Nightcrawler: A Beacon of Hope

Nightcrawler: A Beacon of Hope

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Music

“My name is Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid…” Sorry—Kid Rock is actually one rock act that won’t be at KidsRock, a family-friendly music festival occurring at—and raising proceeds for—Beacon Field in Greenfield Aug. 13. But what it lacks...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Music

James Lee Stanley and Cliff EberhardtAll Wood and Doors(Beachwood) A dozen Doors classics from folk music guitar pickers? Huh? How can this be so good? It starts with the wisdom to radically retool. Neither Stanley nor Eberhardt channels Jim Morrison, which was...

Dildo Does Not Take a Vacation

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Leisure, The V-Spot

The many fans of past column “Dildo Takes a Vacation,” April 21, 2011 (which chronicled my short-lived quest to bring my dildo to South America), know that I’m no stranger to packing it in abroad. Earlier this summer, embarking on a shorter quest to...
CinemaDope: Chimp Change

CinemaDope: Chimp Change

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Film

In its short but storied history, cinema has had its share of missteps. Rock Hudson played a Native American in the 1950 Jimmy Stewart vehicle Winchester ’73. Fred Astaire and Buster Keaton both wore blackface. Michael Bay is still making movies about talking...
Food: Hot Dog!

Food: Hot Dog!

by | Aug 11, 2011 | Food + Booze

Like most kids growing up in America, early on I developed a soft spot for the hot dog. While others were balancing their plates with one dog and a cheeseburger, I was going for two dogs. I grew up in the suburbs, so my first introduction to this delicacy was eating...