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Verbier, Switzerland: Rich Man, Poor Man
Steve Mencher visits a town in Switzerland that has nothing to offer the middle class. It's for the rich man or poor man, a town best experienced in the extreme. Welcome to Verbier, where they've been dreaming of winter since July. Published October 31, 1996.Food Fights
Do you know who you're cooking with? Do you hide your steak knives? Tales from the darker side of life in the kitchen. As fancy as prosciutto, as plain as onions, there's always room for disagreement. If you can't stand the heat, get a pizza to go. Published May 8, 1996.
Letter from Austin
Tales from an indie music festival in a city that "practically bleeds music." Published March 28, 1996.Hunting the World Beat
David Parsons -- head of the record label Celestial Harmonies -- circles the globe with a mobile recording studio, documenting the world's indigenous music, from a Bedouin tribe to a Balinese Gamelan orchestra -- even Tibetan monks. Published March 6, 1996.
Andrew Nystrom
The Alternative (Spring) Break
Entry One
Follow Andrew Nystrom's weekly reports from the southern-most states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tobasco. Published March 13, 1996.Entry Two
Our man on the road explains how to get around the law and into Cuba. Published March 15, 1996.Entry Three
Andrew is now in Southern Mexico, and off the beaten track, he discovers that in Oaxaca, the best things in life are still (almost) free. Published March 27, 1996.Entry Four
Why food is culture in southern Mexico, and what to do there on a full stomach. Published April 3, 1996.Entry Five
Bus travel in Oaxaca means offerings to Jesus, gossiping locals, nursing mothers and buckets of fish. Published April 8, 1996.Entry Six
In southern Mexico, anniversaries of revolutions, dispositions of power, foundings of towns, myriad patron saints, deaths, birthdays and the changing of seasons are all excuses for a "pachanga" (serious party). Published April 18, 1996.Entry Seven
Who are important enough to keep Oliver Stone away from the Oscars? The Zapatistas, of course, who have been described as the first post-modern guerrillas. Andrew attempts to meet the faces behind the masks. Published April 22, 1996.
Entry Eight
Stranded in San Cristobal thanks to a statewide transporation strike, Andrew ponders the quirkier side of life in Mexico. Published April 27, 1996.Entry Nine
"The shortage of change for bills larger than 10 pesos ($1.25) exemplifies why expediency is not possible in Mexico." Published May 1, 1996.
Entry Ten: New Orleans Jazz Fest
Andrew stopped at Jazz Fest on his way home, and Tripod Politics and Community editor Anthony Qaiyum just happened to be there too. They report on the big festival in the Big Easy -- where the food tastes like jazz and the music is good enough to eat. Published May 16, 1996.
Last in the Series
Even an alternative spring break has to come to an end. It's almost June, after all. Here, Andrew presents a gallery of his photography from Mexico. Published May 22, 1996.
Steve Taormina
Guide to Homeopathy
Homeopathy: Hair of the Dog
Herbs Aren't For Nerds
In the first of a series on homeopathy, Steve Taormina explains the history and principle of homeopathy. You might be surprised at how "traditional" these remedies are. Published August 15, 1996.Homeopathy: Outdoor Ailments, Natural Remedies
Learn about homeopathic remedies that aid in recovering from "natural ailments" -- allergies, insect bites, poison ivy and more. Don't go camping without this. Published August 22, 1996.Homeopathy: Allergy Relief
This week, Steve suggests homeopathic remedies that will give you allergy relief. Published August 29, 1996.Homeopathy: Remedies for Sports Injuries
Homeopathic remedies for sports injuries, from tennis elbow to heat exhaustion. Published September 5, 1996.Homeopathy: Home Remedies
In the final column in the homeopathy series, Steve suggests homeopathic remedies for home ailments, from hangovers to menstrual pain. Published September 12, 1996.
Mental Floss
If my brain's eggs on drugs, what's it on ginkgo? Steve Taormina investigates two herbs that can help improve your memory. Published April 24, 1996.Herbs to Help You Sleep
You can count sheep until the cows come home, but sometimes you need a little extra help falling asleep. Published April 17, 1996.Herbs to Cure Stress
What flavor is the stress in your life? Traffic? Work? Your mother? Steven Taormina investigates some herbal remedies for the stress monster. Published April 9, 1996.Herbs to Cure a Cold
Colds blow. And the medicine you take just makes you sleepy. Have you thought about curing your cold the natural way? Steven Taormina investigates some herbal remedies. Published April 2, 1996.
Get Where You're Going A love affair on four wheels (or two). David Wallis laments the car he loved and lost, while Bernadette Noll recalls the highs and lows of a 1965 Schwinn one-speed bicycle. Published October 24, 1996.
Bedouin and Breakfast
David Wallis finds Bedouin and breakfast in Jordan. He takes a camel ride and spends the night with the Bedouin of Wadi Rum, far from the madding crowds of Cairo. Published August 8, 1996.Frog In My Throat: Discovering the Island of Dominica
Hunting for some big frog on the island of Dominica. Published June 14, 1996.Slow Boat In China
Wallis takes a slow boat along the Yangtze River in China, before it's too late. Published June 7, 1996.
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