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Portrait of the Artist as an Old Mannew
After a lifetime in the arts, Christopher Lane is wrestling with poverty, mental illness, and a massive debt.
Tags: visual arts
B-Ball Bluesnew
Who put the Thorazine in Mark Cuban's Kool-Aid, why Tom Petty and Yanni's hip-hop project would never go platinum, and other observations from the NBA finals.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-23-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Why I'll Wear Vans This Summernew
I don't want to face the season with "that disgusting toe."
Tags: fashion
Plotte Twistsnew
With a new printing of her edgiest work, celebrated comic artist Julie Doucet reflects on her sordid comic past and why she's trying to leave it all behind.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Woodley |
06-23-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Crypt Keepersnew
The geek ghouls of the lost Haunted Mansion hang on to their wicked years.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
06-23-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Om on the Rangenew
The Rainbow Family welcomes itself back to Colorado.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Joshua Zaffos |
06-22-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Conventional Romancenew
The Romantic Times Booklovers Convention draws about 1,000 romance novel–reading women (and a few men), and proves the romance genre is a force to be reckoned with.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
06-22-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Is Zarqawi's Death a Turning Point?new
If the violence doesn't slow, we'll know that -- like Saddam Hussein's capture, the battle of Fallujah and Iraq's two elections -- Zarqawi's death was less turning point than talking point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-22-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
In Praise of the Mother Grainnew
Chef Boy Ari mixes his metaphors with quinoa tabouli.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
06-22-2006 |
Food+Drink
Selling Out or Beating the System?new
Matt Lively's art pulls in as much as $120,000 a year, but he preserves his artistic integrity by operating under several different aliases.
Style Weekly |
Amy Biegelsen |
06-22-2006 |
Art
Is She Bad for Women's Golf?new

Michelle Wie may be more than just young, friendly and photogenic.
New York Press |
C.J. Sullivan and Dave Hollander |
06-22-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Paris, Kitten, Stars Don't Have Eyesnew
We examine the eponymous Miss H and other fulfillments of prophecy.
San Diego CityBeat |
Tony Phillips |
06-21-2006 |
Commentary
Splitting the Differencenew
Hitman: Blood Money will be instantly recognizable to fans of the series, but will still afford new improvements for gamers.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
06-21-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Doing The Tan-Tannew
To be sprayed or airbrushed? That is the question.
Willamette Week |
Shannon Green |
06-21-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Cracking Downnew
Eager to combat gaming addiction, the Thai government has clamped down on cafes where people congregate to partake in multiplayer games.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron Delwiche |
06-21-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games