Walkin’ the dog from Berne to Boston
“High concept” is usually reserved for describing movies, often disparagingly. It’s also useful for describing some restaurants. The high-concept restaurant has an angle you can describe in a few words, one conceived to appeal to a well-defined market. While this seems primarily the domain of chains, the local restaurant that combines quality with concept can…
The XX files – 6.7.06
Bloodless coup Now, I’m a good girl. I’m no menstrual activist. You won’t catch me at a rally swinging nunchucks made of tampons or at a roundtable discussion of store-bought panty liners vs. reusable organic cotton pads. I’m not one to make waves. But the new extended-cycle oral contraceptive pill that suppresses the period indefinitely…
3054 Main Street
Overlooking the beautiful Genesee Valley, this spectacular property is notable for its handsome 1827 brick home, an award-winning vineyard, a trout pond, and lovely gardens, all on 5.5 landscaped acres. The property, located on Rt. 36, just south of the hamlet of York at 3054 Main Street, has been successfully operated as the Silver Tendril…
Family valued – 6.7.06
Of ducks and clucks Sorry, kids, the lilacs are dead. This weekend, it’s all about animals. Intrigued by Spain’s running of the bulls? Head to Fairport’s racing of the ducks. The Third Annual Fairport Rubber Duck Race happens Saturday, June 10, sponsored by BirdCOR, the nonprofit Bird Coalition of Rochester. At 11 a.m., see live…
Fiz – 6.7.06
European Idol Celine Dion, Volare, Nana Mouskori, Katrina & the Waves, and, most of all, ABBA. And this year: the hard-rock band Lordi, whose lead singer, Mr. Lordi, creates his own monster-inspired costumes with plastic skulls, reindeer fur, etc. For those of you who haven’t guessed, today’s topic is the Eurovision Grand Prix (or Eurovision…
Inside the new Strong
On Friday, July 14, the StrongMuseum will reopen its doors after a seven-week hiatus. Much has changed since late May, including the name: the institution is now officially known as Strong — National Museum of Play to better describe its new focus on the study of play and its role in human development.
A longwinded “View”
Any daughter who shares a co-dependent relationship with her mother can relate to Amy’s View.
Reader feedback – 6.7.06
EMPTY PLANNING Regarding Sujata Gupta’s “Emptied Out” (May 17 and 24): In my opinion, there are many more dimensions to this issue. One of those is the current level of planning throughout the county. Why, for example, are permits still being issued to builders for erecting new, speculative housing tracts on virgin land? Why not…
Jazz on the pop side of the street
“It’s really everything in life,” says singer/songwriter Sonya Kitchell, explaining what sparks her creativity. “It can be the color of sunlight. It can be watching somebody on a stoop. It can be listening to sirens outside a window, or it could be anything.” Sure, you could dismiss this as an evasive, teenage shrug of sorts.…
But it’s a dry heat
Friday night kicked off swank and swingin’ (even though I was in a ratty t-shirt) at Max of Eastman Place for the RIJF kick-off affair. Unlike a lot of promoters who direct from the sidelines, John Nugent is in the trenches and was on the bandstand blowing his horn all hot and cool with a…
Cost of war – 6.7.06
The totals: 2473 US soldiers, 224 Coalition soldiers, and approximately 38,059 to 42,434 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the beginning of the war and occupation to June 5. 3451 Iraqi police and guardsmen have been killed since January 2005, according to an estimate compiled from news reports. American soldiers killed between May…
Conventional wisdom: NYS party politics
Steve Minarik seemed uncharacteristically subdued when he approached the podium in HofstraUniversity’s arena. It was early Thursday afternoon, the final day of the state Republican Party’s convention in Hempstead, Long Island, and balloting for the gubernatorial endorsement had ended moments before. In the tone of a man announcing his own death sentence, he told the…
Metro ink – 6.7.06
GREENING THE CLASSROOMS They call themselves the “Energy Patrol.” Up and down hallways they go, looking for glaring computer screens and lights left on by forgetful classmates and teachers. Clad in their bright green T-shirts, they make up cheers and hold pep rallies to spread the word about saving energy. And while they keep it…
Music Reviews 6.07.06
THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE, and many more…
Black, white, and candy-colored
The late director Claude Sautet was best known to modern audiences for arthouse classics like 1992’s Un Coeur en Hiver and 1995’s Nelly et M. Arnaud. But the film that put him on the cinematic map was the 1960 gangster flick ClasseTousRisques. Now restored to velvety splendor and resubtitled, ClasseTousRisques is enjoying a proper American…
Still hard to do
Some movies appear to exist solely to showcase certain personalities, some of whom, in addition to appearing in the work, sometimes also exercise some control over or possess some financial interest in the production itself. Whether that fact explains the existence of The Break-Up remains debatable, or perhaps unknowable. But the credits list one of…
