Loves Noose
Name of Kama Sutra Position: Loves Noose Getting into the position: The woman is lying flat on her back with her legs spread. The man approaches her from above and straddles her in such a way that he can encircle and entrap her thighs with his own. Now the man is instructed to “enjoy the…
The devil went down to Louisiana
Money has been raised, books have been written, specials have been televised, and all that was missing was… a movie. As fate would have it, that missing element has been fulfilled at last as New Orleans still struggles to get on its feet in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Weather Channel presents a MacGillivray…
Every clod has a silver lining
The Advice Goddess
Word of the week
Poltroon: Archaic n. An utter coward. Example? What?! It’s just a spider. You poltroon.
See & Do List
Every Great Dream Begins with a Dreamer Dr. King has been a beacon of hope to people the world over since he decided to steadfastly follow a course of action that would lead to his untimely death at age 39. As the voice of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King spurned a nation into consciousness…
Showing promise
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Cheap Thrills
SALSA NIGHTS Be Shakira for a night and prove that your “Hips Don’t Lie” at the free Latin-style dance lessons offered at the Loft, 1526 Elizabeth Ave. Learn salsa, merengue, bachata and more. Touting “celebrity instructors,” this joint gets hips swiveling every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. Hit www.hispanos-usa.com or call 704-333-5898. TANGO & TAPAS…
What is the United States doing to help Iraqi refugees?
According to several people close to the White House, President Bush has become particularly fascinated with the life and presidency of Harry S. Truman. Apparently, Bush sees in the 33rd president his soul brother-in-chief. It’s easy to see why. From Bush’s perspective, the two men have a lot in common. Bush was born in 1946,…
Amazing Web sites
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Jan. 10 — Jan. 16, 2007
Capricorn The Goat: (Dec. 21 — Jan. 19) A practical problem can be solved using ingenuity plus faith in the outcome. Don’t hesitate to brainstorm solutions. One item of business must be tabled for the present, perhaps due to limited resources. Don’t waste time worrying. Do more research on it over the next few weeks.…
The Blotter
THE BASTARDS! A man reported that not only had his tools been stolen, but the thief (or thieves) had the audacity to steal his beer — even his Zima. Two cases of Zima and 10 cases of Coors Light are still missing. Police are currently working to determine what crime is worse: stealing Zima or…
Capsule Reviews of recently released movies
Current Releases APOCALYPTO Mel Gibson may or may not be a sorry excuse for a person, but as has been the case since the first brutish caveman painted a beautiful mural on the cavern wall, it’s as important as ever to separate the individual from his artistry. And for the first half of Apocalypto, it…
Derek James’ Top Five
Culture Surfing
He had the power
Boomer With Attitude
Big ball o’ love
Moodswing
New York, New York: Part 1
Huge tubs of popcorn gliding down the dimly lit aisles. Families in jackets and jeans scrambling for seats. Bathroom breaks two minutes before maestro James Levine was set to strike up the overture — and immediately after the first Mozart aria. No, this wasn’t your typical Metropolitan Opera experience. Every year around holiday season, when…
Richer, poorer, smarter
Whoever really said, “There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies and statistics” (a maxim variously attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, Alfred Marshall or Mark Twain) — was spot-on. But the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey provides a trustworthy set of stats, and it’s unfailingly interesting. Here’s a snapshot of Mecklenburg County: Total…
Fantasia
Writers are — generally — a lazy bunch. Of course, that declaration probably flies in the face of stereotypical notions depicting authors of all stripes chained to computers, cranking out an infinite number of words and pages every day. But let’s get real — even the ultra-prolific Stephen King only writes four hours per day.…
What’s in a name?
Corkscrew
Burying the truth about Watergate
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Where’s the beef?
Table Dancing
The heat is on
In the restaurant world, the leap from mastering a cadre of recipes in the kitchen to enjoying the fruits of a well-ordered operation is difficult. Yet the dream of owning a money-generating restaurant or a prosperous bar is ever present in a certain breed of entrepreneurs. For some of them, the perfect storm of the…
Ten … nine … eight … seven …
Can someone please explain to me what’s so special about Dec. 31? Sure, it marks the end of the previous year and the start of the new one, which is a reason for everyone to celebrate … but how is New Years Eve different than going out and having a good time on Jan. 15,…
Funny how the night moves
“Everything I do is just a little wrong, Everyday for me is the same, Everyone I know is getting’ in my face, And I only got myself to blame.” That’s Bob Seger, just before declaring (with a little swagger) that he’s about to “Wreck This Heart,” the first track on Face The Promise, his first…
Remembering Philo
This month, Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott is 21 years dead, and I have a confession to make: I fell in love with a dream of Ireland long before I fell in love with an Irishman. At the age of 8, I picked up a guitar, but could not play it, except to strum a few…
In the Spirit
Here in Dixie, many Southerners (both white folks and black folks) have a real affinity for gospel music, to the point that it’s pretty much ingrained in our identity. As a matter of fact, the greatest gospel songwriter of all time, Thomas Dorsey, was a Georgia native, born in the tiny town of Villa Rica…
Gospel of a Zen housewife
Hers is a lonely, plaintive voice crying out for salvation, or relief. Iris Dement’s music is the sound of the disenfranchised, lost souls disconnected from society but still struggling to maintain their dignity and sense of purpose. Although they exist in the now, her characters have a dust bowl/depression era aura about them. There’s a…
Talking ‘ish’ with…
Talking Ish
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
For Neil Young fans awaiting the release of Young’s approaching-mythic-status Archives, a preemptive shot across the bow of expectation now comes with Live at the Fillmore East, recorded March 6 and 7, 1970, at the legendary concert ballroom. Actually, though, with just six songs spread across a single 43-minute CD, LATFE is less a “shot”…
Letha Taylor
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Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: In response to “Stop It, You’re Both Pretty” [in which old friends Anne and Beulah had gotten their other friends tangled up in their fight]: I was on the opposite side of the same argument. I got into a fight with my best friend from high school, and it ended up costing…
Bang, bang
Citizen Servatius
Letters to the Editor
You, me and Augusten Burroughs As a resident of Charlotte for the past six years, I have always sought Creative Loafing as the ultimate go-to guide for cool upcoming concerts and performances, though few and far between as Charlotte’s music scene is something to be desired. Not only do I seek out Creative Loafing to…
Paging Oscar
This is why I love this time of year. It’s January, and rather than subject ourselves to the new year’s national releases — studio tax write-offs starring the likes of Cedric the Entertainer and Freddie Prinze Jr. — we can head to one of the numerous award contenders that opened in New York and Los…
