Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Counterpoint – Another 9/11 victim
From the Editor On Sunday night, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 13 million viewers watched the first half of the controversial ABC “dramatic miniseries” The Path to 9/11 — almost 10 million fewer viewers than tuned in to the NFL Sunday Night Football kickoff. This (tele)prompts the question: Is our…
The Bar Tab
A busy night at Suede Lounge. I am not a fan of smoky, crowded venues blaring the alleged “Top 40” as frazzled clubbers bumble their sticky bodies into each other. And don’t even get me started on the leg-humpers, whose brain cells transmit one message and one message only. No, I prefer to relax within…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Game Theory
Does Hitman: Blood Money target African-Americans? It has been a long day at work. The freeways were clogged, the air-conditioner is broken, and the number of items on my to-do list has spiked exponentially to the point of absurdity. Finally home. Feed the cat, make dinner, put away the dishes, and fire up the machine.…
Spittin’ Game
NFL Head Coach EA Sports PS2, Xbox, PC $19.95-29.95 Madden NFL 07 EA Sports PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC $29.95-49.95 For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Counterpoint – Another 9/11 victim
From the Editor On Sunday night, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 13 million viewers watched the first half of the controversial ABC “dramatic miniseries” The Path to 9/11 — almost 10 million fewer viewers than tuned in to the NFL Sunday Night Football kickoff. This (tele)prompts the question: Is our…
The Power of Kings
At every stage in rock’s development, there is a chasm between the earnest, blue-collar hard hats and the clever, esoteric intellectuals. In the late ’60s, Creedence Clearwater Revival made great populist art but never earned the hipness credentials of their Bay-Area brethren the Grateful Dead. In the late ’70s, the Jam’s Paul Weller bristled at…
Braffable
Zach Braff: Our generation’s John Ritter? Maybe he’s having an off day, but, when Zach Braff calls to chat about his new film The Last Kiss, he sounds a lot more like his Garden State protagonist Andrew Largeman — soft-spoken, melancholic, and unfunny — than the loud, high-spirited, and always-hilarious Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian he…
Work-Related (Or: How many lives can a carcinogen touch?)
Los Dos Gilbertos sing a conjunto farewell to accompany a photo slideshow projected near the closed, silver casket. “Hija Mia Nunca Te Olvidare” reads a banner draped over one of the floral arrangements; from the family viewing area, 80-year-old Janie Saenz sobs her daughter’s name. “I remember that,” someone in the Palm Heights Mortuary memorial…
Spittin’ Game
NFL Head Coach EA Sports PS2, Xbox, PC $19.95-29.95 Madden NFL 07 EA Sports PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC $29.95-49.95 For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Sweet Enough
The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you immediately want to like. Perhaps even to the point of excusing offerings that…
The Power of Kings
The Followills take their name from their dad and grandad, Leon begat Leon who begat the rock saviors, Kings of Leon. At every stage in rock’s development, there is a chasm between the earnest, blue-collar hard hats and the clever, esoteric intellectuals. In the late ’60s, Creedence Clearwater Revival made great populist art but never…
Go-nowhere Noir
“Must … be … prettier!”: Josh Hartnett musters his powers of concentration in Dahlia. The Black Dahlia, if you haven’t heard of it yet, is one of those film-noir murder mysteries that asks you to figure out just who the hell killed the broad. What you should be asking yourself is: How the hell does…
Work-Related (Or: How many lives can a carcinogen touch?)
Affectionately known as “Lulu,” Mary Lou Ornelas. Los Dos Gilbertos sing a conjunto farewell to accompany a photo slideshow projected near the closed, silver casket. “Hija Mia Nunca Te Olvidare” reads a banner draped over one of the floral arrangements; from the family viewing area, 80-year-old Janie Saenz sobs her daughter’s name. “I remember that,”…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Sweet Enough
The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you immediately want to like. Perhaps even to the point of excusing offerings that…
Sound and the Fury (09-13-06)
BIG BAD WOLVES Floore’s Country Store seems to have become Los Lobos’ Bexar County concert destination of choice in recent years, and the mighty band from East L.A. will drop by everyone’s favorite Helotes roots-music venue on Friday, September 15. The gig, with supporting act James McMurtry, coincides with the release of the Wolves’ fine…
Sleeper
From Sidney Poitier to James Edward Olmos to Michelle Pfeiffer, film history is full of tough, do-what-it-takes teachers who walk into unwelcoming odds and mold young minds. Even when they’re honestly inspirational, many of the movies telling their Half Nelson Dir. Ryan Fleck; writ. Fleck, Anna Boden; feat. Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique…
Work-Related (Or: How many lives can a carcinogen touch?)
Affectionately known as “Lulu,” Mary Lou Ornelas. Los Dos Gilbertos sing a conjunto farewell to accompany a photo slideshow projected near the closed, silver casket. “Hija Mia Nunca Te Olvidare” reads a banner draped over one of the floral arrangements; from the family viewing area, 80-year-old Janie Saenz sobs her daughter’s name. “I remember that,”…
Braffable
Maybe he’s having an off day, but, when Zach Braff calls to chat about his new film The Last Kiss, he sounds a lot more like his Garden State protagonist Andrew Largeman — soft-spoken, melancholic, and unfunny — than the loud, high-spirited, and always-hilarious Dr. John “J.D.” Dorian he plays on NBC’s Scrubs. The disparity…
Sweet Enough
Sweetie’s 3610 Ave. B 820-3354 7am-3pm Mon-Fri; 11am-3pm, Sat Credit cards $2.50-7.50 Accessible The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you…
Sound and the Fury (09-13-06)
Breaking up is hard to do: Muldoon. BIG BAD WOLVES Floore’s Country Store seems to have become Los Lobos’ Bexar County concert destination of choice in recent years, and the mighty band from East L.A. will drop by everyone’s favorite Helotes roots-music venue on Friday, September 15. The gig, with supporting act James McMurtry, coincides…
Sleeper
From Sidney Poitier to James Edward Olmos to Michelle Pfeiffer, film history is full of tough, do-what-it-takes teachers who walk into unwelcoming odds and mold Half Nelson Dir. Ryan Fleck; writ. Fleck, Anna Boden; feat. Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Collins Pennie (R) young minds. Even when they’re…
Labor Day gave us a shortened work week
RENAMING CONTROVERSY EVERLASTING The second public hearing to discuss renaming the Oakwell Branch Library at 4134 Harry Wurzbach the Robert L.B. Tobin Library went to the nays last Saturday. The Friends of Oakwell Library and other volunteers and neighbors tipped the balance of the public comment period their way, imploring the San Antonio Public Library…
Braffable
Zach Braff: Our generation’s John Ritter? Courtesy Photo Maybe he’s having an off day, but, when Zach Braff calls to chat about his new film The Last Kiss, he sounds a lot more like his Garden State protagonist Andrew Largeman — soft-spoken, melancholic, and unfunny — than the loud, high-spirited, and always-hilarious Dr. John “J.D.”…
Sweet Enough
The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you immediately want to like. Perhaps Sweetie’s 3610 Ave. B 820-3354 7am-3pm Mon-Fri; 11am-3pm,…
All Ears (09-13-06)
Man, oh man, do I feel like a dope. After a couple of years suffering ridiculous heat, spotty sound, and an insane crush of people I didn’t want to be squashed up against, last year I declared the Austin City Limits festival Dead To Me. (Apologies to Stephen Colbert.) You couldn’t pay me to go,…
Sleeper
Head of the class: Ryan Gosling stars as troubled teacher Dan Dunne in Half Nelson. From Sidney Poitier to James Edward Olmos to Michelle Pfeiffer, film history is full of tough, do-what-it-takes teachers who walk into unwelcoming odds and mold Half Nelson Dir. Ryan Fleck; writ. Fleck, Anna Boden; feat. Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony…
Labor Day gave us a shortened work week
RENAMING CONTROVERSY EVERLASTING The second public hearing to discuss renaming the Oakwell Branch Library at 4134 Harry Wurzbach the Robert L.B. Tobin Library went to the nays last Saturday. The Friends of Oakwell Library and other volunteers and neighbors tipped the balance of the public comment period their way, imploring the San Antonio Public Library…
Go-nowhere Noir
The Black Dahlia, if you haven’t heard of it yet, is one of those film-noir murder mysteries that asks you to figure out just who the hell killed the broad. What you should be asking yourself is: How the hell does Josh Hartnett keep getting work? If that mystery isn’t enough to make your brain…
Sweet Enough
The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its Sweetie’s 3610 Ave. B 820-3354 7am-3pm Mon-Fri; 11am-3pm, Sat Credit cards $2.50-7.50 Accessible comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you…
All Ears (09-13-06)
Maybe they’re crazy: Gnarls Barkley is just one of the hot acts on this year’s ACL line-up. Man, oh man, do I feel like a dope. After a couple of years suffering ridiculous heat, spotty sound, and an insane crush of people I didn’t want to be squashed up against, last year I declared the…
Spittin’ Game
NFL Head Coach EA Sports PS2, Xbox, PC $19.95-29.95 Madden NFL 07 EA Sports PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC $29.95-49.95 For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach…
Labor Day gave us a shortened work week
RENAMING CONTROVERSY EVERLASTING The second public hearing to discuss renaming the Oakwell Branch Library at 4134 Harry Wurzbach the Robert L.B. Tobin Library went to the nays last Saturday. The Friends of Oakwell Library and other volunteers and neighbors tipped the balance of the public comment period their way, imploring the San Antonio Public Library…
Sleeper
From Sidney Poitier to James Edward Olmos to Michelle Pfeiffer, film history is full of tough, do-what-it-takes teachers who walk into unwelcoming odds and mold Half Nelson Dir. Ryan Fleck; writ. Fleck, Anna Boden; feat. Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps, Anthony Mackie, Monique Curnen, Karen Chilton, Tina Holmes, Collins Pennie (R) young minds. Even when they’re…
Sweet Enough
The converted cottage on Avenue B that houses Sweetie’s was once the home of Mad Hatter’s Tea. With its billowy, ball-gown-bottom curtains, its Sweetie’s 3610 Ave. B 820-3354 7am-3pm Mon-Fri; 11am-3pm, Sat Credit cards $2.50-7.50 Accessible comfortable, light-filled setting, its smiling service, and its (sanely) hatted hostess, this incarnation of the enterprise is one you…
Aural Pleasure
‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the voice conveyed youth, but never…
(Don’t Fuck With) a Boy and His Elephant
“You killed my father,” seethes subtitled protagonist Kham (Tony Jaa), confronting an enemy during the late goings of screamingly kinetic Thai import The Protector. Then, after a breath (and he seems equally peeved, if not moreso, about this): “And you stole my elephant.” (File under: Compelling Dramatic Motivations to Acrobatically Ass-Kick One’s Way Through the…
Labor Day gave us a shortened work week
RENAMING CONTROVERSY EVERLASTING The second public hearing to discuss renaming the Oakwell Branch Library at 4134 Harry Wurzbach the Robert L.B. Tobin Library went to the nays last Saturday. The Friends of Oakwell Library and other volunteers and neighbors tipped the balance of the public comment period their way, imploring the San Antonio Public Library…
Spittin’ Game
For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach is more about using a planner than a playbook, I’ve recreated the five days I spent playing the game as an itemized list. Day 1 After a…
Ask the Chef
Dear CBA, I’m currently “wintering” at the South Pole, Antarctica. We don’t get many fresh vegetables here and haven’t seen the sun for several months now. Most of our food comes from cans or is frozen. Do you have any suggestions on how to get proper nutrition here? Wasting Away in Antarctica, Help! Dear WAAH,…
Aural Pleasure
Modern Times Bob Dylan (Columbia) ‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the…
That’s a Wrap (09-13-06)
Let’s see.With The Illusionist and Hollywoodland already out of the way, the well-stocked “Clawing-at-My-Eyeballs-’Til-It-Opens” list grows ever shorter, and takes another hefty blow this week from Brian De Palma’s The Black Dahlia — hopes buoyed by a slick-looking trailer, intriguing source material, James Ellroy’s solid presence, and the involvement of Aaron Eckhart and the underappreciated…
News Analysis
The relationship between the Bush administration and American education bears all the earmarks of an abusive, co-dependent relationship worthy of a Dr. Phil prime-time special. From the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates reform without funding support, to “Project Strike Back shows how easily personal student information can be used for purposes other than…
Game Theory
Does Hitman: Blood Money target African-Americans? It has been a long day at work. The freeways were clogged, the air-conditioner is broken, and the number of items on my to-do list has spiked exponentially to the point of absurdity. Finally home. Feed the cat, make dinner, put away the dishes, and fire up the machine.…
Spittin’ Game
For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach is more about using a planner than a playbook, I’ve recreated the five days I spent playing the game as an itemized list. Day 1 After a…
Ask the Chef
Lovin’ it in the garden: Chef Boy Ari Dear CBA, I’m currently “wintering” at the South Pole, Antarctica. We don’t get many fresh vegetables here and haven’t seen the sun for several months now. Most of our food comes from cans or is frozen. Do you have any suggestions on how to get proper nutrition…
Aural Pleasure
Modern Times Bob Dylan (Columbia) ‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the…
That’s a Wrap (09-13-06)
Let’s see. With The Illusionist and Hollywoodland already out of the way, the well-stocked “Clawing-at-My-Eyeballs-’Til-It-Opens” list grows ever shorter, and takes another hefty blow this week from Brian De Palma’s The Black Dahlia — hopes buoyed by a slick-looking trailer, intriguing source material, James Ellroy’s solid presence, and the involvement of Aaron Eckhart and the…
News Analysis
The relationship between the Bush administration and American education bears all the earmarks of an abusive, co-dependent relationship worthy of a Dr. Phil prime-time special. From the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates reform without funding support, to “Project Strike Back shows how easily personal student information can be used for purposes other than…
Game Theory
Does Hitman: Blood Money target African-Americans? It has been a long day at work. The freeways were clogged, the air-conditioner is broken, and the number of items on my to-do list has spiked exponentially to the point of absurdity. Finally home. Feed the cat, make dinner, put away the dishes, and fire up the machine.…
Spittin’ Game
For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach is more about using a planner than a playbook, I’ve recreated the five days I spent playing the game as an itemized list. Day 1 After a…
All You Can Eat (09-13-06)
A name like Posh evokes a certain air, certain expectations, and accordingly Joseph Harb opened Posh Ultra Lounge, 7959 Broadway in the Collection, to give clients the opportunity to dine and socialize while enjoying live music and other forms of entertainment. With velvet curtains, suede seats, marble tabletops, and metallic bead curtains, Posh provides a…
Aural Pleasure
Modern Times Bob Dylan (Columbia) ‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the…
One Last Roll
It’s last call for your fix of glitz and hits with the 2006 Alamo City Rollergirls. The inaugural season draws to a close with the championship game on September 17, pitting the league’s top two teams — the 5-1 Violations and the 4-2 Prim Reapers — against each other to determine who will earn the…
News Analysis
The relationship between the Bush administration and American education bears all the earmarks of an abusive, co-dependent relationship worthy of a Dr. Phil prime-time special. From the No Child Left Behind Act, which mandates reform without funding support, to “Project Strike Back shows how easily personal student information can be used for purposes other than…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the old Politically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time.…
Spittin’ Game
For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach is more about using a planner than a playbook, I’ve recreated the five days I spent playing the game as an itemized list. Day 1 After a…
All You Can Eat (09-13-06)
A name like Posh evokes a certain air, certain expectations, and accordingly Joseph Harb opened Posh Ultra Lounge, 7959 Broadway in the Collection, to give clients the opportunity to dine and socialize while enjoying live music and other forms of entertainment. With velvet curtains, suede seats, marble tabletops, and metallic bead curtains, Posh provides a…
Aural Pleasure
Modern Times Bob Dylan (Columbia) ‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the…
Armchair Cinephile: The Cine-Mini (09-13-06)
PICK OF THE WEEK: The Proposition (2006) (First Look): Nick Cave’s stark screenplay is only part of the appeal of this gory, mean Australian Western. Strong performances by Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone and Emily Watson put the dialogue across, while little-known director John Hillcoat does so well with the material that Cave is reportedly working…
The Cleanest NRG of All
Here’s how observant I am: On a recent trip to the Institute of Texan Cultures, I was thrilled to nose my car under what I took to be a covered-parking structure, smugly congratulating myself on snagging that most precious (and rare) commodity on an oven-hot summer day in south Texas — shade. It turns out…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the old Politically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time.…
Spittin’ Game
NFL Head Coach EA Sports PS2, Xbox, PC $19.95-29.95 Madden NFL 07 EA Sports PSP, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC $29.95-49.95 For every cool thing you get to do in Head Coach (draft players, create plays), you spend two hours reviewing statistics and checking your email. Since Head Coach…
The Bar Tab (09-13-06)
I am not a fan of smoky, crowded venues blaring the alleged “Top 40” as frazzled clubbers bumble their sticky bodies into each other. And don’t even get me started on the leg-humpers, whose brain cells transmit one message and one message only. No, I prefer to relax within my personal bubble, converse with interesting…
Aural Pleasure
Modern Times Bob Dylan (Columbia) ‘MODERN’ LOVE People have said disparaging things about Bob Dylan’s singing voice for so long, it’s easy to forget that what made his early records so indelible was the way that voice perfectly matched Dylan’s songs. Knowing, sarcastic, and angry — but aware of the futility of anger — the…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time. If you’d come 10 years ago we wouldn’t have had any place you’d recognize; No Gap. No Starbucks. Really? Ten years ago you didn’t have a Gap? Come…
The Cleanest NRG of All
No, not crop squares made by aliens, these are solar panels. Here’s how observant I am: On a recent trip to the Institute of Texan Cultures, I was thrilled to nose my car under what I took to be a covered-parking structure, smugly congratulating myself on snagging that most precious (and rare) commodity on an…
The Green Goddess – Changing the World One Shopper at a Time
Well it turns out you are listening, Central Market, and the goddess is not the only one who has had some concerns about your almost nonexistent recycling efforts. According to an anonymous CM source, several customers have been on H-E-B’s case. After “A Love-Hate-Love Story” appeared in the Current’s August 30 issue, CM finally put…
Counterpoint – Another 9/11 victim
On Sunday night, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 13 million viewers watched the first half of the controversial ABC “dramatic miniseries” The Path to 9/11 — almost 10 million fewer viewers than tuned in to the NFL Sunday Night Football kickoff. This (tele)prompts the question: Is our citizens healing? Perhaps…
The Bar Tab (09-13-06)
A busy night at Suede Lounge. I am not a fan of smoky, crowded venues blaring the alleged “Top 40” as frazzled clubbers bumble their sticky bodies into each other. And don’t even get me started on the leg-humpers, whose brain cells transmit one message and one message only. No, I prefer to relax within…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the old Politically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time.…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time. If you’d come 10 years ago we wouldn’t have had any place you’d recognize; No Gap. No Starbucks. Really? Ten years ago you didn’t have a Gap? Come…
The Cleanest NRG of All
No, not crop squares made by aliens, these are solar panels. Here’s how observant I am: On a recent trip to the Institute of Texan Cultures, I was thrilled to nose my car under what I took to be a covered-parking structure, smugly congratulating myself on snagging that most precious (and rare) commodity on an…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Counterpoint – Another 9/11 victim
From the Editor On Sunday night, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 13 million viewers watched the first half of the controversial ABC “dramatic miniseries” The Path to 9/11 — almost 10 million fewer viewers than tuned in to the NFL Sunday Night Football kickoff. This (tele)prompts the question: Is our…
The Bar Tab (09-13-06)
A busy night at Suede Lounge. I am not a fan of smoky, crowded venues blaring the alleged “Top 40” as frazzled clubbers bumble their sticky bodies into each other. And don’t even get me started on the leg-humpers, whose brain cells transmit one message and one message only. No, I prefer to relax within…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the old Politically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time.…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the old Politically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time.…
One Last Roll
It’s last call for your fix of glitz and hits with the 2006 Alamo City Rollergirls. The inaugural season draws to a close with the championship game on September 17, pitting the league’s top two teams — the 5-1 Violations and the 4-2 Prim Reapers — against each other to determine who will earn the…
Top Gun
Taft is a blip on a South Texas map, a tiny, rural town a few miles north of Corpus Christi. It’s not accustomed to having two generations of Texas political golden boys drop in for a visit on the same afternoon. But that’s what happened on Friday, August 25, when Henry Cisneros, former San Antonio…
Counterpoint – Another 9/11 victim
From the Editor On Sunday night, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 13 million viewers watched the first half of the controversial ABC “dramatic miniseries” The Path to 9/11 — almost 10 million fewer viewers than tuned in to the NFL Sunday Night Football kickoff. This (tele)prompts the question: Is our…
The Bar Tab (09-13-06)
A busy night at Suede Lounge. I am not a fan of smoky, crowded venues blaring the alleged “Top 40” as frazzled clubbers bumble their sticky bodies into each other. And don’t even get me started on the leg-humpers, whose brain cells transmit one message and one message only. No, I prefer to relax within…
The World Will End In Ice(bergs)
Bill Maher, host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, and infamous ringmaster of the oldPolitically Incorrect, promises to “really bring it” to Laurie Auditorium next weekend. You’re coming to town in a couple of weeks. Have you ever been to San Antonio? Never. Can you believe it? You’re coming at a good time. If…
Game Theory
It has been a long day at work. The freeways were clogged, the air-conditioner is broken, and the number of items on my to-do list has spiked exponentially to the point of absurdity. Finally home. Feed the cat, make dinner, put away the dishes, and fire up the machine. I’m ready for a new life.…
One Last Roll
It’s last call for your fix of glitz and hits with the 2006 Alamo City Rollergirls. The inaugural season draws to a close with the championship game on September 17, pitting the league’s top two teams — the 5-1 Violations and the 4-2 Prim Reapers — against each other to determine who will earn the…
