“In love, it’s the little things that count, like keeping your boyfriend’s food warm while he’s in your closet talking to another woman.” By Amy Alkon My husband was a heavy-drinking, drug-taking, skirt-chaser who worked only sporadically, so I divorced him three years ago. He quit drinking and doing drugs, renounced skirt chasing and was…
By Christopher Lawrence Sure, producers split the final “Harry Potter” novel into two movies. But that book weighed more than many healthy newborns. And the “Twilight” and “Hunger Games” franchises followed suit. Because, hey, money! But carving the roughly 300 pages of “The Hobbit” into three movies — the first of which clocks in at…
By Sean Clancy Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Take a slab of garage rock psychosis, add a bootful of vintage country and western, a dash of inspiration from the old Donnie & Marie variety show, some roller derby moxie, the eerie sounds of a theremin, and you’ve got “A Little Bit Psycho … A Little Bit Western,” the…
By Mason Carr A University of Arkansas research organization that gathers information on consumer goods’ sustainability has been ranked as one of the top 10 world-changing ideas of 2012. Scientific American recognized the Sustainability Consortium in their December issue as one of the potential “game changers” that are “not pie-in-the-sky notions but practical breakthroughs that…
Red Sauce By Chad Pollock For 33 years, Cantaloupe served barbecue and beer in his garage off rural route two-four-four. He ran below the level, having never seen the need to be sanctioned by the State. Every day at the barbecue pit was wild, awash with beer, pulled pork, red sauce and pool. Lot’s of…
Esoteric Astrology for the week December 20-26, 2012 The long awaited time has arrived — Dec. 21, 2012 — the end of a unit of time (k’atun) in the Mayan calendar. Initiated by three new evolutionary cycles the Aquarian Age begins in earnest. The Sun enters Capricorn 3:12 a.m. Pacific time. It’s Winter Solstice (northern…
Staff Report Fresh Healthy Vending has launched in Northwest Arkansas through franchise owners Dennis and Carla Laing. The Laings currently have 20 Fresh Healthy Vending machines installed throughout the area, and wish to expand by installing additional machines, which offer the option of healthy, natural snacks and beverages such as smoothies, soymilk, fruit, vegetables, yogurt,…
By Claire Ala As 2013 approaches, many will still differ in their beliefs. However, some feel Friday marks a day on the Mayan calendar that could bring on a cataclysmic event. Luckily, humanity can be assured ideas of doomsday are not accepted by the scientific realm of NASA. NASA states “one of the most bizarre…
By Quinn Montana ’Tis the season for … food! The winter holidays of every sort are upon us. Did you eat a traditional family meal at Thanksgiving with grandma’s family-legacy stuffing or Auntie Mame’s made-from-scratch chocolate cream pie? Would it just not be the holidays without Uncle Joe’s famous gumbo? If you’re like most Americans,…
Drop Quote: “Bureaucratic committees cannot match the capabilities of enlightened, determined individuals. … You know who you are. Don’t wait to be called to order. “ Dear Editor: The Human Condition over its history has been measured by the threat of catastrophes and or the redemption therefrom. Of late, the Mayan calendar has morphed into…