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The back lawn was knee-high before the Fourth of July, and the garden hose, which Iíd snaked out along the grass weeks earlier, was as good as buried. I went down on all fours, searching with my fingers through clumps of greenery --- darkery, considering it was 10 p.m. A foolís errand. But then
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In the wake of the World Trade Center's destruction, are celebratory fireworks still OK? More than ever. For one thing, fireworks can be used for Freudian sublimation: Take that, you rotten, sub-human terrorist scum --- POW! ZAPP! and BANG!! And just to show that our spirits (of í76) arenít dampened, nor our ability to
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I had to drive to Toronto to see one of last summer's most overlooked films, but this Saturday night, thanks to the Dryden Theatre, you'll be able to treat yourself --- without leaving the country --- to Wet Hot American Summer. Itís a brainy spoof of those popular bawdy teen sex romps from the
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In the course of his relatively long but somewhat subdued career in the cinema, John Sayles has pretty much done it all, and now and then even, as they say, had it all. Beginning, like a lot of filmmakers of his generation, with an apprenticeship with the legendary schlockmeister Roger Corman, he may not
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What you need to understand before we begin is that hiphop is a culture. Itís a theory, a philosophy. But like the Tao, or trying to define exactly what ìpornî is, it's hard to nail down. Hiphop incorporates breakdancing, MCing, DJing, and graffiti, but it is not defined by those elements alone. It's a
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Geva Theatre continues its adventurous programming into the summer with a work of historical interest in the intimate Nextstage. Even before Indiana Repertory Theatre's world premiere last fall of James Still's Looking over the President's Shoulder, Geva had arranged to give its original production this second presentation anywhere. It now has other productions planned
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Feeding the world Farm work is a demanding job, and without migrant workers, itís difficult to imagine much of it getting done. To show its appreciation, the Brockport community has held ìBienvenidaî for the last 20 years, a day to welcome migrant workers, the vast majority of whom now come from Mexico. ìThis is a
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It's obviously Barbara Biddy's enormous affection for Jonathan Harvey's sweetly quirky play Beautiful Thing that energized Shipping Dock's exceptional production. Not an easy assignment, the play about awkward first love between two working-class teenage boys in southeast London carries the added burden of comparison with a film version that has become internationally beloved. Well, Biddy
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Community voices Thanks and congratulations to City and Ron Netsky for the splendid interviews in ìJump Jim Crowî (June 4, June 11). Both the historical and personal dimensions of these reminiscences are indispensable to our community memory. Voices that I have known over the years came through clearly, which was for me a wonderful bonus. This
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People are always saying thereís no good Mexican food in Rochester. Itís certainly true that we donít have the variety youíd find in Texas or California, but the general pronouncement might say more about the taste of the speaker. Besides the chains, we also have Mariaís, Salenaís, and Los Amigos, all of which are good
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In the late 1980s, when Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura teamed up for the film Predator, America was deregulating and otherwise fantasizing its way into economic trouble. Soon enough, ordinary working people spied some monsters among the dollar signs. One was called consumer debt, with credit-card marketers getting top billing.
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On a balmy June night, in a dank East Main Street rehearsal space, amidst the grime, beer bottles, and static, The Veins made it. No Grammy. No applause. No fat cats puffiní cigars with hollow promises and crossed fingers. No glittery glamazons hanging on their arms, just a few girly pictures lost among a
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Because motion pictures require a good deal of time to plan, finance, produce, edit, publicize, and release, The Bourne Identity, a typical espionage thriller dealing with violent international intrigue, lags far behind current events and contemporary awareness. Although calling the picture ìa 21st century spy film,î the folks who put the whole complicated, expensive project together
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The Golden Age of Comic Books began back in the '30s and ended with the adoption of the Comics Code in 1954, but a comics renaissance is taking place right now. Spider-Man is the fifth-highest-grossing movie of all-time, and The Hulkís trailer is leaving fans salivating for its release next summer, along with Daredevil
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If you'd come in late to East High School's athletic awards ceremony last Tuesday, you would've been greeted by a balding, middle-aged white guy with a close-cut beard, his East High sweatshirt matching the purple plastic tablecloth. He would have handed you a program and told you to sit anywhere, then he'd go hand out
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Read part 1 from this 2 part series here Slavery was abolished after the Civil War in 1865, but the aftershocks continue to this day. A key chapter in the history of race in the United States took place in the mid 20th century, whenmillions of Blacks migrated north from
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Read part 2 from this 2 part series here Around 1830 in Cincinnati, Dan Rice, a white minstrel who performed in blackface, came upon a small, ragged Black child singing "Jump Jim Crow." He added the song to his repertoire, and it became a popular part of his performance. Six
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Four months ago, I set out to find the best chicken wings in the Rochester area. Over that time, many wondered whether the subject warranted the time and effort. Trying to argue that it did, I found myself feeling that it didnít. But since Buffaloís Anchor Bar (1047 Main Street, Buffalo) started serving wings
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Mr. Spulaís use of ìright wingî to describe the Israel Now and Forever Rally (ìDC Protests Spring Eternal,î May 2) was inaccurate --- unless any pro-Israel activity is right wing in your dictionary. The participants from Rochester represented the entire spectrum of American politics. There were college students and community leaders from all stripes of
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Last time out. Who told you last Friday's match against Charleston was going to be the biggest and toughest regular-season battle in the history of Frontier? The Score did, and that's why you should read this column aloud with your family before Sunday dinner each week. Things looked truly dismal for the Rhinos when
