Cover Story: The Banana Republic
Sean Hughes Cuba Libre Usted puede leer este artîculo en idioma Español visitando nuestra pâgina en internet. HAVANA, CUBA — High school Spanish won't help me now. Outside — whoomp! — the air is a cocktail of sulfur, sea salt and diesel fuel. Inside, the bus smells like piss. I'm stuffed into a plush seat…
Guy Maddin on his latest movie, The Saddest Music
Guy Maddin Onstage, visionary filmmaker Guy Maddin displays the comic timing of a vaudevillian. "For years I've made a practice of coming onstage with a completely blank mind," Maddin said earlier this year, introducing his newest film, The Saddest Music in the World, to audiences at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. "Once, early on in…
News to Use
The Greening of the City Imago and Price Hill Will present ¨The Green City,Ó a series of seminars on urban sprawl and sustainable development.The first program is from 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday. ¨My SpaceÓ examines how can we make our homes and residential areas more healthy and sustainable. The themes of other seminars include ¨Our Space,Ó…
The many moods of Zinfandel
As the cicadas start to wind down in our backyards, it's time to fire up the grill, just in time for our all-American Independence Day. If you're like me, there's nothing that tastes more like the Fourth of July in the Midwest than corn on the cob, garden fresh tomatoes and cheeseburgers. And there's no…
Do you have Prince Albert in a can?
My boyfriend and I have Prince Alberts, enjoy sounding and sometimes use Prince's Wands. Recently, my boyfriend suggested that we try electro-stimulation, attaching electrodes to the ends of our sounds and butt plugs. But could we accidentally electrocute ourselves? Could the pleasure be so intense that it would spoil us for other things? — Enjoys…
Customs
I'm not sure what defines "American." Nationalistic identity extends beyond borders where I was born, raised and enraged. Since we started a war we're international bullies, but neighbors still want to borrow sugar. They try to know us beyond our Super-sized selves. Americans in other countries signify excess and privilege. Our presence is prized in…
To Save Kerry, Build the Platform
The following is an open letter to Kentucky State Sen. Dr. Daniel Mongiardo, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Jim Bunning. Dear Dr. Mongiardo: The second of November could prove one of the most important days in this country's recent history. For years, even before the current administration took office, this…
Creating Wealth
What's your mindset about money and wealth? There are many aspects to this volatile topic, and it might be time to examine some of your long-held beliefs that were imposed on you by parents and other influential people in your formative years. There are many old sayings we repeat and believe: "Neither a borrower nor…
Locals Only: : Da Muttss
Dale M. Johnson Da Muttss L-Born, member of Da Muttss asks, "Where do you see us in five years?" Perhaps it's easy to assume that any Hip Hop band trying to break ground in Cincinnati will be on the "Where are they now?" list five years from now. In five years, Da Muttss will look…
Upcoming Shows with NRBQ and Little Feat
NRBQ Little Feat Thursday · Jillian's Like NRBQ (see below), Little Feat has a long and strange career path. Founding guitarist Lowell George went from his mid-'60s Art/Folk band, The Factory, to a brief stint in Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. After being fired for violating Zappa's no-drugs policy, George started the first version of…
The biggest baddest bugs on earth
Here are a few programs to look out for in the upcoming week … WEDNESDAY 9 P.M. Unsolved History, Discovery Channel. "O.J. & Nicole." This episode pieces together the forensic evidence surrounding the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and investigates what really happened a decade ago. Experts run a battery of…
Music: Fair and Fair Alike
Dale M. Johnson Mike Fair Sr. (left) and his son, Mike Fair Jr. have developed a mutual respect and admiration for each other's influences and work. What would it be like to have your old man working in the same music scene as you? When I discovered that not only are there two guitar-playing Mike…
