It’ll be a busy weekend at the Bookworm, located at 87th and Pacific. On Saturday, Feb. 12, author David Philip Mullins will sign copies of his book, Greetings from Below at 1 pm. Winner of the McCarthy Prize for short fiction, Mullins’ debut has been praised for its raw confessional style. On Sunday, book discussion […]
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Little Brazil adds new member
* Consider these the first pieces of concrete news regarding the next Little Brazil album. The Omaha indie-rockers trotted out new material during a Friday night gig at The Sydney, 5918 Maple St., as they headlined the HearNebraska.org launch party. The gig was also the first show with Megan Morgan as a full-fledged member. Morgan, […]
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Recruiting trail cools as the coaching search gets hot
All is fair in love and recruiting. If Bob Devaney didn’t say that he should have. The Irish Orator of Stadium Street — that name hasn’t quite caught on like I had hoped — would’ve delivered it with a wink and a laugh, charming the pens right out of reporters’ hands. That’s not really Bo […]
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Don’t Laugh at Tiny Projections
Oscar pleasure is usually reserved for grouches or award show addicts. As both, one of my favorite weekends has finally arrived: Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater (FilmStreams.org) presents its annual screening of the year’s Oscar-nominated short films. These proud members of the itty-bitty cine committee are pint-sized powerhouses proudly packaged together for ease-of-viewing […]
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Cutting Room for February 9
After decades of supporting roles, Samuel L. Jackson has finally made it: He’s getting his own sidekick. As everyone of the nerd persuasion knows, Jackson plays Nick Fury in the upcoming Avengers movie, a movie that represents a personal pinnacle of joy … and it isn’t even made yet. Apparently, Jackson is getting a sassy […]
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Daily Dump for Tuesday (February 8)
I have new appreciation for the depths of Han Solo’s affection for Luke Skywalker today. If a dear friend of mine was laying in the middle of my driveway, I would have to seriously reconsider how much he or she meant to me given the overwhelming amount of ice out there and the sub-sub-sub-zero wind […]
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Daily Dump for Monday (February 7)
With apologizes to Mr. Eliot, February is the cruelest month. Football is over (maybe for, like, forever), it’s colder than the cockles of Rush Limbaugh’s soul, the weekly movie selections read more like a set of “dares” (seriously, who would voluntarily see The Roommate if it wasn’t some kind of physical challenge?). This is one […]
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Fabulous Fiddle
David Garrett was born in Germany to an American ballerina mother and a German Lawyer father. By the time of his fourth birthday he had already began exploring the violin and forging a deep connection with an instrument he would come to master (he quips in his press release that he has probably spent more […]
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Ryan’s Junk Drawer
“With great junk, comes great responsibility” – Better Off Ted It’s been too long since you saw my junk. I’m embarrassed, but last Friday I just couldn’t get it up. That sacred day that signals the beginning of the (week)end, the day reserved by a devoted legion of followers out there for rolling around in […]
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Second Bass
When Interpol makes its triumphant return to Omaha after an eight-year absence, they’ll be one man down and two men up. Iconic bass player and fashion plate Carlos Dengler, aka Carlos D, no longer is a member of Interpol, having left just after the recording sessions wrapped up for the band’s new, self-titled album. The […]