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President Trump’s Media Strategy:? A Message Goebbeled or Garbled?
The election of Donald Trump — a man whose authoritarian impulses are readily apparent — immediately unleashed a flood of comparison to historical tyrants that quickly crashed up against the rhetorical levee known as Godwin’s Law. Popularized by lawyer Mike Godwin, the rule suggests that the longer an online discussion goes on, the likelihood of…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (7/24)
MONDAY Millions Marching for Medicare for All Big Four Bridge Free | 5 p.m. Join this march across the Big Four Bridge to protest efforts to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act and ask lawmakers to support a bill (H.R. 676) that would “provide funding and framework for a comprehensive universal healthcare plan.” The march will…
My kingdom for a morsel: Exploring the cuisine of Kentucky Kingdom
“Fear has bodily expression of an extremely energetic kind, and stands beside lust and anger as some of the three most exciting emotions of which our nature is susceptible. The progress from brute to man is characterized by nothing so much as by the decrease in frequency of proper occasions for fear.” — American philosopher…
5 things to do this weekend in Louisville (7/21)
Friday The Tillers Bicentennial Park Free | 6:30 p.m. Part of the Bicentennial Park Summer Concert Series, The Tillers — a bluegrass-leaning roots band — continue this Friday after-work series of concerts in New Albany at Spring and Pearl streets,. Braving the heat to see this band is worth it.—Scott Recker Saturday The Dark Market Haymarket…
A Q&A with printmaker Rachel Singel
Printmaking is an acquired taste, one that Rachel Singel (rachelsingel.com) definitely has. It is not a direct-to-paper process but one that requires a number of steps to get the image wanted. Just ask her students at UofL. LEO: What type of artist are you? Rachel Singel: Printmaker, papermaker and book artist. What’s your artistic process?…
The fringes of Forecastle: What else makes a festival
Our coverage this last week has focused extensively on the art and music of Forecastle, so we at LEO decided to explore the festival’s alternative aspects. We caught up with several groups, each unrelated to one another, but that share a desire to create a sense of community within the festival. There are other interesting,…
Why Donald Trump and Matt Bevin’s media strategies are working
There I stood, hunched over a fax machine in the back room of a warehouse in Jeffersontown in 2000. This press release needed sending to every newspaper in the Commonwealth before their printing deadlines! I faxed. And faxed. And faxed. Our fax machine didn’t have broadcast capability, so each release was sent manually. One. At.…
Kentucky’s new religious freedom law reveals state’s deepening urban-rural schism
Are Louisville and Lexington elitist? The question came up recently — again — after California banned state-funded travel here, saying that new state law could allow discrimination against LGBTQ students. The law says basically that students are allowed to express their religious and political beliefs on campuses, and they can create their own clubs or…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd (7/19)
Lock’em up? | Rose The state Attorney General’s Office is investigating the UofL Foundation after an audit concluded that this organization set up to help UofL was actually misspending money, losing money and…? Will the investigation find more on disgraced former UofL President James “Pharaoh” Ramsey’s computer than just “My Strange Addiction” reruns? Get out…
A darkness on the edge: A Q&A with Corey Feldman
Before Corey Feldman and The Angels play Trixie’s Entertainment Complex on July 22, we caught up with the former child movie star to talk about his new record, why people are unreasonably upset with his transition into music, the dark side of Los Angeles and the Super Bowl. LEO: So how did the show last…
Zach Longoria on a forthcoming record and Waterfront Wednesday
Before their show at Waterfront Wednesday, we caught up with Zack Longoria to talk about his band’s forthcoming album, their progression through the years and signing with SonaBLAST Records. On the forthcoming new album. Zack Longoria: Unlike the first record, it’s much more collaborative. [Vocalist] Gina [C.] is shifting from a backup to a lead…
Down by the river at Forecastle 2017
JD McPherson was walking toward me, arms outstretched, his mouth moving. I couldn’t hear what he was saying and wasn’t sure if I should put my arms out, too. Were we about to hug? Do I not remember meeting him before this? As we got closer, I noticed he wasn’t saying anything, but singing. More…
Looking for Lilith festival targets social justice issues
The Looking for Lilith Theatre Company is celebrating its 15th season with a generous, multifaceted festival called UNHEARD [outloud]. It’s a perfect title. Looking for Lilith has always been a mission-driven company that focuses on discovering and sharing untold stories, especially the stories of women and other people frequently marginalized in both our public discourse…
No politics for Mike Lebovitz: ‘I’m just there to have fun and be silly’
When Mike Lebovitz’s parents enrolled him in a clown class at the age of 6, they couldn’t have imagined that some version of that childhood experience would become his adult reality. But that’s very much the case for stand-up comedian Mike Lebovitz, whose performing career began in that clown class at his neighborhood Jewish Community…
Quality and attention lift Butchertown Pizza Hall
Haters gonna hate, but the pizza just keeps on coming. Some of my friends, for reasons that aren’t entirely clear to me, go into a slow burn when another pizzeria opens in town. They sneer as they predict its imminent demise in an overloaded market. There are too many of them, they gripe. It just…
Sushi bar ginger salad habit
If you’ve ever eaten sushi, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten the ubiquitous ginger salad that tends to be a go-to at the start of any sushi feast. This mini salad usually costs about $3, and comes out quickly in a small bowl. What it consists of is typically a mix of iceberg lettuce, a…
Ask Minda Honey: Is She After My Heart or Wallet?
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com. Hello Minda, I’ve been dating a girl for the past two years, and it has been really great. There are no jealousy issues or mistrust, and we are making plans to one day live together. I recently noticed a pattern in her behavior that, quite frankly,…
Savage Love: Come Again
Q: I’m a 35-year-old straight woman, recently married, and everything is great. But I have been having problems reaching orgasm. When we first started dating, I had them all the time. It was only after we got engaged that it became an issue. He is not doing anything differently, and he works hard to give…
Cast out old punk rockers
It’s gotten to where the heat starts to deplete you, and working out in it is pure uninhibited bullshit. You add a mean-muggin’ son with sweat, sawdust and tree sap, and boom — you’re ruined, flattened out, squashed! You spend the rest of your evening feeling like a gloopy, bug-bit mess, and that’s even after…
Legalize marijuana now, the people have spoken
If Gov Matt Bevin really wants to avoid future state budget deficits and chip away at the pension disaster, instead of cutting services, he must work with state lawmakers from both parties to finally legalize cannabis. Kentuckians are ready to join the growing number of states where it is legal to some degree — 29…
Leaked Bevin emails!
Well, LEO’s feature stories this week are about President Trump’s and Gov. Matt Bevin’s media manipulation and transparency. We figured that in the spirit of the Trump family’s email disclosure we’d just go ahead and make our own email discovery… between our dear Gov. Bevin and his chief of staff Blake Brickman. Why not? Brickman:…
