Culture Shock

EDUCATION CONSTERNATION: TEACHING IN THE SHADOW OF LAYOFFS

When push comes to shove, local budget-makers tend to shove out our teachers. Yet even with stagnant salaries and long, thankless days, they’re some of the most dedicated public servants we...

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Local Heroes

 After his brother died in the Station nightclub fire in 2003, Jody King chose to forge a deep alliance with two of the  men held  criminally responsible for the tragedy. Today, he heads the Station Education Fund along with Jeffrey and Michael...

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Sports

Ladyeaters

COMPETITIVE EATING: READY, SET, GORGE!

Major League Eating applies some of the same principles as Major League Baseball: Play fair, keep your cool under pressure and don't be a slacker in the off-season. Got what it takes? Let's eat! By Roz...

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Eat

Illustration by Owen Tindle, Color by Benjamin Steckel

40% RECIPE, 60% RANTING, 100% REAL: ORANGE & ALMOND SHORTBREAD WITH VANILLA CITRUS GLAZE

  By Alex Marie Lombino   Before we get to the good stuff, I just need to respond to something almost as depressing as an episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive. I’ve spent a...

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