AltWeeklies Wire
Skate or Die: Life with the MN Roller Girlsnew
The rough-and-tumble Roller Girls punch, smack, and kick their way to victory at the rink.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
10-09-2008 |
Sports
Moodswing: Sex with George Clooneynew
And other acts of farewell.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
10-08-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor
Corkscrew: An Affair to Forgetnew
Soldiering on through wine-tasting fatigue.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, wine tasting events
Is Simplicity and Efficiency Behind the Rise of Texting?new
Why are text messages becoming more popular than voice communications? Being a scientist, the concept of parsimony -- in a general sense, following the path of least resistance -- came to mind.
San Antonio Current |
Carlos Bergfeld |
10-08-2008 |
Tech
Homemade Pozole is Time-Consuming, but Worth the Effortnew
Being a huge fan of grits, it came as no surprise to me that when I finally sat down in front of a bowl of pozole, I pigged out -- as if it and I had known each other our whole lives and were not meeting for the first time, but rather old friends catching up. With recipe.
San Antonio Current |
Burgin Streetman |
10-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
Patron Saints of East Bay Graffiti Finally Get Their Propsnew
A graffiti battle's inclusion in a literary festival says something about the current status of the medium. Now that hip-hop is the domain of pointy-headed intellectuals, it's not surprising to see graffiti follow suit.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
10-08-2008 |
Art
Blisternew
The sky is falling, numbers are crunching, cancer is growing, mouths are lying, campaigns are tanking, banks are crumbling, stockbrokers are snorting, homes are foreclosing and I am dying.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-07-2008 |
Comedy
This Little Underground: Redlight Redlight's Futurenew
In the now-foreseeable future, the beer-smart, indie-centric hangout will finally be liberated from the draconian Winter Park bar laws that force it to close at the amateur hour of midnight. Renovation work has been going on for months in a new space, but inspections by authorities are happening as we speak.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
10-07-2008 |
Performance
Fresh Airnew
Dazzling Italian at at tastefully appointed new eatery.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
10-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
How the Pagans Bested the Mobnew
A former member of the Pagans tells how an attack against the South Philly mob helped create a biker legend.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Hall |
10-07-2008 |
History
Ask a Mexican: Why do Mexican Women Hate Spanish Women?new
"I'm half-Catalan, and the women on my mom's side of my family have spent most of their lives being hated by Mexicans. I've never understood it."
Lessons from Christina Applegate's Cancer Scarenew
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means that everyone’s doing their best to celebrate survivors, and raise awareness and funds for education, research and treatment.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
10-07-2008 |
Commentary
The Grape Escape From the Economynew
In uncertain economic times some luxuries will go by the wayside, but thanks to the Wine Room, a hands-on facility, wine doesn’t have to be one of them.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
10-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
The Angry Grammarian: Punctuationnew
Has your National Punctuation Day hangover worn off yet?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
10-07-2008 |
Advice
Tags: grammar, punctuation
