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Post-Election Analysis The Cincinnati Women's Political Caucus hosts its annual post-election analysis forum at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Walnut Hills Christian Church, 1438 E. McMillan St. Panelists include CityBeat's Stephanie Dunlap, The Cincinnati Enquirer's Greg Korte and Jerry Tolliver of WDBZ (1230AM). The forum is free and open to the public; parking is available…
Trepidation Nation
Paul Kolnik Ben Magnuson (left, with cello), a 2005 CCM grad is in the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, earning tons of critical raves. Do you have an irrational fear? Most of us do. This weekend offers a "phobic anthology," TREPIDATION NATION, at the Cincinnati Museum Center's Reakirt Auditorium by a new assemblage of…
Cover Story: Holey Moley, They Pack a Punch
Geoff Raker CEA 2005 It's been said many times that people in Greater Cincinnati pay attention to local musicians making original music only when the national press declares them "cool." Well, attention Cincy music fans: The outside world is indeed watching (and listening) once again. Local music has been in the national spotlight sporadically…
It’s Hard Not to Change Opinion of Drugs
I've just finished reading Margo Pierce's excellent piece on the pitiful state of our government's "War on Drugs" (issue of Nov. 9-15). This is the first time I've read such an intelligent review of where we are. I'm sending this to all on my e-mail list. We need to make some changes in our laws…
CEA Fever
If you don't know that Monday is the date for the ninth annual (and first music-only) Cincinnati Entertainment Awards … well, fold the paper over and take a peak at the cover. I'll wait … Monday's ceremony, honoring all that the Greater Cincinnati original music scene has to offer, promises to be the best CEA…
Risa Jaroslow
Risa Jaroslow's dancers are answering the question: What makes you feel whole? Modern dance pioneer Martha Graham proclaimed, "Movement never lies." New York-based choreographer/dancer RISA JAROSLOW finds truth in this claim. Community involvement isn't just something she and her company do for publicity or to "give back" — it's become a fundamental element within…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Immortal Lee County Killers and More…
Public Emily Andrew Bird Immortal Lee County Killers with The Wailin' Elroys and The Arch Villains Saturday · The Comet It's been six years since former Quadrajets guitarist Chet "Cheetah" Weise and drummer Doug "The Boss" Sherrard teamed up to form the Immortal Lee County Killers, the brashest and loudest Blues outfit in the…
Diner: Maybe Later
The name of the restaurant, Wild Ginger, conjures up visions of pungent, spicy Asian flavors (and perhaps also redheads on deserted islands). The décor of the Asian bistro, on the other hand, is very calming. Shades of green and burned orange are accented with teak and bamboo. Everything is angular, simple and quite cozy. The…
Memory
"Memories aren't stored in the heart or the head or even the soul, if you ask me, but in the spaces between any given two people." — Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts One of the most fascinating and sometimes elusive functions of our computer-like brains is memory. The ability to store and recall information, skills and…
Dead Ends
Not that long ago, I woke up on Sunday mornings, loaded my five-disc changer with the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman, Etta James, Pat Metheny and Nicky Holland and picked my way through The New York Times, generally avoiding the hard news of the day. I desperately wanted to believe the…
Cincinnati Chooses Change
The voters made their choices Nov. 8. Ohio was not interested in substantially changing its election system, rejecting four state constitutional amendments by margins of 64 percent or higher each. A proposal to issue bonds for technology research, rejected by voters last year, won approval this time around, apparently owing to the addition of funds…
Strap-on Strap-off
My boyfriend let me experiment on him with a strap-on. At first he didn't like it, but now he loves it. Now I want to have sex with another guy and watch him suck a real cock. How can I get him to try this? Pretty Eager Gal Jesus Christ, PEG! I have plowed years…
News: Foreign Aid
Dale Shlachter Robert Rack Jr. (L) shakes hands with Indian Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwalthe. Steve Mayo (middle) helped set up the mediation program. In three months Cincinnatian Robert Rack Jr. overcame marauding monkeys, jealously guarded handwritten records, generations of legal tradition and almost overwhelming demand when he introduced mediation in Indian trial courts. "I…
Film: Back in Black
Suzanne Tenner Director/co-writer James Mangold (left) talks to Joaquin Phoenix on the set of Walk the Line. LOS ANGELES — Considering how well James Mangold knows Johnny Cash's life and habits, it's odd he's tentative about one crucial thing. When the two first met, he's unsure if the iconic Americana singer saluted him with…
Music: About A ‘Boy’
Ken Schles Bassist Pete Wentz (far right) of Fall Out Boy, one of this year's hottest bands, maintains of number of side projects outside of the FOB universe. "Sometimes it can break you down," bassist Pete Wentz says of Fall Out Boy's tour regimen, which prompted the band to recently cancel their Japanese tour.…
Thankful to Be Welcome at the Table
Next Thursday we'll be celebrating America's favorite holiday. There are no obligations except for eating, being with people you love and thinking things thankful. I can be glib about a lot of things, but not on this pretty much untainted holiday. The mundane becomes magnificent; the jocularity and joy of just being with people we…
Cover Story: Living a Legacy
Mark Bany Michael Bany (right) and Mark Bany doing what they liked to do: play music. Dec. 29 will mark the 10th anniversary of the death of local musician Michael Bany, who spent much of his life playing with some of the biggest names on the local scene, including Wheels, The Bluebirds and The…
Living Out Loud: : Blowing Our Own Horn
This column starts its third year this week and I'm a little amazed by that. I always thought maybe we would run a year or so, readers would lose interest and it would fade away. Boy, was I wrong. The audience has really grown over the past year and I thank all of you for…
Cover Story: The Baron Gets His Due
At the age of 14, three years before he ever sat behind a kit or held a drumstick in his hand, John Von Ohlen became a drummer. He'd already been playing classical piano for a decade and trombone for half that long when he attended a Stan Kenton concert at some forgotten ballroom in his…
Stakes Are High Now for UC Football and Basketball
Jerry Dowling The Big East might become a big deal, but big change is the big deal at the University of Cincinnati's athletic department for now. Whether or not one agrees with President Nancy Zimpher's initiatives, all must agree the big changes constitute a big gamble. Zimpher hired a new athletic director last month,…
News: Next: Gay Adoption Ban
Graham Lienhart Gary Wright of Equality Cincinnati discusses how conservative evangelicals, having succeeded in banning same-sex marriage in Ohio, are gearing up to ban gay adoption and foster parenting. If there's any doubt that last year's state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage was less about marriage than homophobia, consider the next item on some…
Film: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll
Tartan Films Matt (Kieran O'Brien, left) and Lisa (Margo Stilley) get close in 9 Songs. In two words, 9 Songs is scenester porn: fucking — which is not simulated — and going to shows. Our lovers, Matt (Kieran O'Brien) and Lisa (Margo Stilley), have no mutual friends, no stomach flu, no feeding the dog.…
Who Would Jesus Send Care Packages to?
Jon Hughes/photopresse.com Maurice McCrackin's legacy lives on in the Community Shares Awards. With apparently no awareness of the irony involved, the Xavier University Occupational Therapy Society is helping to collect films, taped TV shows and other items for U.S. troops in Iraq. Maybe it's a way to ensure future job security: more casualties mean…
Saving Ohio River Grass
One word sums up the riverfront patch of land occupied by Ohio River Grass, the recently shuttered East End nursery, for artist Yvonne van Eijden: magical. Ohio River Grass is too beautiful for words, but the Dutch-born Van Eijden does her best. She helped capture its beauty by organizing the summertime outdoor sculpture exhibition Art…
Cover Story: He Lights up Their Lives
Matt Borgerding Anthony Luensman gives this year's CEA trophy "a South Park quality." Even if you're not a winner of a Cincinnati Entertainment Award, it'll be hard to miss the soft blue glow emitted from this year's exclusive memento. Designed by local artist Anthony Luensman, the trophy is not only a token of a…
Locals Only: : Dude, Where’s My Local Music?
The Dude The Dude There's seemingly a world of difference between 1996 Moeller grad/class president Rick Vance and WEBN's music director/resident lunatic known everywhere as The Dude. But beneath the surface they're actually quite close philosophically. A good thing, since they inhabit the same body. Vance joined the Rock radio powerhouse in 1998, gaining…
