Cover Story
Summer reading guide
Our reviews of new books of local interest
News of the Weird
Rush to Judgment Wheelchair-confined Richard Paey committed almost exactly the same violations of Florida prescription drug laws that radio personality Rush Limbaugh did, with a different result: Limbaugh’s sentence, in May, was addiction treatment, and Paey’s, in 2004, was 25 years in prison. Both illegally possessed large quantities of painkillers for personal use, which Paey…
Featured Reviews
CARS: Admit it: Ever since Pixar Animation Studios began its incredible run with Toy Story back in 1995 (followed by five more toon blockbusters, the last being The Incredibles), haven’t most observers been wondering when the company will hit a critical and/or commercial roadblock and watch its latest effort crash and burn? Newsflash: It’s hasn’t…
Now Showing
THE BREAK-UP There’s a fine movie trapped inside The Break-Up, and it’s a shame that it couldn’t break free. As it stands, here’s a picture whose many fine ingredients are never able to compensate for the staggering miscalculation that cripples the piece almost immediately. Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston play Gary and Brooke, whose initial…
Music Menu
A quick look at live gigs around town this week
Connect Recommends
Our picks for the most noteworthy gigs this week
Odyssey of the wild boys
Savannah Arts Academy team wins top honors
Generation Gap
The Couch brings improv-based comedy to the Sentient Bean
Annie Get Your American Gun
Rock n Roll with Southern Poise hits the Jinx
Letters to the Editor
Good news, bad news on Georgia mental health Editor, As President of NAMI Georgia (National Alliance on Mental Illness), I would like to congratulate Gwen Skinner, Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Addictive Diseases (MHDDAD) of the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) under the leadership of Commissioner B. J. Walker for…
Fishman: List-o-mania
You know the kind. The one you leave for the house sitter, the dog sitter, the temporary renter you got off Craigslist for the month.
Art Patrol
Jean Claude Roy — Works by this French impressionist hang from June 5-July 9 in the Grand Bohemian Gallery at The Mansion on Forsyth Park. Opening reception Friday, June 9, from 6-9 p.m. with wine and cheese for all. Free and open to the public. ‘Seamless Grotesques’ — MFA Fibers Thesis Exhibition by Susie…
The Blotter
Two people were arrested recently and charged with filing false police reports in separate incidents. In the first incident, Garcia Hernandez Neveo, 25, reported that he had been robbed three times near the English Oaks apartments over the past month. When Neveo reported the third alleged robbery, he told police how disappointed he was that…
