The Other Guys
THE OTHER GUYS **1/2 It makes perfect sense for a film like, say, An Inconvenient Truth or Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room to end with some sort of plea to our sense of activism or with a mountain of hard data about the evils of unchecked capitalism. But what to make of The…
Goodbye to an old friend
I SWORE LONG AGO that whatever other questionable career decisions I might make, I would never, ever stoop so low as to write one of those schmaltzy, sappy, sentimental, horrifyingly clichéd pieces about a dear, departed pet. And now I find myself doing just that. Humor me this once. The kitten was originally from a…
Stories worth telling at Fort Pulaski
I rarely think about Fort Pulaski at all, and when I do, my catalog of information reads something like this: a destination on the way to Tybee, and a good place to take an out of town guest. An open-air, pentagon-shaped structure made of brick, with a vast lawn of manicured grass in the middle,…
Outer frontiers of U.S. immigration policy
The Outer Frontiers of U.S. Immigration Policy The $125 million Jay Peak ski resort in Vermont, with 120-room hotel, ice arena, golf course and the Northeast’s largest water park, is just months away from completion, thanks to half-million-dollar investments from each of 250 foreign nationals from 43 countries who, as part of the deal, were…
The Great Australian Emu War
Recently my roommate told me about the 1932 “emu war” in Australia. He said 1932 was a dry year that made 20,000 emus restless, causing them to invade a residential neighborhood en masse. The Australian military had to take them out with heavy artillery. Is this true? — Evan, Greensboro, North Carolina Tell a story…
Exhibits & openings this week
Fashion in Focus – Photos and evening wear from the SCAD Museum collection, including original couture from some of the most famous names in fashion. Runs through Sept. 30. SCAD Museum, 227 MLK Jr. Blvd, http://www.scad.edu/scadmuseum First Friday at the Fish Gallery – The featured artist is painter Denise Elliot Vernon, along with work from…
Smoking ban, Iraq art, Shirley Sherrod
No argument for smoking, period Editor, I just finished reading your piece on the potential smoking ban for Savannah bars and nightclub, and am grateful to see that a long overdue local issue is being addressed. There are many arguments from the owners of our local bars and restaurants that banning smoking will adversely affect…
Comedy Night, the Fabulous Clams
COMEDY NIGHT: AL ERNST At 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 Pour Larry’s, 206 W. Julian St. $15. Let us veer slightly off the beaten Noteworthy path this week to focus on something new at Pour Larry’s, a favorite City Market watering hole. Po’ Lawrence features live bands many times during the week – this time,…
Don’t mow my grass
Officers were called to the 4400 block of Ogeechee Rd. in regard to a disorderly person. When an officer arrived, he spoke with the caller, who explained that he had been mowing an overgrown vacate lot when a resident of the adjacent trailer park came out and became agitated with the landscaper. When the officer…
Animating Indian music
An essential element in the performance of certain Indian classical music, the tabla is a pair of small, hand–played upright drums. One is wooden, the other metal, and they are tunable – meaning their pitch can be changed, the attack and/or decay varied, with a quick twist to wooden dowels connected to the drumhead. Tabla…
Secrets of the woman in the suit
As the old saying goes, behind every great man is a great woman. And what’s behind every great woman is the subject of the new book by Sarahlyn Argrow, Secrets of the Woman in the Suit. Argrow is the founder of the local non-profit organization Assisting Working Women in Need (AWWIN), which is dedicated to…
Mark your calendar: Drivin’ ‘n Cryin’
You already know that rock ‘n’ roll veteran Eddie Money is scheduled to play the Tybee Island Pirate Fest in October. The news, however, keeps getting better. On Oct. 8, the night before the Money man will take the stage, Georgia’s long-running roots-rock fave, Drivin ‘n Cryin, will play. Singer/songwriter Kevin Kinney has been the…
Budget imbalance
The state of Georgia is only a few weeks into its new fiscal year, but the new budget could already be several hundred million dollars short, according to a report released last week by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. To counter the new shortfall, state agencies will see another round of budget cuts starting…
Bites & Pieces: Distillery, Chef of the House, Kitchenware Outfitters
I hooked a keeper I slipped into The Distillery last week to further explore its new menu – this time fish tacos. Two warm flour tortillas were presented overflowing with freshly beer-battered fried Cod topped with sliced Napa cabbage, a nicely flavored house made mayo and salsa. Warm tortilla chips round out the plate -…
Maker’s 46 makes its debut
The folks gathered at the Bohemian Hotel’s Rocks on the Roof bar were a decidedly Maker’s Mark crowd. Several presented “ambassador” cards at the door, signifying their membership in the distillery’s loyalty program. After all, it was a momentous occasion for the legendary Kentucky distiller whose familiar red wax sealed bottles grace dorm rooms and…
April in New York
On May 29, April Johnston was literally in the middle of her SCAD graduation ceremony when her cell phone rang. She’d been accepted as a contestant on TV’s Project Runway. After four years in the school’s fashion design program, the 21–year–old native of Mooresville, N.C. was ready to take her sartorial skills to the next…
Cranky camaraderie
One of Neil Simon’s most enduring comedies, 1965’s The Odd Couple began as a play starring Art Carney and Walter Matthau as neatnik newsman Felix Ungar and slob sportswriter Oscar Madison, respectively. Their crotchety relationship became a movie in 1968, with Jack Lemmon as Felix. In 1970, The Odd Couple came to ABC in a…
