It’s a rare opportunity to view a fully rendered production of Igor Stravinsky’s theater piece “A Soldier’s Tale.” Cleveland Play House provided northern Ohioans this treat as part of “fusionfest 2010.” Stravinsky’s ironic music, which earned stature as his most widely known opus written between the masterworks “The Rite of Spring” and “Symphony of [...]
This allegedly just happened up in New Hampshire. I know it’s not regional, but I had to post about this because the MUFON report is just chilling. Two teenagers claim they were in a car that got pulled into the air by a flying saucer. A struggle for the ages ensued and the car [...]
State Sen. Kevin Coughlin took a swipe at Republican goober-natorial candidate John Kasich in today’s Plain Dealer, referring to Kasich as a “toad”. Strong words coming from a man who used his campaign money to purchase tickets to Ohio State football games he attended with his mistress. Last year, I sued Kevin Coughlin along with [...]
Did you see it around 11 p.m., last Wednesday? Apparently, a large effing space rock invaded our atmosphere and shot across the Midwestern sky, lighting up the ground like high noon and leaving a trail of sonic booms in its wake. Luckily enough, a cop had his dashboard camera on at the time and [...]
For those who follow Justice Center politics with a mixture of amusement or disdain, recent events have provided a wealth of material to digest. Some of it would be funny and worthy of a sitcom, except for the fact that lives and the idea of justice seem to be compromised. First we have [...]
John Stark Bellamy II, author of such warmly-titled tomes as “Death Ride at Euclid Beach” and “The Maniac in the Bushes” returns to Cleveland this month for a series of talks on his newest book, Cleveland’s Greatest Disasters. You can catch him at Visible Voice Books in Cleveland, April 23, at 7 p.m. For a [...]
The “Cleveland Global Marijuana March and Rally” will be held May 1st (also Free Comic Day—coincidence, I think not) at “high” noon on Public Square. The March will proceed past the Justice Center at 1 p.m. and finish up at Huntington Park for a rally and concert featuring Willy Mac, The Waterband, and Danny Longhair. [...]
Like Spanish conquistadors banishing images of false idols from Mayan temples, the new regime in Lakewood is trying to forget a part of its history. Seems someone has pried off former mayor Anthony Sinagra’s placard from its place in the City Center and replaced it with some Kelly-green generic label that simply says, “Lakewood, Ohio.” [...]
Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 1. It is as awesome as it sounds. Free comics, people. Free effing comics. Carol & John’s comic book shop in Kamm’s Plaza starts things off late Friday night, with a party from midnight- 2 a.m. Asian Action Star Kung Fu Bob DJ Larry Syms will be on [...]
