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Useless Yet Curiously Intriguing Wine Factsnew
Here's a list of completely geeky wine facts to drop on an unsuspecting bore at a party. Even if it's only to entertain yourself.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
12-01-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Who Will Do the Work?new
Atlanta is positively bubbling over with new projects. Too bad the economy is collapsing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-01-2005 |
Commentary
Gamer Gamble
Is the Xbox 360 worth buying, or does it make more sense to wait for the next generation of Playstation or GameCube?
The Inlander |
Marty Demarest |
11-30-2005 |
Video Games
Bankruptcy of Spiritnew
If you strip Christmas of its religious and symbolic meaning, you're left with nothing but the emptiness exemplified by the few things you can still talk about, like sales figures and shopping riots. Who would Jesus punch for an Xbox?
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
11-30-2005 |
Commentary
Cartoon Networknew
Comic-strip artists are gathering to skewer art-establishment elitism.
Seattle Weekly |
Sue Peters |
11-30-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Ravenous: Shop at Wal-Mart? Nevermore!new
In a modern retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven," the author argues with Satan over the merits of shopping for holiday gifts at Wal-Mart.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Bob Woodiwiss |
11-30-2005 |
Comedy
A Scum-Shock Queen Grows Upnew
Lisa Crystal Carver doesn’t have to pee in litter boxes anymore because she has plenty of volunteers to do it for her.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
11-29-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Gifts for the Season: the Best of 2005new
Holiday shopping recommendations include scatological and overlooked books, records and DVDs.
East Bay Express |
East Bay Express staff |
11-28-2005 |
Shopping
Oui Oui-ing on Poor Folknew
Oooh, la, la! Paris, one of the cornerstones of art and culture, has become a place where folk just don’t get along.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
11-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Dough Done Rightnew
Lynette Hanson dishes on gnocchis -- delightful little dumplings that are tasty, tender, moist and fluffy.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
Thank the Englishnew
Those looking for a beer of exceptional quality to share over the holidays need look no further than Samuel Smith, one of the few remaining micro-breweries in England and the only one to use the classic Yorkshire Square system of beer fermentation.
Jackson Free Press |
Alex Slawson |
11-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
All in the Single Girl's Familynew
Ali Greggs traverses the sticky rainforest-like scape of her family’s deep-seated personality disorders and their relation to her oft-pointed-out single status.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
11-28-2005 |
Commentary
A Restaurant for the 23rd Centurynew
Under the shadow of Mount Tamalpais in California, Lydia's Lovin' Foods turns out a delicious assortment of raw, vegan and vegetarian dishes.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
11-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: McDonald's, natural foods
A Quick Move With Gunnew
A Western shooter starts strong but eventually succumbs to bad plotting and monotony.
Dig Boston |
Seth McM. Donlin |
11-25-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Craigslist.org > Missed Connectionnew
Here's the sordid tale of one man's heartbreak, charted in the notoriously creepy Craigslist Missed Connections page.
Dig Boston |
Seth Reiss |
11-25-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
