Fiz 2.8.2006
Gentlemen of a certain age find themselves in the basements of their homes
Family Valued 2.08.06
Sliding away from winter Looking to beat the winter doldrums? Throw the kids in the car (with their birth certificates) and head north of the border to Niagara Falls, Canada. The Americana Resort boasts an indoor water park that caters to the 12-and-under crowd. Friendly, clean, and reasonably priced, it also has a spa and…
When worlds collide
For most musicians the worlds of classical and pop music move in different orbits, if not galaxies. But when he sits down Tuesday at the Steinway piano in Kilbourn Hall, Christopher O’Riley will bring these spheres together. O’Riley is best known as the host of From theTop(5 p.m. Sundays, WXXI FM 91.5). The program, showcasing…
Heaven, I’m in heaven
Dreamland Faces at Bullwinkle’s.
Acting white
One professor studies the fight between identity and achievement. One student copes with it.
It’s not quirky for quirk’s sake
It’s probably about time you met Andrew Bujalski, but I’ll dish a little before he shows up so it’s not a totally blind date. The Boston-based filmmaker has crafted two low-budget, 16mm affairs that have made quiet yet deep splashes in the world of independent cinema and earned him comparisons to mortal gods with names…
Melding the high and low in English humor
Like so much else in English society, contemporary differences in styles of humor appear connected to the ancient, burdensome stratifications of social class. In crude terms, for those who remember the television imports of some years ago, the comic alternatives generally split between Monty Python and Benny Hill, representing the high and the low in…
165 Barrington Street
Handsome Details Inside & Out Built c. 1912 on a corner lot one block south of Park Avenue, the house at 165 Barrington Street is typical of many of the early 20th-century homes located in this attractive, convenient and desirable city neighborhood. The three-story, 2140 square foot residence is solidly constructed with handsome architectural details…
Reader feedback – 2.08.06
The School Board’s ‘secrecy,’ the Bush record
Metro Ink – 2.8.06
Henley gets his seat Jeff Henley has been named to fill the Rochester School Board vacancy left by Darryl Porter, who joined the Duffy administration in January. Board president Domingo Garcia made the appointment on Monday after board members failed to agree on a replacement. Garcia says he chose Henley for several reasons. “He was…
Cost of war – 2.08.06
The totals: 2253 US soldiers, 204 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 28,293 to 31,900 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to February 5. American soldiers killed between January 28 to February 5: Specialist Brian J. Schoff, 22; Manchester, Tennessee | Lance Corporal Hugo R. Lopezlopez, 20; La…
Future tense
It’s not news that the media landscape is changing rapidly. Major consolidations of newspaper and broadcast ownership, the reliance on the internet for news: what will we end up with? And what impact will the changes have on democracy? Among the writers exploring those questions is New York Times media critic David Carr. A veteran…
The XX Files 2.8.06
If 80 percent of Americans have Katrina fatigue, the nation’s level of Frey fatigue must be reaching the high 90s. And yet the debate about whether James Frey’s memoir is truth, lies, lying truths, or truthy lies has fragmented into a million little pieces and is lodged, intractably, in every print, broadcast, and cable outlet.…
God bless America!
Bit by bit, one move at a time, the Bush administration is amassing power, rewarding its friends, hurting the needy, and eroding Americans’ rights and our reputation abroad. And still there is little public outrage. There is virtual silence as the president continues to spin out his tales of America’s strength, good fortune, and manifest…
Music Reviews 2.8.06
Gaylord, Morningwood, Heavy Trash, BCT,…
