The Thunderbolt
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Thunderbolt Getting into the position: This motion is accomplished by the man seizing the feet of his woman and lifting them high into the air like a wheel barrow. When her yoni is within range of his manhood, he can proceed to enjoy the girl with his aggressive strokes…
The Thunderbolt
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Thunderbolt Getting into the position: This motion is accomplished by the man seizing the feet of his woman and lifting them high into the air like a wheel barrow. When her yoni is within range of his manhood, he can proceed to enjoy the girl with his aggressive strokes…
Guy Clark
Guy Clark’s songs are like having a conversation with old friends: you’re comfortable enough to discuss any topic, reminisce or just share your dreams. “I never thought about it,” says Clark when asked if that’s what he has in mind when he creates songs. “Seems like a pretty good description. Sounds like a compliment to…
Duke rape saga just beginning
Citizen Servatius
Dando’s lost weekend
As lost weekends go, Evan Dando’s retreat from reality was a corker. Let’s flash-back to 1992. Grunge rules rock, and heroin often fuels the descent into the dark. Rave culture peaks, with everyone and their mom rolling on X. Gangsta rap’s hopped up on the chronic, and metal’s so loaded on booze and coke, even…
Letters to the Editor
Vegetarians unite! I just wanted to let you know that I loved Timothy C. Davis’ article “Where’s the beef?” (Jan. 10) It’s great to read an article on vegetarianism in a mainstream magazine — especially in such a positive light. I commend the author for going vegetarian and for his reasons as well. Most of…
Bush blunders
Any president’s State of the Union address goes through multiple drafts to convey a careful, and hopefully eloquent, message. After such a carefully scripted event, Creative Loafing thought it appropriate to revisit a few of President Bush’s remarks made without the benefit of speechwriters. “Scott, sometimes you’re the commander-in-chief. Sometimes you’re the educator-in-chief, and a…
Capsule reviews of recently released movies
Current Releases CHILDREN OF MEN No matter how closely I scoured each scene in Children of Men, I couldn’t find Charlton Heston lurking anywhere in the background. Yet a Heston cameo would have been apropos, given that this adaptation of P.D. James’ book harkens back to the cinema of the early 1970s, when Hollywood was…
Surplus of cinema
Whether the state of the union requires Americans to make personal sacrifices and cut back in 2007 remains to be seen, but don’t expect Hollywood to take a similar approach. Between now and the start of the summer movie season (Spider-Man 3 opens May 4), the movie capital plans to release over 50 motion pictures.…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: For 13 years, I gave money to a woman who regularly came to my house to beg. Last summer, things escalated and she was at my home three or four times a week. One day, she was waiting on my porch for a handout when my neighbor asked, “So, when are y’all…
They eat horses, don’t they?
In 1986, a chestnut colt named Ferdinand overcame 17-to-1 odds and won the Kentucky Derby. Ferdinand came from Claiborne Farm, a blue-blooded home to such thoroughbreds as Seabiscuit. Claiborne’s burial grounds include the remains of legendary Triple Crown Winner Secretariat, who was buried whole (traditionally only the head, heart and legs of a thoroughbred are…
Slippery when unwed
The Advice Goddess
We Heart …
The cranky fat cat at Book Buyers. More businesses need to have cats. — Karen Shugart, staff writer Lupie’s Café. Veggie quiche, nachos, banana pudding … what’s not to love? — Natalie Howard, copy editor Juliana Pizza. Juliana has the city’s best pizza, hands down. Juliana’s extreme toppings and killer crust have kept me coming…
The Sights of War
In war, the omniscient view is always best. From the proper perspective, war is for the birds, for God, and for us to safely witness from on high. In the Sights of War exhibit at the Light Factory, we’re afforded the enviable comfort of seeing the geographical center of the current storm, Baghdad, from a…
Jan. 24 – Jan. 30, 2007
Aquarius The Waterbearer: (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) There is a lot happening in your life right now. It requires major concentration just to keep it all sorted. You have concerns over a partner or a significant other. It is possible one of you is critiquing the other. There is a difficult aspect in the sky generating…
Word of the Week
Spelunker: n. A person whose hobby is exploring caves. Example? See how this particular area is dark and a bit moist? Spelunkers would really enjoy themselves here.
Rent
La Vie de Bohéme has captivated artists ever since the late 19th century (think Bizet’s Carmen — or the Beyonce-Mos MTV hip-hopera, if you must) — and Rent helmer Jonathan Larson was no exception. Larson effectively overhauled HAIR for the postmodern, dystopian era: 4-letter title? Check. Groovy youth? Check. Spontaneous bursts into song in place…
Team Cricket-Ovens
Last Friday, Dancing with the Stars country music singer Sara Evans came to Ovens Auditorium — which was the perfect excuse for me to break out my cowboy boots; they hadn’t gotten any action since Kenny Chesney was here in August. Just to let you how often I go Ovens Auditorium: after following a herd…
Space Needle
Emerging from the early/mid ’90s, indie-rock, lo-fi explosion was Providence’s Space Needle, the brainchild of Scarce drummer Jud Ehrbar who, joined by Jeff Gatland and, later, four-track auteur Anders Parker (of Varnaline), forged a promising legacy before side projects and an inept label, Zero Hour, toppled the Needle. Now, a decade after the fact, Recordings…
Bobcats – Pistons
Cheer on the Charlotte Bobcats as they take on former Piston Isaiah Thomas’ new, but not necessarily improved Detroit Pistons tonight at 7 p.m. You can watch them rock the Motor City rejects for as low as $10. Call 704-BOB-CATS or visit www.nba.com/bobcats.
Howling
Moodswing
View From The Couch
THE DESCENT (2006). With rare exception, Hollywood has lost its ability to create memorable or meaningful horror flicks, which made this British import all the more welcome when it hit theaters last summer. One of the finest terror tales in many a full moon, writer-director Neil Marshall’s gory gem follows six outdoor enthusiasts — all…
Mint at Amos’ SouthEnd
Most R&B fans remember the band Mint Condition as the unit behind the hit slow jam, “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes).” But, with more than seven albums under their belt, the men of Mint are much more that just one-hit wonders. These days the group doesn’t move millions of CDs, but — playing real…
Mail bonding
Corkscrew
Tits, turquoise + transmaniacons
Planet rock has always been a hard bop for sonic sisters (and for sistas of color? Negro, please!). Yet a wee bit o’ adversity never stopped the O.G. Nasty Gal/Riot Grrrl, Betty Mabry (Davis), from throwing down hard in the 1960s and ’70s jet-set music scene. And while her premier daughters for whom “Blue is…
Charlotte Squawks: Fourth and Going For It
For three years now, Mike Collins and company have been tickling the funny bones of Charlotteans about pressing issues ranging from politics, sports, and even the dreaded immigration hot button. CHARLOTTE SQUAWKS: Fourth and Going For It seamlessly picks up where the others left off with new material including It’s a Sprawl Town After All,…
King challenge
Breaking the Sound Barrier
The Blotter
Dump Truck Disasters: The elevated bed of a dump truck traveling on Wilkinson Boulevard snagged a telephone line stretching across the road and snapped the telephone pole in half. The owner of the dump truck agreed to pay for damages. In a separate incident, when a woman attempted to drive around a stopped dump truck,…
Share Your Photos Day at the Carolina Room
Stop by the Duke Mansion for Share Your Photos Day and help build the Carolina Room archives. Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg staff will be accepting your pictures today at 3 p.m. and don’t worry, you can keep your originals because copies will be made on the spot. Sheila Bumgarner of the Carolina Room and Levine…
Badly needed repairs
Boomer With Attitude
Sacred text
When Ganesh Gaitonde discovers one of his henchmen has betrayed him, it prompts a typically sanguinary response. Gaitonde’s men drag the betrayer through a suburban neighborhood to the top of a nearby hill. Gaitonde brandishes a sword and chops off an arm. His deputies do the rest, eliciting surging jets of blood and anguished cries.…
The Main Library’s Winter Film Series
The Main Library’s latest Winter Film Series will begin tonight in the Wachovia Theater at ImaginOn. This latest batch of classic films centers on breakthrough efforts by world-famous directors. Kicking off the series this evening is François Truffaut’s 1959 classic, The 400 Blows. The remainder of the schedule consists of Ridley Scott’s The Duellists (Feb.…
Phear Khath’s Top Five
A lover of the arts and a “traveling culture vulture,” Phear Khath is currently working on his associates degree at CPCC and seeing as much of the world as he possibly can in the meantime. 1) Music: “I’m into all types right now, but I especially listen to a lot of alternative stuff like The…
Yasmine
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Candy Unwrapped at Discovery Place
Discovery Place will hit your sweet spot with Candy Unwrapped Presented by Jelly Belly®. Kids can enjoy jumping on a massive tongue while learning about taste buds or rock climb a giant sugar crystal to investigating the mysterious stages of crystal growth. The whole family can choose from tasty chocolate covered termites, fried flying ants…
Spotty obsessions
Hot Linx
Pimp my arm
What are good ideas worth these days? About a dime a dozen? The four young men at Tackle Design, a small, North Carolina-based design firm (downtown Durham, that is), have a lot of good ideas. “We’ve thought about installing a good idea button in the shop,” jokes Tackle partner Jonathan Kuniholm, who founded the company…
Snap from the past
How much do you know about Charlotte’s past? Well, if you read CL’s “Street Stories,” then you’re aware that Mint Street was named after The Charlotte Mint that processed the gold found here, technically, Little Meadow Creek in Cabarrus County. In other road news and sure to become a part of Charlotte history, Second Street…
Spoons
Mouthful
In the after-hell of 9/11
Performing Arts
Cheap Thrills
WINTER FILM SERIES This latest batch of classic films centers on breakthrough efforts by world-famous directors. Kicking off the series is Francois Truffaut’s 1959 classic, The 400 Blows. The remainder of the schedule consists of Ridley Scott’s The Duellists (Feb. 5), Steven Spielberg’s The Sugarland Express (Feb. 26), Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity (March 5) and…
Innovations in Open Design
TRAUTMAN HOOK Problem: Standard hooks don’t lock when closed, and they don’t grasp things very tightly. Rubber bands regulate the tension of the grip. Solution: The serrated surfaces of the finger joints offer a stronger grip that’s less reliant on rubber bands. The device is especially useful for heavy labor, such as farm work. A…
Pimps Slapped!
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