Somersaults, Swings and Strollers
"Excuse me, is that your little boy in the blue shirt?" The woman next to me has been talking to another mom and didn't see her son roll over sideways, twisting his neck because the tumbling teacher didn't spot him during a somersault. "Yes it is," she said. "What's wrong? Oh, that happens all the…
News: More Than a Pit Stop
Jymi Bolden Operators of the Newport Aquarium expect 40 percent of their visitors to come from outside of the Greater Cincinnati area. Fish, roller coasters, musical festivals and professional sports are among Cincinnati's trappings for tourists. But experts say more people would prefer to sun on a real beach than zoom down water slides…
“Ere” Conditioning
Christopher Witflee Without a doubt, the most anticipated movie of this or any other summer is Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace. Already, the trailer has grossed more than Forrest Gump and Forrest Gump II: I Still Know How Dim You Were Last Summer combined. And its Web site is attracting the kind…
Re: How and Why We Are Stupid, Part 1
Call me peculiar, off base, unusual, unique, bad, good, silly or smart. But I say that we immerse ourselves in inherently contradictory viewpoints. We concentrate on opinion instead of solution. We hurt others in the name of what is right, even when they've done no harm. We use labels such as "impaired," "sinful" and "deviant"…
News: Student Activities Office Investigates Suicide at UC Fraternity House
Jacob Saylor, 18, hanged himself Jan. 31 at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house on Joselin Avenue in University Heights. Four months after a drug-related suicide at a University of Cincinnati (UC) fraternity, the council that oversees fraternities and sororities has begun investigating the death and alleged drug use at the house. Jacob Saylor, an…
Motorhead.
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal need Motörhead. For over two decades, the group has continually pumped out pummeling, Nitro-Punk songs that never change. Usually, if a band sticks to a formula for too long, it gets repulsive. For Motörhead— whose songs with more than three chords are considered "adventurous" — the reason they've stuck…
AIDS ’99: The Ribbon Is Still Red
There is a wide perception in this country and in our city that the AIDS crisis is over. With all the new medications out there, people infected are living longer and many believe AIDS has turned into a manageable illness. Why, they ask, is AIDS Volunteers of Cincinnati (AVOC) still around? Isn't it time to…
Jimmy Flynt: Videos ‘Hard to Defend’
Matt Borgerding Adult videos were removed from Hustler Books Magazines & Gifts shortly after the May 12 announcement of a plea bargain (Jimmy Flynt, wearing a tie, stands in the background). A complete surprise. Totally unexpected. Not in keeping with the defendant's promise to settle the score for good. In the week that has…
