Feed yourself at Swede’s
Release Date: 2002-10-17 Innocence is not dead, y’all. Not only have rumors of its demise been greatly exaggerated, but this Eisenhower-era quality — along with its cohorts honesty, simplicity, and openness — might be about to stage a comeback. And not a moment too soon — assuming that Swede’s sandwich shop is something more than…
BOOK REVIEWS
OF SWIMMIN’ PIGS One of the most important American Postwar photographers, Garry Winogrand applied for a Guggenheim grant in 1963, saying his work thus far suggested that America was devoured by “illusions and fantasies,” and he wanted to travel and convince himself otherwise. This body of work may not disprove that notion, but it’s an…
DAVID VS. GOLIATH
Contrary to rumors floated by a Coronado supporter earlier in the campaign that the two men are “the same,” and on that basis, citizens should vote for Coronado, the candidates for District 3 differ greatly on their qualifications, financial backers, and philosophy of aquifer management. If you need further proof, just look at them: Coronado:…
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Gil Coronado Campaign contributions Michael Beldon $500 Belisario J. Flores $50 B.J. McCombs $150 Richard Evans Jr. $100 T.C. Frost $100 Pat Frost $50 Ronald Hagauer $50 James Goudge $100 Lawrence Romo $55 Martin Weiss $500 Vaughan Meyer $100 Keith Jimenez $25 Barbara Banker $200 B.W. Coleman $250 Charles Cheever, Jr. $200 Charles Kamaski $250…
EARLY VOTING SITES AND HOURS
Saturday, October 19 through Friday, November 1 There are more than 90 hours available during the two-week early voting period. If you don’t vote early, you may vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Polls are open from 7am-7pm, but you must vote in your own precinct’s polling place, not an early voting site. Info:…
EARLY VOTING SITES AND HOURS
Saturday, October 19 through Friday, November 1 There are more than 90 hours available during the two-week early voting period. If you don’t vote early, you may vote on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Polls are open from 7am-7pm, but you must vote in your own precinct’s polling place, not an early voting site. Info:…
BOOKWORMS AND MEDIA SNAKES
Years ago I ran a gift shop that sold books on South Alamo Street. There were certain books I pushed into everybody’s hand, just as surely as a drug dealer peddling in a parking lot. One year my tiny little shop moved more of one title, Independent People, by a Nobel-prize winning author from Iceland,…
KID LITERATE
Teaching pre-kindergarten for the past 10 years has taught me at least one thing: If you want to know whether or not a children’s book is any good, read the book to a child, and wait. If the child asks you to read the book over and over again, then chances are you have a…
LET’S TALK BOOKS
Since then the group I’m honored to have joined has read The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence, and the Harper Lee classic, To Kill a Mockingbird. We’re a small, diverse gathering that meets once a month to enjoy a spirited discussion, share…
SOME LOCAL AUTHORS’ PICKS
NAN CUBA Nan Cuba received her B.S. in Education from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master of Fine Arts in fiction from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. She has taught all education levels. Cuba hosted a local cablevision show for writers and co-founded the Writer’s Institute at Our Lady of the…
MOTHER IS A MURDERER
“Don’t forget who you are,” warns Ingrid Magnussen (Pfeiffer) each time her teenage daughter comes to visit her in prison. But before she can forget, Astrid (Lohman), along with the viewer, must learn who she is. “The best part of me,” says the elusive Ingrid, “is hidden, and you have to do the same.” It…
NEW REVIEWS
Formula 51 “Side effects include drowsiness and irritability” Dir. Ronny Yu; writ. Stel Pavlou; feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Meat Loaf, Rhys Ifans (R) What hath Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie wrought? More importantly, if you’re a filmmaker wanting to make a lame Tarantino rip-off, wouldn’t you have done it back a…
STILL PLAYING
The Banger Sisters “The Turning Point for groupies” Writ. & dir. Bob Dolman; feat. Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri (R) Barbershop “Raises expectations for black comedies” Dir. Tim Story; writ. Mark Brown; feat. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity (PG-13) Unlike most black…
Armchair Cinephile
8 Women (scheduled to open November 1) may be laden with ladies, but most of the film’s manipulations are directed toward a man who — lucky him — is no longer around to endure them. It’s an extreme example of a narrative theme dating back to Eve: women goading men into doing something tragic. Film…
FREE SQUEEZEBOX FIX
For the second consecutive year, IAF organizers Juan Tejeda, Pat Jasper, and Eduardo Díaz have put together an amazing array of accordion music from around the world. Last year’s inaugural event arrived painfully in the shadow of 9/11; understandably, attendance was somewhat disappointing, but the outstanding quality of the festival’s music, seminars, and organization had…
International Accordion Festival Schedule
International Accordion Festival Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20 La Villita Free www.internationalaccordionfestival.org Saturday, October 19 Maverick Stage Noon: Kalinka (Russia) 1pm: Raynald Ouellet (Canada) 2pm: Michael Alpert & Rubinchik (klezmer) 3pm: Del Valle (Colombia) 4pm: Mary Rafferty (Ireland) 5pm: Joaquin Díaz (merengue) 6pm: Eva Ybarra y su conjunto 7pm: Steve Riley (Cajun) 8pm:…
ALL EARS
“John Walker’s Blues” (found on the Artemis release Jerusalem) does what songwriters have done for as long as there have been songs: It envisions another person’s mind. In this case, the empathetic act has a political bent, because the other person is one who’s been demonized, one who — whether he was well-informed or naive…
