It should be no surprise the author of languidly paced satirical novels (The Coffins of Little Hope) that delight in peculiar, piquant details should fashion a literary happening along the same lines. Novelist Timothy Schaffert has done just that with the (downtown) Omaha Lit Fest, a free celebration of prose, poetry and other word-made-art expressions. […]
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Ron Hull reflects on his life in public television
Public television was a dream when Ron Hull joined what became the Nebraska Educational Television network in Lincoln. It was 1955 and the broadcast school graduate arrived inflamed with the possibilities of the fledgling medium. Fifty-seven years later he’s still enthralled even though he misses live television and finds himself at 82 having outlived his […]
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Circular Logic
Writer/director Rian Johnson is fantastic at making pretty good movies. 2005’s Brick was a slyly conceived yarn that took 1940s private dick dialogue and plot and affixed it to a modern high-school setting, with middling effect. 2008’s The Brothers Bloom was a nearly great con man movie without a great con anywhere in it. And […]
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Co-op Opts for Provocation
It is to be commended that the Artists Cooperative Gallery present a show of completely new work by a trio of artists on a distinct theme. The Old Market Gallery, around since 1975, as of late has been perhaps silently snubbed by the local arts scene for its rumored same-old-same-old, unprovocative shows. The situation is […]
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Static-X Tour Interviews with Backstage Entertainment
One week after unveiling the new “BSE Box” during our Backstage Entertainment interviews, we got to use it for four interviews during the Noise Revolution Tour. The tour had quite a few bands performing on Sunday, September 23rd and featured the bands Static-X, Emmure, Ill Nino, and 9Electric. We got a chance to talk to […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Sep. 27-Oct. 3
Leo + Virgo = Libra. The fire that is the Sun and the love and earthly bounty of Mother Nature combine to create the winds of autumn; creating this breath of change. The first 6 signs of the zodiac begin to develop the sense of “self.” The last 6 place that self into social context, […]
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McMan Style
Men’s fashion is always a sporadically visited spot on Omaha’s fashion map. It’s an all- too- often perpetuated stereotype that men aren’t supposed to be invested in their appearance unless they are heading to the office or the alter. The truth is men simply aren’t given the option to “shop outside of the box” when […]
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Big October Shows
Playing With Fire hosts a fundraiser to raise additional money for next year’s Playing With Fire event or events. The triple bill Friday, Oct. 12, at Slowdown features three of contemporary blues’ most popular and dynamic stars for a bargain $35 ticket. The show opens with Tommy Castro & The Painkillers at 7:30 p.m., followed […]
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Being Gabby
Gabrielle Union has reached a point in her film and television career where she’s doing more meaningful projects. Not by accident either. The maturing actress known for her assertive persona and frank views has been ever more deliberate about her personal and professional choices. “Probably since 2006 I’ve been concentrating on making sure I’m happy […]
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Transit from the Ground Up
“My education in planning is that when I was in fourth grade, I started riding the bus across Portland, Oregon to school, with a transfer downtown,” explained Jarrett Walker, author of Human Transit and the keynote speaker at the 2nd annual Heartland Active Transportation Summit this Friday at Metro Community College. “I became fascinated by […]