Happy fall, you all! Have a beeeautiful change of seasons! Let’s all be good little Indians and pray for the Great Spirit of the plains, Wakan Tanka, to grant us one last fling before we have to hunker down ’til spring. The spiders have already gone to sleep. The bugs will soon follow, and then […]
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Bug-chasing Nudity Not in-your-face
The Blue Barn calls the play Bug “a psycho thriller,” and others have called it “every bit as sleazy and violent” as Killer Joe, another intense drama by Tracy Letts. One source warned against “violence, nudity and cigarette smoke,” while another said, “Don’t bring anyone who likes clean escape entertainment” to this “blood-drenched thriller.” […]
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Master Transportation Plan Gets a Makeover
In a wave of bike helmets and Velcro gloves, over 70 cyclists pedaled to a public forum hosted by the City of Omaha Planning Department. The two hour presentation discussed a proposed revision of Omaha’s Transportation Master Plan. The cling of bike shoe clips and rattling car keys could be heard as motorists, walkers, bus […]
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Cutting Room for September 21
Despite earlier reports, Kevin Costner has passed on a role in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. In related news, I am now really looking forward to seeing Django Unchained. Although a whole generation may have grown up knowing Spike Lee only as an annoying sports fan, those who remember his early films know the power hiding […]
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Husker ‘Closer’
Late in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s 51-38 victory over Washington, as the Huskers tried to run out the clock by running the ball, Rex Burkhead signaled for a replacement. Freshman Braylon Heard told running backs coach Ron Brown that, anyway. “He said, ‘Coach, Rex is tapping out,’ ” Brown said. Brown asked Burkhead if […]
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The Rapper Next Door
“F*ck both sides. F*ck the underground. F*ck the overground. F*ck the middle ground. It’s just a bunch of f*cking people trying to find their identities. Once you get comfortable with who you are as a person, you’ll stop complaining about all of that other dumb ass shit,” says Sean Daley, better known these days […]
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Alessi’s Ark rides again
* So Phil Lynott’s been dead for decades, but a trio of Thin Lizzy alumni (Scott Gorham, Brian Downey and Darren Wharton) are keeping the songs alive. They’ll perform Thin Lizzy classics in a line-up rounded out by Def Leppard’s Viv Campbell, bassist Marco Mendoza and The Almighty’s Ricky Warwick on Saturday, November 6 at […]
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September 24: Ukulele Hoopla
Ukulele Hoopla Strauss Performing Arts Center, 6001 Dodge St. Workshops start at 8 a.m., public concert at 7 p.m., concert is $20 omahacreativeinstitute.org All hail the ukulele. The petite stringed instrument has been all the rage lately. Even Pearl Jam’s singer Eddie Vedder has gotten in on the act, releasing the aptly titled Ukulele Songs […]
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The (Online) Calendar Hung Itself
Before we get started, full disclosure: I’m on the “board” of hearnebraska.org. Not that it matters — I’m not involved in the website’s day-to-day activities, and have little or no input on things like website content or fundraising events. (Klonopin) But I don’t want you to think I’m cheerleading when I make this statement: Hearnebraska.org […]
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FASH FLOOD
Omaha Fashion Week is accepting designer applications for their March 2012 fashion shows. A select few will be chosen to for Oct. 19-20 interviews with a panel of independent industry professionals. Times and locations to be announced. Applicants must be available to interview on those dates to be considered. The panel’s final decisions will be […]