AltWeeklies Wire
An Imperfect Stormnew
New Orleans is gone, and the beautiful Gulf Coast of Mississippi is destroyed. The poor were left to drown and starve and fend for themselves against insurgents. In our greatest time of need, our government simply abandoned us.
Jackson Free Press |
Scott Albert Johnson |
09-08-2005 |
Commentary
Hitchin' a Ridenew
Travel journalism is taking vicarious adventure to new highs and lows.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
09-08-2005 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Where Does the World's Oil Come From?new
As long as we use oil, we should know where it comes from. The U.S.'s daily net oil imports last year averaged 10 million barrels per day.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-08-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Worst Way to Break Upnew
Just because the writer doesn't date a certain bartender anymore doesn't mean she can't continue to go to his bar and act as if she owns the place, telling everyone that all drinks are on the house.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
09-08-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Nuttier Kind of Butter Works On Breadnew
For those with peanut allergies, the solution is not to give up on the old classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich altogether, but to give it a new spin so you can avoid anaphylactic shock and still be part of the lunch bunch.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
09-08-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Fine Wines From Unlikely Placesnew
The same countries we think should be crestfallen continue to show that the language of wine and the love of the juice transcend political differences and create a free-flowing wine environment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-08-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Dark City, No Hill
The systematic abandonment of American cities led to the disaster in New Orleans.
The Inlander |
Robert Herold |
09-07-2005 |
Commentary
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destructionnew
Finally, a video game based on a comic book series manages to live up to geeks' expectations, especially being able to bitch-slap enemies with all of the fury of the Incredible Hulk.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
09-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Ozark Orgynew
On Labor Day weekend, thousands of tourists to Missouri enter Lake of the Ozarks' notorious Party Cove, an audacious free-for-all that has earned a reputation as a backwater Sodom and Gomorrah.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-06-2005 |
Travel
Track Scarsnew
A track meet scandal that got two high school coaches punished appears to be much ado about next to nothing.
Living and Dying by the Windnew
Kiteboarding is a wet, hot extreme sport that combines the thrill of flying with the threat of grievous bodily harm.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
09-05-2005 |
Sports
Cricket: Remade in the USAnew
The venerable game of cricket changes the rules to win new fans. But Americans have to change too if it's ever going to take off.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-05-2005 |
Sports
Inmates Are Captive Audience for Artnew
Things get pretty weird for young cutting-edge muralists when their audience, and their potential funding, are products of the juvenile justice system.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-05-2005 |
Art
Diddy Loses His Pnew
In this week's pop culture advice column, Dear Dexter, Dexter goes looking for Sean Combs' missing nicknames.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
09-02-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
It's Not Easy Being Greennew
The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction is like Grand Theft Auto meets Barry Bonds. But that is not as cool as it sounds.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
09-02-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
