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A mess at MAS?: A Metro audit and complaints by a former employee point to troubling times at Animal Services
Rory Coriell thought he was doing the best thing when he offered his employer a heads-up on the poor accounting practices and mismanagement of funds he said he was seeing. It was a new job, he thought, and he’d better report everything up the chain — better to keep the blame on the other side…
The Senate snow job on Iraq: Senators hide behind MoveOn.org in an outrageous attempt to deflect the debate
It is beyond troubling that a well-paid body of representatives tasked with doing the essential business of the American people would instead waste taxpayer time and money on such a childish, inappropriate act as publicly denouncing a citizen advocacy group for exercising its right to free speech. The group, MoveOn.org, took out a paid advertisement…
Rumor & Innuendo
How bad the damage. U of L is playing with all the med-iocrity of the Cooper era, and the lack of discipline of the Smith Era. How do the Cards look in Week 5 of the Koach Ron L. Kragthorpe regime? Seriously U.G.L.Y. on both sides of the ball — and no spin, nor Koach’s…
City Strobe
Damn that traffic jam A new study shows Louisville ranks third among mid-sized cities with the worst traffic jams, costing local drivers an annual $395 million in gasoline and lost time they could have spent standing around the water cooler demanding more concrete and bridges. According to the Texas Transportation Institute study, the average Louisville…
Message to the People: In defense of a Black Vanguard
My article on the Michael Vick situation last month prompted a lot of responses — both positive and negative. Most of the negatives were seemingly set off by two things. One, the article rested on the belief that many black and white folk often view the world differently. The second was my closing statement that…
Bluegrass Beacon: Hear the grumbling? It”s time for a change
Dissatisfaction serves as a necessary component of change. Most find change hard and dissatisfaction uncomfortable. So procrastination usually trumps dissatisfaction. We often simply adapt to avoid the usually messy process of change. Sometimes it’s necessary to do so — at least temporarily. We have to know for sure that we simply cannot accept the status…
No More False Dichotomies: One last high tide for Mr. T
Hughie Thomasson: plays his Strat during an Outlaws show earlier this year at Whiskey Dick’s in Cincinnati. Thomasson died this month at age 55. One of my childhood heroes died recently. Hughie Thomasson, the leader of the southern rock band The Outlaws, fell asleep in front of his TV and passed away. He was 55.…
The Fire this time: Arcade Fire operates somewhere “between the Click of the Light and the Start of the Dream”
Arcade Fire: Photo by Davida Nemeroff Members of the Arcade Fire pause for a moment of self-reflection. “We’re friends first,” says Regine Chassagne. Hands-down, this is the concert of the season. Never mind, if you can, the accomplishments of Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem — there are only 11 U.S. shows on this tour and…
Head to the polls. Vote for Le Petomane
Next Show: Festival of ShortsStarring Heather Burns, Tony Dingman, Abigail Bailey Maupin, Gregory Maupin, Kristie Rolape and Kyle Ware. Written by Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble; presented at the Rudyard Kipling through Oct. 1. For tickets or more info, call 636-1311 or visit www.lepetomane.org. They’re baaaaaack. Yes, Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble’s fourth season opened last week…
Specific Gravity”s provocative, unsettling “Lullaby”
The Most Beautiful Lullaby You’ve Ever HeardStarring Julia Leist, Jennifer Poliskie and Christopher Shiner. Written by Greg Romero. Directed by Rand Harmon. Presented by Specific Gravity Ensemble through Sept. 30. For tickets or more info, call 384-2743 or visit www.specificgravityensemble.com. Earlier this year, the acclaimed “Elevator Plays” heralded Specific Gravity Ensemble’s arrival on the Louisville…
“Dracula” delivers modern female roles
Dracula: Photo by Harlan Taylor Misha Kuznetsov (Dracula), Jonathan Kells Phillips (Dr. Seward) and William McNulty (Van Helsing) in ATL’s “Dracula.” DraculaStarring Marc Bovino, Elizabeth Gilbert, Nathan Gregory, Sophie C. Hill, Misha Kuznetsov, David Ian Lee, William McNulty, Genisis Oliver, Jonathan Kells Phillips, Sarah Sexton, Sandra Struthers and Dara Tiller. Directed and adapted by William…
Staffpicks
Staffpicks Thursday, Sept. 27Silver Anchor Award Reception The Friends of the Waterfront is a volunteer group focused on waterfront development and advocacy that works closely with the Waterfront Development Corp. As with most advocacy groups, money is scarce, and so it’s time again for the Friends’ major fundraiser, which helps pay for things like WFPK’s…
Gang”s all here, Trapped at Lisa”s, Darrell Scott, and Darfur
Love Jones Friday, Sept. 28Lindsay Ronay has two small children and works part time for Eco-Cell, a company she and her husband started that recycles used cell phones. She has never been to the Darfur region of Sudan, which is ravaged by genocide. Her travels became irrelevant, however, after Ronay heard a BBC radio broadcast…
And then there were three: Sum 41 drops in on LRS Fest
Sum 41 Before going to work writing songs for the new Sum 41 CD, Underclass Hero, singer-guitarist Derryck Whibley did something he hadn’t done since the group’s first CD. He actually took time to figure out what the purpose of the next album was going to be. “The funny thing, to be honest, is once…
CD Reviews 9-26-07
The Keepnews Jazz Collection, Second SeriesVarious Artists(MILESTONE) Indie music labels and producers have provided valuable musical alternatives to the mainstream for decades. Orrin Keepnews, one of the most respected jazz producers, founded Riverside Records and later Milestone. Now 84, his work is honored with a valuable series of reissues that have been remastered with new…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Oct. 2
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKSFUNNY FACE1957; DVD $14.95, URCan it really be the 50th anniversary of this wonderful Technicolor/VistaVision vision? You’ve seen clips of it all your life — most recently a TV ad with wide-eyed nymph Audrey Hepburn dancing in a black unitard to AC/DC’s “Back In Black” — but video versions have always been…
Film Review – Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction 1 star Starring Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, Iain Glen and Ali Larter. Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Released by Screen Gems. Rated R; 1:35. Jam-packed with zombie neck-slicing and spraying arteries, the third installment in the “Resident Evil” series excites the senses about as much as watching (red) paint dry.…
Film Review: Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises 3 starsStarring Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Sinead Cusack. Directed by David Cronenberg. Released by Focus Features. Rated R; 1:40. Director David Cronenberg is now well entrenched in his new career as a respectable, semi-commercial filmmaker — no mean feat for a guy who’s best known for exploding…
We go Malaysian in the autumn heat
August Moon: Photo by Nicole Pullen Whether you go for the Malaysian dishes or prowl the East on August Moon’s eclectic menu, this 20-year-old eatery remains a favorite. The chicken satay (pictured) recipe comes from Chef Peng Looi’s hometown of Ipoh, Malaysia. When the weather forecast for the first weekend of autumn calls for high…
The Bar Belle: Tight ends, tight specials
It certainly doesn’t feel like football season yet, but whatever. Area bars still offer great gameday specials while we wait for the weather to catch up with the season. Here’s my annual list of team-specific bars and their specials. As always, if you know of a place where a gaggle of, say, Dolphins fans gather,…
Aftertastes
CAFFÉ CLASSICO, 2144 Frankfort Ave., 894-9689, www.caffe-classico.com. Caffé Classico stands out on Frankfort Avenue for its cool, sophisticated Euro-style atmosphere and excellent coffee and espresso drinks. Owner-chef Tommie Mudd recently introduced a full dinner menu of reasonably priced French and Mediterranean-accented fare. (Reviewed 8/22; Rating: N/A) MOJITO, 2231 Holiday Manor Ctr., 425-0949. The small, attractive…
Kinsey Sicks bring “dragapella” to Beaux Ball
Kinsey Sicks: The “dragapella beautyshop quartet” Kinsey Sicks performs Saturday at the Beaux Arts Ball. Beaux Arts Ball featuring Kinsey SicksSaturday, Sept. 29Louisville Marriott Downtown280 W. Jeffersonwww.beauxartsball.com$140; 7 p.m. Two fine institutions that started in the ’90s are coming back together on Saturday. That’s the date of the Beaux Arts Ball, the black-tie banquet-and-benefit set…
This week only: new music at no risk (to you)
Steven Stucky: Photo © Hoebermann Studio. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steven Stucky will be at U of L’s New Music Festival next week. The University of Louisville School of Music’s annual New Music Festival promises a number of things: daring new music, of course, from this century and the previous one; multiple days of concerts; and…
