AltWeeklies Wire
Hot Treats in the 'Hoodnew
I dedicate this portion of Community Announcements to Lil' Sista Church and Lil' Tiny Bit -- employees at the suburban "Y'all Mart."
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
12-19-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
2006-2007 College Hoops Previewnew
Dr. S brings his SWAGs (sophisticated wild-ass guesses) to this year's hoops lineup.
Jackson Free Press |
Dr. S |
12-19-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Hot Chicks, Hard Woodnew
Are you ready for the Derby City Rollergirls? You'd better be.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
12-19-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Bye-Bye Bell'snew
How Illinois beer distribution laws, fiercely protected by a powerful industry, drove away one of Chicago's favorite small brewers.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
12-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
Paper Doll: Portrait of a Ladynew
The strange allure of cross-dressers.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Ashlea Halpern |
12-19-2006 |
Commentary
Ode to 'Joy'new
Just how joyful is The Joy of Cooking?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
12-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
Trendzilla: Overall Outbreaknew

Should we wear overalls if the words "Fordson" and "farm implement" mean nothing to us?
Tags: fashion
Ask a Mexican!new
Do certain clothes determine your Mexicanness?
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
12-19-2006 |
Commentary
Pot of Goldnew
Joseph Brodsky has a nose for great coffee -- it led him all the way to Ethiopia, in search of the Geisha.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
12-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
A Season In Hellnew
Katie Hnida made football history at Colorado; then she made national news by coming forward with a tale of harassment and rape. She documents her journey in her new memoir, Still Kicking.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
12-18-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Love & Sex: The Deep Sleepnew
Sometimes when I can't sleep, I imagine a man -- from New Orleans, into voodoo of course, who used to be a rock star, naturally -- fucking me with a rifle.
NOW Magazine |
Chloe Davis |
12-18-2006 |
Commentary
Drink Upnew
Here are some gifts for the picky tippler on your list.
NOW Magazine |
Graham Duncan |
12-18-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: 2006gift
Masala Mandatenew
London's green food plan recognizes that Indian restaurants are a bigger employer than the steel industry.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
12-18-2006 |
Food+Drink
The Feminization of Prisonnew

Why more women -- especially black women -- are behind bars.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
12-18-2006 |
Commentary
Cupid's Crisisnew
Can $10 million buy love for Jewish Cleveland?
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
12-18-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles