Filmmakers against bullying
The cowardly assholes who like to take advantage of the weak (often at school) are about to get their asses kicked — on the big screen. The National Council of Jewish Women and Family Violence Prevention Services are presenting Can’t Beat Love: Shining a Spotlight on Bullying, a video/PSA contest to raise awareness of the…
Interview: Ron Perlman on ‘Scorpion King 3,’ Albert Brooks
Best know in recent years for playing the grouchy comic book superhero Hellboy and for his role as a motorcycle club president on the TV series Sons of Anarchy, Ron Perlman is an actor that’s always had something to do ever since coming onto the scene in 1981 with the prehistoric adventure Quest for Fire.…
My favorite Etta James moments
Etta James, the “fantastic, fabulous, dynamite Lady of the Blues,” as Chuck Berry once introduced her, passed away Friday in her native Los Angeles, of complications from leukemia. She was 73. America, like Brazil, has had a long tradition of amazing female vocalists, but I always felt particularly fond towards Etta James. She could sing…
‘Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos,’ two days only in SA
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is an aquired taste. Although full of action and adventure, the movie could bore anyone who is not previously familiar with its characters and plot. Fans of the previous series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will appreciate director Kazuya Murata’s desire to stay true to the work of writer Hiromu…
What do evolution, concentration camps, and abortion all have in common?
What do evolution, Auschwitz, and abortion all have in common? For that answer, you’ll have to ask San Antonio anti-abortion crusader Allan Parker. Parker, president of the San Antonio-based Justice Foundation, and the Abolition of Abortion Federation sent this gem across the Christian News Wire this week, announcing a D.C. press conference today regarding…
Submit: you’re too thin!
I’m looking for flash (fiction, prose poetry, cross genre, you name it) of about 500 words (shorter is definitely fine, even encouraged, and I will post longer pieces on the blog). Please email me submissions (flashfiction@sacurrent.com) with the piece in the body of the email and as an attachment. If you would like to include…
Supreme Court overturns interim maps
The Supreme Court Friday sent a San Antonio panel of federal judges back to the drawing board, throwing out the panel’s interim redistricting plan. The High Court’s unanimous order is a win for the state and Attorney General Greg Abbott, who argued the San Antonio judges should have used the Lege-approved, GOP-friendly maps as a…
The Texas-sized ‘monster’ bird that created a huge flap back in 1975
The month of January marks the anniversary of one of the strangest creature sagas in the history of Texas that of Big Bird. We’re not talking about Sesame Street here folks. During the year of the nation’s bicentennial, some 36 years ago, dozens of citizens from San Antonio to the Rio Grande Valley reported sightings…
Manu’s fractured hand-modeling aspirations
I guess I won’t be able to fulfill my dream of becoming a hand model after my NBA career.lockerz.com/s/175900274 — Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) January 19, 2012
Chris Benz Spring 2012 Collection perfect for SA’s never-ending heat
Story By Desiree Prieto Unless you’ve been living under a fashion rock, you’ve probably heard of American designer Chris Benz. He’s become pretty important in the fashion community—and at an early age too. Originally from Seattle, he went to New York’s prestigious Parsons School of Design at 17, and then worked for Marc Jacobs and…
A day without lolcats: how Texas SOPA’d the internet
Today is the day. The day that websites across the internet have shutdown, gone black, to protest the House of Representatives’ Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Imagine a life without lolcats to soften your brain drain. No giggles from browsing the missed connections on Craigslist. SOPA also has an evil twin named PIPA. A Senate…
Miami blisters San Antonio, but Spurs toasters, fake tats are still for sale
Upon the sound of the buzzer marking the end of the first half, the Spurs lead the host Miami Heat 63 – 49. Life was good. Roles dramatically reversed as the Spurs were outscored by a whopping 27 points in the third quarter and 36 overall in the second half. Final score: 120 – 98,…
‘Are You Technology’s Bitch?’ – featuring John Tole’s America
This past Sunday while working out some new material at Austin’s Cap City Comedy Club open mic, I had the good fortune of running into comedian John Tole. Every meeting I have with Tole is like reading a new chapter in his life. When I first met him he was a married, fat financial operator out of Boston working…
Friday: Occupy SA, Phase Two: ‘Citizens United’ protest songs around the federal court
This Friday the federal building courthouse downtown will get Occupied. And while the terminology will be familiar enough that our readers don’t really need it spelled out for them, this occupation deserves two clarifications. Protestors rallying on January 20 only have both a specific agenda (overturning the Supreme Court’s majority decision of Citizens United v.…
