WFPK and LEO appreciates you. Let them count the ways
BY T.E. LYONS AND MAT HERRON The more you get to know Suzanne Vega, the more the idiosyncrasies pile Suzanne Vega: Photo by Albert Sanchez up … as does the respect.For the casually curious who first need to know about hits before wanting more, this veteran singer-songwriter has delivered a couple — but even those…
City Strobe
Delegation sees American Democracy, Louisville-styleThe Metro Council meeting last Thursday was so boring I briefly considered allowing my body to slink all the way out of my chair and onto the ground, just to see if anyone was awake enough to notice. But rather than befoul my torso with whatever organisms live under those bland…
Unendorsed gubernatorial candidates respond
Last week LEO endorsed Steve Beshear in the Democratic gubernatorial primary and Billy Harper in the Republican primary. This week, unendorsed candidates were invited to respond. Gov. Ernie Fletcher declined the invitation. Anne NorthupThe upcoming Republican primary will offer our party a chance at a fresh start. In 2003, the current administration was elected by…
Connected Diss: The real devaluation of motherhood
Yes, I know, Mom is priceless — but the annual mea culpa spending to atone for all the grief that we caused her over the years comes to a pretty hefty price tag. Retailers expected last week’s deluge of Mother’s Day cards, flowers and candy to rake in a whopping $16 billion. In other words,…
Vested interest: Newburg taps into federal program to fight crime while fostering home ownership
Photo by Melissa Moody Michelle Clay lives in West Louisville with her two sisters and her parents, with whom she has lived for almost all of her 38 years. Working full time and taking classes at Jefferson Community College, Clay finally has the opportunity to achieve her version of the American Dream — a place…
Share the road
Illustration by Gina Gentile-Moeller Six weeks ago, city editor Stephen George gave up his car in an attempt to assess the changes involved — mental, physical, epistemological — in shaking loose from dependence on your car while still being able to get around Louisville. An unscientific study, yes, but here are the results. Prologue: It…
Erosia
LEO welcomes letters that are brief (250 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to EROSIA, 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar and clarity. Ethical…
Welp’s Louisville: I want to restrict your access to guns
After the Virginia Tech massacre, my daughter asked me, “Daddy, why do we let the criminally insane buy assault weapons in America?”* I didn’t have an answer. Just as shocking to me as the massacre itself was the stunning lack of intelligent debate about gun control in the weeks after the attack. There was a…
Rumor & Innuendo
That darned moving camera.Despite amazing new technology, often old school is best. During the NBA playoffs — which are marvelous, in case you have not been paying attention — ESPN/ABC have gone where they never should have. It is that moving camera along the sidelines. Send it. It makes me dizzy. I, like most, desire…
Meet Mont de Sundua (again); Hell Yeah arrives
Hell Yeah Mont de Sundua, née Month of Sundays, is issuing a set of previously unreleased material via the Think Indie label, and to celebrate its release, Jim James (of you-know-who) and drummer David Givan will DJ at Main Street Lounge on Saturday night. The material sat for about 10 years until the three decided…
Events for the book-smart
Send information about upcoming literary events to listings@leoweekly.com and include “book smart event” in the subject line. Deadlines are the second Wednesday of the month. May 16, 7:30 p.m.: Jazz as Spoken Word — Local writers read their works to improvised jazz accompaniment, The Jazz Factory, 815 W. Market St., 992-3242. • May 19, 2…
Book Reviews
Later, At the Bar By Rebecca Barry. Simon and Schuster; 225 pgs., $22. Rebecca Barry knows her way around a tavern, it would seem. This “novel in stories” is just what it claims to be: a series of short vignettes that in concert tell a coherent and detailed mini-epic about a time and a place…
Poetry: Reader Submissions
ORIGINS*BY Ellen Birkett Morris Daughter of Elizabeth,her child of laughterand fear,who arrived early andsmalland survived. Child of cerebral palsy,shortened muscles,poor balance, still I walk. Offspring of a writer, whose countless hoursand quiet dreams yielded anoveland passed word loveto me. I am from the generations before me,drinkers, dreamers,farmers, thieves. Gone now,remembered in mygenes. *In 2006, this…
Is there fascism behind the cloak? Please …
American Fascists In 1962, a very young, fresh-out-of-Bible-college pastor from South Louisville Christian Church began knocking on doors in the suburbs of East Louisville, shaking hands and enlisting a charter membership for a new Christian church in that part of town. Forty-five years later, that fledgling church now looms over the intersection of I-64 and…
Staffpicks
Thursday, May 17Ambroise Vollard and Paul Cezanne lecture “It is thanks to Vollard that I am able to live.” Sculptor Aristide Maillol said those words, but many other artists of the late 19th/early 20th centuries could have also voiced it. Ambroise Vollard was one of the most important Parisian art dealers of his time, specializing…
Young violin virtuoso makes the rounds – Jinjoo Cho will hold workshops with area students before taking the stage
Jinjoo Cho: an 18-year-old freshman phenom at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, takes the stage for a formal recital Saturday night at the Kentucky Center and will conclude a whirlwind of workshops and playing time with area string students. When young violinist Jinjoo Cho finally takes the stage for a formal recital Saturday…
‘Macbeth’ on Magnolia: And the curse goes on
Macbeth: Photo by Christopher Shiner Macbeth (Lucas W. Adams) ponders his demise amid the witches (April Singer, Stefan Gearhart and Sarah Feldman) in Specific Gravity Ensemble’s production of “Macbeth.†William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” has long been regarded in the theater community as bearing a curse on those who perform it. Some actors refuse to utter the…
Mug Shots – Folk Fest celebrates handcrafted brews
The second Ohio River Valley Folk Festival takes place this Friday and Saturday amid pleasant park-like surroundings along the north bank of the Ohio River in downtown Madison, Ind. The architectural delights of Madison are well documented, and a full roster of annual events — Chautauqua, Ribberfest and Madison Regatta, among others — regularly…
Video Tapeworm – Releases through Tuesday, May 22
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS AFRO SAMURAI 2007; DVD $19.95, UR One of the dumbest things we’ve ever loved. Samuel L. Jackson provides the voice of the titular warrior, off on an epic animated quest to kick the snot out of Justice (Ron Perlman) for murdering his father. Lots of crude hip-hop noise, classic anime, undecipherable…
Film Review – Georgia Rule
“OK,” my friend uttered as we walked out of the theater, “‘Grease 2’ is a hundred times better than this movie.” I’ve been pleading with her for years to recognize “Grease 2” as a viable, entertaining theatrical experience that stands up to more than just its predecessor. Who knew all it would take…
Film Review – 28 Weeks Later
In “28 Days Later,” Britain was devastated by a virus that turned its victims into raging, flesh-eating zombies. And unlike most zombies, these things could run like Carl Lewis. In the sequel “28 Weeks Later,” the virus has run its course and the U.S. Army has stepped in to repopulate the country. It quarantines…
Zen and the art of vegetarian dining
I’m a carnivore, an obligate carnivore. I like meat and find it hard to imagine life without beefsteaks, pork chops, poultry or fish on my plate. And yet … and yet … when I wax philosophical, I can see some strong arguments for vegetarianism.I can see it when I think about eating for health and…
Aftertastes
Joe’s OK Bayou, 4308 Charlestown Rd., New Albany, Ind., (812) 948-2080, www.joesokbayou.com. This newest location turns a bland shopping-center space into a replica of a Cajun-country saloon. The large menu includes a variety of appetizers (including fried gator tail and fresh flown-in Gulf oysters), salads, sandwiches and a bewildering variety of main dishes. (Reviewed: 2/14;…
