor of Silent Hill: Origins and Clive Barker's Jerichonew
Scary video games pack so much more visceral, immediate punch than their cinematic counterparts. Instead of watching some poor schlep being run down by a bloodsucker, it's you.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron R. Conklin |
10-24-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Chefs Step It Up for GEAA's Second Annual Feral Hog Roastnew
Word on the street is that cochinita pibil is on the menu for this year's Second Annual Feral Hog Roast, in which San Antonio’s finest chefs and restaurants compete to serve up the tastiest wild pig.
San Antonio Current |
Nicole Chavez |
10-24-2007 |
Food+Drink
Sex Machine or Love Machine?new
The unstoppable future of serious robot lovin'.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
10-24-2007 |
Commentary
Puppeteers Wish Their Audiences Would Just Grow Upnew
Unlike its close cousin, animation, contemporary puppetry hasn't quite found its hook with adult audiences, though you've probably gleefully consumed some grown-up puppetry lately without even realizing it.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kia Momtazi |
10-24-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
The Hornets Return to New Orleansnew
Hurricane Katrina forced the city's basketball team to relocate to Oklahoma City for the last two seasons -- they return this year, eager to reconnect with the city and hopeful that putting a legitimate playoff contender on the floor will augment fan support.
Tags: NBA, sports & fitness
Ask a Mexican!new
"Relying on James Michener for history is like relying on Mexico to stop illegal immigration."
Tags: humor & satire
Broadcasting Legend Takes a Swing at the Piratesnew
Steelers broadcasting legend Myron Cope is best known as a football guy ... but after 15 years of watching the Pirates lose, he has to speak his mind.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Myron Cope |
10-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Organic Valley's Success is a Lifeline for Family Farmsnew
The company helped lead the way in the mainstreaming of organic food.
Isthmus |
Marc Eisen |
10-23-2007 |
Food+Drink
New Orleans Reduxnew
The sad truth is, now that the news cameras are gone, most of us have no real idea of what's happening in the city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
10-23-2007 |
Commentary
Feathersword Excelsiornew
The "fifth Wiggle" is a comic genius.
New Haven Advocate |
Christopher Arnott |
10-23-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Foiled Againnew
Fencing may look easy, but our reporter takes a stab and finds it difficult to make the cut.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
10-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
