Typically, we think of a mid-life crisis as something only a man might experience. Therefore, typically, we’re sexist idiots ... A woman can have a major freak out just as well as a man can, thank you very much. Sometimes, she can even do it better ... See the shit hit the fan fi ...
The classic film stars Betty Hutton (in a dual role) and Bing Crosby. Nominated for an Oscar, the story follows twin sister nightclub performers as they leave their entertainment careers to join the Waves ... Sun., June 13, 1 p.m., 2010 ...
Although George Balanchine was accepted into the ballet program at the St. Petersburg Imperial Theater School at age nine, he began playing piano even earlier (at the ripe age of five). As a teen, he was dancing, studying piano, and learning music theory at the Petrograd Conservatory of Music. To ...
The bills are piling up, the truck’s on the fritz, and the damn traps are empty again. What’s America’s only female swordfish boat captain to do after 10 years as a lobsterwoman? Go forth and fish – again ... Linda Greenlaw, author of three New York Times best-sell ...
It’s hard to be incognito when you’re a performer. That’s why it’s better to be a visual artist -- you can spy on people talking about your work without them even knowing ... Local artist Sue Chenoweth gets a kick out of hearing guests speculate about her whimsical, chi ...
With the dwindling of both entertainment budgets and newspaper publishing ( sshhhh! ), you don’t always hear about a perfect place immediately. The horror! ... Turns out that a massive, friendly second-hand bookstore has been serving you since 2008. Dog-Eared Pages Used Books is o ...
Adults revisiting schoolyard-game glory is serious business. Forget the team names that are a little too clever for their own good -- there are some ball-handling warriors who have poured blood, sweat, and tears into their climb to the top, including those ballers in the Great American Dodgeball ...
At the end of a yoga class, our instructor always tells us to come out of Savasana (corpse pose) by placing our left palm on “mother earth” to push ourselves into a seated position. While we appreciate the yogi's effort, it sort of kills the mood when we realize that “mother earth& ...
Crafting gets a bad rap. While someone labeled as craftsperson might make gorgeous wood cabinets or exotic metal jewelry, people hear the word "craft" and immediately jump to conclusions involving doilies, glue guns, and popsicle sticks -- you know, shit you made in third grade summer camp ...
It used to be that people were demure about their partisan leanings. Now, folks proclaim their political preferences at the top of their lungs. Taking sides has even infected tween-literature pop sensation Twilight ... Team Edward? Team Jacob? You can color us Team Too Old To Care, but we'll ...