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Faces of Freedom
Three local residents share their struggles for personal independence
Fishman: The sporting life
Jeez, this World Cup thing lasts a long time.
The Blotter
Police received a hang-up call that turned out to be a call for medical help. When police arrived at the house where the call originated, there was no answer to their knocks at the door. The windows and doors were checked and most were found to be locked. After finding one window that was unlocked,…
News of the Weird
Princely Behavior Britain’s Prince Philip has for at least 30 years accommodated a tribe of 400 “cargo cult” people on the South Sea island of Tanna, who revere him as the human face of an ancestral spirit, according to June revelations by London’s Daily Mail. Both sides have been discreet, but the prince has acquiesced…
Featured Review: Superman
Superman Returns *** 1/2 Today, the 1978 film version of Superman (directed by Richard Donner) may look primitive to young eyes weaned on PlayStation 2 and new-and-improved Tolkien tales, but it still holds up beautifully, with dazzling special effects, plenty of heart and spunk, and career performances by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. Director Bryan…
Now Showing
CLICK Adam Sandler earns his hefty paychecks for comedies like The Wedding Singer and the execrable Big Daddy, but he satisfies his thespian aspirations with films like Punch-Drunk Love and the underrated Spanglish. With Click, he attempts to have it both ways. Spending more time sucking up to his unctuous boss (David Hasselhoff) than bonding…
Silver linings
Murray Silver writes about his interesting life
Art Patrol
‘Rise of the Rays’ — Drawings and paintings by Eryka Fiedler, July 2-15 at Vero 44. Opening reception July 7, 7-10 p.m. ‘Orange Peels and Duck Ponds’ — SCAD professor Todd Schroeder uses an orange peel and an ink stamp of a pond as springboards to present different concepts of pictorial reality. At Pinnacle Gallery,…
Music Menu
A quick look at some live shows going on this week
Connect Recommends
Our picks for the week’s most noteworthy live gigs
New South Cafe: Fine dining, casual setting
Matt Cohen and Scott Gordon are passionate about cooking. Trained at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, they’re also passionate about presentation, so diners at their New South Cafe will eat with real silverware from a ceramic plate on a linen tablecloth. Yet at the same time, the atmosphere is casual and the prices are…
Savannah swings, baby!
July 4 event brings big band tribute to the Lucas and a parade to River Street
