AltWeeklies Wire
Of ’Box and Bocks: the Synergy of Beer and Gamingnew
Video games and beer are the perfect, all-American combo. GameFace examines why and explores the evolution of the author's taste in both.
Boulder Weekly |
Todd Michael Shaffer |
04-11-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Lost in the Machinenew
As millions plug into massively multiplayer online videogames, a vast and complex virtual world is taking shape that poses sociological, legal and psychological questions with no easy answers.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
04-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
St. Louis Parties During the Final Fournew
It's not every year that St. Louis hosts an event that relegates the Redbirds to the nether reaches of the daily sports dispatches and turns the city's moribund downtown upside down.
Riverfront Times |
Unreal |
04-07-2005 |
Sports
Was the Palm Reader Right About My Past Life?new
At a friend's party the other night, a woman was telling fortunes by palm reading. She looked at my hand for a minute then noticed my birthmark. She told me the mark was a sign that I had "done some wrong" in a previous life, and that I had a tough life ahead of me because of this.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
04-07-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Why Are Two Agencies Arguing About Nuclear Plant Safety?new
The nonpartisan and normally sedate NAS is so ticked off, in fact, that the academy has taken the unusual (for it, anyway) step of publicly criticizing the commission and the nuclear energy industry for trying to suppress its findings. The NAS' actions have made the commission now look crooked and ineffectual. Call it Revenge of the Nerds 5.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
04-07-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
How to Make the Most of a Restaurant Wine Listnew
I judge wine lists harshly. Most of the time there are too many Chardonnays, not enough Rieslings, few stellar inexpensive wines by the glass, no descriptions, and not much passion in the selections. No list is perfect, but getting around the fluff is an art.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
04-07-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
King of the Hillnew
Bert Blyleven is a clown, color man -- and the best eligible pitcher who's not in the Hall of Fame.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Britt Robson |
04-06-2005 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
To Sid, With Lovenew
It's a good thing that race is a relatively minor concern in the new Ashton Kutcher/Bernie Mac film Guess Who. But why is it taken for granted that it's black people who are the ones with the problem?
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
04-06-2005 |
Commentary
Matters of Life and Deathnew
We all can learn from the Terri Schiavo case, even if we don’t agree. The writer recounts the difficult decisions involving her ailing parents.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
04-05-2005 |
Commentary
Legendary High School Coach Has Won at a Pricenew
Last year Bud Lathrop reached a milestone 900 wins in a half-century of coaching basketball at a Missouri high school. But he's known for getting in trouble for using a wooden paddle on players who missed free throws during practice.
Vintage Va-Voomnew
The glamorous faux eyelashes, stiletto heels and good-humored antics of a bygone era are making a comeback. This time, burlesque is for everyone. Cecilia Bravo, founder of the Fluffgirl Burlesque Revue, shares with the Inlander what she's learned about the fine art of delivering good tease.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-31-2005 |
Performance
Tags: burlesque
War on the Poornew
Under proposed national budgets, the rich will get richer, while the undereducated get screwed.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Tubeway Armynew
Please please pleasepleaseplease do not yank my tube unless I tell you to, see?
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-31-2005 |
Commentary
Wines With Funny Names Good For More Than a Laughnew
The idea is to kick wine snobs in their proverbial stuck-up butts, generate a few giggles, and create a name that will keep the winemakers laughing all the way to the bank. It works.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
03-31-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Can 'Borrowing' Pencil Sharpener Create Bad Karma?new
A reader wonders if it's ethical to "long-term borrow" certain items from the office as retribution for lost wages.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
03-31-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
