(Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images) NBA Finals, Game #5: Boston 98, Los Angeles 103 Series to date: Boston up 3-2 Other assignments prevented me to compiling a good three pointer for last night’s game, and it is already late in the day to slap together some of my impressions and questions about the contest. But … Read more
Exhibitions discussed in this article: Information Sickness and Time Fever by Molly RothAt Thomas Barry Fine Arts through July 3rd Roger Roger by Traci Tullius, and Meander, including work by Andrea Selese Carlson, Angela Zammarelli, Bethany Kalk, Brian Jorgenson, Caleb Coppock, Chad Rutter, Dan Tesene, Emily Smith, Erika Ritzel, Isa Gagarin, Joe Sinness, Markus Merkle, … Read more
MUSICPeter Murphy The "Godfather of Goth" glides into town tonight to treat Twin Citians to his seductive brand of gloom-tinged pop. Those of you who went through a goth phase will most certainly get a kick out of seeing Murphy live; at 50 years old he’s still as hot, mysterious, and mesmerizing as he was … Read more
The official Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas has gracefully matured from the belter who literally 50 years ago (1958) told her romantic rivals, "You Can Have My Husband (But Please Don’t Mess With My Man)," to a caresser who engages the violins and doesn’t shed a shred of dignity on the bittersweet "Another … Read more
Re-creating the popular 1960s sitcom Get Smart on the big screen is no easy task. Just ask Don Adams, the original Agent 86 from the series. He tried to re-create Maxwell Smart on the big screen in the 1980s, with The Nude Bomb, a movie that lived up to its title. At least in 1980, … Read more
While the elegant Dakota isn’t quite as sublime as the outdoor quad in front of Northrop Auditorium—where Baobab played under sunny skies and swirling dancers in a beautiful evening on their last tour—this amazing 11-piece band does have another superb record’s worth of tunes in their arsenal: Made In Dakar, released in May, and equal … Read more
This painting — a wedding present from my parents — was done by an artist who met me and Howard only two times at my parent’s home. I would love to give the artist credit, but after he painted several originals for my family… well… Lets just say that he’s not the most honest business … Read more
There seem to be a lot of movies lately that feature a select few survivors of a catastrophic apocalypse who have to battle mutated humans in their search for other survivors (see 28 Days Later, The Happening, I Am Legend, and Shaun of the Dead). This, however, is not a new concept. An early pioneer … Read more
I am sitting here late in the evening babysitting. Perhaps it is because I feel so esconced here in a secure state of suburban responsibility that I can safely venture into a topic I should know little about. Then, of course, it could be because I work with a lot of "young" people. By "young" … Read more
(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys) NBA Finals, Game #4: Boston 97, Los Angeles 91 Series to date: Boston 3-1 1. Changing Reputations It is just a matter of when now. Because surely you don’t think Lamar Odom finds his composure, Pau Gasol unearths some grit, and Kobe Bryant recaptures his magical mojo in sufficient quantities to take these … Read more