Artist’s Rebirth Starts With the Undead
What’s a nice girl like Emily Brandehoff doing making gory paintings like this? Young sweethearts look as if they’re from Our Town, except they’re chewing one another to a pulp. A beautiful woman’s face is smeared with what you imagine is pie until you see the title: “I Think I Just Ate Grandma.” A buxom…
In With The New
Cincinnati’s newest seafood restaurant is also its best. Welcome to Porkopolis, Anchor OTR. I love the scale of this restaurant. No, not the fish scales! The size and scope. It’s just right. It fits perfectly into the historic building at the northeast corner of Washington Park, and the signage is modest and unobtrusive. I don’t…
Frozen Menagerie
I t is the smell of ground bone that is most striking. A very specific scent that most people have only ever experienced a few times in their lives when lying, mouth open, beneath a dentist’s drill. It’s surprising to experience it again, in its full acrid force, as a rotary saw opens the skull…
CSO’s New Program Brings Classical Music to the Community
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) launched its new seven-week initiative, “One City, One Symphony” earlier this month. The goal of the program is to get the CSO engaged with people of all walks of life through nine listening parties across the region. “One City, One Symphony” concludes with three concerts Nov. 15, 17 and 18…
Event: My Heart is an Idiot: FOUND Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Tour
It all started with a note. “Mario, I f*cking hate you. You said you had to work then whys your car HERE at her place?? You’re a f&cking LIAR. I hate you. I f#cking hate you. -Amber. P.S. page me later.” Davy Rothbart, co-founder of FOUND Magazine, found this note meant for Mario on his…
Comedy: Comedy Benefit for Trumpet Behavioral Health
The MVP Sports Bar & Grille in Silverton will host a benefit show for Trumpet Behavioral Health of Fairborn, Ohio, featuring nationally headlining comedians Geoff Tate, Josh Sneed and Drew Hastings. There will also be live music from Magnolia Mountain Trio as well as a raffle to benefit Trumpet. Prizes include limited edition merchandise from…
Art: Apocalypse Now
With the possible end of the world just months away, (remember the whole Mayan Calendar doomsday prediction?) Semantics Gallery will host Apocalypse Now: New Works by Antonio Adams, Emily Brandehoff & Marc Lambert to remind us of the impending doom (see visual arts story on page 26). Curated by Thunder-Sky, Inc.’s co-founder, Bill Ross, the…
Lit: David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a rare figure in today’s literary landscape: He transcends his profession of choice. Perhaps more than any writer of the last 20 years, Sedaris is a relatively household name, a guy whose work is likely to line the shelves of pretty much anyone who still feigns to read books. Even people who…
Dance: Brain Storm by Everett
Great art feeds the mind as well as the spirit. The cerebral meets the corporeal with Everett’s new work, Brain Storm — presented at the Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater this weekend. It marks this year’s first installment of Contemporary Dance Theater’s Guest Artist Series, kicking off CDT’s 40th anniversary season. Providence, R.I.-based Everett spent years…
Onstage: Under a Red Moon
The Carnegie Center in Covington has been presenting some exciting theatrical productions for several seasons, mostly by collaborating with partners who have their own credibility in the local theater world. Producer Joshua Steele reached out a little farther this time, connecting with Dayton’s Human Race Theatre Company for a world premiere of a taut psychological…
Comedy: Nikki Glaser
“My set is about where I am as a woman in this world,” explains comedian Nikki Glaser. “Part of me is supposed to be an adult and the other part is a really immature teenager, and I’m grappling with that on a day-to-day basis.” A solid joke writer, Glaser recently appeared on The Conan O’Brien…
Obama Cancels Cincinnati Events to Monitor Storm Relief
President Barack Obama has canceled scheduled Wednesday appearances in Cincinnati and Akron to coordinate recovery efforts in the wake of super storm Sandy, the White House announced Tuesday. Obama was scheduled to highlight his second-term agenda from economic growth and the middle class, according to a news release. The release promised a “concrete and specific…
Anna Louise Inn, W&S Meet in Appeals Court
The Anna Louise Inn, the city of Cincinnati and Western & Southern (W&S) met for what could be the final time in court today. For the most part, both sides took their time at the Ohio First District Court of Appeals to restate past arguments. The three-judge panel heard 15-minute arguments by both sides. It…
Cintas CEO Emails Romney Talking Points to Employees
It’s no secret that Cintas Corp. CEO Scott Farmer showers part of his wealth on Republican political candidates. Over the years, he has thrown money at George W. Bush, Rob Portman and Steve Chabot. This year, he has given $52,500 to the Mitt Romney campaign. His wife Mary has ponied up $22,500. But votes, not…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast last night. At least 16 people are believed to have died from the storm, and as many as 7.5 million were left without power. Areas of New York and New Jersey also faced major flooding. It…
Music: Waco Brothers
This past spring, prolific artist Jon Langford came to Cincinnati to open an exhibit of his visual artwork and perform a free concert with his group Skull Orchard at Over-the-Rhine club MOTR Pub. At the time, Langford spoke to CityBeat contributor Steve Rosen about his range of artistic endeavors. “I have to do a lot…
Event: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Halloween is this weird holiday that rides a razor’s edge where it’s either an adult event or it’s kiddietime door-to-door. If you can’t make up your mind about whether to be juvenile or adults only, why not do both? There’s a special midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show that will satisfy your raunchy Halloween…
Top Courthouse Officials Accused of Sex Discrimination
A 20-year veteran of Hamilton County’s probation department says she was denied a promotion after advising another woman to file a sexual-harassment claim against a boss on the county’s payroll at the time. Cassandra (Casey) DeNoma’s sex-discrimination lawsuit was filed Friday in Cincinnati federal court. She described the county probation department as a male bastion…
Titus Andronicus (Review)
This show requires a lot of hand-to-hand combat and considerably more blood than Romeo & Juliet. It was all done with ghastly if over-the-top realism. The plot is both simple and ridiculous by contemporary standards: Titus (Nick Rose) is a successful general who turns down the chance to become emperor. Things go bad for him…
Music Tonight: Kishi Bashi
Kishi Bashi is the name for the solo work of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s K Ishibashi, who’s become one of the go-to violin players in the world of Indie music, touring and/or recording with of Montreal, Regina Spektor and Alexi Murdoch, among many others. Also a founding member of the Indie/Synth Pop group Jupiter One, Ishibashi’s own…
Passion Pit
It was a wintry night three years ago at the Northside Tavern when Passion Pit turned the joint into a Synth Pop sauna; wild-eyed reviews of the show heightened expectations for the Massachusetts sextet’s return. That follow-up visit was scheduled for the final day of the inaugural Bunbury Festival, just days before the release of…
Propagandhi
These days, it’s hard enough for a Punk band to remain a cohesive unit for 26 months, let alone 26 years. But guitarist Chris Hannah and drummer Jord Samolesky have managed to keep Propagandhi active and relevant since launching the band in 1986. Since then, Hannah, Samolesky and a variety of bassists (including John K.…
“Delloween” with Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Bluegrass has always been embraced by the Jam community, thanks to Jerry Garcia’s abiding love of old-time music and the unique traditional-yet-contemporary flavor he brought to his own translations. Native Virginian Larry Keel plays a similar role in the current Jam/Bluegrass scene as a flatpicking acoustic guitarist whose talents as a player, songwriter and vocalist…
“Delloween” with The Del McCoury Band
The Del McCoury Band is one of the most celebrated Bluegrass acts to date, but to say they are just a Bluegrass band would be doing them a disservice. Over their 20-plus years — spanning 13 albums — Del and his boys have explored vast musical categories (including Funk, Gospel and Jam), been covered by…
Stage Door: Some Bloody Good Theater at Cincy Shakes
My schedule prevented me from making it to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s opening of Romeo & Juliet back on Oct. 11, and I hadn’t caught up yet with CSC’s annual Halloween-season tarting up of a Shakespearean tragedy to be offered within the run of the mainstage show. This year it’s the rarely produced revenge piece, Titus…
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
Unlike the similarly named bands She & Him and The Dutchess and the Duke, the current version of He's My Brother, She's My Sister is not a duo featuring one member from each gender. Instead, it’s a five-piece (with three additional part-timers) led by founders/siblings Rachel and Rob Kolar, who initially ran the project as…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. Issue 2 is getting outraised quite badly. Protect Your Vote Ohio, the group opposing Issue 2, has raised $6.9 million, while Voters First Ohio, the group supporting Issue 2, has raised $3.6 million since July. If Issue 2 is approved by voters,…
Romeo and Juliet (Review)
Staged by Brian Isaac Phillips, CSC’s artistic director, this production has been modernized. The inhabitants of “fair Verona” wear contemporary clothes, and their entertainment and behavior has a 21st-century overlay. But rather than trying to twist it too far out of its original context in a Renaissance town in Italy, I’d say this feels more…
Letter: Keep Politics off Pulpit
The Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati this week sent a letter to all local parishes warning them to keep politics off the pulpit. The letter reminds pastors and parishioners that church leadership may not endorse parties or candidates or take any action that could be construed as endorsement, let candidates or parties use church facilities, distribute…
City Manager Suggests Privatizing Parking
It’s nearly budget season in Cincinnati again. In a bit of a head start, City Manager Milton Dohoney has unveiled his plan to look into privatizing the city’s parking services. In a memo to city employees, Dohoney claimed leasing could provide a few benefits to the city: “For example, a third party can invest in…
Review: The Afghan Whigs & Wussy at Bogart’s
“I’ve been waiting for this for six months,” Afghan Whigs frontman Greg Dulli said to start off the Cincinnati-spawned Rock crew’s first concert in the Queen City since a Sept. 25, 1999, appearance at the same venue. That ’99 show turned out to be the Whigs’ last public concert anywhere before the group’s recent return…
Your Halloweekend To Do List: 10/26-10/28
Halloween is no longer a one-night event just for kids. Like many holidays, Halloween’s reach goes beyond Oct. 31 (I’m pretty sure I saw costumes descend into stores mid-August), giving us grownups a chance to dress up and act out. This (Hallo)weekend features events that celebrate all the weird, wonderful and freaky aspects of our…
Romney Touts Business Acumen in Cincinnati Visit
There are only a few more weeks of political commercials, ads, promises and accusations flooding the TV and radio before the Nov . 6 presidential election. While many Americans are tired of political campaigning, Ohio — the most important swing state in the United States — has been showing a great response toward the campaign…
Ohio Could See Ethics Overhaul
The Ohio State Senate’s top Republican wants to beef up ethics laws for state lawmakers. Senate President Tom Niehaus tells The Columbus Dispatch that he plans on rolling out a new ethics bill within a few weeks. He didn’t offer specifics on what it would cover, but said disclosure and transparency would be the main…
Stage Door: Options Abound
You'll have to pick and choose this weekend because there's so much theater onstage. In addition to our professional theaters, it's worth checking out production at universities: Tonight through Sunday, CCM's esteemed musical theater program is offering the cult favorite Chess, with music by ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The story is set in…
All Hail Satan!: The Devil’s Favorite Songs
Whether you call him Beelzebub, Satan, the Prince of Darkness, Mephistopheles, or just the plain ole devil (it’s all about your preferred nomenclature, man) there is no denying the big guy downstairs has been a huge influence on Rock & Roll.
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The last debate for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat took place last night. The debate between Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel mostly covered old ground, but the candidates did draw contrasting details on keeping Social Security solvent. Mandel favored…
Brown, Mandel Meet for Final Debate
Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel met once again Thursday night for a debate to see who is more qualified for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat. The candidates were a bit less feisty in their final debate, but the substance behind their words was fairly similar to the past two debates. Mandel spent…
City Agencies Working Toward Green Infrastructure
As cities rush to solve major problems with water infrastructure, newer technologies are being touted by city agencies as cheaper, cleaner solutions. In two different local projects, the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) and a City Council task force are looking into green ways to solve the city’s water needs. On Wednesday, CityBeat…
Q&A with Jackyl
Jackyl is a Southern Metal band led by one of the most charismatic frontmen around, Jesse James Dupree. The band has been making the rounds since the early ’90s but have gained their biggest fame with Dupree appearing regularly on the TruTV show Full Throttle Saloon. He also has infamous for turning a chainsaw into…
I Just Can’t Get Enough…Halloween
It’s recently come to my attention that it’s almost Halloween… In my opinion, costumes are imperative to any good October outing, but a successful ensemble doesn’t have to be complicated. Pulling from pop culture — from favorite movies and TV shows to current events — is a perfect way to find a culturally-relevant costume. (And,…
Music Tonight: The Afghan Whigs, R. Ring and More
Tonight's the big night for local fans of The Afghan Whigs, as the reunited rockers host a homecoming concert at Bogart's in Corryville. If you don't have a ticket, try an online reseller or hit up the Short Vine scalpers because the show sold out instantly. There are, however, still tickets available for the Whigs'…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. The final debate for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat is tonight. Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown and Republican challenger Josh Mandel will meet in Cincinnati to continue a feisty exchange of ideas and sometimes insults. In the last debate, the candidates drew sharp contrasts…
Group Pushes Green Water Infrastructure
Ohioans might not give it much thought outside of paying the water bill, but better water infrastructure can make cities more efficient, healthier and cleaner. That’s why Green For All, a group that promotes clean energy initiatives, is now focusing on cleaner, greener water infrastructure. A little-known green conference took place in Cincinnati Oct. 15-17.…
Cincinnati Art Museum’s Rifle Firing Set for Monday
The firing of a high-powered rifle inside the Cincinnati Art Museum, sending a bullet past masterpieces through the first-floor Schmidlapp Gallery and into a block of bronze in the middle of the Great Hall, will occur on Monday, museum officials said. Todd Pavlisko, the New York-based, locally born artist who proposed the project, will be…
Even Without a Chicken Dance, FotoFocus is a Worthy ‘Octoberfest’
From now on, when anyone mentions “Octoberfest” in Cincinnati, I’m going to think first of FotoFocus. This year, its first, it has clearly established itself as an artistically meaningful and rewarding addition to Cincinnati’s cultural calendar. The next is planned for 2014. It is also, like that other Oktoberfest (which actually occurs in September), fun.…
Music Tonight: The Toasters
American Ska legends The Toasters perform a free show tonight at MOTR Pub in Over-the-Rhine. Showtime is 10 p.m. and — sorry, kids — you must be 21 or older to get in. The band was one of the leading inspirations behind the "third-wave" Ska explosion of the ’90s, but the band actually began 30…
Jesus & Blunts, ’Clef’s Stunts and Ferry Riders’ Wants
HOT Game of Groans Rapper Game is taking a page from Madonna’s “How to Offend Christians for Fun and Profit” handbook with his forthcoming album, Jesus Piece. The cover art features pot leaves and a black Jesus with a Bloods bandana and apparent Jheri curl. Game told Rap-Up that he was making a statement about…
Halloween Infects Local Music Haunts
This being the weekend before Halloween, there’s a pretty good chance that your favorite bar/club will be hosting some sort of event involving costumes, fake blood and spooky drink specials. Here are a few Halloween events taking place this weekend with local music tie-ins: • Artists group The Ghost Empire Collective and local music promotions…
Music: Kishi Bashi
Kishi Bashi is the name for the solo work of Brooklyn, N.Y.’s K Ishibashi, who’s become one of the go-to violin players in the world of Indie music, touring and/or recording with of Montreal, Regina Spektor and Alexi Murdoch, among many others. Also a founding member of the Indie/Synth Pop group Jupiter One, Ishibashi’s own…
Onstage: Titus Andronicus
Even the greatest playwright in the English language could bow to the commercial appeal of scaring and shocking audiences. That’s what Shakespeare did with his gruesome tale of Titus Andronicus, one of his bloodiest works, full of revenge, murder, betrayal and atrocious crimes. It’s Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s annual Halloween season creep-out show, this time the…
Country Drives the 55’s
It’s only been 10 months or so since the official debut of scene veteran Jeremy Pinnell’s new project, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55’s, and it’s already been a momentous period. The band’s initial exposure came through a continuous single-take video shoot of their first three songs by renowned photographer Michael Wilson in January, they debuted…
Event: Dia de los Muertos at Bakersfield
Bakersfield is joining in all the Cincinnati Halloween festivities this year, hosting its very own Halloween party, El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) this coming Saturday. The event runs all day and will be held in the parking lot adjacent to the bar. Those in attendance can expect a wide range of…
Onstage: Champion
“Opera Fusion: New Works” kicks off its second season with Champion, featuring a score by Grammy winning Jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Michael Cristofer. Champion tells the story of prize fighter Emile Griffith, who fatally KO’d during the 1962 welterweight championship an opponent who had baited him…
Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can’t Lose
In more ways than one, 2011’s Adventures in Counter-Culture proved to be a pivotal album for Columbus MC/producer and Weightless Recordings founder Blueprint. As his first solo effort in six years, its critical acclaim introduced him to a second audience who was unaware that his discography ran as deep as a decade, beginning with his…
Event: Carnevil Fotofocus Haunted Halloween Party
Meet a young girl in a blue dress with matted hair and no eyes as she carries a round object. Have a close encounter with a young boy carrying a leather ball. Feel the touch and tug of other spirits and the mysterious cold spots throughout the 200-year-old building. These spirits that have been investigated…
Art: Come Follow Me
With Halloween right around the corner, Casey Riordan Millard’s upcoming UnMuseum installation at the Contemporary Arts Center, Come Follow Me, is the perfect way to inspire creativity in your favorite ghouls and goblins. Millard — best known for her sculptural installations, drawings and paintings of recurring childlike protagonist, Shark Girl — has received recent commissions…
Dance: Cincinnati Ballet presents Alice in Wonderland
Halloween is all about the costumes, and Cincinnati Ballet is going all out in that department for its Alice (in wonderland) this weekend at Music Hall. Known for elaborate and highly imaginative costumes designed for the likes of Cirque du Soleil, celebrated Costume Designer Liz Vandal’s wild creations really bring characters to life. The dancers…
Comedy: Steve Trevino
Steve Trevino has never really held a day job. The closest he came to having one was when he worked at the Dallas Improv as a doorman. Of course, he was also performing there. His career took a turn upward when Carlos Mencia came to town. “I begged to open for him and he said…
Event: Mount Healthy Haunted Hall
Dive into a Halloween experience straight out of the 1970s with the Mount Healthy Haunted Hall. Handmade props and sets, a tough-to-escape blackout maze with moving walls and inventive costumes (the schoolhouse from Hell is great fun) make this a tasty, spooky treat. The Hall is a charity haunt, too, so you can feel good…
Steelers Loss Caps Sad Month in Cincy Sports
I don’t believe in curses. I don’t believe in voodoo, hexes, sorcery or jinxes. I don’t believe in any of those things in regular life and I certainly don’t believe in them in sports. What I believe in are solid foundations, good management and talent. That’s what it takes to win, not shamans, trinkets or…
Taft High Rating to Go Down
After two years of racking up an excellent rating on its state report card, Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School appears headed for a lower grade. Preliminary school report cards released Oct. 17 by the Ohio Department of Education show an “effective” rating for Taft, a technology-magnet school for grades 9-12 in Cincinnati’s West…
‘Enquirer’ Sued by Former Employees for Age Discrimination
A group of eight former employees from The Cincinnati Enquirer filed an amended lawsuit Oct. 19 accusing the Gannett-owned newspaper of age discrimination. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by Joseph Fenton and Catherine Reutter in 2011, was amended on Oct. 19 to include six more plaintiffs. The origins of the complaint, which also alleges…
Controversial Voter Fraud Billboards to be Removed
A Cincinnati outdoor advertising company announced Oct. 23 that it will take down controversial billboards that opponents claim are aimed at intimidating voters. Norton Outdoor Advertising had been contracted to put up about 30 billboards that read “Voter Fraud is a Felony!” The billboards also listed the maximum penalty for voter fraud — up to…
Cincinnati vs. The World 10.24.2012
Ann Coulter says the darndest things. The Republican pundit tweeted this gem to her more than 200,000 Twitter followers, referencing President Obama: “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind and gentle to the retard.” WORLD -2 The average Ohio college student owes $28,683 in student loans — considerably higher than the national average…
CityBeat’s 2012 Endorsements: First Half
We at CityBeat take election endorsements seriously, and you should too! Our writers spent considerable time researching 2012’s candidates and issues and what each means to the future of Cincinnati and America. (We also figured out what the Hamilton County coroner does besides chopping up bodies…) This is the first half of our endorsements —…
Enter the House of Doom
Randy Schadel isn’t nearly as spooky in person as one might imagine. He’s jolly, gregarious and gets a big smile on his face when talking haunted houses. Schadel’s website, The House of Doom!!! (HOD) is as simply designed now as it was when he created it in 1996. With an unadorned black background, it’s accented…
Stranger Than Fiction
R epresentatives for Western & Southern and the Anna Louise Inn will be in court Oct. 30 arguing in front of the First District Court of Appeals, which could overturn a May 4 ruling and allow the Inn to move forward with a planned $13 million renovation. A separate series of rulings by the Historical…
Morning News and Stuff
In-person early voting is underway in Ohio. Find your nearest polling booth here. A City Council committee approved $13.5 million that will be going to Over-the-Rhine development. Of that money, $6 million will go to the second phase of the Mercer Commons project, which is being developed by Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC). The…
The World In This ‘Cloud’
When bestselling literary tomes make the transition to the big screen, often there’s an immediate and obvious critical response where we heap praise on films for their perceived novelistic sense. What we are responding to is rooted in the filmmaker’s ability to translate the internal rhythms of the novel — which are not driven as…
Bewitching Booo-b Tube Picks
Halloween is a kid’s dream come true. For one day, the otherwise powerless youth run the streets, dressing as whatever they want to be, free to indulge in a buffet of candy. Year after year, adults continue to reclaim the holiday in an effort to justify unbridled debauchery and the wearing and/or ogling of slutified…
Worst Week Ever!: Oct. 17-23
WEDNESDAY OCT. 17 Students from St. Henry Elementary School in Elsmere, Ky., brought their pets in with them today so that they could take part in the school’s annual pet blessing. Cats, dogs and other animals took part in the ceremony, which shows that the students are learning many valuable lessons about love and responsibility…
Exhale Transforms Emery Theatre into Haunted House of Dance
Let’s cut to the chase: Dead Can Dance is no ordinary dance show. True to form, Cincinnati-based Exhale Dance Tribe pushes a range of artistic and stylistic boundaries in this single-evening production. Known for polished contemporary Jazz with a heavy dose of visual flair, the Cincinnati-based company of bright young dancers is moving beyond their…
Costume Conundrums
Kids, Emily Dickinson is not an emblem of sexiness. I didn’t realize that around age 11, when my mom helped me rummage through thrift store racks for my prized burlap sack-shaped, black, turtlenecked floor-length dress, but I realize it now. That costume was wrapped up quickly with a little book of poems in one hand,…
Big-Picture Thinking at Know Theatre
When Know Theatre of Cincinnati was launched in 1997, it was an itinerant theater company. In fact, it was called the “Know Theatre Tribe” and its shows, touring productions and readings directed by founder Jay Kalagayan, were presented at bookstores and art galleries around town. Within a few years the Tribe settled into Gabriel’s Corner,…
Myself
Back in 1983, I was 14 years old when Bill Cosby’s stand-up documentary Himself came out, and then, much like now, I could watch Cosby go on about the daily grind of life as a parent and, much more subtly, as a black man, repeatedly. Not too long ago, the act was on heavy rotation…
It’s the Great Pumpkin, People
I just read in New York magazine that pumpkin is the new bacon. They may be on to something. Listen to this shopping list a friend just posted on Facebook: pumpkin coffee, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin cream cheese, pumpkin butter, pumpkin cider and pumpkin-chip biscotti. Eat that and you’re likely to start glowing all orangey. It’s…
They Reminisce Over You
What if there was no niggas only master teachers? I stay woke. —Erykah Badu Feeling like a Hip Hop interloper, I did not want to go. News of the Oct. 10 death of Skandal (government name: Marcus Mitchell, aka Skan, Skandizzle and Skandal Da Ruckus Man) after a protracted battle with leukemia pinged through the…
