Hands of The Corn Man
Often, food writing amounts to an absurd quest, like the search for the perfect noodles in the film Tampopo. I’ve gone on missions for ribs, breads, chicken wings, and, at the height of growing season, I sought the Corn Man. Plenty of local farmers grow corn, but sources pointed to 1092 Penfield Road, the location…
May we suggest…
Last time out. The Rhinos (16-3-7) split a pair of games with the Toronto Lynx (10-4-13) over the weekend. They dropped the road portion of the home-and-home series on Friday, losing 2-1. The Score is a little mystified by the decision not to start Hamisi Amani-Dove and the red-hot Greg Simmonds in that match, especially…
Southern comfort for film lovers
If the cinema, especially in the form of the summer spectacular, can transport us to the farthest boundaries of the universe and across the seas of time, it can also now and then traverse the shorter but more perilous expanses of the mind, explore the darker and more complicated territory of the human heart. …
LaBute disappoints, but ‘Sara’ meets expectations
Neil LaBute must have been tuning in to a lot of daytime television over the last couple of years, because I have to assume that anyone who has undergone this kind of career makeover must have been watching dogs get turned into beauty queens on Maury Povich on at least a semi-regular basis. The…
Beating the beat
ATB infuses his techno with melody
Reader Feedback 8.28.02
The county budget, the Jazz Festival, Democrats in disarray, moms in playland
After Cliff Janey
Rochester schools will open next week as they always do, with teachers, administrators, and children full of enthusiasm and hope. But a huge black cloud is hanging over the district, and it may taint everything that happens in the coming months. This week, Cliff Janey’s tenure in the City School District comes to an…
Q&A with The Batboy
Fifteen years ago when we attended the Monroe County Fair, we got to see an honest-to-God freak show. There was a sword-swallower, a bald guy who pounded big nails up his nose, and a girl who played with snakes and thrashed around in a fake electric chair. So, the next year, when we were…
Stain Removal
You can always count on The Reverend Horton Heat for a good time. In the sweaty Water Street chapel, the Rev sanctified and satisfied the sinnin’ and grinnin’ faithful with the rock ‘n’ roll of ages. Openers Nashville Pussy easily performed their best show yet. They are simply amazing, and no, I’m not just saying…
News briefs 8.28.02
News recycling Calling all connoisseurs of “merger mania” and its analogies. As time goes on, there’s more evidence of cooperation than of competition between some local media operations. Recently, for example, WOKR Channel 13’s 11 p.m. newscast began offering a peek at the Democrat and Chronicle’s headlines for the following morning. It may be…
Primary time in the puppet regime
It’s a shame former Conservative Party candidate Daniel Mahony moved to Connecticut earlier this month, thereby disqualifying himself from the race for lieutenant governor. If his running mate, Rochester businessman Tom Golisano, won the governorship and subsequently abdicated to, say, goal tend for the Buffalo Sabres, Mahony would make a great Guv. He’s got one…
