The year was 1995, and quite possibly the quintessential culinary phrase of the ‘90s, came from actor Larry Thomas, who played the infamous Soup Nazi on “Seinfeld.” “No soup for you!” If you saw the episode, you have probably uttered this phrase at least a few dozen times since. Heck, even Jerry Seinfeld and Larry […]
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Dave’s World
Imagine deliberately shoving a long, silver needle through a nose, septum or, of all places, a throat. Then imagine that’s your job. Welcome to Dave Brown’s world. As a professional piercer at Big Brain in Omaha, Brown’s main mission each day is to pierce as many, um, body parts as possible. But more than that, […]
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Box Of Moonlight
“The Fantasticks” seems to be just the sort of musical that I’ve always intended to fall in love with … it’s just that no one has ever given me a reason to do so. All that has changed with the Omaha Community Playhouse production of the poetic parable about young love confronted by the hard […]
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The Marriage Contract
Feb. 17-Feb. 19 The Marriage Contract The Jewel Box Theater at the Scottish Rite Center, 202 S. 20th St. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., $10-$79 operaomaha.org Gioachino Rossini, best known for “The William Tell Overture” and “The Barber of Seville,” composed the 90-minute one act. The opera will be sung in English. […]
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Shane’s Game
Shane O’Neill is not your average tattoo artist. His ambitions are endless. Instead of just sitting around tattooing butterfly tramp stamps and tribal bands all day, he has taken his art to a whole new level. Armed with a bachelor in Fine Arts from the Philadelphia University of the Arts, O’Neill specializes in realism, portraits, […]
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Swede SKICKAT
Ask anybody from the Omaha metro area about the connection between Sweden and permanent body ink, and it’s likely you’ll get Stieg Larsson and his trilogy of bestselling novels (since made into movies) starting with the “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” as your answer. Ask again after this weekend and the Omahan might tell […]
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It’s Winter: Are You SAD?
It’s only five weeks before the spring of 2012 breaks across the Northern Hemisphere on the March 20 vernal equinox. Already, since winter solstice, daylight has been getting longer, sunlight more ample. Though the crepuscular shadows are sparing the sunlight more with each passing day, millions of us are feeling the affects of the winter […]
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AIGA Presents Bill Thorburn
February 23, 2012 AIGA Presents Bill Thorburn Mutual of Omaha 12th Floor Crisstal Room 33rd and Dodge, Omaha NE 68175 Nebraska.aiga.org/events/thorburn Graphic designer Bill Thorburn has been recognized in nearly every design journal in the industry. A sought after name from Tokyo to Tulsa, he has created a highly respected career without ever once taken […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Feb. 9-Feb. 15
Aquarius is the best time of the year to study astrology and all things occult. Logic must/will soon regain its sway over what we have to do and say, but for today… it’s time to study the magique of your/our existence as unique human beings. The occult, or so it seems, is a human attempt […]
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Chris Comes Home
Omaha is a veritable hotbed of talent. The city’s authors and musicians routinely grace national “best seller” lists. Alexander Payne is in contention for more Academy Awards this year. Johnny Carson, Fred Astaire and Marlon Brando, legends all, at one time called Omaha home. And then there’s Chris Blinston. Unless you happen to have a […]