AltWeeklies Wire
Sports Talk Radio Stations Fight for Listeners in Houstonnew
Every city has one of these stations doing sports 24/7; some have two -- Houston is about to have four.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
07-03-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
American Idyllnew
As you grill that brat on July 4, consider your unalienable right to pursue happiness.
War Gaming Decriednew
Some Montreal residents question Ubisoft's contracts with the U.S. military.
Montreal Mirror |
Jesse Rosenfeld |
07-02-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Roland Hernandez is Passionate About Baseball Batsnew
Hernandez, who has worked for the Forest Service for 17 years, has started his own bat operation, turning rock-hard sugar maple billets into Rock Bats.
Tags: sports & fitness
Steve Asmussen, the Dark Horsenew
Is he the greatest racehorse trainer in America, or a cheater?
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
07-02-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Viva la Revolution!new
You can't be a conservative and a patriot.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
07-02-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Recipe: Brick-Pressed Sandwichnew
This sandwich with roasted red bell peppers, fresh mozzarella, artichokes, and salami serves six.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
07-02-2007 |
Food+Drink
Are Philly's Construction Workers Health Nuts?new
Masons, glaziers and plumbers around town are eschewing traditional high-carb lunches for a lighter, healthier diet.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
07-02-2007 |
Food+Drink
Paris Isn't Like Most People in Prison ... Lucky for Hernew
Paris Hilton wept a few cranky tears and received immediate help, while the truly mentally ill languish in prison.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Women in Jail, Mental Illness, and Preferential Treatmentnew
Pampered Paris wasn't LA County jail's only mentally ill inmate staring into space.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
10,000 Losses: Roll the Lowlightsnew
The Philadelphia Phillies will soon become the first sports franchise to reach this many losses.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
07-02-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Land of the Working Stiffsnew
The average American vacation is now a long weekend -- the Bureau of Labor Statistics tells us that one in four of our workers gets no paid vacation at all and 51 million Americans (a third of our workforce) won't take all the vacation days they have coming.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
06-29-2007 |
Commentary
Land of the Fleenew
I tried to escape from George Bush's America -- but Steve Harper's Canada isn't much better.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
06-29-2007 |
Culture
Cape Breton Pub Crawlnew
There's only one bar in Mabou, but it's a rollicking spot when it rains.
NOW Magazine |
Michelle Lynch |
06-29-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Ecoholic: The Dark Side of Sunscreen Chemicalsnew
Are sunscreen chemicals doing us more harm than a little sun exposure?
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
06-29-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
