The Toad
Name of Kama Sutra Position:Â The Toad Getting into the position: The man sits on the edge of a bed with his feet on the ground. The woman is instructed to sit on him, knees bent, with her feet on the bed. The man can help the action by supporting her hips while she moves…
Kick It Up
Every Wednesday night, local Charlotteans of the World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA) have begun meet up for a friendly game of kickball at Pearl Street Park. While WAKA has been around for 10 years, this is the first year for a Charlotte division of “The New American Pastime,” as they call kickball on their Web…
Early Grossers
With the year half over, here are the top 10 moneymakers from January-June 2007. 1. Spider-Man 3 – $333 million 2. Shrek the Third – $313 million 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End – $295 million 4. 300 – $210 million 5. Wild Hogs – $166 million 6. Knocked Up – $122 million…
No Surprises With Britney
If you haven’t heard, Britney Spears has been performing shows around the country recently, and they’ve basically been big disappointments. The pop “tart” hasn’t sung a word and has only lip-synched and danced her way around the stage for about 15 minutes before exiting stage left. Recently, it was announced that she’d be performing with…
The Waterfall
Name of Kama Sutra Position:Â The Waterfall Getting into the position: The man sits on the bed, chair, fruit bin at your local food store, or whatever catches your fancy; the woman then sits astride him. Leaning her body back, the woman then rests her head on something soft, like a cushion, while the man…
The Tops?
Remember how we all bitched when the American Film Institute came out 10 years ago with its list of the 100 greatest American movies ever made? Now that the group has come out with another list a mere 10 years down the road, prepare for some more griping. Here’s a quick look at highlights and…
Field Day Photos
Photos by Erin Sutton
Michael Moore’s prescription for change
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: I have a commute that’s from hell. It takes me anywhere from half an hour to 45 minutes on a regular morning. When traffic is bad, you can double those numbers. I’m wasting years of my life sitting in traffic. I have recently begun to feel the weight of my commute time,…
We The Best
The Deal: DJ Khaled returns after the success from last year’s Listennn, which featured a roster of the best current artists at the time like Kanye West, John Legend, Lil’ Wayne and more. The Good: Khaled brings a certain energy to every track and no matter how average a track may be, he pushes it…
The Blotter
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT: If you’ve ever worked at a restaurant, you probably know someone who’s thought of a way to get extra cash out of the register. Well, it’s probably a good idea not to ring up fake returns and keep the money, especially to the tune of $3,900, unless you want to arouse suspicion. A…
Letters to the Editor
Slow is the Way to Go I was pleased to see Besha Rodell’s well-written and engaging story about Carlo Petrini and Slow Food (“How Slow Do You Go?” June 6). I agree wholeheartedly with his philosophy: we live frantic lives in a throw-it-away society. If we got used to slowing down and loving our days…
Mice Parade
The Deal: More percussive magic from anagrammatic Adam Pierce. The Good: If there’s one thing Mice Parade’s marvelous catalog shows us, it’s how to put drums front-and-center without bashing listeners over the head (that’s right, I’m looking at you, Phil Collins). Pierce’s records — mostly solo efforts with visitors — are obviously more Tortoise than…
Transit Tax Smackdown
Boomer With Attitude
Here Comes the Neighborhood
Unless you’ve got a few million stashed away for a rainy day, tonight is your last chance to see the inside of the historical Home, Federal Savings and Loan Building before it becomes a new set of luxury residences: homes for people who’ve historically never needed to set foot inside a public bank for a…
Austin Monroe’s Top Five
Culture Surfing
Word of the Week
Glossolalia: n. Fabricated and nonmeaningful speech, esp. the speech associated with a trance state or certain schizophrenic syndromes. Example: My neighbors frequently indulge in recreational substances and keep me up at night with their glossolalia.
Star-Tripping
I can’t believe it’s been four seasons since little Kelly Monaco salsa’d her way to the first tacky, discoball-shaped trophy. This year, the top spot went to Olympic speed skater/hip-swiveler Apolo Anton Ohno (guess the sun god shines on any light). Dancing With The Stars — The Tour begins again in earnest with three Joeys,…
Extra Credit
State legislators last week were considering a budget that would include an earned income tax credit for lower-income working people. A Senate budget plan, however, leaves out the tax credit modeled on the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, which was created in 1975 to offset effects of federal payroll taxes on low-income taxpayers. Here’s some…
Concrete + Fam = Good Times
I think it was Dr. Phil who said nothing builds family unity like kicking another family’s ass in a tricycle race. Come out to the park and celebrate your family pride at the Carolina Hoopfest & Family Challenge 2007. See if dad can really dunk like he swears he used to in high school, find…
Little things
Moodswing
Through the Microscopic Lens
Ever wanted to go “through the looking glass,” or in this case through the microscopic lens to find out just what it is that makes us tick? No, of course, you didn’t and neither did Alice. All she wanted to do was play with the cute, little white rabbit. But, as we’ve all learned from…
Digital Divide
News
Things to do in Charlotte for $5 or less
LEARN TO MEDITATE Take it from loyal practitioners of meditation: There’s nothing like it to take the stress of your workday off your shoulders. That’s why the Pain & Rehab Institute is offering a free class in the breathing techniques and imagery used in ancient qi gong meditation (betcha didn’t know there was more than…
Get Loose With Seuss
It’s an ankle-biter apocalypse nobody should miss. For the first time ever, CPCC Summer Theatre brings its kiddie musical to stately Halton Theater. The spectacle of all those squealing kids and flummoxed parents making their theater pilgrimages will be matched by a bushel basket full of Dr. Seuss cartoon favorites and dozens of jejune tunes…
Someone Get the Shredder
Citizen Servatius
Stargazer
Cancer The Crab: (June 21 — July 21) This is a most refreshing time of year for the Moon Children. You are considering your plans for the next round of fall-winter-spring. Your attitude is optimistic. You have “go” signals in the areas of education, the law, publicity and travel. Make the most of it. For…
Ring of Roaring Fun
Taking over a city near you! The UniverSoul Circus comes to Charlotte with a ringfull of fresh odities. Ringmaster Tony Tone will crack you up with his impressions that garnered notice on HBO Def Comedy Jam and BET Comic View. Along with his reliable and real (urban that is) sidekick, Zeke, this is the perfect…
Film Clips
Current Releases FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER It remains a mystery how the 2005 superhero yarn Fantastic Four grossed $154 million stateside, considering that most of its special effects were on the level of a 6-year-old floating his plastic boat in the bathtub. But somebody filled theater seats, and as a result, we…
Cooking The Books
Table Dancing
Red, white and boom!
So … last year was the first appearance of Charlotte’s new way of celebrating the Fourth of July. The dynamic duo of Clear Channel and Scott Clark’s Toyota City are live and in living color(s) once again. US Airways joins the mix by sponsoring the Family Fun Fest at Memorial Stadium. Make sure you’re present…
View from the Couch
BLACK SNAKE MOAN (2007). After earning positive notices for his breakthrough feature, 2005’s Hustle & Flow, writer-director Craig Brewer returned with another look at Southern discomfort deep-fried in a greasy pool of sex and song. Befitting the double meaning of its title, Black Snake Moan provides a pleasurable bait-and-switch, beginning as a funky, freaky “woman…
A Match Made in Xanadu
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Give us butter or give us death
Corkscrew
Karl Strohminger
Profile
Painting with Sound
Two painters share a canvas. One uses watercolors, the other oils. One studied the masters, and the other grew up on pop art. In minutes, the artists mesh those disparate styles — and many others — into a coherent painting in front of a live audience. And they pull it off without uttering a word…
Playing The Numbers
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The Noises 10 building momentum
Local indie rockers The Noises 10 are picking up steam as they’re getting the attention of various record labels and look toward recording their next album. The band is currently in pre-production on their next album, which they hope to record later this year once they can finalize plans with a label. They’ve already recruited…
Grubb Street
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Hunk In The Trunk
Advice Goddess
Moment of Truth
Tinsley Ellis was once chatting with Gregg Allman, when Allman suddenly turned to him and said, “Man, you’re one song away from stardom.” Ellis felt proud until later, when he realized: Well, you could say that about anybody and it’d still be true. Ellis, the long-time heavyweight champion of the blues/rock guitar scene in Atlanta,…
Back from Bonnaroo
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By The Skin Of Our Teeth
Books
CL previews upcoming shows
WEDNESDAY 6.27 J-RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS Led by piano-pounding vocalist/frontman Walston, the Baltimore band oft evokes an aural combination of Ben Folds and Marshall Crenshaw. Walston isn’t too shabby on the guitar, either, and the tight rhythm section brings it all home with flair. With Lamb Handler. Snug Harbor (Shukla) FRIDAY 6.29 THE BRILLIANT…
Inside the Maddhouse
It’s 5:30 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, and the crew behind Power 98’s “No Limit Larry and the Morning Maddhouse” show is flipping through newspapers and surfing the Web in search of stories that will catch their listeners’ attention. This is a typical morning for the Maddhouse. While many of us are deep in the…
Row Your Boat
Hot Linx
Kicking it at Cans Idol
I pinky swear that Cans Bar and Canteen isn’t paying me to advertise in my column — I just really like going there. It’s safe to say I am one of their many regulars. In fact, I am such a regular, I have earned top eight status on their MySpace page. I park my jeep…
Eat Me, Drink Me
The Deal: Shock rocker releases his first album in four years. The Good: Well, it’s better than Golden Age of the Grotesque, but I’m not sure if that’s saying much. The goth lord continues down the rock path, abandoning gimmicks tried on previous efforts. The songwriting is some of the most personal that Manson’s written,…
