Diner: Food for Thought
There we were, a chef's worst nightmare — a diabetic, a lactose-intolerant celiac and a vegetarian. I wondered how this little experiment in restricted diets would work. But as I salivated past the homemade desserts and my veggie friend eyed the fish entrées, I saw the writing on the wall. We were about to fall…
Puttin’ Out the Bone
I was slightly slow embracing the workplace computer, maybe one step behind some other teachers I saw cranking out tests with word processing programs or keeping grades on rudimentary databases. But sometime in the early 1980s I bought a Kapro II and dragged that portable-sewing-machine-sized desktop from home to school and back daily. It took…
Faith in the Struggle for Justice
Matt Borgerding XU sophomore Christian Sese tends to his hovel. A year has already passed since Cincinnati freed itself from Article 12, the anti-gay provision of the city charter, and since Ohio, moving in the opposite direction, saddled itself with a state constitutional amendment forbidding same-sex marriages. The future of the equality struggle in…
Divorce is not an option
My wife and I were married straight out of college. At the time I knew she suffered from a potentially debilitating mental disorder, so I came into the relationship with my eyes fully open. Since then, nine years and two children have followed. About two years ago her disorder began to get worse — suicidal…
No Kidz Allowed
C. Matthew Hamby "You could find the Abstract listening to Hip Hop/ My pops used to say, it reminded him of Be Bop …" A Tribe Called Quest A few months back, Common was in Cincinnati for a brief appearance to promote his critically-acclaimed (and commercially-successful) sixth release, Be. I sauntered up to…
Locals Only: : 21st-Century Foxy
Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam! The preconceptions I had about Eric Nally were completely wrong. Based on his vocal performances, a manic mix of camp and barking that rivals Mike Patton's absurd intensity, I fully expected an arrogant and overbearing type. Instead, Nally was quiet, modest, even a bit shy, and upon hearing his artistic…
Bengals’ Playoff Chances Are on the Run
Jerry Dowling The unrealized competence of the old Bengals regime went head-to-head on Oct. 23 with the unrealized competence of the new. Unfortunately for the Bengals, the old regime has been realized in Pittsburgh. Who knows how it might have worked out for Dick LeBeau if his stint as the Bengals head coach were…
Todd Almond
Sandy Underwood Todd Almond will re-create his CEA-winningperformance from I Am My Own Wife in Louisville. Seven months ago ENSEMBLE THEATRE OF CINCINNATI (ETC) staged one of its most memorable productions in years, Doug Wright's moving and complex I AM MY OWN WIFE, in which actor TODD ALMOND played 38 separate characters, male/female, young/old,…
Meet Mayor Mallory
I knew of Mark Mallory when we were two nobodies very outside the arena of public opinion and scrutiny — both, I think, scrapping to escape the long shadows of overachieving older siblings to find our own footing. When I worked with him at the Main Public Library in the early 1990s, he was then…
Living Out Loud: : Borrowed Money
It's only 7:30 p.m. and already it's dusk. The night air is a little crisper than it has been. I drive with the windows down, burning gas I can't afford to waste. The neon sign on the storefront says, "Checks cashed." Its red light illuminates the inside of my car as I sit and stare…
Cover Story: Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood Being an Average Joe allows actor Philip Seymour Hoffman to show up for interviews with large sweat stains under his armpits without embarrassment. Sloppy sweat is just one of the numerous things that make him a regular guy, as do his ultra casual clothes. Actors often dress up for press conferences and…
News: Reforming Ohio Elections
Roni Moermond Voting by mail works in other states, according to Ed Jerse. Ohio is again on the brink of making political history, this time as a result of four state constitutional amendments on the Nov. 8 ballot, largely inspired by the fiasco that characterized much of the 2004 election. Reform Ohio Now (RON),…
Endorsement
Sean Hughes Come on, admit it: We've all cast a vote in opposition to a stated position by the "other side." It's usually in a race or on an issue we know or care little about, but when we hear who a certain political party, a particular union or the morning newspaper is backing…
Upcoming Concert Reviews of Mary Gauthier, Guru and More…
Guru Mary Gauthier Wednesday · Jack Quinn's Mary Gauthier's tortuous path to date borders on Dickensian fiction. As a runaway from her Baton Rouge home, she experienced homelessness, drugs, alcohol, jail and detox before her 18th birthday. Overcoming that, Gauthier (say it with me: Go-shay) entered LSU, but her drugging resumed, ending her studies…
Resident, Beware
Residents of Rockford Woods in Northside, who are into their third year of negotiations with the city of Cincinnati, are frustrated, angry and fed up. "Personally, I'm tired of being told by lawyers like David Pepper and the city solicitor's office that what we need to do is hire attorneys and sue somebody," says resident…
Music: Up the Jacket
Danny Clinch Beardly beloved: With more time in the studio and fresh blood in the band, Louisville's My Morning Jacket came up with their most diverse album yet, Z. My Morning Jacket's career path has followed an arc similar to one of its extended, slow-building jams. Over the course of seven years, three albums,…
Halloween
Although I'm a big fan of Halloween, I won't be giving you the finer points this week about great wine pairings with candy corn. In fact, I think it's time to begin to think about the holidays, replete with traditions, great food … and wine. The search for the perfect gifts for the wine wonks…
Bear “Meat”
Scott Cunningham, former singer/bassist for local trio Promenade, releases his first CD under the name Wake the Bear on Friday at Courtyard Café. Campfire Crush headlines the night. For his debut, titled Woe Is Meat, Cunningham goes truly solo, recording and performing all the instrumentation himself. A humble, dreamy lushness is crafted with acoustic guitars,…
From Agony to Alchemy
A man went to a priest to get relief from the misery of losing his wife. The priest gave him a name of God to chant and instructed him to do this whenever he felt distraught. Religiously, he did this for what seemed like years, but to no avail. Later he met a yogi and…
News to Use
Northside Celebrates Voting More than 45 Northside businesses throw a party for democracy in "Northside Celebrates Voting," 11 a.m-11 p.m. Nov. 5. The merriment begins right at 11 a.m. with eclectic music in a heated tent on the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Lingo Street; of course, celebrating the right to vote also involves food,…
Don’t Eat the Corpses
Thanks to CityBeat for printing another article on Buddhism ("A Buddha Way to Live," issue of Oct. 19-25). As a student of Buddhism, I appreciate the time Margo Pierce has taken to explore area Buddhists. That being said, I believe we must continue to espouse separation of church and state. I don't want to see…
News: Next Stop: New Hope
Matt Borgerding The city's most troubled neighborhood showcased good news for the community development tour. As usual, clowns have the right idea: Pile 'em all in a small vehicle and rattle around town for a few hours. A charter bus, 50 people and a few hours circling through Over-the-Rhine seemed a quick way to…
Estrangement in a Strange Land: Justice DeLay-ed
FOR: Dr. Adam Allupp, Professor of Mathematics, Stanford University Scientists seek to observe, gather and interpret quantifiable, empirical data as a means of understanding events, processes and phenomena, both mundane and profound. In doing so, science illuminates and provides rational, objective explanations for our world and for our experiences in it. Put more succinctly, from…
