Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Dateline: Michigan— Detroit police bravely waded into a public park and broke up a pillow fight last weekend. The impromptu pillow fight was [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 16, 2009 News
Poetry News The connections between art, madness and tragedy are often sensationalized. Far be it for us to go against that grain. Match these famous [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Apr 16, 2009 Art
Food News Separating The Alarmist Hype From The Scary Truth On Capitol Hill My inbox has been pummeled by e-mails warning me of the evils of a bill working its way through Congress. Sponsored by Rep. [...] Ari LeVaux \ Apr 16, 2009 Food Proposed bills in Washington, D.C. seek to improve food safety with increased regulation—but they also threaten to jeopardize local food systems with over-regulation. (Bill Longshaw)
Culture Shock There’s a profusion of witty truisms about the power of books, roughly half of them coined by either Mark Twain or Oscar Wilde. [...] Erin Adair-Hodges \ Apr 16, 2009 Art
Tea Parties On Tax Day On tax day, right-wing activists plan on showing America they can protest just as well as their progressive counterparts. The plan is to [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 16, 2009 Blog
Derby Wars: Y’all Ready For This? Rivalries And Roster Shakeups Foreshadow A Dramatic Season “Hit harder!” The Vixenator demands as her fellow Ho-Bots circle her at the Wells Park Community Center basketball court. “Don’t rely on your [...] Simon McCormack \ Apr 16, 2009 News The Ho-Bots practice on the Wells Park basketball court in preparation for the 2009 season. From left: Rosie the Ho-Bot, Botulism, Bebe Bot, Brutalitaur and Punchkin Pie. (Alex Williams)
Idiot Box: Familiar Ground “Parks And Recreation” On Nbc Still looking to fill gaps in its Thursday night schedule (See ya, “Kath & Kim.” Not like we’ll miss ya.), NBC has talked [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 16, 2009 Film
Week In Sloth The Week In Sloth “Alaska: Most Extreme” (Discovery 7 p.m.) Discovery Channel continues its Alaska Week promotion with this travel special documenting the Last Frontier’s extremes—from weather [...] Alibi \ Apr 16, 2009 Film
I On Books (Ep. 8) Erin recites “For Grace, After a Party” by Frank O’Hara, and I attempt arty lighting. Because poetry is all arty, and we’re classy [...] Marisa Demarco \ Apr 16, 2009 Blog
Reel World Scoring Silents On Friday, April 17, Albuquerque’s Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA) will host a screening of black-and-white silent films with original piano performances [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 16, 2009 Film
