AltWeeklies Wire
A Belief That Games Can Do Much More than Entertainnew
Jane McGonigal wants to harness the power of the communal cerebellum her games create and put it to work solving real-world problems.
Tags: lifestyles
House Huntersnew
She says her home is a work of art, but it's drawn
the ire of vandals and city inspectors.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
04-18-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
How To Be a Better Restaurant Customernew
After a particularly grueling night, there's nothing we weary wait-people like more than bitching about annoying customers. We wish we could tell them just how a good customer behaves -- luckily, I'm a writer.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kia Momtazi |
04-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Hit This Site: Plagiarist.comnew
Plagiarist.com is an old standby when I'm having one of those moments when I need my poetry fix like a drug addict needs whatever it is he needs.
C-Ville Weekly |
Nell Boeschenstein |
04-18-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Set Sailnew
New Orleans has a rich history of sailboat racing and is a proven training ground for champions in the sport.
Gambit |
Troy Gilbert |
04-17-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
To All You Burlesque Performers Who Claim 'Empowerment'new
Whether or not you put old-fashioned sass into what you're doing, you're still removing your clothes to get men off and simultaneously submitting to current attitudes of crass commercialism.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Elite Beaten Agent: The Xbox 360 Elitenew
Microsoft's latest game? Keeping up with the Joneses.
Charleston City Paper |
Aaron R. Conklin |
04-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Ice Cube's Transformative Potentialnew
It looks to me that this is the way America is supposed to work -- because if Ice Cube can successfully make a public journey from one place to another, who knows how far we can all go in our private journeys?
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Ask a Mexican!new
Is this over-reliance on her family a cultural difference?
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
04-17-2007 |
Commentary
Sex Machinenew
Belladonna faces porn stardom with relish and some reluctance.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Stephen Dark |
04-16-2007 |
Culture
Alternativesnew
The program director of Denver's KTCL wants his station to be cool yet get good ratings -- it's a tough balance to strike.
Tags: radio
A New Library of Congress Ruling Could Mean the End of Internet Radionew
If the ruling stands, internet stations will have to pay royalties per-performance -- in other words, based on how many people listen to each song the station plays, retroactive to 2006.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
04-16-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Grow Your Own Chives in Thyme for Summernew
Growing your own herbs is the only way to go.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Mara Zepeda |
04-16-2007 |
Food+Drink
Hold the Horsesnew
The best thing about the Illinois Derby? The ostrich race.
Chicago Reader |
Ted McClelland |
04-16-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
USB Turntables Raise Vinyl From the Deadnew
Converting vinyl into digital: it's somebody's duty to digitize those lost moments.
The Georgia Straight |
Dave Watson |
04-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
