The Tripod
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Tripod Getting into the position: The man stands, pinning his partner against a wall or stationary object. Then he pulls up his lover’s knee until he is able to penetrate her yoni with the force and vigor of a young jackrabbit pumped up with steroids and Viagra. On a…
Don’t trust the folks at CL?
Well, bonafide psychic Jane Doherty (www.janedoherty.com) passed on a bevy of her own predictions for 2007: • Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee will reconnect for a short while but only as good friends. • Jennifer Lopez will conceive a child in 2007 and be a good mother despite her glamorous star status. • Brad Pitt…
How many more journalists must die?
Breaking the Sound Barrier
The Blotter
Presenting a collection of classic threats. Wicked Stepfather: A woman did not like the way her new husband was treating her son. The stepfather said: “He’s my stepson. I hit him upside the head when I want to and I will hit you upside your head,” Nonsensically, he added: “You need to keep my damn…
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Cinema ’06: More of the same?
If it weren’t for the confetti, the champagne and the off-key choruses of “Auld Lang Syne,” it’d be pretty hard to tell where one year ended and the next began — at least as far as the movies are concerned. The first two months of any calendar year are generally when studios release their tax…
No pod people
Moodswing
A new day
If you think the terms molecular and gastronomy don’t go together, you are not alone. But to a small group of culinary professionals, playing around with the physics of cooking is just an extension of experimenting with the fusion of flavors, except this is fission cooking — a transmutation of elements. Molecular? Transmutation? It may…
This old house
Many Charlotte neighborhood leaders have voiced frustration with boarded-up housing and neglected property in their communities. Conventional wisdom and the “broken window” theory of crime holds that run-down homes are not only eyesores, they beget crime. No wonder then that community activists from Helping Empower Local People have identified such problems as a top concern…
Stew for serenity
Kitchen Witch
Grapely creative
Corkscrew
Music in frames
Shuffling through the batch of DVD releases from the past few months, here’s our year-end wrap-up. The stack includes documentaries, an outlaw anthology, indie band reunions, multi-band tributes, a multi-national rock behemoth, the ramblings of William Burroughs and a gangsta mockumentary. The Harry Smith Project Live Various Artists (Shout) Lou Reed, Beck, Richard Thompson, Nick…
Going overcover as an under
Why is turning 21 hyped up to be some sort of life climax? The party starts well before the 21st birthday. Perhaps because turning 21 is like graduating from college nights: it grants you admittance into the bars that exile the small subculture of nightlife that is the 18 to 20 age bracket … “the…
Pick of the literature
Without further ado — or any ado at all, for that matter — here are my picks for the best fiction and non-fiction books published in 2006. My partiality to history and politics, and their influence on everyday people’s lives, will no doubt be obvious. Fiction Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (Knopf). Nemirovsky, a Ukrainian…
Wild West
This season, country & western has been reborn under an eccentric sign: The Elf Queen, Joanna Newsom, and her redoubtable harp have trumped the dreaded sophomore slump, in company with such heavyweights from the sonic arena as Van Dyke Parks, Steve Albini and Jim O’Rourke. The freaky-folk singer-songwriter’s other main collaborator — unnamed and intangible…
The prediction issue
The year 2006, at long last, is dead. Long live 2007! (Or, at least live … er … one year.) So what does the new year have in store for the citizens of Charlotte? Only the higher power of your choice and maybe a few psychics know what’s going happen this year for sure. But…
Six degrees of Beyoncefication
Just in case you’re wondering where I stand in the first great debate of 2007, let me get one thing out of the way right up front: Jennifer Hudson can out-sing Beyoncé any day of the week and twice on Sunday. But that information still only gets you to third place on American Idol and…
CL‘s picks for the week
Wednesday, january 3 Ice skating is really harder than it looks. Not everyone can aspire to be Michelle Kwan. But of course, you’re going to be stubborn and try to do it anyway. In that case, check out WBT Holiday on Ice at the Green Uptown, Charlotte’s only outdoor ice-skating rink. January 15 is the…
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: I moved into my boyfriend’s apartment a few months ago, and the experience overall has been good for us, with just a few snags. He’s messy, I’m clean. He’s a smoker, I’m not. But other than those little things, we are doing fine. Or so I thought. He works for an Internet…
Carolina Super Bowl revisited
Remember when the Carolina Panthers almost beat out the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XXXVIII? The same Super Bowl that spawned the infamous “Nipplegate” scandal during half-time involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake and a bit too much exposure, forever blotting out the fact that “Dreamgirl” Beyoncé even sang the national anthem that…
Letters to the Editor
Faux Real Just finished reading Tara Servatius’ interview with Malcolm Graham (Talking ‘Ish’, Dec. 20). This man’s a fraud! He criticizes Mayor McCrory for supporting NASCAR, museums, arts and science projects at the expense of poor people. As I remember, as a member of the City Council, Mr. Graham supported every big expenditure uptown. Since…
Why did Ethiopia invade Somalia?
If you liked War On Terror® ’06, you’re gonna love the ’07 model! Contrary to the advice of nearly everyone who knows anything about Iraq, counterterrorism or the capabilities of the U.S. military, President Bush is set to increase the number of U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq. In the meantime, the Bush administration appears to…
Word of the week
Contumely: n. Rude treatment; insolence. Example? My untimely contumely of the fast food worker caused me to be suspicious of the bubbly substance on my burger.
Ask the Editor
Q: Is it possible for a person to survive by only drinking milk? A: Honestly, I have no idea if a person can, like, avoid eating food and live totally off a diet of milk. And I’m too lazy to do any actual research, so you’re S.O.L. if you’re looking for some credible info from…
Random weirdness
Hot Linx
Dancing with scissors
Arts Pulse
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…
Film Clips
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…
Stargazer
Aries: The year begins with a productive frame of mind. Encounters with others in late February, early March are positive, particularly with people from your past. The second quarter is a good time to attend to healing of yourself or others. During this period, it is better not to initiate new projects, lest the decision…
