News: Do-It-Yourself Politics
Cameron Knight Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, brings the "Pants onFire" Mobile — and the battle for regime change — to Cincinnati. They are unified by a common goal: former Nader supporters, veterans, political neophytes, lifelong Democrats, college students, single women, immigrants, retired folk, members of the "creative class," even some…
Locals Only: : Spoiling the funeral
Dale M. Johnson Soul Casket Soul Casket is your average Metal band. Singer/lyricist J-9 says there are no curse words in their lyrics. Guitarist Skratte (rhymes with rat-a-tat-tat) thinks that porn could be more artistic. Keyboardist Brian Davis cites Genesis among his influences. Sean Quinn, the bass player, has a lot of reliable booking contacts.…
What’s Eating You?
Stop the Ignorance I still find it absolutely amazing that people continue to make offensive generalizations about an entire ethnic minority as if we all move, vote and live as one monolithic entity. Jim Buquo in his horribly racist and unbelievably ignorant remarks in the "Matters of Principal" cover story (issue of June 23-29) appears…
Step Into a World
I am not jealous. Squeaky Negroes get ignored. But when majority culture sets out searching for "black power" and returns with sepia images of itself, something's gone terribly, horribly wrong. "Whenever white people start telling us who our leaders are, look out," says Marcus, a black single father from my building. When The Enquirer publishes…
Who cares about election reform!
Cincinnati City Council, meeting for the last time before summer recess June 30, demonstrated underwhelming interest in election reform, voting to shelve all four charter amendments proposed for the Nov. 2 ballot. That means the charter amendments won't come up for consideration again in time for council to add them to an already-lengthy electoral lineup.…
How Often Should I Practice?
Dear Diane, I'm taking yoga classes at a studio once a week. How often and long should I do my yoga practice at home? — Jim The reason most people start doing yoga is to change something in their lives, hopefully for the better. It could be to become more flexible, calm down and relax…
Concerts previews of Old 97’s, The Codetalkers and The Paybacks
The Codetalkers Old 97's with Charlie Mars Wednesday · Southgate House Across the breadth of the Old 97's' decade-long career, the Texas quartet has generally taken a different approach to each of their albums. After the Country/Punk/Bluegrass/Psychedelia quilt of their Indie debut, Hitchhike to Rhome, in 1994, the band endeavored to present just a single…
News to Use
Carnival Benefits Homeless Kids Bethany House Services Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children hosts a Children's Carnival from 5-9 p.m. July 14 on the 1800 block of Fairmount Avenue in South Fairmount. Current and former guests and program participants celebrate their accomplishments and the joys of summertime with board and committee members, volunteers, friends…
Buying off the Liberal Media
R.L. Fridley, owner of Des Moines-based Fridley Theatres, a cinema chain with 90 screens in Iowa and Nebraska, is making headlines for refusing to show Fahrenheit 9/11. Sure, director Michael Moore's film still is reaching Des Moines audiences by playing in theaters owned by Fridley's competitors. But his comments to the press have made him…
Books: Dawn Patrol
James Czar / JAMESCZAR.com Writer Nathan Singer shies away from being overtly political in his writing, but his new novel, A Prayer for Dawn, has a satirical immediacy that's undeniable. Coffee is an unnecessary additive to the frenetic energy of artistic everyman Nathan Singer, yet he partakes in refill after refill. He drinks it up,…
Diner: Cheap, fast, good-for-you
Cilantro is the most consumed fresh herb in the world — more than double all other fresh herbs combined — thanks largely to its premier status in Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, African and Latin cuisines. Aside from its reported medicinal properties as an antidote for stomach upset, cilantro's universal popularity prevails with its…
Cover Story: Feminine Whiles
Geoff Raker and Cameron Knight Q: How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: That's not funny. Contrary to stereotype, most feminists do have a sense of humor, says Mary Pierce Brosmer. It's just that they're in charge of deciding what they find funny. Brosmer founded the Feminist Leadership Academy,…
MacGyver in Space
Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week … THURSDAY 9 P.M. Pat Sajak's American League Ballpark Tour, Travel Channel. Tour five of American League's ballparks for a look at their quirks and history. Go behind the scenes at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Kauffman Field in Kansas…
News: Taking Women’s Pulse
Cameron Knight Women gather at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to discuss a comprehensive study of the needs and the status of women and girls in the region. Are the social, educational, health and financial services available to women and men in Greater Cincinnati unevenly distributed? The Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation is funding…
How many times a week?
Tracking roughly the last year's worth of Savage Love, I noticed that you have published an average of 3.08 letters in each column. How many letters do you receive each week, on average? I am really curious to know what the odds are of having a letter published in your column. — Crazy About Numbers…
It Doesn’t Take a Censor to ‘Hide’ the News
If you have to face bad news, pray it's on a Saturday. Skeleton reporting staffs are struggling with early deadlines and by Monday, you're last week's news. It helps when the nation is grieving for a president and Smarty Jones is supposed to (but doesn't) win the Belmont. Friday's almost as good. Ask University of…
Looking into the future
Know Theatre Tribe The Know Theatre Tribe brings back Burgess Byrd in September for Pretty Fire. Because some newspapers in Cincinnati get all wound up when theaters make their season announcements (in fact, they even fight and make threats over them), I've bypassed such competition. I figure CityBeat readers are more interested in what's happening…
