AltWeeklies Wire
An Idiotic Guide to Basketballnew
Every spring, millions of Americans start obsessing over March Madness. But if you're swept up in the March Madness at a busy sports bar you don't want to spoil everybody's fun with your ignorance of the sport. That's why we recommend you bluff your way through the Final Four with this guide...
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
04-07-2009 |
Sports
At a Historic Detroit Bath House, Sex Is Optional, But Nudity Isn'tnew
On most days The Schvitz is simply a spot for older men who enjoy the Old World tradition of the steam, a place with a rich history long before the lurid stories spread.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
04-07-2009 |
Culture
To Capture the Grasses and Bugs, One Artist Turns to Plasticnew
In time, Regan Rosburg has mastered the elusive resin (also called acrylic), an ultra-hard and particularly unforgiving clear plastic that she describes as "emotional."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2009 |
Art
Landscapes, Urban and Suburban, on the Brink of Catastrophenew
An ecology of tedium might threaten us here, given the cascade of exhibitions being devoted to landscape. But there are a sufficient number of individual artists in two local shows who succeed in making the subject their own, while escaping the stereotypes of the convention.
New Haven Advocate |
Stephen Vincent Kobasa |
04-07-2009 |
Art
They'll Slaughter Your Dinner As You Watch -- But Don't Tell the Copsnew
At the tiny, often filthy farms of rural Northwest Dade County, Cubans and other immigrants keep alive a cottage industry of unlicensed slaughter.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
04-06-2009 |
Food+Drink
NASCAR Drivers Start Your Enginesnew
I stubbornly repeat: NASCAR drivers are not athletes.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
04-06-2009 |
Sports
Tags: auto racing, sports & fitness
Green Girl to Green Mamanew
Bring a new addition into the family will test your eco-fortitude. Here's how to stay green when setting up baby's nursery.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-03-2009 |
Culture
Tags: green living, home
Jewish Soul Foodnew
It's not collard greens or grits: it's chicken soup, good for what ails you.
Jackson Free Press |
Janine Jankovitz |
04-03-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: chicken soup, food & drink
Plight of a Sports Widownew
Learning to love hearing "play ball" is one way to deal with a sports-fanatic man.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-03-2009 |
Comedy
Riches to Ragsnew
The Ghetto Science Team's product development suggestions for helping consumers cope with the economy.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
04-03-2009 |
Comedy
Baseball '09: Bright Forecast for the Brewers?new
Questions abound as the first pitch of 2009 nears. The Fairly Detached Observers bring about 100 years of baseball fanaticism (and about 20 years of mediocrity in youth leagues) to the job of finding the answers.
Shepherd Express |
Frank Clines and Art Kumbalek |
04-03-2009 |
Sports
Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, baseball
The Touching Story of Three Brothers and Their Hermaphroditic Bird-Monsternew
Where most games endlessly crib the best bits of Aliens, Michael Bay films and the U.S. constitution's second amendment, Zeno Clash's art director and writer, Edmundo Bordeu, cites Frank Oz, Terry Gilliam, Hieronymous Bosch and John Blanche as his stylistic influences.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kyle Francis |
04-02-2009 |
Video Games
Will Argentina's Favorite Grape Go the Way of Merlot?new
Malbec is the darling of the wine world, and it's left the competition choking on its dust. While super-hot wine trends tend to get swallowed up by the pack, Malbec's many strengths make me believe it can be more than just the flavor of the week.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Kevin McLean |
04-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Transformation of Jay Littmannew
How one man battled through everything from drug addiction to massive weight gain to forge a multimillion-dollar food empire.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
04-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
The Man Who Saved the Capitalsnew
A look back at the most bizarre chapter in D.C. hockey history.
Washington City Paper |
Dave McKenna |
04-02-2009 |
Sports
