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Okay it’s Mardi Gras. But what exactly is Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras translates from the French as Fat Tuesday. Why Fat Tuesday? The Lenten season, or the Easter season, always begins on a Wednesday. The date varies from year to year, based on the date of Easter. Since the 40- day Lenten season is a more [...]

Black and white
By Doug Thompson
Let’s talk about something vastly more important than the winner of this year’s presidential election.
Let’s talk about race.
Let’s talk about whether we can even talk about race without making a bunch of people incoherently angry.

Bumpy start for 2008
Hang on for more swings
The stock markets here and abroad are still jittery and reeling from the swings of the first days of 2008. Hang on small businessman. Cling tightly small investor. More swings both up and down are coming. The price of oil has somewhat stabilized at around $90 a barrel. [...]

Bill, Bill, Bill. What has happened to you? Where is the Bill Clinton that American Democrats fell in love with in 1992? We stood by you through everything, Monica and all the smearing. And now you’ve become the Sultan of Smear.
Where did this spiteful Bill come from?

Cloverfield
I think when they started filming Cloverfield, somebody accidentally dropped the camera. Someone else said, “Cool.”
So they kept dropping the camera. And they threw it, and jerked it, and kicked it. And it went into terminal spasms.
But Cloverfield is more cinema merde than cinema verite.

In the Clubs
There are some super shows coming through town this week, so get ready. Here’s a quick rundown on some of the hot ones.
Friday night, Oreo Blue guitarist Gary Hutchison will be celebrating a birthday at George’s with his band, the Nace Brothers, Steve Pryor and Earl Cate. That same night, George’s will also [...]

All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701, or fax to 444-7289, at least two weeks prior to event. Submissions are printed as space allows. Photographs and art are also considered.
MARDI GRAS EVENTS
DEMENTED KREWE OF DICKSON [...]

Hello Everyone,
This week we’ll become reacquainted with an old friend, a favorite wine for many of us at one time or another, and deserving, I think, of a fresh look.
I’ve added a second group to the April trip to northern Italy. We’ll do the same itinerary as the first group, only a week earlier, beginning [...]

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2008
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