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Rhyme & Reasonnew
Ursula Rucker insists she’s a poet, not a "spoken-word" artist.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
10-27-2005 |
Performance
Tags: Poetry, spoken word
Pumpkins, the Stuff of Memoriesnew
Make some Halloween or fall food memories with pumpkin soup.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-27-2005 |
Food+Drink
Irresistible Humanitynew
Murray Horwitz brings the stories of the man behind Fiddler on the Roof to life.
Tucson Weekly |
James Reel |
10-27-2005 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Is Peace Petween Palestinians and Israelis Any Closer?new
Israelis and Palestinians are no closer to a comprehensive peace settlement today than they were two-and-a-half years ago when President Bush introduced the so-called "Road Map to Peace."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
She Was a Decent Whorenew
At a restaurant where everybody was fucking everybody, it was a surprise to find out that Becky, the quiet one, was fucking the boss.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
10-27-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Currying Favor in Paradisenew
While vacationing on an island, the trick was finding a recipe that would be flexible and forgiving, one that would allow the cook to be playful with local fish without making the evening a major production.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
10-27-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Where Do We Sign Up for Drug Therapy?new
Although the phrase "wine therapy" rings of a Dr. Phil book gone fruity, alcohol -- as we all know too well -- allows people a release from the day's tensions. And wine provides an infinite topic of conversation, providing fodder for bonding.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
10-27-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
When Will Leaders Learn More Highways Aren't the Answer?new
A man who may become Georgia's next lieutenant governor thinks we ought to keep widening roads. "As long as Georgians have a love affair with their vehicles, we've got to widen the roads," Republican Casey Cagle said at a recent candidate forum.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
It's Cold (and Flu) Season Againnew
This whole Cold and Flu season could be the Worst Cold and Flu Season Ever, man, right after the Most Hurricanes Ever. We're doomed.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
10-26-2005 |
Comedy
We Love Katamarinew
Want a game that has as much appeal to the under-10 crowd as it does to your too-cool-for-school hipster friends? You’re in luck, then, for the good folks at Namco have given us We Love Katamari, which may be the best game ever.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
10-26-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Geeks Gone Wild!new
Live-action role-playing, or LARPing, is essentially dress-up and make-believe for adults. Does this hobby blur a critical line between fantasy and reality? Or is it just plain dorky?
Metro Times |
Sarah Klein |
10-26-2005 |
Culture
S.F. Hosing Authoritynew
San Francisco city government officials promised victims of Hurricane Katrina a haven, then gave some of them the shaft.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
10-26-2005 |
Commentary
Top Pool Sharks Fight for the Game's Respectabilitynew
Professional players can't survive on the meager tournament winnings pool offers, and their reputation as renegades hasn't helped the sport's image.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
10-25-2005 |
Recreation
A Man Known as Shorty Rides to Reform Gay Rodeonew
Gay rodeo combines traditional machismo events with camp contests in steer decorating and goat dressing.
New St. Louisnew
Plenty of people are lining up to profit from the Crescent City's calamity, St. Louisans included. So why not simply relocate New Orleans, lock, stock and beignets, to St. Louis?
Riverfront Times |
Tom Finkel |
10-24-2005 |
Comedy
