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Cheesemaker Alessandra Trompeo Injects Italian Culture into Her Worknew

It takes an artisanal cheesemaker to fully appreciate the honor of having a Jersey cow named after you. Includes a no-cook pasta sauce recipe.

INDY Week | Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell and Sheryl Cornett | 09-04-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: recipes, cheese, sauces, cheesemakers

What Every Boston Freshman Should Knownew

Freshmen, check your egos at the state line and listen up — things are not always as advertised.

Boston Phoenix | Clif Garboden | 09-04-2008 | Comedy

Tags: College, Boston, freshman, humor & satire

A Bathroom Tour of Bostonnew

You've seen the "Doors of Dublin" poster. The Phoenix offers an local alternative for dorm-room art.

Boston Phoenix | k. bonami and G. Turner | 09-04-2008 | Comedy

Tags: humor & satire, posters, bathrooms

Need an Answer? Ask ChaChanew

Online truth-seekers are discovering some very old-school options to Google searches — services such as Cha-Cha, where real people get your answers for you.

Boston Phoenix | Caitlin E. Curran | 09-04-2008 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Last Days of the Oakland Raidersnew

When the team's lease at McAfee Coliseum expires in 2010, will the Raiders follow the Athletics in the search for a new home?

East Bay Express | Chris Thompson | 09-04-2008 | Sports

Tags: football, NFL, sports & fitness, McAfee Coliseum, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, sports business

The Wine Spectator Hoax Reminds Us to Do Our Homeworknew

While the Spectator's plight was greeted with an unseemly amount of gleeful schadenfreude in the blogosphere, I'm sure more than a few editors and critics laughed nervously at the news -- perhaps thinking back on which oaf their own research shortcuts might not fare too well under similar scrutiny.

East Bay Express | Blair Campbell | 09-04-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: wine, Tempranillo, Monastrell, Robin Goldstein, Sangiovese, Wine Spectator

Paradise, Lost: Why 'Beyond Eden' May be the Best Musical You'll Never See

For 20 years, B.C. composer Bruce Ruddell has been working on his epic musical, Beyond Eden. But less than eight months before it was set to debut, it collapsed like the aboriginal culture at the heart of the show.

Monday Magazine | John Threlfall | 09-03-2008 | Theater

Tags: theater, musicals, Belfry Theatre, Bruce Ruddell, Haida First Nation, Theatre Calgary, Vancouver Playhouse

Cookie Caper: Secure Browsing Flaw Reveals a Nasty Exploitnew

I was crushed to see the Cookie Monster has been dabbling in "grey hat" SSL exploit hacking. The gleefully delusional crumb muncher is the mascot of a new cookie-snatching hack that can collect your login info on Gmail, Netflix, or even your bank. Well, he's not real, but the danger is.

Charleston City Paper | Joshua Curry | 09-03-2008 | Tech

Tags: identity theft, Cookie Monster, cookies, computers & technology, Mike Perry

Three Boston Pastry Chefs Hit the Sweet Spotnew

Pastry chefs are the unsung heroes of the kitchen. They come in early and stay late. They're rarely listed with top billing on the menu.

Dig Boston | Ryan Rose Weaver | 09-03-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: chefs, desserts, pastry chefs

Syrah vs. Shiraznew

Will the real red wine grape please stand up?

Dig Boston | Tyler Balliet | 09-03-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: wine, red wines, Shiraz, Syrah

Broken Appendages Cause Bondingnew

Everyone looks at children with casts and thinks nothing of it—because they are young and jump and fall all the time, they are supposed to break things. Adults, on the other hand, are not.

Dig Boston | Cat Mooney | 09-03-2008 | Commentary

Tags: broken bones, casts