May 06, 2015 by justin
in Locker Room
When you’re a kid, hopping on your bike and riding with no destination in mind was commonplace. Sure, you probably got lost, but you also rode away with a story to tell your friends. This Saturday, the Cyclo de Mayo IX offers a bit of this nostalgia with a race
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May 06, 2015 by justin
in News of the Weird
Saudi Arabia’s very first sex accessory shop (in the holy city of Mecca) should be opening soon, according to news reports — operated by a Moroccan Muslim, backed by the German adult mega-retailer Beate Uhse, and supposedly fully compliant with Islamic law. Owner Abdelaziz Aouragh told Agence France-Presse he would
Read More →Matt Sumell’s new novel is a collection of linked stories narrated by 30-year-old Alby. Alby was the only person in the room with his mother as she died suffering from cancer, and his grief is profound. He is not good at “making nice,” and he is horrible at grieving. He
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May 06, 2015 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
“When the lilacs bloom, it’s time to start. Although some people do wait for the dandelions.” That’s good advice for almost any endeavor, don’t you think? And so the lilacs are blooming, and out we head. Beau Perry, Max the Dog, and myself. In search of the elusive morel mushroom.
Read More →For all the hype about gay marriage and things like Indiana’s religious freedom law, I find it quite odd that America is so infatuated about Bruce Jenner’s sex change. Is anyone else tired of seeing his ever-morphing ugly mug on the cover of every magazine while standing in line at
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May 06, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Life falls into more or less predictable patterns. Put a person or group of people into any given situation, and, while it may seem like chaos reigns for a while, eventually things settle into routines. Clutch — the Maryland-based four-piece rock act — is no different. After 24 years together
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May 06, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
Even in rehearsal, the chemistry starts to percolate. No sooner do Jim Benda (as Vanya) and Ann Woldt (as Sonia) settle in over their coffee during the opening of “Vanya, Sonia, Masha, & Spike,” the comic molecules start to bounce dizzily — and this when the actors aren’t yet in
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May 06, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Though he may have cleverly tricked you into thinking otherwise, Joss Whedon is, at his core, an action director. The reason he may have tricked you into thinking otherwise, is because there is no action director alive who manages to instill his heroes with such a sense of genuine humanity
Read More →Matt Woods “Sawdust and Gasoline” Independent It seems like it has been ages since Matt Woods said goodbye to his longtime compatriots, The Thunderbolts. In point of fact, it has been right about two years, and, in that time, Woods has popped up here and there with other musicians but
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