Diner: Play With Your Food
DinerWhy are New Year's resolutions so frequently about deprivation, about discipline? "I will lose 20 pounds, I will eat two grams of fat a day, I will masticate each mouthful 100 times." We restrict our field as a protective measure: against weight gain, against weak will, against death. Don't get me wrong: Discipline is a…
The Seth Alder Project work towards autonomy
Seth Adler Local bands produce and release CDs all the time. We know because we go to the CD release parties. But what goes into making a CD? How long does it take? What is the toughest part of recording a CD? According to Seth Alder, vocalist and bassist for the Seth Alder Project,…
Kiosk Opener: Learning the Ropes
Woodrow J. Hinton Novelist E.L. Doctorow Critics' Picks: Tuesday 23With a list of past lecturers that includes novelists Richard Powers and Robert Coover, anthropologist and cultural critic Andrew Ross, and noted literary critics Sven Birkerts and Katherine Hayles, it's hard to believe that the Ropes Lecture Series is only in its second year. But…
Why Alternative Health Care?
Welcome to a new column about alternative health care — not all forms of alternative health care, but the ones that I'm interested in. We'll talk about therapies that work, and sometimes we'll expose the ones that don't. You can be certain we'll take issue with traditional drug-based medical care, which is ineffective for chronic…
Critics Picks: Critic’s Picks
Thursday 18The students at the School for Creative and Performing Arts AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. They were brought up proper. Of course, they do tend to burst into song and dance for no apparent reason, which can get a little annoying. We suppose it could be worse — they could be off-key, which would warrant a seriousass-whuppin'.…
Cover Story: Moments to Live
Donna Covrett on yoga: It's taught me to feel my reality rather than think about it." I am a dedicated student of yoga. I can't imagine my life without it. Physically, it has kept my 45-year-old body lean, strong, supple and healthy. It's increased my focus and concentration. But what it has done for…
News: Web Feature: Boo At Will
Jymi Bolden Brian Cairns, left, and his brother Colin Cairns, far right, discuss strategy with attorney Lucian Bernard before being acquitted on tresspassing and disorderly conduct charges. Giving a political speech in Music Hall is not a crime — and neither is booing if you disagree, according to a ruling in the trial of…
CAM Blockbuster
I parked on Eden Park Drive and walked up the hillside steps to the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM) parking lot. It didn't matter if it was early in the morning or late afternoon. The place was filled with visitors attending the popular exhibit European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria,…
The Starred Spanglish Banner
Oh say, can you see, in the not too distant future, a Puerto Rican star on the American flag? Not too many Americans give much thought to our "associated free state" at the gateway to the Caribbean. For some of us, our knowledge and perception of Puerto Rican life is limited to West Side Story.…
Cover Story: Games People Play
Jymi Bolden Jennifer Dalton (left) and Sarah Mann prepare their performance piece/play about eating disorders, The Weighting Game. "You had an eating disorder? I thought you were smarter than that." "People can think what they want," says Jennifer Dalton, 27, who for nine years struggled with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. "I know I'm a…
On & On
"The world done changed so much since I been conscious." — Erykah Badu The world is ending all the time, perpetually and repeatedly. We shed skin, we lose hair, we grow nails as each second our bodies quietly begin the processes all over again. The sublime miracles we take for granted in everyday life are…
Cover Story: Web Feature: Dream On
Dream journeyer Robert Moss Robert Moss is an explorer and journalist. And that's not even counting the work he does when he's awake. Moss, you see, is a dream journeyer, and his dream life plays an integral part of his waking world. In his latest book, Dreaming True: How to Dream Your Future and…
Useless from the White Collar Down
My back is neither broad nor strong. I have not worn a hard hat since Skylab stopped falling out of the sky. My hands are uncallused. I am not all thumbs, I am all thumb stumps. The major brand names in my toolbox are Oneida, Lady Craftsman and Advil. If it ain't broke, I ain't…
Reverend Right Time & the First Cuzins of Funk
Headliner Freekbass, who knows a thing or two about flashy, over-the-top Funk shows, offers high praise for Michigan's Reverend Right Time & the First Cuzins of Funk. And besides an ever-growing legion of fans around the Midwest, the group has also caught the eye of another Funk aficionado, Chic guitarist Niles Rodgers, who signed…
Music: The Next Best Piece
The Kronos Quartet At Kronos World Headquarters in San Francisco, violinist David Harrington is just finishing a rehearsal for the Kronos Quartet's upcoming tour. On the phone, in the first of several interviews he will do during the evening, Harrington talks enthusiastically about the quartet's past achievements and their upcoming concert at Miami University.…
