AltWeeklies Wire
Live Active Culturesnew
Miss me? Sorry to disappear last week, but the perfect storm that was the 17th Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival blew my regular musings right off the map.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
05-29-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Dark Side of Horse Racing is Finally Being Revealednew
This year, a horse called Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby. But Big Brown's win was overshadowed by the No. 2 horse breaking both ankles after the finish. Eight Belles was humanely euthanized at the track.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
05-29-2008 |
Sports
Barack Obama Talks Food, Farming and Chilinew
Food issues might not snag a lot of headlines for presidential candidates. But food and agriculture affect everything from health to the economy, and touch on a lot of ethical, environmental and flavorful matters along the way. In this email Q&A, Obama talks about food policy, and offers up a family recipe for chili.
Missoula Independent |
Are LeVaux |
05-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Moodswing: Howling in the Showernew
My expectations are too high
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
05-29-2008 |
Comedy
Corkscrew: Vino Bitsnew
The short yet interesting stuff
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-29-2008 |
Food+Drink
Human-Animal Hybrids Could be Stem Cell Goldminesnew
Last week the British Parliament began the process of legalizing human-animal hybrid embryo cloning. While not explicitly illegal in the US, the process has been so criticized that most researchers have stayed away from it.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
05-28-2008 |
Tech
Bring Black Back to San Diegonew
The new San Diego African American Culture Center reintroduces a black presence to downtown.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
05-28-2008 |
Recreation
Wineaux: Riesling Earns Ravesnew
Wine geeks love Riesling because of how beautifully it expresses a vineyard's terroir.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
05-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Wild Salmon Supporters Urge You to Boycott Farmed Fishnew
At SalmonAid, a gathering to eulogize the disappearance of Pacific Salmon, supporters hope to change people's consumption habits.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
05-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Why Don't You Know What's in Your Wine?new
We want to believe wine is nothing but grapes and sunshine. The grapes are picked, crushed, aged and poured. This idea abides in advertising and drips from the lips of every winemaker and winery owner. Nine times out of 10, however, it's far from the truth.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
05-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Spielberg Goes 'Boom,' but Will Gaming Follow?new
It's both intriguing and a big deal that the man who owns one-third of one of Hollywood's largest film studios recognizes the power of gaming and wants to get involved. It's the sort of thing that can potentially lead to "respect" and "credibility" for gaming, concepts that the industry and gamers still struggle to own.
Charleston City Paper |
Aaron R. Conklin |
05-28-2008 |
Video Games
The Angry Grammarian: White People Love Grammarnew
I’m white. Always have been. So imagine my excitement when “Grammar” was recently featured on the ever-popular Stuff White People Like blog.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
05-27-2008 |
Commentary
Burger Battles: Five Guys vs. Goodburgernew
It's burger time on the west side of Chestnut, with N.Y.C. newcomer Goodburger (imported by Pietro's owners Nick Tsoulos and Peter Pashalis) challenging D.C. chainster Five Guys for the midtown lunch crowd's bovine-in-a-bun loyalties.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Adam Erace |
05-27-2008 |
Food+Drink
Ecoholic: Fishing for Sustainable Shrimp in Muddy Watersnew
"I hear the shrimp fishery is really a disaster? Are there any shrimps OK to eat?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
05-27-2008 |
Advice
Twitter Beat the U.S. Geological Survey to China Earthquake Infonew
Earthquakes are notoriously difficult to predict, but the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) does an admirable job of tracking tectonic activity across the world and providing early warnings for people in quake zones. The USGS was able to report on the Chinese event after only a few minutes. Still, it was no match for Twitter.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
05-27-2008 |
Tech
