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LEO Weekly’s 6th Annual Not Good For Nothing Quiz
It’s the end of December and you’re probably asking yourself, “where has the year gone?” And you’re probably answering yourself, “I dunno, probably somewhere in a hot-air balloon on reality TV — let me YouTube it on my iPhone while driving.” And if you become paralyzed while thoughtfully researching an answer, you’re not alone. President…
Locavore Lore: A local smorgasbord for the spirit
Forget New Year’s resolutions that hint of restrictions — 2010 is a year of abundance! Intentions for better health, more balanced wellness or personal fine-tuning that leads to an expanded experience of your own radiance? Surprise! It’s about feasting, not fasting. Although this moment in the season might mean fewer vegetables at the farmers markets,…
Plugged In
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Bar Belle: Talk about a resolution
Follow-through is not my thing. Which is why I was never good at basketball, the day after a one-night stand or New Year’s resolutions. But my mom wants me to make some, and I’d like to stay in her will, so here’s my stab at it. (She doesn’t really read this column, so I’ll just…
Inbox — Dec. 30, 2009
Personal Foul I found it very hard to give credibility to Francene’s article on Coach K’s firing (LEO Weekly, Dec. 2). This is particularly because of the seemingly unfair “lashing and bashing,” in competition with the sportswriters, that she regularly gave him on her shows. When I called in once to ask for more patience…
Film: Top Fives of 2009
ALAN ABBOTT Waltz with Bashir — This is far and away the best movie of the year and a hell of a note to end the decade on. An animated film, it follows Israeli director Ari Fulman’s gradual realization that he was involved in the Sabra and Shatila massacre (in 1982, the Israeli army was…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2009; $16.95-$39.95, PG A wacky scientist accidentally seeds the clouds with a concoction that turns water into food, causing it to rain entrees in this wonderfully goofy CGI animation based on the popular children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett. But the visuals are just…
Music: Top Fives of 2009
Each year a million arguments rise like weeds among music journalists, bloggers, artists and average fans, factions that aren’t mutually exclusive: Who killed this year? We let our critics pick, hoping minor verbal skirmishes ensue (insert winks and nods here). LEO’s cast of freelance critics stay mindful of the locals while paying due respect to…
Catastrophe in Cat Country?
What’s a Louisville fan to do? Here’s a Cardinal team with a slew of guards and a center. A team that lost three games before Christmas and hasn’t had a sniff of a national ranking since losing to Western Carolina. Not North Carolina. Western Carolina. Now comes Kentucky: They’re undefeated (as of press time), ranked…
Book: Elvis loves on in a grand, perceptive book
Baby, Let’s Play House By Alanna Nash. It Books; 702 pgs., $27.99. Release date: Jan. 5, 2010 Elvis Presley. Many call him the singular cultural figure of the 20th century, even though his career didn’t go far past two decades. And its trajectory? Totally crazy: from shockingly original rock pioneer to hamstrung movie star,…
Jerry’s kids
Despite being a freshman councilman, Brent Ackerson, D-26, proposed a handful of controversial bills and resolutions during his first year in office. Ackerson sponsored an anti-litter ordinance aimed at regulating unsolicited written materials, namely the little green bags of ads delivered by The Courier-Journal. Despite being warned not to pick a fight with an institution…
