Voters in Omaha will decide Tuesday which mayoral and City Council candidates will advance to the May 13 general election. In each race, the top two candidates will move on. Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse said he is expecting a slightly above-average turnout. “We had 28% [in the last Omaha city primary] and I’m […]
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Myth Misses Due to Blown Tone
If you’re going to cast Paul Rudd, let him be funny. It’s not complicated. You have to actively prevent Paul Rudd from being funny. That is a decision you make. “Stop being funny, Paul Rudd,” you have to say. Paul Rudd is not funny in Death of a Unicorn. Very little is, actually. Will Poulter […]
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‘Film Streams’ celebrating the centennial of historic midtown Dundee Theatre
The last of Omaha’s still active neighborhood motion picture venues, the Dundee Theatre, is celebrating 100 years – the last decade as part of the Film Streams brand. Special Dundee Hundee events include a centennial series representing key markers for the theater and the medium. The Dundee opened in the silent era and transitioned to […]
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So, Which Horrible Choice Will You Make in the Postapocalypse?
If the start of 2025 hasn’t let y’all know, let me help you out: The future is going to be bad. Real bad. What were once funky fictional postapocalypses have moved from outlandish to landish so fast that if they discover that zombies are real next Tuesday, no one among us will doubt the news. […]
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It’s a Mid Midsommar
Unsubtle even by TikTok standards, writer/director Mark Anthony Green’s Opus has a hot take on celebrity worship: It is bad. Mind blown yet? Troublingly, the film seems to accidentally file journalism into the naughty bin too, implying that critics and writers are wannabe fame seekers facilitating the problem. Ouch! Personal attack aside, can we maybe […]
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Despite challenges, Carole Jeanpierre stays true to her vision
Steeped in a legacy of classical and Black secular and sacred music, veteran Omaha vocalist Carole Jeanpierre is making an audacious long-form composing debut with “Noalia: An Opera of Love.” As a Black opera, it’s a rare entry in the repertory. Even more rare is her having written both the libretto and score. She’s the […]
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Soulful spring
Taking a look at the rest of March, here are some shows you should get on your radar.Texas guitar star Mike Morgan is up for the Blues Society of Omaha’s (BSO) Thursday matinee Thursday, March 13, 6-9 p.m., at Philly Sports Bar. Morgan built his career in the Dallas/Fort Worth scene alongside friends and fellow […]
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Cause & Culture: Good Vibrations gives used instruments an encore
A few years ago I found myself the owner of a Wurlitzer upright piano after a family member snagged it for me at an estate sale. As a former pianist, I hoped to use it to teach my kids how to play, but sadly it mostly sat in my basement collecting dust, silently beckoning me […]
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If at First You Don’t Succeed, Die, Die Again
Like a conductor playing an orchestra of incongruous emotions, writer/director Bong Joon Ho has never been content to score a simple symphony of sympathy. Mickey 17 is very funny. Mickey 17 is very sad. Watching a blathering narcissistic politician get mocked in outer space? Funny! Seeing innocent alien animals get harmed? Sad! Observing the futility […]
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Stepping into March
This month we’re doing something a little different. In this column I’ll hit on weekend and early-next-week events of note. Then, I’ll circle back on Thursday, March 13, with the column looking at recommended events for the rest of the month. And we’re going to start off looking at weekend dates rather than venues to […]