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Writing on the Wallnew

It's the last hurrah for an iconic North Philly graffiti spot that's soon to be reclaimed by gentrification.

Philadelphia Weekly | Jeff Deeney | 09-25-2007 | Art

With rival Facebook snapping at the heels of the Rupert Murdoch-owned social networking site, the awesomest waste of time in the history of the internet has recently begun throwing a small fortune into an attempted makeover.

Philadelphia Weekly | Sean Burns | 09-25-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Ric Allison & Charles Barrett Make a Longboard Suitable for Hangingnew

Currently awaiting a patent, they've been toting the board to Maine, Cape Cod, Strathmere and Long Beach Island and letting surfers take it out for a ride to get their impressions.

Philadelphia City Paper | Brian Hickey | 09-25-2007 | Sports

Tags: sports & fitness

World-Champ Pole Vaulter Gets No Recognition at Homenew

Perhaps a gold in Beijing would get Brad Walker some Seattle love.

Seattle Weekly | Brian Miller | 09-25-2007 | Sports

Tags: sports & fitness

Lost on the Georgia Wine Highwaynew

Ernest Hemingway said a bottle of wine makes good company -- but just for good measure I took along some Lucinda Williams recordings so I would feel like I had someone to talk to.

Birmingham Weekly | Stephen Humphreys | 09-24-2007 | Food+Drink

Should Users Who 'Eat Up' Bandwidth Pay as They Go?new

In the age of torrents, internet service providers are quietly protecting their networks.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Vincenzo Ravina | 09-24-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

Mike Birbiglia Shares His Secret Public Journal Livenew

The comedian talks about his tour and his work.

NUVO | Marc D. Allan | 09-24-2007 | Performance

Tags: performance

Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History in Airport Bathroomsnew

Come on, gals, are we going to let men dominate yet another field of human endeavor? Let's misbehave.

Pasadena Weekly | Ellen Snortland | 09-24-2007 | Commentary

Tags: Craig, Larry

Can Eating Meat Be Green?new

If you came up with a quick answer, it was no and you're a vegetarian -- but here's how eating a hamburger can help save the planet.

The Coast, Halifax's Weekly | Lezlie Lowe | 09-24-2007 | Food+Drink

'Red State Update': From Obscurity to National Famenew

For less than two years, two fictitious Middle Tennesseans have hosted Red State Update, an internet show that uploads several times a week, usually in three-minute increments -- after an appearance on the CNN/YouTube Democratic Debate, they're all over the place.

Nashville Scene | Jim Ridley | 09-24-2007 | Tech

Tags: computers & technology

'Offensive' Collage May Land Artist in a Turkish Prisonnew

British-born artist Michael Dickinson is being prosecuted for creating two collages depicting the Turkish Prime Minister as a dog led around by George W. Bush. The charge is "public denigration of Turkishness," and carries with it a penalty of as much as three years in prison.

Pasadena Weekly | Kevin Ausmus | 09-24-2007 | Art

Tags: visual arts