Cataloging Consumption
Just like you, my mailbox doubles as a point-of-sale for merchants and merchandisers, as every day a veritable bale of catalogs, brochures, circulars, come-ons, flyers, coupons, offers and various other invitations to consume to my maximum potential are delivered there. And while it's easy to disregard the two-color postcard offering a free estimate on having…
News: Parking Complaints and Bus Riders Up as Fort Washington Way Construction Gears Up for Second Phase
Lately, signs reading "lot full," "monthly parking only" and "no parking" are common sights for downtown workers, shoppers and visitors. "It's crazy, there's no place to park and when you do find a place, it's outrageously expensive," said Emmanel Madison, who has been a parking attendant for Allright Parking for three years. And it seems…
Bill Morrissey
Bill Morrissey Usually lumped in with Folk artists, Bill Morrissey's vivid storytelling abilities (he is also a novelist) have always had the immediacy and emotional gruff of the best Blues lyrics. So it's not a complete shock that Morrissey's recent album for Phil/Rounder is a total dedication to the music of the legendary Country/Blues…
Diner: This Dog Will Have His Day
I had been anticipating my visit to the Brown Dog Cafe in Blue Ash. When it opened late last fall, it sounded appealing: a chef trained at the Greenbriar, interested in preparing appetizing and creative, yet not outlandish, food. Was it possible Cincinnati might add another restaurant to its small list of good dining spots?…
Cart Before Convention Horse?
It has been deemed a place that needs more space, and expansion proponents are pushing hard for the Albert B. Sabin Convention Center to get the extra space it needs. Since 1994, studies and plans have been in the works to expand the convention center so it will be able to compete with other cities…
About the Child
You're tired of racing every morning to get your kids to school and yourself to work. You're not as happy with your job as you ought to be. And you're frustrated because, if your household didn't rely on two incomes, there are more productive things you'd be doing — like spending more time with your…
Re: The Physiology of Education
We are undermining our educational system — the best in the world — in an attempt to make it better. Until now, we have produced the most creative group of highly educated people in the world, as evidenced by our scientific innovations among other things. In fact, the desire of foreign students to take advantage…
