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A First-time Tamaleranew

Not so much a cook as a baker, I was attracted by the prospect of squishing lard and masa together in a bowl with my bare hands because tamales are my favorite food. Includes masa dough recipe.

San Antonio Current | Ashley Lindstrom | 12-12-2007 | Food+Drink

No Linkup for You!new

In the world of online community, one authoritative man can dictate your social life.

SF Weekly | Lauren Smiley | 12-12-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Welcome to Miami: Art Basel Miami Beachnew

Reporting (and cavorting) at Miami's biggest art weekend.

Willamette Week | Richard Speer | 12-12-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Consumerist Crap for the Holidaysnew

If the holidays are a time of reflecting on the past and the future, you might as well hang out with your friends and play Guitar Hero on the Wii. After all, donating to cool charities and supporting local artists is something you should be doing all year.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Annalee Newitz | 12-12-2007 | Shopping

Tags: shopping

Wineau: Three Reds for Your Inner Grown-Upnew

One of the markers of being a fledgling urban sophisticate is that you finally want to show up at a friend's holiday soiree with something more impressive than a tap for the keg or a bong made out of a pineapple. And while you may still be broke, you also don't want to arrive with a bottle that's clearly a $6 steal from Safeway.

East Bay Express | Blair Campbell | 12-12-2007 | Food+Drink

The War on Christmas is Just a Symptom of Larger Fightnew

The actual degree to which the War on Christmas actually exists is arguable, and make no doubt, some overstate the problem for dubious reasons. However, that the War on Christmas exists at all is disheartening.

Charleston City Paper | Jack Hunter | 12-12-2007 | Commentary

Über Tubersnew

Fresh truffles are ridiculously expensive. Why in god's name would anyone pay so much for something that looks like a blond dirt clod?

Weekly Alibi | Alex Brown and Evan George | 12-11-2007 | Food+Drink

Spirited Giftsnew

Five wine websites that let your fingers do the shopping.

Weekly Alibi | Maren Tarro | 12-11-2007 | Food+Drink

The Darker Side of Christmasnew

In a time of terror alert levels, a war seeing American kids dying overseas daily and division within the country unlike that seen in decades, maybe American listeners are ready for a thoughtful song reminiscent of simpler times of Christmas' past.

Jackson Free Press | Rob Hamilton | 12-11-2007 | Commentary