Congressional candidate Maggie Brooks almost never refers to the “people” of Monroe County; they are “taxpayers,” even when the context seems to demand another noun. The subtle bit of messaging aligns with Brooks’ signature and much-touted accomplishment as county executive: freezing the property tax rate.
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THEATER: “Hermes”
In an age when the puppet masters behind global financial collapses pay fewer and fewer consequences and commit class warfare on everyone else, artists and writers will sometimes dream up a little retribution. Bennett Fisher’s “Hermes” is inspired in part by the role global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs played in the current […]
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“The Walking Dead” Season 3, Episode 2
Well oh golly gee, when did Rick (Andrew Lincoln)’s balls drop? My main complaint this season is probably going to be that we don’t know exactly when they dropped (given the show skipped over a few months and even more character development), but in an episode much stronger than the premiere, we really came face-to-face with Rick’s new style of hands (and axe) on leadership.
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South Park Season 16, Episode 11
I’ve never been to Hawaii, so perhaps my falling out with this episode just comes from not being a native and just not understanding.
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“American Horror Story: Asylum” Season 2, Episode 1
If you aren’t a rabid follower of all things “American Horror Story,” the premier of season two may have left you a little confused. Any questions you still have burning from season one? Well, you’re going to have to deal with them, as for better or for worse, season two is a fresh start for the series.
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BOOK REVIEW: All the Wrong Questions: “Who Could That Be at This Hour?”
Lemony Snicket, and his, well, representative, Daniel Handler, is probably my favorite modern author. From the gateway drug into black comedy that was his “Series of Unfortunate Events,” to the equally funny-as-it-is-disturbing full on dark comedy onslaught that is “The Basic Eight”…
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MUSIC PROFILE: Ahura Mazda
With a shiny new project springing from the loins of a fresh perspective, Rochester musician and local enigma Solomon Blaylock is poised to beguile, confound, and entertain once again. Ahura Mazda, Blaylock’s new fab synth-pop collaboration with Craig Marlowe, is a dramatic departure from The Lobster Quadrille. With that band Blaylock presented a brilliant nine-piece […]
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THEATER: “Working, a Musical”
With the economy still struggling and a national unemployment rate of nearly 8 percent, work is on the mind of every politician — and voter. So the timing is smart for a revival of “Working,” a musical that first debuted in the 1970’s, based on the book “Working: People Talk About What They Do All […]
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KIDS: Barnum & Bailey Circus
The circus as you know it is being revamped. Gone are the days or receiving thrills from a lion jumping through a hoop. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus are bringing big changes to the “greatest show on earth,” running at Blue Cross Arena (1 War Memorial Square) from Wednesday, October 24, through Sunday, […]
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INDIE ROCK: Quiet Company, Brick + Mortar
You might not know it, but if you spent much time watching MTV, you’ve heard Austin natives Quiet Company, who were featured several times on “The Real World: New Orleans” as well as other “reality” “entertainment” programs, even nabbing a spot on “Last Call with Carson Daly.” Quiet Company has that indie-rock sound well suited […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: “Argo”
The Iranian hostage crisis of 1979-1981, which some readers may remember, did more than inflation, gasoline prices, or Ronald Reagan to sink Jimmy Carter’s presidency. Every night on ABC TV Ted Koppel would solemnly intone the number of days the captured diplomats remained in the hands of the revolutionaries. The incident also spawned Reagan’s infamous […]
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ART REVIEW: Glass master
You could say Elizabeth Lyons is Rochester art royalty, being that she’s the daughter of artists Nathan and Joan Lyons. But Elizabeth is also a talented, award-winning, collected artist in her own right, and the owner of Elizabeth Lyons Glass as well as More Fire Glass Studios, a 4,000-square-foot glassmaking facility on Rockwood Place. The […]
