Fast Five
FAST FIVE **1/2 Stating that Fast Five is the best of the Fast and the Furious series is perhaps like claiming that the Big Mac is the best hamburger served at McDonald’s: It’s not so much a declaration of excellence as an example of damning with faint praise. Still, fans of this high-octane franchise will…
Freedom from chili dogs and toxic turf
Have you ever tried to persuade a vegan to eat a hamburger? Hold a juicy ground beef patty up to his mouth, say “It’s good for you; your body needs the protein; it’s so yummy.” No matter what argument you use he will not take a bite. It’s a choice he’s made and wherever vegans…
Mark Your Calendar: Miranda Lambert
When Miranda Lambert was born, in 1983, the country charts were dominated by the likes of Kenny Rogers and the Oak Ridge Boys. Those guys are still around, of course, but several generations of country stars have come and gone in between. In the wake of contemporary, down–home, sassily pretty gals Gretchen Wilson and Taylor…
The New Mastersounds, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus
THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS At 9 p.m. Sunday, May 1 Loco’s Grill & Pub, 301 W. Broughton St. $10 Now here’s something special. Fleet–fingered guitarist Eddie Roberts started this deliriously hot funk and soul band in Great Britain in 1999, and in the intervening years the NM’s have become the premier act on England’s (surprisingly vibrant)…
‘Like it’ or not
“All the world’s a stage,” says the character Jaques in Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It, “and all the men and women merely players.” Immortal lines from an immortal Elizabethan comedy – indeed, one of the Bard’s most enduring and adaptable works. Over the centuries, men and women have played the As You Like It…
You talk the talk, but can you chalk the walk?
Artists participating in the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival are given three hours and a blank, bumpy concrete page to create a masterpiece. Well, the word “masterpiece” might be pushing it a bit. For that matter, the word “artists” might be, too. These 800-some folks – students from all scholarly disciplines, along with SCAD alumni and…
There but for Dylan
I went to New York to become the best songwriter in the country. And then I met Dylan. And I decided I’d be the second-best. – Phil Ochs There But for Fortune, Kenneth Bowser’s documentary about 1960s protest singer Phil Ochs, is like the man himself – fascinating and frustrating. Ochs was driven by both…
Boy, oh, boycott
Organizations opposing House Bill 87, Georgia’s pending immigration reform bill, are planning a comprehensive boycott of tourism and in-state businesses if the bill is signed into law by Governor Deal. “There are definitely discussions going on,” says Erik Voss, the Executive Director of the International Center of Atlanta, who has been part of meetings, but…
More than a taste
This year has had no shortage of cultural events from Pulse to Stopover to the Music Festival and the Urban Arts Festival, as well as the Book Festival, BandWagon and others – it seems like there’s been something going on every weekend since February. If you thought you were already stuffed from a spring of…
Raising the Green Flag
It’s perhaps ironic that a private school in Savannah known for its upper-crust, conservative and somewhat exclusive demeanor would also be the most environmentally progressive school in the area. Or maybe even the country? Savannah Country Day School is the first-ever U.S. winner of the “Green Flag” Eco-Schools award. The award will be presented in…
Last chance to vote for the Best of Savannah
Let me get right to the point: You have only until April 30 to go here and vote in our Best of Savannah Readers Poll. After that we will download all the results, compile them, and assemble our annual “Best of Savannah” special issue, set to hit stands May 18. There’s already a ton of…
Killer wine!
The predator lurking in my wine rack wasn’t something from science fiction. In fact, in the monster food chain, this predator would be at the bottom of the heap. However, in the world of wine, this predator is a big deal, a relentless killer with a simple name: Ladybug. The cheery little red bugs are…
