Alexa Weibel
Articles by Alexa Weibel
No-Fuss Feast: Holiday Appetizers
Impress your guests with these easy Turkey Day snacks
CMJ 2010, Day 2: The Drums bring style and swagger to NYC as they shimmy and shake
October 20, 2010, at Webster Hall
FANCY FOODS FEST
From pigs to pandas to pickles, New York City’s 2009 Fancy Food Show exhibited porcine power
Soup-er supper
Beat the heat this summer with three refreshing soup recipes
Poetic injustice
Two tarts, a poetic louse, and a real trooper make a whole lot of forbidden love in The Edge of Love, a hammy drama on the life and loves of Dylan Thomas
Stock’s Up
Issue #39
The economy may be down, but kitsch is still up — and serious collectors continue to acquire unabashedly
So darn saccharine
The preciousness of crafting book Sew Darn Cute is... unseamly
“Wanderful” wanderlust
Hearty travelers Katie Mancine and Mark Cognata prove that the best part of the journey is the transit
Mettle Man
Issue #37
Whether Val Emmich is sinking his chops into a new record, TV show. or book, this retired knife salesman digs deep in all endeavors
The Happening exploits your false sense of comfort
A pervasive, general sense of unease defines M. Night Shymalan's eerie new oeuvre
Don’t tell Mom the babysitter gives head
The Babysitters lies where Mean Girls meets Show Girls, and it isn’t pretty
Cookie’s Fortune: How Chinese food became distinctly American
Jennifer 8. Lee’s The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food traces chop suey’s treacherous journey to your plate
Penelope's a punk
An offbeat fairy tale about an ugly duckling, Penelope's tale of a pig-nosed heiress may charm younger audiences but fails to satiate
Coming of age in a time of war
Graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi brings Persepolis to life on the big screen
Inane from the grave
Michael A. Stusser's The Dead Guy Interviews digs itself into a hole of banality
Liars
Front man Angus Andrew promises to never serve the same dish twice for fans’ patience with the trio’s fourth release
Hot it's not
Ethan Hawke's novel, The Hottest State, turns film but fails to turn heads
