Cover Story
Keepin it real
A four-day journey with the Savannah Riverkeepers
The Blotter
An Army deserter surrendered to police following a standoff on Nov. 15. David Bostick, 28, had managed to elude local police for two months. After officers learned what type of vehicle he was driving, they observed him in the 1300 block of East 55th Street at about 10:30 a.m. When officers attempted to apprehend Bostick,…
News of the Weird
Brave New World Alternative-world online games like Second Life allow players to create identities and personalities, to communicate, and to interact commercially in a self-contained universe. Players buy, sell, invest and generate wealth using a virtual monetary system. Currently, Second Life players bump up against real-world taxes only if they earn real-world money from cashing…
Featured Review: Casino Royale
After a typically exciting pre-credits sequence, Casino Royale — like almost all James Bond films before it — employs the tried-and-true image guaranteed to raise the pulses of Bond fans all across the globe. The dapper agent strolls into the frame, whirls around and fires directly at the circular camera eye while the classic 007…
Now Showing
BOBBY For all its fast and loose playing with the facts, JFK was a remarkable movie that, except for some tepid domestic scenes between the Kevin Costner and Sissy Spacek characters, exclusively focused on the Kennedy legacy and how his death impacted a nation. Bobby, on the other hand, is as much about Robert Kennedy…
Holiday spirited
Professional production of The Nutcracker will be presented at the Civic Center
Art Patrol
Exhibitions and openings
Connect Recommends
our suggestions for the most noteworthy live gigs of the week
Music Menu
A quick look at live gigs around town this week
What I’m thankful for in the local entertainment scene…
There’s a wonderfully informative, occasionally ridiculous and frequently frustrating website I peruse and contribute to regularly. www.savannahunderground.com is a non-profit, user-driven database of live concerts, film screenings, lectures and art openings in our immediate area. It’s free to join, free to use, and —while chronically ignored by far too many venues and performers who could…
Letters to the Editor
The doctor is in — sane! Editor, After cooling my heels in my physician’s office for the better part of two hours, the doctor finally showed up in the exam room. In a somewhat humorous tone, I dared to suggest that my time might be valuable and perhaps his overbooking of patients was the cause…
