AltWeeklies Wire
Gender Benders?new
"Cars" at the MFA, "Chairs" at the Gardner.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
04-21-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Moving 'Lost' From TV to Video Gamenew
The makers of Lost: Via Domus wisely chose to have players assume characters who aren't part of the TV show, rather than any of the known survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. You do, however, interact with Jack, Kate, Locke, Sawyer, Hurley, and the others you've come to know.
The Georgia Straight |
Blaine Kyllo |
04-21-2008 |
Video Games
Danza Cuba Returns to Canadanew
Classical ballet, Afro-Cuban dance, folk, and especially flamenco meld seamlessly into a new form in Danza Cuba's theatrical, synchronized pieces for 18 female dancers backed by six live musicians.
The Georgia Straight |
Janet Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Performance
Got Organic?new
Millions of dairy cows live in small pens on conventional factory farms with little or no access to grass and fresh air. Dairy farmers pump the cows with growth hormones that cause them to produce 10 times as much milk as Mother Nature intended.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Pittsburgh Passion's Playnew
Pittsburgh's women's football team leaves "powder puff" games in the dust.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Jody Diperna |
04-21-2008 |
Sports
A Decade After Newsweek Named Him Tops, Bill Teck is Backnew
Welcome to ñ redux. Teck's back, a graying beard contrasting the youthful glint in his eyes, and he hopes to capitalize on the term he coined to describe millions of young, bilingual Americans influenced by their heritage.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
04-21-2008 |
Culture
Come and Get Itnew
I bring the financially challenged consumer my opinion regarding the rising cost of this nation's food supply.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
04-21-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Pittsburgh Couple Sues Google Over Street View Functionnew
In the suit, Christine and Aaron Boring contend that their privacy has been invaded and that the Google vehicle trespassed on their street. The suit says that "revealing this information has caused Plaintiffs mental suffering and diminished the value of their property."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
04-21-2008 |
Tech
Monocrops Bring Food Crisisnew
Move over, peak oil and global warming. A new crisis is exploding right now across the developing world: peak food. Rising costs for staples like rice have sparked unrest across Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa this month.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Love a Ducknew
Those rascals in the Greater Belhaven "There Goes the Neighborhood" Association plan on holding their annual "White Trash Bash" as soon as it gets warm enough to wear a wife-beater.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
Growing a Greener Inboxnew
OK, you've ditched the bottled water habit, unplugged all your home electronics when they're not in use, and started a compost pile in your backyard. Pat yourself on the back for making the effort to get greener at home -- but don't forget that some of your biggest waste may actually be at work.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Tech
'Mom, What Did You Do?'new
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." I don't know about you people, but I'm thinking it's time we did some learnin'.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
It's 2008 ... Do You Know Where Your Kids Are?new
Better yet, do you know what they're plotting behind those closed bedroom doors, between cell phone texts and emails on MySpace or Facebook?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
04-21-2008 |
Commentary
Hush and Be Coolnew
Stimulus checks or "hush and be cool" money?
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
04-21-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
A Feast of Edible Weeds in Torontonew
For the first time this summer, Toronto will hand out fines (up to $5,000) to laggards who persist in drenching our edible surroundings in a chemical haze. This means I can grab a free, nutritious snack without an unwanted side order of toxins.
NOW Magazine |
Roger Brook |
04-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
