AltWeeklies Wire
The Independent's First Annual Golden Growler Awardsnew
As Montana microbrews come of age, Independent drinkers survey the state of the brewing art.
Missoula Independent |
Independent Staff |
08-19-2005 |
Food+Drink
Is the War in Iraq Causing More Terrorism?new
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair contend that terrorists are not at all motivated by what we do in Iraq or anywhere else. Instead, they say, terrorism is solely the product of the Islamic terrorists' "evil ideology" (that's Blair's phrase) and "dark vision of the world" (that's Bush's phrase).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-18-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
It Ends Not With a Bang, But With a Lasagnanew
One writer details how relationship-wrecking one dish can be.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-18-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Fix a BLT, ASAPnew
It's mid-August, which means one writer has a hot date with a garden tomato almost every night until the first day of fall. You should, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
In Remembrance of Great Wines (and Times) Pastnew
One writer remembers the moments that made wine great -- or the wine that made moments great.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Avoiding Bart Simpson's Candy Bingesnew
One writer discusses the ups and downs of child obesity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
08-18-2005 |
Commentary
Giki for Tiki
Say aloha to the reinvention of the dying concept of the fraternal order.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-18-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Truck Stops Herenew
Southern Illinois vegetable farmer David Metzger has but one other passion: long-haul trucking, which doubles as his full-time occupation. This week, in Tampa, he'll find out whether he's the best in the U.S.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
08-18-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: trucking
Scarborough Farenew
Herbs are powerful accents that should be used judiciously. Sure, they're really pretty and aromatic when fresh, but they're also stronger, not to mention different in flavor and texture, than when dried.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Formality -- A Necessary Evilnew
When ordering wine while out to dinner, paying attention to the waiter's formal spiel can be tedious. But not understanding could put you in a bit of a stitch if later you realize that the wine is bad or that the wrong wine was brought to the table.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Shuffle This
Musical chaos, as found on random radio, is not custom-contrived. It’s out of our hands and we like it. It’s wacky! It’s wild! "We don’t know what’s going to happen," one station ad boasts of its random radio segment. They say this as if it’s a good thing.
City Newspaper |
Jennifer Loviglio |
08-17-2005 |
Commentary
Man, Machine and Paintnew
Leftover paint, wood panels, $2,000 of fuel -- and an airplane. These were the makings of artist Mike Keeling’s most recent artistic endeavor.
Style Weekly |
Katie Gantt |
08-17-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
What's Wrong with Hidden Porn in Video Games?new
After killing cops, bystanders and random people, beating the crap out of all of the above, stealing things, destroying property on a PhD level and just unleashing a holy hell of violence, seeing a little T&A would really fuck up your worldview.
Dig Boston |
Emily Pepper |
08-17-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tomenew
The Weekly Dig's critic discovers a video game so crappy that it must be played.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
08-17-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tales from the Steamroomnew
This hot workout gear might even motivate you to go the gym instead of using those ever-expanding sweatpants to rationalize doughnut binges.
Dig Boston |
Sarah Korval I Eric Solomon |
08-17-2005 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
