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The Honorary Title Fu Manchu Wednesday · Radio Down Pack up your one-hits and ear plugs … Fu Manchu is back on the road. One of Stoner Rock's consistently satisfying outfits (beginning with the psychedelic thunder of their first single, "Kept Between Trees," in 1990), Fu Manchu has been having one of the busiest years…
Diner: Got Game? Got Eats?
Woodrow J. Hinton With a veritable feast of professional football games on the Thanksgiving menu, not to mention holiday bowl games dotting December's calendar, it's clearly the season for sports bars. These establishments have expanded beyond the multiple televisions, video games and sports memorabilia: Now they're "entertainment complexes" and "venues." Technology has become more sophisticated,…
Locals Only: : Killing With Coolness
Straw Boss In 1956, Elvis was the coolest thing on the face of the planet. The slicked back hair. The sneer. The frantically played tunes that scared the hell out of almost everyone over the age of 30. Songs that mixed Southern Gospel music with R&B and "Hillbilly music" — a unique hybrid between Texas…
100 Days of Solitude
Day 1: I am alone. Abandoned. Mateless. The Partner, a successful consultant to large corporations in need of role models for their unsuccessful consultants, left a few hours ago for a "short term out-of-town assignment." Translation: For the next four months, she'll be working and living in a city over 2,500 miles away. Her demanding…
‘Dots Time Again
Local Pop/Rock legends psychodots return to the stage this week for their annual Thanksgiving time run. The trio — singer/guitarist Rob Fetters, singer/bassist Bob Nyswonger, singer/drummer Chris Arduser — are set for shows at the Canal Street Tavern in Dayton on Wednesday, and on Friday they'll be at the Southgate House in Newport with special…
Music: The Legend of Arthur
Ohio native Joseph Arthur might be a singer/songwriter, but he strives to make each record sonically different, eshewing what he calls the "singer/songwriter aesthetic" for a more open-ended approach. Joseph Arthur has one of the most potentially intimidating press kits in the music industry. Over the past six years and four albums, the Akron native/New…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
On Thanksgiving Day my family gathers around the dining room table for a celebration of joy. Before carving turkey and eating cranberries, we join hands and say what we're thankful for. My son, who majored in English, is succinct: "Thanks for good food on this symbolic day." My daughter, who recently moved back from Florida…
Living Out Loud: : They Closed
I get a phone call from my old buddy Roger, who's been living in Portland, Oregon for the past six months. He'll be in town for Thanksgiving this week, visiting his family, and he wants to know if we could get together the day before the holiday. "Hell yes," I say. "It'll really be good…
The It Problem
I'm a female university student who has a question of etiquette. There's a girl I've seen around campus who I recognize from a few years ago … when "Jane" was a guy. I'm positive that it's the same person because she still has the same face and I've heard that this person has had a…
Following the Money Leads to Probe of Police
Anthony Antal Juliet Stewart of Cincinnati addresses a hearing on voting irregularities in Ohio. Organizers might try to challenge the election's validity. An already delayed audit of the Cincinnati Police Department's use of overtime came to a screeching halt Nov. 4 after City Auditor Mark Ashworth told the Internal Audit Committee that he'd uncovered at…
Scared Straight: and Morality Collide
Jerry Dowling Well, there certainly has been a moral awakening in this country. Such an unfortunate time for the world of sports to behave poorly. The stories dominating last week's sports headlines included a program promo that worked like a charm and a terrible fight in Auburn Hills, Mich., which could be the setting for…
News: Walnut Hills Goes WiFi
slim Jim Puvee By Jan. 1, 2005, residents and companies in Walnut Hills will be able to surf the Internet, check e-mail or conduct business on the largest metropolitan WiFi network in the United States. WiFi, short for "wireless fidelity," allows computer users to access the Internet without having to plug their computers into jacks…
Sleeping Beauty
Sandy Underwood Deb Girdler's Wisteria lights up ETC's stage for another holiday fairytale musical, Sleeping Beauty. If you've enjoyed a holiday musical at ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI (ETC), you've probably been spooked by DEB GIRDLER, who typically plays the villainess. It's happening again this year with the reprise of Sleeping Beauty, which world premiered at…
A Medicine for Me
Diane Utaski Notes: For the holidays, this column will include stories from people whose lives have been changed by yoga — in their own words. "What is yoga? To some yoga means relaxation, to some it means stretching, to some it means a time for meditation. To me it means all this and more. It's…
News to Use
Moving Mountains EarthSave Cincinnati hosts Mountaintop Removal Roadshow at 8 p.m. Monday at Kaldi's Coffee House on Main Street. The program is about a type of mining called "mountaintop removal" and the impact upon the environment, Appalachian communities, and mine workers. Admission is free. Influence City Spending With major cuts proposed for social services, Cincinnati…
Carolfest
The holidays are all about music, and you should find your way to a venue for a holiday concert to round out your entertainment choices this season. Singing carols is a core activity, and the May Festival probably knows more about singing than any organization in town: Check out their CAROLFEST on Dec. 4 at…
House Republicans
Ethics?Never heard of 'em House Republicans have done something truly appalling. They've knocked down an ethics rule that banned House members from holding leadership positions if they've been indicted on felony charges. They did it on behalf of House majority leader Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas). A number of his associates have already been indicted by…
Poddy Over Here … Poddy Over There
Talmadge Lacy "I know I'd be the man if I cold yanked the plug on R&B, but I can't and that's bugged…" — Q-Tip Picture the scene: I'm sitting in a crowded Red Lobster lobby on a Saturday afternoon in late October. A gentleman sitting on a bench near me mouths something barely audible over…
Freedom Center Offers Help to Black Theatre Group
The suffrage being discussed by National Underground Freedom Center Chief of Communications Paul Bernish is a vote of support for Cincinnati Black Theatre Company (CBTC) in its fight to continue programming after losing its home at the Arts Consortium of Cincinnati in the West End. There has been no formal contact between Freedom Center administrators…
Social Needs
Cincinnati's population is younger, darker and poorer than it was 30 years ago. Those are some of the conclusions of a study released by the University of Cincinnati School of Planning. "The Social Areas of Cincinnati: An Analysis of Social Needs" is a statistical comparison of the city's population in 1970 and 2000. The study's…
