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Superheroes of Kentucky Basketball: UofL Women!
It seems very strange to say that a basketball team that ran off 20 straight wins to start the season has dramatically developed over the season. But that’s exactly what has happened to the 2017-18 edition of the Lady Cardinals. So it’s interesting to consider those developments as the third-ranked Cardinals, number one seed in…
10 under $5 – What to do this Week in Louisville (3/19)
MONDAY Taco and Movie Monday: ‘Rush Hour’ Triple Feature! Old Louisville Brewery No cover | 5-10 p.m. Believe it or not, the first couple of “Rush Hour” movies were pretty good. The pointless third-installment and shitty, network TV series may have made you forget, but the action and stunts are worth revisiting. And since this…
Photos from Louisville City FC’s opening night victory
On Saturday, Louisville City Football Club defeated Nashville 2-0 in a smooth win. A championship flag commemorating their 2017 United Soccer League title was raised over the field at halftime and that might have been the right push, because soon after Louisville started racking up opportunities and goals. A total of 7,933 fans attended the…
LEO’s Guide to Louisville Movie Nights
If you’re like me, you’re tired of every movie revolving around superheroes or being a remake, prequel or sequel to an existing property. We live in an odd time when the easiest way to find original filmmaking is to look through the archives. Luckily, Louisville has many bars and even a few theaters showing all…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (3/16)
FRIDAY A Louisville Music Tribute ’18 Zanzabar $5 | 8 p.m. Watch as some of Louisville’s top musicians put their own spins on other Louisville-based, original songs. This concert is a “tribute to Louisville’s thriving music community,” said promoters, and it features acts by Howell Dawdy, 1200, Small Time Napoleon and DJ Sam Sneed. Proceeds…
A Q&A with the four playwrights behind ‘You, Across From Me’
The Humana Festival of New American Plays is in full swing at Actors Theatre, with four of the festival’s six new plays already running in rotation. One of the upcoming plays, “You Across From Me,” is a collaborative project. Each year, ATL brings in four playwrights to create an interconnected collection of short plays, all…
Big Blue-Hoo
Kentucky swept the SEC tournament and was rewarded with a five seed, a trip to Idaho and UVA in its path. So, how will this Kentucky team do in the tournament? That wasn’t a rhetorical question. I was honestly asking for an answer. Because I have no idea! I know I’m not the only one…
UofL’s lost season
There may be an open space in the rafters of the KFC Yum! Center where the banner honoring the 2013 national championship team should be, but 2017-18 is the real lost season. When last season ended — too soon after an early-round loss to Michigan in the NCAA tournament — Louisville still seemed poised to…
Black political power and civic engagement
Here is LEO’s second installment from The State of Black Louisville 2018 report, which the Louisville Urban League produced and released last month. This collection of over 40 essays on jobs, justice, education, health, housing and more was written by experts from within the city, outlining the issues and disparities for African-Americans in Louisville. LEO…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Sounds safe to us! | Absurd Maybe coming to a highway near you — Truck Trains! That’s right, the state Senate passed a bill that would allow “truck platooning,” or trucks traveling 250 feet apart, driving in sync with electronically-coordinated speeds through wireless communication. SB 116 is in the House now. Not the onion | …
A Q&A with R.C. Edwards of Turnpike Troubadours
For more than a decade now, Oklahoma’s Turnpike Troubadours have been crisscrossing the country, making new friends and exploring fresh musical ideas. Of late, these neo-traditionalists have been busy assembling what is arguably their best record yet, A Long Way from Your Heart. It recently debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard Top 200, No.…
Charlie Hunter continues to show his versatility
Charlie Hunter has spent more than two decades navigating parallel ventures as a solo artist and vital contributor to many avant-jazz ensembles. But the verbose guitarist is understated when it comes to talking about himself. “It’s pretty boring,” he said, laughing. “Practicing — that’s pretty much the only thing that gets me excited, that and…
The Thing About Reunions (Part 2)
A group of people come together. Like-minded in some way, they form a band. They make a record. They have success. They have fans, who form lasting memories with their songs. A connection is made. Then one day… they break up. Maybe you noticed and it was sad for you. Maybe you didn’t notice because…
Humana Festival plays offer lasting questions, hilarity
The Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville is off to fast start this season. Three of the six plays on the bill have made their premieres, and by March 23 all the plays will be in repertory until April 8. This week, the Festival brings us two pieces set in…
Comedian Mike Cronin: Hipsters have ‘amazing food’
When comedian Mike Cronin composed “The Hipster Song” to make fun of… hipsters, he began to appreciate their qualities. “I love a good cocktail,” said Cronin. “When I see a guy with a curly mustache, lighting an orange peel on fire, I know I’m about to have the best Old Fashioned I’ve ever had.” Cronin…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘The Walking Dead’ Creator Has A New Take On The Apocalypse
‘Oblivion Song’ No. 1 Writer Robert Kirkman; Artists Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni Review by Krystal Moore, The Great Escape Louisville I had a few preconceived notions of what a book by Robert Kirkman, creator of “The Walking Dead,” would be like, and the first few pages of “Oblivion Song” seemed to confirm them. However,…
MozzaPi brings bread maker’s art to ?remarkable pizzas
Which came first: the pizza or the bread? A trip out to Anchorage to visit the excellent MozzaPi might recalibrate your thinking on this not-so-simple question. After all, if you’ve been eating pizza in Louisville over the past generation, you may be excused for thinking that pizza is all about the toppings. That’s the way…
The engagement edition
The service industry is full of romances, some that come and go with the death of the latest bar trends or a blurry, after-hours eve, and some that last and grow beautifully like the fermentation of a fine wine. My partner and I met while working for the same restaurant company, and, six years later,…
Spread your wings and fry
On a recent afternoon, I found myself at A Large Chain Restaurant at lunchtime. Having experienced a couple of less-than-satisfactory meals at other locations in other cities in years past, I have made it a point to avoid eating there. I find it pricey and lacking in quality. But I was hungry, it was a…
Savage Love: What Is Love?
Q: I’m a 33-year-old woman from Melbourne, Australia, dating a 24-year-old man. We’ve been dating for about eight months; it is exclusive and official. He’s kind and sweet, caring and giving, and his penis is divine. The thing is, he confessed to me recently that he doesn’t really “feel.” The way he explained it is,…
Never know what’ll come out of the sky in this city
I would suppose a significant number of people die with dirty dishes sitting in the sink. They just didn’t get to ‘em before that old, immovable, specter of death came a house calling. This occurred to me while doing the dishes of course. See, we don’t have a machine washer or a trust fund or…
Omni, not everything to all
A half-filled bag of toiletries for men in a homeless shelter sits on the floor under my kitchen sink, as I rustle through my other carryall bag for a plastic bag with travel toothbrush and toothpaste, before I run out the door to a sneak peek of the Omni Hotel on Liberty and Second streets.…
17 too young to marry
Despite lawmakers’ best efforts to keep Kentucky stuck in the past, the Commonwealth may be stepping out of the Dark Ages (at least on this issue), by raising the legal-marriage age to 18 years old… for the most part. Senate Bill 48 would make an exception for 17-year-olds under certain circumstances. A judge may grant…
