The Swing
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Swing Getting into the position: Begin by sitting face to face in bed with the womanÕs breasts pressed tightly against the manÕs chest. The lovers should lock heels behind each other’s waists and lean back while clasping one another’s wrists. Then set the swing gently in motion. This is…
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Corkscrew
Books for Cooks
How many of you have bought or been given a cookbook and then proceeded to cook every single recipe? Not many I would wager. But Julie Powell did just that and, in 2004, started a popular blog about it. That blog became Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Little, Brown…
Girls Night Out
Girls just wanna have fun, or so they say. And fun is definitely in the cards when you make it a girl’s night out (hereafter designated GNO). More important than the outfit scrutinized over is location, location, location. And being a girl who has a GNO basically every weekend, I am a credible location scout.…
Still Standing
Mouthful
Robin Thicke
In hip-hop, everybody’s a shooter. Robin Thicke has bangin’ on the mind as well. But there’s a twist to the Artist Formerly Known as Thicke’s gun-totin’ tale, “Shooter,” from his latest release, The Evolution of Robin Thicke. In this true story, he’s the victim, not the perp. “I had a little savings account, a teenager’s…
Mystery Black Boy
Some would say the notion that a song could be your life is one best left to childhood fancy and rockcrit hyperbole. Yet here, on the eve of the winter of my discontent, there is such a composition that has penetrated my defenses: John Legend’s “Show Me.” The magnificent standout from Legend’s second Sony release,…
Jeff Beck
It’s 1968, and an impressionable young teenage version of me finds himself invited one day after school into the hemp-scented inner sanctum of “Cotton,” the hirsute, hippie-ish, slightly sinister (and therefore fascinating) high-schooler who’d recently taken me under his wing. He cues up Jeff Beck’s solo debut Truth, and from the opening track, a crunching…
Wowee Zowee, take 2
Pavement’s third record, Wowee Zowee, has spent most of its shelf life as the band’s supposedly “difficult” record, often viewed as precursor to, or retreat from, their masterpiece, Crooked Rain Crooked Rain. But context, it turns out, is everything. WZ was released in 1995 on the heels of Nirvana’s industry-altering success, when the majors and…
Sex/Love, Pop/Soul
“Timberlake got himself a ‘hood pass with that joint.” — MTV 2’s Ebro The Mouseketeer ménage that was Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake has reached a “Crossroads” (sorry, had to do it). Britney has come full circle from bayou jailbait to Beverly Hillbilly. Aguilera, the virtuoso, made it through a painful evolution from…
From Here To Attorneys’ Fees
The Advice Goddess
Karma Cleanser
Dear Karma Cleanser: My friend has left me in a strange situation. It is a long story, but the short account is that his mother recently had surgery, and during her recovery she is staying at his house to recuperate. Because he did not want his mom to find anything in the house that might…
The Best of the Blotter
On my first full day working at Creative Loafing, I was dropped off at the police station. Not that I had done anything wrong; it was, in fact, quite the opposite. I was being entrusted with a great privilege: I was to be the next author of the literary marvel known as The Blotter. As…
Renfield Lives!
Books
Letters to the Editor
Cry of Hypocrisy In response to all of the self righteous anti-racists (who wrote in commenting on John Sugg’s cover story “Inside the Secret World of White Supremacy,” Nov. 1) thank you for showing us what hypocrites you are. You paint all racially conscious people with the same broad brush, thus demonstrating your own prejudice.…
QC music scene gets the holiday treatment
Showcasing all genres of music in Charlotte and the surrounding area, the Charlotte Music Awards returns for its third monthly showcase leading up to the inaugural Awards Ceremony in August 2007. Affiliated with the L.A. Music Awards, the longest-running major awards show for independent artists, Q.C.’s version is taking over the Wadsworth House for its…
The Blotter
Blue and Black Only, No Yellow: On game day, a pair of Pittsburgh Steelers fans wearing their team’s jerseys pulled into a Petro Express to buy some merchandise. They returned and found a loyal Panthers fan parked next to their vehicle — one who did not believe in the right to express support for another…
Word Box
Fatuity: n. Stupidity: absurdity Example? Even Jenny Craig would have a serious issue with your fatuity.
CL‘s picks for the week
Thursday, November 30 If your concept of skatepunk is vocals over screech weasel metal guitar, Leiana will turn your head, and your attitude, around. Although the Philly-based quartet is loud and fast with plenty of ‘tude, there’s an old school rock feel to it as well. “Dirty Car” from their first full-length release, ’05’s Page,…
The Limits of Tolerance
Boomer With Attitude
Nov. 29 – Dec. 5, 2006
Sagittarius The Archer: (Nov. 22 – Dec. 20) Mars, the warrior planet, enters your sign this week and will be traveling with you for seven weeks. This energy is best used to handle physically heavy projects or take major initiatives. You must deal upfront with this assertive energy, Otherwise, the common side effects are irritability…
Ask the Editor
Q: What’s your take on Kramer’s recent racist rant? You really think he’s a racist? A: Do I think Kramer — who goes by the name Michael Richards when he’s not on “Seinfeld” — is a racist? Of course not! Just because the guy screams “nigger” at an African-American guy five or six times and…
Maria Vidal’s Top 5
Culture Surfing
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…
Big Business
Nine Fortune 500 companies make their home within Mecklenburg County limits, which ranks us fifth highest in the United States. 12. Bank of America. BOA reported the third highest year-end profit in the country at over $16 billion. 44. Lowe’s. The Mooresville-based company ranks third behind Home Depot and Costco in specialty retailers. 57. Wachovia…
Top 10 Threats
10 “I hired a private detective and I found you and your girlfriend. Now I’m going to come and kill you both.” 9 “I’m gonna come to your house and get my money from you the old fashioned way if you don’t pay me. If an animal needs to feed his family he kills.” 8…
Talking ‘Ish’ With…
Talking Ish
A Beginner’s Guide to Blotter Plotting
So you want to be a Blotter writer? Well, good news. Anyone, not just employed journalists, can drive down to the police station and make a go at it. You might have a problem finding a place to publish your Blotter, but that’s another story. You’re doing it because you have a passion for crime…
View From The Couch
THE PAUL NEWMAN COLLECTION (1956-1975). The Hustler, The Sting, The Verdict, Cool Hand Luke — you won’t find any of these classic Paul Newman flicks in the new box set that bears his name. But you will find enough exemplary titles to make this item a worthy pickup, especially for fans of the legendary actor.…
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Mysteries
Check wikipedia for the word “metaphysics” and you’ll read that it was Aristotle’s editor who coined the phrase to mean “the books that come after the physics books.” Aristotle referred to it as “first philosophy.” The Sigil Garden www.sigilgarden.com Comparative Tarot www.alchemywebsite.com/tarot/tarot_directory.html Tibetan Mandalas www.asianart.com/mandalas/mandimge.html Arab Calligraphy www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/7001 Surrounded by Beauty www.artsmia.org/surrounded-by-beauty
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Film Clips
Current Releases BABEL An award winner at Cannes, Babel arrives courtesy of director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and writer Guillermo Arriaga, the same team that gave us 21 Grams and Amores Perros. Like their past efforts, Babel is a gloom-and-doom dissection of society, whipping between various characters and their interconnected storylines. Certainly, this is the duo’s…
Christmas Coal
DECK THE HALLS * DIRECTED BY John Whitesell STARS Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick Christmas may bring out the best in most people, but what is it about the holiday that brings out the worst in Hollywood filmmakers? Christmas With the Kranks arguably ranks as the worst picture of the 21st century (and with only 94…
