From Our Readers

From Our Readers

by | Sep 24, 2014 | News

Casinos Need Problem Gamblers The casino industry says 1 percent of the population are problem gamblers. Many scholars have criticized the 1 percent figure as being misleading, as it is based on a survey of the adult population, most of whom don’t gamble....
CD Shorts: The Dustbowl Revival

CD Shorts: The Dustbowl Revival

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Music

Carry Me Home (independent)   The more things change, the more they don’t. Or don’t seem to. Or appear to change back. “When you hear music, after it’s over it’s gone, it’s in the air,” a voice states on DJ Spooky’s...
CD Shorts: Tweedy

CD Shorts: Tweedy

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Music

Sukierae (dBpm)   Jeff Tweedy’s new album arrives without his band Wilco, but with the assistance of his 18-year-old son Spencer, who takes the drum duties. Tweedy sings and plays guitar, bass, and most of the rest of the instruments. Happily for Tweedy...
Ten Pin Alley

Ten Pin Alley

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Leisure

Just two paltry gutterball throws into my first string, I was already feeling the twinges of a strained hamstring. Not exactly the triumphant return to the bowling alley I had been hoping for. At the far end of the lane, the pin setting machine lifted all ten pins and...
Cinemadope: Exit the Theater

Cinemadope: Exit the Theater

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Film

Much has been written about the value of the traditional filmgoing experience. Especially in this modern age, when a healthy percentage of the population carries a de facto movie screen in their pocket, it’s important to remember those intangible effects brought...