Geva program up for grabs, maybe with food
They’re back! Well, sort of. Three years ago, The Neo-Futurists opened Geva’s new Nextstage with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. New players from the same outfit are presenting the same nonsensical title on the Nextstage again, taking time off from their perpetual clowning in Chicago, at (where else?) the Neo-Futurarium. …
Whatever happened to Pong?
Beer pong — the sport that melds the heart-pounding thrill of Ping-Pong with the gut-wrenching taste of warm beer chugged from a plastic cup — has arrived.
Personal loquacity
Some filmmakers apparently forget the elementary and obvious fact that their medium originated in nonverbal narratives and flourished in silence long before the introduction of spoken dialogue (which many critics and historians initially regarded as a retrogressive, rather than a progressive, step), and, therefore, film should always rely on its visual possibilities. Whatever its merits,…
Life’s a drag, then you die of poison cocoa
Mike Leigh’s All or Nothing focuses mainly on the Bassett family, who live and/or work in Southeast London. Well, maybe “live” isn’t the right verb — “exist” might be more appropriate. They seem to have a nice, normal family life, but are far too miserable to appreciate it. Phil (Timothy Spall) is the father,…
Humor and malice and Henry
A 21st-century Renaissance man, Henry Rollins is a vehement voice for our slightly disenfranchised generation through his writings, ruminations, heavy music, and spoken-word performances. He seems to have all 10 fingers each in a different pie, yet still manages to maintain focus, asking hard questions and providing genuine answers with anecdotes and insight. Rollins pulls…
News briefs 1.29.03
Interfaith says peace As First Rogue George W. Bush tries to conjure an excuse for “pre-emptive” war on Iraq, hundreds of national organizations, community and student groups, unions, etc., are signing up for the peace movement. One new signer is the Interfaith Alliance of Rochester. Calling itself “a growing and diverse interfaith community…
It’s a stretch: Elmwood Avenue’s growing pains
Like all the recent construction nearby, Strong Hospital’s new main entrance gives symbolic weight to plans for Rochester’s economic future. There’s a symbolic turnaround, too. Strong used to put its face more toward Crittenden Boulevard; now it faces Elmwood Avenue. This is painfully evident at rush hour, when Strong and the nearby University of Rochester…
Across the universe
Part one of a two-part series. Dark matter, dark energy, and the Big Bang are ideas so large and seemingly intangible it’s not easy to get a grip on them. Adam Frank, associate professor of physics and astronomy, theoretical astrophysics, and plasma physics at the University of Rochester, wrestles with concepts like these every day.…
Reader feedback 1.29.03
Luring 20-somethings, Israel and Palestine, war and peace
The XX Files
I’m worried about my husband. His eyes are glazed. His movements shaky. After 11 years as a good partner and provider, he’s fallen into one of the many traps that lie in wait for hardworking men and women. Maybe it’s the pressure of his job. Maybe it’s some kind of premature middle-age meltdown. Maybe it’s…
