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The Good in Bed Effect or…?You May Think You’re a? Good Kisser,? But I’m Better
It’s that magic moment on Feb. 14. You’ve just exchanged Valentine’s Day presents, and now it’s time for the kiss to symbolize the love (or at least the strong liking) you have for each other. If you’ve settled into a long-term relationship, the kiss might be more of a peck. If your relationship is fresher,…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (2/18)
MONDAY, FEB. 18 JR X TIME: ‘Guns in America’ Screening and Discussion 21c Museum Hotel Free | 6-8 p.m. The organizers of this event want your opinion on guns. So did Time Magazine and the award-winning artist JR. They interviewed people with feelings about firearms that fell across the spectrum. Their voices have been compiled…
An inside look at the Kentucky Opera’s production of ‘Rigoletto’
“Rigoletto” is a three-act opera by composer Giuseppe Verdi. It was highly controversial when it premiered in 1851, but, through the years, it has become one of the most-performed operas. While it has been done in a range of modernized ways, the Kentucky Opera’s performance at The Brown Theatre this weekend will be a traditional…
A nonprofit sales tax has caused confusion and worse: Three new bills may help
Maybe you’ve noticed your YMCA membership has increased. Maybe you had to kick over a few extra bucks for an auction item at a gala supporting your favorite cause. It is all because of state law changes made last year that had unintended, harmful consequences on nonprofit organizations. A 6-percent state sales tax has been…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (2/15)
FRIDAY, FEB. 15 Phresh & The City Presents: LOVE HANGOVER Zanzabar $10 (free for February birthdays) | 10 p.m. Valentine’s Day was just the beginning. On Friday, don your highest black heels and tightest black pants and prepare to twerk. Beats will be provided by DJs, Roya, Samosa, GitSum and Spring Break. This event is…
A Q&A with sculptor William M. Duffy
Sculptor William M. Duffy (wmduffy.com) recently received the Fischer Award for Visual Artists. Expect big things from him as a result. LEO: What type of artist are you? William M. Duffy: I’m a stone carver primarily, but I also create wood and metal sculptures. My works are mainly figurative and abstract. I don’t normally do…
Say it ain’t so! – Dogs (and cats) are barred from ?Nachbar and Kaiju… right meow!
The news emerged just hours apart in separate Facebook posts: Nachbar and Kaiju, two favorite Germantown bars, will no longer allow animals indoors, and customers were angry. Like, howling at the moon angry. “No Cats What,” read one comment. “That sucks!!! We love taking our dog there,” said another. But the rules are clear for…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Gaslight city | Thorn No one should be surprised by the mayor’s announcement last week that state demands for more pension payments could cause a $65 million budget gap. But a Courier Journal story said some on the council felt ambushed. They — and CJ — might recall its April 2018 story on Fischer’s budget…
Five Louisville couples who rock together
[Photos by Nik Vechery] John Lennon, Cher, Johnny Cash and Beyoncé are singularly music legends, however, when coupled with Yoko, Sonny Bono, June and Jay-Z, they each become an unequivocal powerhouse dyad. All these artists achieved significant milestones as solo musicians, but something uniquely transformative happened when they found their creative equal and made music…
Five of our favorite local love songs from the last five years
Love songs can take a lot of shapes. Joy, grief, contemplation, lust and virtually every other emotion can be present, making the range of narratives and meanings extremely wide. And Louisville, with its always-growing music scene, has plenty. Here are five of our staff’s favorites from the last five years. Curio Key Club — ‘See…
‘The Green Book,’ superbly executed look into race and ideological and intellectual tensions
I suppose most of us have seen the Jim Crow signs, at least in books: “Whites Only.” “Colored Entrance.” “Colored Seated In Rear.” Still, it comes as a palpable shock when such signs are projected on a backdrop at the end of Calvin A. Ramsey’s powerful play “The Green Book,” which opened last weekend in…
Comedian David Britton: ‘The Red Elf’ and Jesus?
Comedian David Britton is into wizards. It turns out that others also are, as gauged by the popularity of his storiesaboutwizards.com. What would he do if he were a wizard? “I’d probably try to get rid of this athlete’s foot so I could concentrate a little bit,” he told LEO. Britton appears one night only,…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Oberon’ and ‘Proxima Centauri’
‘Oberon’ No. 1 Writer Ryan Parrot and artist Milos Slavkovic Review by Krystal Moore, The Great Escape Louisville Bonnie is a bookish girl, lonely, home-schooled and with a cranky sister. When she “wins” a reward trip from her mother for acing a test, she realizes just how pitiful her social life is when she asks…
Down One, two thumbs up
Thoughts upon an evening of snacking and sipping rye whiskey in Down One Bourbon Bar: Bourbon has been around for well over 200 years, and its history has been tied to Kentucky for all of that time. What’s more, bourbon is booming, with the state’s distillery roster quadrupling from 18 to 78 properties in the…
Love is Love
Valentine’s Day is upon us, that beloved commercial holiday that so many of us love to hate. For some folks, it means reservations at a swanky eatery. For others, it’s drowning sorrows or celebratory shots with friends. For many, it’s a Lush bath bomb, a glass of wine, a night of buzzed exfoliation and binge-watching…
Spice locally:? Dan-O’s Seasoning is rising
Anybody can put salt on something to make it taste “better.” Salt helps balance sweet with bitter, so it’s commonly used as a flavor enhancer. Heck, it’s used worldwide. Now there’s Dan-O’s Original Seasoning, a local product created by former bartender Dan Oliver. As the story goes, about five years ago, he was preparing a…
Ask Minda Honey: How to Make Friends ?in Your Late 20s
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life — send your questions to: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com or reach out to me on Facebook.com/AskMindaHoney Me: Rye, I think my question this week is one you could help with. Rye (My Baby Sis): Oooo, I love helping. What’s up? Is it “How to come to terms with…
Savage Love: The Doll
Q: I am a 56-year-old heterosexual man, and I have lived with ALS for the past six years. I am either in a wheelchair or in a hospital bed, and I have very little motor ability in my limbs. Like most or all male ALS patients, I still have full sensory ability, including a fully…
West Of Ninth: People, in their own words…
Anthony, Cofounder of Poverty Kills Clothing, Chickasaw Jan. 29, 2019 “I moved to Virginia Beach when I was 5. Then I was about 9 years old and all of a sudden, I had to move back to Louisville, when my mother got sentenced. My sister was in Virginia Beach, too, but she decided to stay…
‘You will never love me? as much as I love you’
An old book written by an old man says, “Shame on birth, since to every one who is born, old age must come.” You were born on Groundhog Day. My third daughter, my tiny lioness, I counted the days, the hours, the minutes until your due date. And then I had to count a little…
Budget cuts don’t spark joy
Our governor must have read the zeitgeist icon of our time — Marie Kondo — whose wisdom and advice books have helped bring order to millions around the world. Her revolutionary system for decluttering one’s life hinges on whether the item “sparks joy” or deserves a “thank you” on its way to the landfill. Louisville…
