AltWeeklies Wire
Architect Cameron Sinclair Aims to Marry Design and Developmentnew
On the Open Architecture Network website, created by TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair, you will find global shelters made out of straw bales, shipping containers, and beer crates.
Charleston City Paper |
Eugenia Payne |
09-17-2008 |
Art
Start-up Unseen.tv Hopes to 'Demystify' Part of the Internet Porn Industrynew
Founder Igor Urisman hopes to democratize the cyberporn industry ... and make it more respectable.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
09-17-2008 |
Tech
Bypassing Pit Beef For Pit Bisonnew
This past July Fourth, I think I may have blazed a trail of sorts: I made me some pit bison.
Baltimore City Paper |
Henry Hong |
09-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
Shooting the Breeze With Children's TV Legend Dear Old Captain Noahnew
For 27 years, Captain Noah and His Magical Ark was a Philly institution, greeting bleary-eyed, pajama-clad children over sugary cereal. The Ark has been in drydock now for 14 years and will soon be on display, along with puppets, props and costumes, when the new Please Touch Museum opens next month.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
09-16-2008 |
Art
Trendzilla: Faux Leather Jacketsnew
There are a couple of cruelty-free, wallet-friendly alternatives out there if you search intently, ones that look better than those Target and H&M shiny "leather" finds.
Toy Soldiers Play War Games with Almost-Real Assault Weaponsnew
Airsoft aficionados realize that key aspects that attract them to the sport -- weapons that look, feel, and even shoot like genuine combat arms and military role-play that peaceniks might say glorifies violence -- frighten a big segment of the general population.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
09-16-2008 |
Recreation
Ask a Mexican: More Shameless Self-Promotion (Buy Gustavo's New Book!)new
In honor of and to shamelessly promote my muy caliente libro (which deals with America's Gomorrah, the Reconquista and John Wayne!), I'm answering historical questions this week.
Dave Attell Rips Hecklers and Kills with Jokes About Horse Sexnew
He is one of the dirtiest, riskiest and funniest comedians on the scene today. But if you ask Dave Attell what he's trying to be, he says he's just trying to be funny -- dirty and risky are by-products.
New Haven Advocate |
Erin Lynch |
09-16-2008 |
Performance
Alt.Health: Don't Bank on Happinessnew
You can't satisfy your desires anyway, so stop dreaming of the big bucks.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
09-15-2008 |
Advice
Car-Buying on eBay: Yikes!new
If you're looking for something completely different in a set of wheels, eBay's the place to go. In a matter of a few minutes I stumbled across these gems.
Where's the Beef Tax?new
Eating meat is like driving a Hummer, but no pol has the guts to push a carbon tax on it.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
Blisternew
“Abandon hope all ye who enter here” is not scrawled in blood on the side of the Waverly condo at Lake Eola, but as the glass door swings open, surely the desperate handprint smudges of failed exits prior can’t be a good sign.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-12-2008 |
Comedy
Mouth by Southwestnew
Paxia's kitchen sends forth a slew of savory faves.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
09-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Temporary Worlds: Visits to Three New Art Showsnew
Last weekend, I visited three exhibitions: Private Spaces: The Kansas & Florida Project at the Crealde School of Art, Migration 2 at Julio Lima's Orange Studio and Mixed at the Pound Gallery. A process of narrowing the field ensued and essentially came down to which art left a significant impression in my memory and why.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Bardoe |
09-12-2008 |
Art
The Next Supermodel May Be Coming From a High School Near Younew
In the modeling industry, a mother agent is the scout who discovers a model, usually in her hometown, and then introduces her to bookers in large fashion markets. The bookers arrange the girl's work schedule — everything from magazine spreads to fashion show appearances — while the mother agent remains chief advisor and collects 10 percent of her earnings.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
09-12-2008 |
Fashion
