Killing Us Softly
"But common things surprise us." Gwendolyn Brooks Today I am black licorice, twisted and shiny. I feel particularly black. When cops keep on killing us, it's akin to stuffing a powder keg beyond its capacity. Question is, when will it blow? Why aren't we marching in the streets in as menacing a fashion to…
News: Nonviolence
Whether you're on the streets to chant down Babylon or to enforce the law, please remember that nothing is worse for democracy than violence.The best way for demonstrators to be effective is to practice respect for others. The best way for police officers to be effective is to practice respect for others.The two largest…
Power of One: Conscientious Objector
power of one"It's a difference of opinion," George W. Bush says of Al Gore. "He trusts the government. I trust the people." Oh really? Sure. Bush spent most of the campaign talking about limiting the power and influence of the federal government and giving more power to local communities, the standard conservative line. He doesn't…
Community Calendar
Clifton Grateful Givings, an annual Thanksgiving celebration at Sitwell's Coffeehouse, 324 Ludlow Ave., is Nov. 23. The celebration features free food and drink. Volunteers are needed to provide home-cooked casseroles and donate drinks and desserts. To volunteer, sign up atSitwell's, call 513-281-7487 or e-mail Sitwells@fuse.net. Community Council Meetings College Hill Forum, 7:30 p.m. the fourth…
A Pointed Argument
Ad Nauseam Selling Out: A Pointed Argument The word of the day, boys and girls, is nipple. That's because our favorite body part is making a huge splash in print advertising these days. Flip open a magazine. Study that full-page spread. Here, a nipple. There, a nipple. Everywhere, an exposed nipple. Those infinitely funny little…
News: Being Here
Let's say you're the CEO of a major multinational corporation. Or you might be a protester who's driven here with a carload of buddies. Either way, you're visiting Cincinnati for a few days and wondering what to make of this place. Here's a quick primer on Cincinnati colloquialisms and quirks: "Please?": Our way of saying,…
Critics Picks: Leaving Impressions
Woodrow J. Hinton Stanton Welch We might see some amazing dancing when Finger Prints, choreographed by Australian Stanton Welch, opens Cincinnati Ballet's season at the Aronoff Center, with three additional works: Aquilarco, L'Esprit de Sept and Act 2 of Swan Lake. In an innovative deal with Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet, Tulsa Ballet and Washington Ballet,…
News: Who’s Who
Real easy now. Cincinnati isn't used to this kind of thing. But important issues are at play, so try not to get too caught up in the noise or the traffic delays. Remember the issues: Economic justice. Environmental protection. Workers' rights. Here's a guide to the players this weekend. Affinity Groups: Cells of five to…
Arts Beat: Boys and Girls Together
ArtsEveryone fusses that the holidays start earlier every year. It's not yet Thanksgiving and the Playhouse has a perfect show for Valentine's Day. In fact, if you're thinking that the musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change might have a glimmer of holiday merriment, you'll be disappointed. There's nary a Christmas carol sung,…
Eating Corpses for Food and Science
I know what you're thinking: There just aren't enough jobs that involve picking maggots, beetles and flies from decomposing human remains. Well, I've got news for you. There are plenty. Anyone who is interested should read M. Lee Goff's A Fly for the Prosecution: How Insect Evidence Helps Solve Crimes (Harvard University Press), published earlier…
In its 15th year, 97X’s local music band competition stands as one of the best of its kind in the region
Locals Only Xposing One's Self BY JASON ARBENZNo doubt one of the greatest thrills in the life of any musician is hearing your own music on the radio for the first time. Whether your band is The Beatles, or Fred and the Water Shortage, it doesn't matter. Everyone starts somewhere. And for musicians in the…
Uniform Traditions
By BOB WOODIWISS The ballyhoo is irresistible. For weeks, it builds in the stores, then, slowly, it takes over the streets. The decorations, the songs, the merriment become ubiquitous. Before you know it – before you're ready? – you're trading gifts with family, toasting with old friends, drunkenly fighting in the parking lot of the…
News: You Are Here
The Transatlantic Business Dialogue conference downtown likely will attract protests such as this one against the World Bank n Washington, D.C. this spring Is Cincinnati ready for a naked bloc? Nude protesters are but one possibility when the anti-globalization movement takes over downtown the next three days. One organizer vows, "I think it's fair…
News: Queen City Quirks.
Sean Hughes/photopresse.com Warning: Simon Leis Jr. lives here. If you didn't see the movie about Leis' war on pornography (Woody Harrelson played Larry Flynt, remember?), consider this: Leis once had Rev. Maurice McCrackin jailed for 111 days for refusing to testify against his own kidnappers. Leis, the sheriff of Hamilton County, where Cincinnati is…
Diner: Plain and Predictable
Diner Plain and predictableCincinnatians — even West-siders — make jokes about Cheviot. True, it's not the most progressive of neighborhoods. Take a drive up Harrison Avenue, and you'll see the business district has hardly changed in decades: family-style restaurant, corner bar, barber shop, family-style restaurant, corner bar, barber shop. You get the picture. So when…
