By Amy Alkon I’ve always made people laugh with my self-deprecating humor, but I was complaining about not having much luck with the ladies recently, and my buddy told me that my humor is a problem. He said I come off as kind of a downer to women. Other guy friends told me not to…
By Dane La Born For someone raised on a fairly steady diet of the extremely nerdy, it took me forever to finally see Doctor Who. While Marvel comics and Buffy The Vampire Slayer have been a staple of my life for years, it’s only been in the last few that the Time-Lord, who is celebrating…
Special Contribution By Dick Bennett The U.S. government has tortured people at CIA “black sites,” at Army prisons like Abu Ghraib and Bagram, and at prisons run by cooperating countries, called “extraordinary rendition.” Our government has also assassinated many people — not only alleged foreign enemies but U.S. citizens (all without charge or trial) —…
Staff Report The Walton Arts Center Council approved plans to build a mid-sized, permanent outdoor amphitheater that will attract headlining artists and bigger audiences to Northwest Arkansas. As part of a multi-campus expansion to grow arts and entertainment in the region, the new venue will serve as a major stop for big touring concerts in…
By Dane La Born “Now the story of a show whose future was abruptly canceled, and the streaming service that brought it back to life. It’s Arrested Development.” There’s been a lot of talk for, well, the last 7 years about Arrested Development. Widely hailed as one of the true gems of televised comedy, it’s…
By Alexander Wayne “Be still and know that I am God.” — Psalms 46 “And now for Savasana” is one of the sweetest phrases an aspiring yogi hears. After an hour of bends, twists, inversions and flows, the opportunity to sprawl out on the floor and relax can feel like a little taste of nirvana….
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 6-12, 2013 We are moving toward Summer solstice. Friday is complex with multiple interactions and interchanges between the moon and planets Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune. Saturday is the last new moon (18 degrees Gemini) before summer. “Let instability do its work” is the Gemini personality-building keynote explaining…
Festival fashion is looking blindingly bright for 2013, as thinking outside of the box has earned us a number of head-turning stunners just in time for our beloved summer music festival season. Whether you are hitting up Bonnaroo in Tennessee, staying stateside to hitch a ride to Wakarusa, or holding out for Lollapalooza in sticky…
“There are people who trade their food stamps for drugs or a new phone. But you know what? Those people are not the majority.” By Rachel Birdsell In answer to Kansas Republicans introducing a bill to drug testing food stamp recipients Kansas Democratic Senator, Oletha Faust-Goudeau, has countered that lawmakers should have to be drug…
Special Contribution By Richard E. Fine, MD, FACS Actress Angelina Jolie announced that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she was genetically predisposed to cancer. Her disclosure was a powerful show of solidarity with the more than 100,000 American women who undergo breast removal surgery each year. But Jolie’s story, while inspirational,…