Puttin’ Out the Bone
The other day I'm driving along with a friend of mine and I start to bitch about the never-ending horror of the Catholic Church's veiling of their clergy's abuse of children. So he calmly says to me, "When I was a teenager, I was molested by a priest." Bam. There it is. Right in my…
Paying for the Waiters
The Waiting Game Dear Readers: This was my experience recently in a well-known area restaurant. The names have been changed, but I just knew you would delight in the absurd theater as much as I did. "Hi! I'm Josh, and I'll be your server tonight. Oh!, love your jacket! Shall I tell you about our…
1111 Broadway Ave., Over-the-Rhine
April L. Martin 1111 Broadway Ave. Address: 1111 Broadway Ave., Over-the-Rhine Owner: Robert and Debra Desgrange Year Built: 1874 Current Value: $36,300 Comments: There are 1,247 abandoned buildings in the city of Cincinnati and 50 city building inspectors responsible for overseeing them. "Cincinnati is an older city with a lot of historical buildings," says…
The Power of One Open Mind
On May 7, 2003, Joseph Platt of White Oak wrote a letter to the CEO of SuperValu, which owns the Bigg's stores in Greater Cincinnati. Platt asked the CEO to remove CityBeat from Bigg's or "restrict access to it as a store owner might when he sells Hustler or Penthouse." CEO Jeff Noddle responded by…
Women need to overcome insecurities about porn
My boyfriend looks at porn, and it freaks me out. It's not because I'm jealous but because I'm insecure. I'm sure many of those girls are more attractive than me. In general, Dan, you've been really insensitive toward people (girls, I guess) who feel strange about porn. I think that was unnecessary because you have…
Cover Story: Round Two
Matt Borgerding MidPoint Festival honchos Sean Rhiney (left) and Bill Donabedian show where the action is. The MidPoint Music Festival, the most ambitious and effective undertaking in recent local music history, will once again have the streets of Cincinnati crawling with musicians, music fans and biz aficionados this weekend. Following last year's successful inaugural…
Television and Radio: The Fall Guys (& Gals)
Edward James Olmos (left) and Jamie Bamber are in the cast of the new Battlestar Galactica on Sci-Fi. Where did the summer of 2003 go? Suddenly it's time to rake leaves, dig out those sweaters and sweatshirts and become reacquainted with your old friend — television. There are quite a few interesting programs and…
Travel & Getaways
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Whirlygig: 96: Out on the Town
Open Up and Say Ahhh Life carries us along with its routines and minutiae. The habits of being together were illuminated for me this week as I unwittingly exposed myself to a film and a play that seemed destined to send me a message. Actually I was just looking for entertainment in the form of…
Locals Only: : Nasti as They Wanna Be
Cincinnati Hip Hop is in full surge mode. Talented, creative acts are emanating from the streets to the universities, and artists are increasingly receiving regional and national attention for their skills. DJ/producer Hi-Tek's teaming with Talib Kweli and his own solo venture at the start of the millennium put the often-maligned city's name in…
Bad Taste is easy to swallow with Lester Bangs Reader
Peering into the crystal ball to pick this fall's hits, the eager reader quickly finds himself in a fix: how to single out anything as being super special for ALL readers, or instead gather up all the good stuff and revel in the diversity and range of new titles. I'm reveling. There are a…
Cover Story: ‘One’ Way or Another
Dale M. Johnson Promenade (L-R: Scott Cunningham, Steve Sauer and Jason DeBruer). On the popular VH-1 biography series Behind the Music, you can divide the episodes into two categories. There's the great installments, the ones where band members overdose, die and come back to life (Mötley Crüe, you're the best!). Remember the legendary episode…
News: Abuse Claims Dog P&G
Jymi Bolden Police hose two animal-rights protesters, removing fake blood before putting them in patrol cars. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accuses a P&G subsidiary of mistreating dogs in product testing. Spattered with fake blood and wearing prison stripes and dog masks, two protesters writhed in mock agony Sept. 17 on the…
Think Pink
The best piece of conceptual art on display in area galleries can be found taped to the wall in the back room of Semantics Gallery, a storefront space in Cincinnati's squalid Brighton Corner neighborhood. Walk beyond the front room media installation, Sloppy, by artist and longtime Semantics volunteer Andy Marko. Squeeze past the ladder in…
News: Zoo Tax on the Decline
Jymi Bolden The tax levy is the beginning of the end of the Cincinnati Zoo's reliance on public funds, according to CEO Gregg Hudson, shown here with a potto. Officials of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden say they have taken the first step in lessening their dependence on tax money by asking Hamilton…
