AltWeeklies Wire
This Is Hard-Corenew
Will the Xbox 360 revolutionize home entertainment forever? Sure — that is, until the PS3 comes out. Plus a sidebar on the ghosts of consoles past.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Dahlen |
11-18-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Allston Crumbnew
Tattoos, misplaced angst, pretension -- you'll recognize the characters in Amanda Siska's e-comic No Soap, Radio.
Boston Phoenix |
Matthew Shaer |
11-18-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
A Night With HurryDatenew
Adventures in speed dating involving Green Day, Christian rockers and one really hot Rayon shirt leaves a columnist stressing when he doesn't garner the attention of every girl in the room.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
11-18-2005 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Three New Games That Let You Get Rich, or Die Tryin'new
Foil an international conspiracy in 50 Cent: Bulletproof; battle through war-torn Europe in Combat Elite: WWII Paratroopers; and satisfy your lust for an ultra-lazy gaming experience in World Championship Poker 2.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
11-17-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Grubsheddingnew
As a noun, "Grubshed" describes the geographical area whence your food originates, and the trail it follows to your table. As a verb, it conveys caring, almost to the point of obsession, about where your food comes from.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Garbage Gourmetsnew
In today's mass-consumption culture, just about everything you need can be found in the trash for free, provided you know how to look for it.
Columbus Alive |
Bret Liebendorfer |
11-17-2005 |
Culture
Opening Bordersnew
Sid Meier's Civilization IV isn’t a revolutionary new design, merely an improvement on a classic form. Still, revolutionary or not, for gaming junkies, this latest installment will be more than enough to ruin their sleep for weeks and weeks to come.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
11-17-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A Culinary Remembrance of New Orleansnew
CL's food critic remembers gorging in New Orleans seven weeks before Hurricane Katrina, then attends a meeting to find out from N.O. residents what the future may hold for the city's unique culinary culture.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Convoluted Drunken Driving Lawnew
Don't drink and drive in Massachusetts, or you'll probably get screwed by a law named after someone's relative (who was busted for the same thing).
Dig Boston |
Rollins O'Reilly |
11-17-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Where is Omar Al-Farouq?new
Omar al-Farouq is one of the worst of the worst. If you ever need to be reminded why the United States should be fighting fundamentalist Muslim terrorists, all you have to do is think of al-Farouq.
So where is he?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Baring Equalitynew
A pair of San Francisco court cases illustrate opposite ends of the "privilege drift" phenomenon, in which those who have political and economic power are accommodated by the government in extraordinary ways.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Hollis Gillespie's Day Offnew
Hollis Gillespie's column is due at noon Friday. Last Thursday, she sent a message to Creative Loafing Senior Editor Doug Monroe and her usual cast of characters. The following is their e-mail exchange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
11-17-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
You Slaw Menew
When thinly sliced, brussels sprouts cook quickly and easily marry with other flavors and textures.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Gluttony and Grapes Go Togethernew
The holiday is the pinnacle of gluttony, a food bacchanal, an excuse to eat 20 pounds of bird. And a fabulous excuse to open bottle after bottle of wine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Got Pot?new
The evidence mounts: Marijuana is good for the brain?
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
