AltWeeklies Wire
One Man's Attempt at Slow Food Livingnew
I wanted to see if I could eat food grown or raised within 100 miles of where I live for a week straight -- consume only that and nothing else.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
09-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Uncorked: Love at First Whitenew
Vinho verde, yes, green wine, is new in town, has a cat on the label, clocks in at barely nine percent alcohol, and wants to be "supercooled."
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
09-26-2008 |
Food+Drink
Want a Decent Bagel in D.C.?new
Fire up your oven.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
Judy Wicks Shares the Joys of Living Localnew
A new business paradigm is possible, and it starts with food.
INDY Week |
Sidney Cruze |
09-25-2008 |
Food+Drink
What's in a Name: Leave the Children Out of Itnew
The way that we treat children in our society is reflected in "big" things like school systems and "little" things like names. Like children themselves, names really should be off-limits, and if we cannot wrap our small minds around that, then we have a big problem.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Nsenga Burton |
09-25-2008 |
Commentary
Portlandhengenew
You've heard of Manhattanhenge. Portland, Maine, has Portlandhenge. Do your city's streets line up with the sun at the equinoxes?
Portland Phoenix |
Christian McNeil |
09-25-2008 |
Recreation
The Zero Life: Two Weeks, a Zero-Waste Kit, and No Trashnew
From the moment you wake up and brush your teeth, wash your hair, and shave your face with products packaged in non-recyclable containers, you're contributing to the waste stream. Trying to live without generating trash is next to impossible. But we decided it was worth a shot.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
09-25-2008 |
Culture
Gaming Needs Good Journalismnew
That a major magazine is willing to devote any ink to gaming represents another chance to show the Wii-loving casual masses that our passion is as beautiful, complex, and vital as the new disc by Television on the Radio. But sans perspective, what we end up with is hosannah-laden stories like Vanity Fair's "review" of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
Charleston City Paper |
Aaron R. Conklin |
09-24-2008 |
Video Games
Corkscrew: Wine's Lascivious Labelsnew
Within the past 10 years or so, wineries have also begun dipping into our large pool of repressed sexuality by slapping "naked," "sin" and big-boobed women on their labels.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
09-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wines of the Southern Cotes du Rhonenew
Red wines of the Cotes du Rhone, especially those from the southern end of the valley, have long been personal favorites, but I didn't know why until I read the following recently: Wines of the Rhone "offer an animalistic sort of pleasure" and "put us in touch with our primitive selves."
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Interviewing Dick Smothers, the Favored Sonnew
When CBS canceled top-rated Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in April of 1969, Tom and Dick Smothers were shocked. Nearly 40 years later, Dick, says that's probably why he and his brother remain famous.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
09-24-2008 |
Performance
Spittin' Game: Too Human and Rock Band 2new
Too Human is friendly to role-playing newbies while Rock Band 2 adds a few tracks for everyone.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
09-24-2008 |
Video Games
Clothes-minded: Ryann Wayke Denimnew
The return of fall is the return of denim.
San Antonio Current |
Leigh Baldwin |
09-24-2008 |
Fashion
What's Wrong with White Wine?new
I'm one of the very few I know who's highly partial to white wines, and I've always taken a share of grief for it.
San Diego CityBeat |
Martin Jones Westlin |
09-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine, white wine
Turning the SF Armory into a Lucrative Palace of Fetish Pornnew
When it comes to BDSM porn peddlers Kink.com, apparently size does matter. At least, that's how it seems now that the steamy studio has purchased the 200,000-square-foot San Francisco Armory. Suddenly, everyone wants to know: What's the carnal concern going to do with all that space?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Molly Freedenberg |
09-24-2008 |
Tech
