AltWeeklies Wire
The Conned Artist?new
An airbrush artist seeks millions from a famous sculptor's son in a fraud suit.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
02-22-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
'A Society of Hoaxes'new
Originally slated as only a short interview, this exchange with comedian/actor/maniac Richard Lewis spun so far out of control that it deserved the full feature treatment.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-22-2006 |
Performance
Tags: Richard Lewis
Beats To Eat Bynew
Sound can indeed influence flavor, as shown by these four restaurants.
Dig Boston |
Ruth Tobias |
02-22-2006 |
Food+Drink
A Twist Long Overduenew
Most first-person shooters released these days offer little more than a half-baked plot to justify their carnage, but Black, while hardly revolutionary, is something of an exception.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
02-22-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Look, Ma -- No TV!new
Video Bomb might seem to resemble other video-hosting sites like the suddenly omnipresent Youtube and Google Video -- but it has something they don't.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-22-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Scarlet Lettersnew
Google-mapping sex offenders just adds to the crime-stat porn that makes us believe we stand besieged by a shadow nation of criminals -- an illusion which could be more dangerous than reality.
The Village Voice |
Julian Dibbel |
02-22-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Horn Dognew
Singer Rick West, owner, proprietor and namesake of the Rick West Theater, wants you to ditch your boyfriend and wear a short skirt.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
02-21-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Stop the Internets!new
A Florida high school used information posted on MySpace to punish students in an online witch-hunt.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
02-21-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Howling Financial Woesnew
The wagering scandal enmeshing Wayne Gretzky through his wife and an assistant coach is the least of the Coyotes' problems.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
02-21-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Chairman of the Boardsnew
With Icelantic, 23-year-old Ben Anderson is trying to revolutionize skiing.
Tags: sports & fitness
Starless Nightnew
It's tough to be the paparazzi in a city without celebrities.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
02-21-2006 |
Culture
Tags: Clevelandpaparazzi.com
Coretta, Betty and Menew
How meeting Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan in a Mississippi library changed the future of one Mississippi woman.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
02-17-2006 |
Commentary
The Iceman Comethnew
The nonstop Zamboni creates a nine mile-per-hour thrill ride.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
02-17-2006 |
Sports
Tags: zamboni
The Last Rasslernew
The golden days of wrestling are gone, and George South struggles to make it in a sport that has died and been forgotten in a city where it used to reign supreme.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
02-17-2006 |
Sports
Tags: wrestling
Le Musee des Faux-Arts
A. Clarke Bedford presents a totally contrived collection of paintings, sculpture and argyle socks.
Washington City Paper |
Adam Mazmanian |
02-17-2006 |
Art
Tags: art, collecting
