Orbits and other fallacies
So the ferry’s back up, and that’s good news for food fans. Toronto is world-class when it comes to restaurants, both at the chic high end and for ethnic fare (particularly Asian). With the trip now more pleasant, Rochesterians will be leaving more money in Ontario and bringing back little besides a few extra pounds.…
Let’s go back to the chocolate paradise
The 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, retitled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, attained the status of a children’s classic, approaching works like Pinocchio, Snow White, and The Wizard of Oz. Because of its success with a generation of filmgoers and in keeping with contemporary cinematic practice, a remake must…
Tuxedoed mating rituals as old as time
Movies released during the warm-weather months are traditionally designed for escapism. It’s almost impossible to become emotionally invested in the little dead girl ruining the hardwoods upstairs or the superhero who looks like an angry pile of rocks, and some people prefer it that way. But others like a little truth in their entertainment, and…
After the rain
I didn’t (and couldn’t) see every act perform, but I was really into the Rochester MusicFest 2005 for what I did experience. Coming in on the tail end of Nina Sky’s performance on Saturday, July 16, got my body moving as soon as I stepped on the grounds. Shortly after was Jagged Edge’s ballad-filled set,…
XX Files – 7.20.05
I’ve been thinking about dead bodies lately. Iraqi civilians. American troops. Suicide bombers in London. Their victims. I’ve also been thinking about deaths involving motorcycles and scooters. Thinking about war and terrorism sends me into a deep, immobilizing funk. So I’ve chosen to obsess about accidents instead. This is a rich vein for me to…
The beat goes strong
The beat goes strong “I can’t say I was interested before. I’d never really experienced it before,” says Aaron Taylor. “But once I got to actually hear it, like close-to-close, one-on-one, I was very interested.” The recently graduated Taylor took to the drums when he joined John Marshall High School’s pan-drum band. In his…
Reader feedback – 7.20.05
DFA DIVERSITY I am both amused and saddened by the depiction of dfaROCHESTER in the article “Divide or conquer? The Dems’ Dilemma” (June 29). dfaROCHESTER is many things, because we are a diverse group of people. We are teachers, students, inventory-control specialists, lactation consultants, lawyers, programmers, student employment coordinators, secretaries, and many other professions.…
Cost of war 7.20.05
The totals: 1,766 American soldiers, 194 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 22,850 to 25,881 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to July 17. American soldiers killed from July 11-17: Sergeant Timothy J. Sutton, 22; Springfield, Missouri | Specialist Benyahmin B. Yahudah, 24; Bogart, Georgia | Corporal Clifton…
Creating the electronic public square
Television in the making: Station staffers Josh Bloodworth (left) and Rick Osborne sweat the small stuff during a live broadcast. CarvinEison and LaToya Campbell chat during a moment of downtime on the set. “Okay, people, let’s focus. How much time do we have left?” CarvinEison’s voice fills the studio’s tiny control room. “One minute,” comes…
Family valued – 7.20.05
‘The Science of Superheroes’ Just as you go to get coffee during the unending special features on the Spiderman 2 deluxe DVD, your youngest child asks, “What exactly is ‘the proportional strength of a spider’ anyway?” Or perhaps you’re standing in line to buy tickets for Batman Begins when the thought bobs to the surface…
Fiz – 7.20.05
My God! I’ve got pockets! Let us now bemoan the fate of lost pop culture, slipping through our collective fingers, rolled across our national landscape, and dropped into the national sewer. Rappin’, Rockin’ Barbie is inexplicably entwined with Rubik’s Cube. Pink Lady and Jeff sinks along with The Associates. Within this swirling mass of mediocrity,…
Onstage – 7.20.05
Despite quibbles, I’m feeling like a flack for Shaw Festival’s brilliant season. With eight productions open now, they’ve not got a weak offering. If R.C. Sherriff’s Journey’s End isn’t a masterpiece, it’s one of the great war plays. Its understated honesty is gripping and heartbreaking, with no heroic grandstanding, no anti-war preaching, just a frighteningly…
When boys become fathers
When Kenneth Howard’s girlfriend told him she was pregnant and that he was the baby’s father, he didn’t believe it. He was only 15 at the time. “It was so difficult,” he says. “Me and her, all we did was fight. We fought a lot, and I just had a hard time with it at…
Orbits and other fallacies
So the ferry’s back up, and that’s good news for food fans. Toronto is world-class when it comes to restaurants, both at the chic high end and for ethnic fare (particularly Asian). With the trip now more pleasant, Rochesterians will be leaving more money in Ontario and bringing back little besides a few extra pounds.…
