AltWeeklies Wire
Students Sue California Culinary Academynew
Several dozen CCA students and graduates filed a class-action lawsuit late last month which alleges that CCA engaged in "a fraudulent scheme" in connection with the recruitment of students, misrepresented the admissions process, and failed to provide students with meaningful assistance in finding employment.
SF Weekly |
Mary Spicuzza |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Loud and PROUD-FMnew
PROUD-FM, the first and only commercial LGBT radio station in the world, hopes to reach beyond its core audience to anyone with an open mind and willing to experience something no other radio station has done in the history of the medium.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Clear Channel Embraces the Pinknew
New York radio personalities Ryan Jay and Caroline Hand recently signed a deal with Clear Channel Radio to become the first nationally syndicated radio talk show targeted at the LGBT community.
San Antonio Current |
Mat Wolff |
10-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Year Of The Cheaternew
Why steroids, spying, and all those other sports scandals are actually good for fans.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-10-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Shriiimp on the Barbienew
Shriiimp, an Allston, Mass., and Montreal-based website and graffiti-artists' collective, encourages taggers to abandon traditional targets and decorate nude women.
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin Curran |
10-10-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Chef Bob Waggoner Releases Cookbooknew
When Charleston Grill's Waggoner was first pitched the idea of publishing his own cookbook three years ago, it took some convincing to get him on board. "I did not want to produce a book full of tough recipes," he says.
Charleston City Paper |
Cynthia Groseclose |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Sex Files: Inside the Adult Toy Chestnew
Do you have the idea that the only sex toys out there are vibrators and dildos? Well, wake up from your slumber; this is the 21st century!
C-Ville Weekly |
Annette Owens |
10-10-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Scavenging's New Spiritnew
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of freebies in San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
10-10-2007 |
Culture
The Curious Case of IM Etiquettenew
What's great about IM's away flag is that it gives you plausible deniability if you don't want to talk to somebody who has messaged you -- after all, you might really be away.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
10-10-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
For Critics, There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunchnew
Restaurants and PR agencies need to stop being so generous, and instead rely on the quality of their product.
Chicago Newcity |
Michael Nagrant |
10-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Recipe: Baked Oystersnew
This quick recipe for two works well at home.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
10-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
Philly Dance Fest Takes the First Stepnew
The day-long festival hopes to build on the success of TV dance shows.
Philadelphia Weekly |
J. Cooper Robb |
10-09-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Wandering Through Ontario's Wine Countrynew
Ontario farm country is perfect for grapes -- Lake Erie and Lake Ontario provide a microclimate that keeps summers from getting too hot and winters from getting too cold.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
10-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
'Viva Viagra' Ad is Hard to Swallownew
What else might we expect from Big Pharma ad campaigns in the near future for yet-to-be-marketed products that most of us don't want to talk about, let alone sing about? Here are some ideas.
Pasadena Weekly |
Ellen Snortland |
10-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Phil Steele's Office: What Football Junkies' Dreams Are Made Ofnew
His business is top-shelf pigskin intel -- and business is good. He's made his living doing something many men do anyway, at least when the wife lets them: watching Vegas-buffet heapings of football.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Nedley |
10-09-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
