Bending science into art
After a long, harsh winter, the April ice storm was enough to leave most Upstate New Yorkers exasperated. But scientific photographer Ted Kinsman was having the time of his life. “I shot 60 images on Friday morning; then I went out and shot another 200,” Kinsman says. “It was very good. A lot of…
The violence monologues
Necessary Targets, the current production at Shipping Dock Theatre, is a play about two American counselors who travel to a Bosnian refugee camp with the purpose of helping women there talk about the war. As the American characters are forced to question whether they’re really helping the refugees, the play becomes a cautionary tale for…
Caught in the web
Over the course of some 30-odd years, David Cronenberg has displayed a highly individual (and quite appropriate) penchant for the bizarre in a number of memorable, and even stylish, horror films. His peculiar combination of the mechanical and the biological distinguishes his work from that of most of his fellow toilers in the dark and…
Jordan’s mediocre Thief
The teaming of Neil Jordan and Nick Nolte is an interesting one, considering the director only seems capable of making a good film every other time out (his most recent was The End of the Affair), while the actor has been able to successfully carry a film approximately once over the last 10 years (Affliction).…
Two men in a room
It’s been tough enough for state lawmakers to agree on their budgets through closed-door negotiations between three men in a room. Now imagine two men arguing in a room and a third sitting in his executive chamber, moistening his veto stamp in anticipation of nixing whatever compromise the two finally come up with. That…
News Briefs 4.23.03
Marching toward justice Farmworkers and advocates are taking to the streets to bring attention to the continuing struggle for farmworker rights. On Monday, two groups left Seneca Falls and Harlem to march to Albany, a total distance of 330 miles. The march, “330 Miles Toward Justice” began with a vigil at St. Luke’s Church in…
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Desperately seeking WOW
Remember the Performing Arts Center? At one time, the center was to be the next big capital project to revitalize Rochester. Committees formed. Surveys were taken. Studies were completed. While it’s impossible to determine precisely how much public money has been spent on the PAC process up to this point — mainly because…
Parallel curves
Part two of a two-part series. It’s the flip side of pop singer George Michael’s arrest for “lewd conduct.” And it has odd analogies with bathroom humor. But the following news item means serious political business. In mid-January, while many New Yorkers were celebrating the enactment of the state’s Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act, the American…
