The Cincinnati Fringe Festival, The Cool Kids, and much more”
Art Academy of Cincinnati The work of Jack Meanwell WEDNESDAY 6/04 ONSTAGE: THE CINCINNATI FRINGE FESTIVAL continues through Saturday evening. See previews here and reviews here. ART: THE ART ACADEMY The Art Academy of Cincinnati's Pearlman Gallery has been transformed into a dense salon of paintings in a tribute exhibition of work by Jack…
Another seven days of polluting, scooting and running out of ammo
Swift Boats gone too far? WEDNESDAY MAY 28 Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan last week released a new tell-all book about life inside the Bush Administration and the White House's only response was to say, "Scott, you changed, man." McClellan, perhaps the most credible of the millions of people currently disappointed with Bush, said…
Film: Review: Standard Operating Procedure
Sony Classics Errol Morris on the set of his self-described "nonfiction horror movie," Standard Operating Procedure. When a documentary tackles a subject as important as the prisoner abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib prison, it almost seems gauche to review it on the basis of anything other than just its subject matter. After all,…
Openings, Closings and Menu Tweaks
Joe Lamb The Hideaway Spring is in the air, and so are the aromas from some new spring menus. At The Palace (601 Vine St., Downtown, 513-381-6006) check out the Oxtail Ravioli appetizer with foie gras and port and the Lobster Pastilla entrée with spinach, mushrooms and a vanilla beurre blanc. The Hideaway (4163…
Farewell, Mr. K
Ken Glidewell, a local musician, producer and radio personality, died May 27 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Glidewell was 48. Glidewell had an expansive history in relation to Cincinnati and its music. Early in his radio career, Glidewell (who went by "Mr. K" on the radio) was a DJ at 97X (the station…
Chance for a New Generation
Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated 40 years ago this week. America's liberal political movement hasn't really recovered since. There's finally some hope, though, as Sen. Barack Obama closes in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Writer Lew Moores looks at the connections and disconnections between 1968 and 2008 in this week's cover story. To many, the…
Onstage: Far End of the Fringe
Cincinnati Fringe Festival Torie Wiggins of Your Negro Tour Guide OPENED TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Southwest Ohio Society of Badasses (New Stage Collective, 9:15 p.m.) It's a story that revolves around, of all things, a BB lodged in the central character's head. At least, that's one of those life-changing moments explored in this original performance…
Dance: Bringing It Home
If you dig modern dance, don't miss Contemporary Dance Theater's 2008 Choreographers Festival. Thirteen impressive choreographers — all with local links — are set to show works with a rich variety of intention and approach in two distinct programs during the next two weekends. Their stories tell a tale of finding a lifeline to working…
Jay Bruce the Latest Ingredient in Reds Rise
Jerry Dowling Jay Bruce might actually be as good as everyone says he is. Watching Bruce's first week with the Reds, all anyone can see is upside, all the way from the action in his movements to his results against big league pitching. Not since Johnny Bench came up in 1967, more than 40…
Onstage: Reviews: Cincy Fringe Festival Favorites
Mikki Schaffner Mortem Capiendum was a highlight during the opening week of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival. There's one more weekend for the 2008 Cincinnati Fringe Festival. You might not have time to see everything, so you'll need to choose wisely. CityBeat's review team has been on the job since Day One (you can read…
Sound Advice: : Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Black Lips and James McMurtry
The Black Lips Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Lauren Dragon Saturday
Be Comfortable with Your Body
Learning to love, or even like our bodies, is a daily battle for most women. Though we try to embrace the idea that Marilyn Monroe wore a size 14, we often compare ourselves to the media's idea of an average woman and it looks nothing like we do. That ideal is a fabrication, too. Retouched…
Music: Summertime Coups
Jeff Scott Roberson Jeff Scott Roberson When Jeff Roberson confronts the question of why his first solo release in nearly two decades, Summer's Here, isn't a Len's Lounge album, he has a ready response. "Buy the record and find out," he says, laughing. "It's not Bluegrass/Punk Rock music, I guess. And because the other…
News: Globalizing Education
The number of children in Ohio who can read that word and know that it says "Hello" in Mandarin Chinese is growing, thanks to the efforts of the Ohio Department of Education. Recognized in March for efforts to think globally, the department received a $25,000 District/State Prize for Excellence in International Education from the Asia…
Hillary’s Ever-Changing Moods
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton likes to paint herself as a straight shooter who means what she says. Except when she doesn't. In an interview Clinton gave to a National Public Radio host on March 13, the Democratic presidential hopeful tried to explain why the votes cast in Michigan's illegal Democratic Primary should count, even though…
Cover Story: Then And Now
Sean Hughes 1968 His hair is white, and he steadies his step with a cane as he takes a seat on a sofa in the living room of his home in Clifton. He turned 87 in March. He reaches back in time to that turbulent year 40 years ago, arguably the most tumultuous year…
Art Movies Might Be Struggling, But Opera Movies Are Thriving
If you follow news about art/independent films, you know they're struggling. The "classics" divisions of the studios have been cutting back because of the softening economy, and it's the rare foreign-language and documentary title that grosses more than $1 million anymore. On the other hand, the opera film is going gangbusters. The Metropolitan Opera, with…
News: Low-balling Low-wage Workers?
Natalie Hager City Councilman David Crowley believes The Enquirer is siding with its Big Business allies at the expense of low-wage workers. Some Cincinnati officials are asking that one of the city's largest companies allow its janitors to vote on whether they want to join a union before city council doles out almost $58…
Not Too Cool for the Pool
Over the weekend, while taking her dogs on an evening walk in Mount Washington, my girlfriend and I bumped into about 15 teenage boys who just happened to be walking along the same street we were. It was around 10 p.m. and, while we were on the sidewalk, the mass of juveniles decided the street…
Film: Review: Kung Fu Panda
Dreamworks Fat and happy in Kung Fu Panda Like any child, I was willing to believe in fairies enough to clap and help save the dying Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, and felt touched and empowered when it worked. But I'm older now. I still believe in the beauty of a good fairy tale.…
Music: Forever Young?
230 Publicity Be Your Own Pet At midnight on my 21st birthday, I was painfully sober, driving my unequivocally drunk friends from a party in Clifton to a party in West Chester. Somehow, over the sound of my own drink-less rage, Ladytron's "Seventeen" was rattling the factory speakers of my Corolla, almost mocking me…
I Get It
Wow, someone besides me gets it ("The Reds Need More Hitters Like Dunn, Not Fewer," issue of May 28). Thanks, and go Dunner! — Jeff Burris Cincinnati Stay Away From the Con I got my degree at UC, but now I'm back home in Boston working. A friend I made in Cincinnati always sends me…
Her Anonymous Life
Suddenly, people are looking for her. Over the past few weeks, I've received three e-mails regarding an interview I did with writer D.B. Wells in CityBeat in early 2005. All three, each from a different person, wanted to know how to get in contact with her. A fourth e-mail, received yesterday from a person named…
York Street Cafe (Review)
� Emily Maxwell york St. Cafe York Street Cafe is an old favorite of mine, and it hasn't lost its charm. The recent addition of Chef Curtis Paul, a veteran of La Normandie and the Maisonette, seems to have tightened up the existing menu and promises some new twists soon. Our visit on a very…
