Vol. 38, No. 48
Immigration Debate Meets Varejao Debacle. What Took So Long, Lou?
By Joe Tone
SI’s Peter King: “This [Derek] Anderson Is Just Too Nice.”
Gangsta Mom Lets Her License Plates Do the Threatening
Celebrity Fantasy Leagues
Where public ridicule of the stars means more points for you.
By Rebecca Meiser
Madden Man
All he wants to be is a video-game hustler. Adulthood keeps getting in the way.
By Gus Garcia-Roberts
PD Readers: "Enough with that cute shit. Let’s get racist!"
Chartering New Lows
More fun and thievery in Ohio's charter-school program.
Surprise, Surprise: Avon Lake Gets Clean Bill of Health
When it Comes to Being Really Sad, We’re Number 7!
This Just In: The Boss in C-Bus, and Lots of Other Concert Announcements
Is This a New Day for the Ohio EPA?
By Pete Kotz
Reader: Does Tim Hagan Have a Conflict in Medical Mart Deal?
Pragmatic Racism
At Tower City, banning black kids in the name of better business.
Reader: It Wasn't Just Black Kids Causing Problems at Tower City
Reader: Tower City Only Checking for Black IDs
For Hate-Mail 'Hoax,' Case Professor to Serve Six Months
House Speaker Defends Laziness: "If we don’t work, we can’t screw up."
City Smells a Rat. No Wait, That's a Bum
Abstinence Groupies Plead: "Give us our money back!"
Fair Game
Kate Voegele, Bay Village Pop Star-in-Training, to Pop up on One Tree Hill
Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Wainwright III. Thursday, November 29, at the Kent Stage, Kent.
By Stan Denski
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Black Diamond
Ryan Bingham
Mescalito (Lost Highway)
By Justin F. Farrar
Money Where Your Mouth Is: Patrick Sweaney & Deguello/ Wallace Coleman & Dave Thomas
NPR Reviews Britney Spears: “The technological jingle-jangles tickle our earlobes!”
Concert Cheat Sheet: José González
Sweetness and Light
Peter Bjorn and John spin tales of love and heartbreak.
By Keegan Hamilton
Play Nice
José González takes it easy — just don't get him started on the haters.
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Major Stars
Friday, November 30, at the Beachland Tavern.
By David Imburgia
The Hives
The Black and White Album (A&M/Octone)
By Michael Gallucci
Spitalfield
With the Forecast. Saturday, December 1, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
'Tis the Season
Hall & Oates make a Christmas album, try to maintain goodwill toward each other.
By Dan LeRoy
Alicia Keys
As I Am (J)
King Louie and the Loose Diamonds
Memphis Treet (Empty)
By Michael Hurtt
Michael McDonald
Monday, December 3, at the State Theatre.
By Will York
Nathamuni Brothers
Madras 1974 (Fire Museum)
White Magic
Tuesday, December 4, at the Beachland Tavern.
The King Kahn & BBQ Show
Wednesday, December 5, at Now That's Class.
By Nathan Baker
Wishbone Ash
With Jeff Sherman. Wednesday, December 5, at the Winchester, Lakewood.
Team Tuck
Ohio Representatives (MySpace.com/TeamTuck)
By Eddie Fleisher
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
With Filament 38, Crud, Groundlift, and Project 44.
By D.X. Ferris
Plumb Tuckered Out?
A breathtaking journey through space revives Super Mario.
By Chris Ward
Sweetest Things
An expanded U2 tops this week'spop-culture picks.
Low in the Theater
Akron Group Scores THX Trailer.
Polka Freak Out
Unsparing Sea
A Cloud in the Cathedral (www.UnsparingSea.com)
Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:
Touch of Evel
By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
Eyes Wide Open
Brian De Palma's Redacted doesn't flinch from the casualties of war.
By Scott Foundas
Like a Complete Unknown
I'm Not There and the changing face of Bob Dylan on film.
By J. Hoberman
Hate Rape
How Hitler ravaged the art world, one painting at a time.
By Michelle Orange
Lunch at Table 45: In and out before anyone knows you're gone
Bill Belichick's PB&J Sucks
No Reservations: Tables at Lola are growing scarce
Music to Our Mouth
At Dante, the food and 'tude make perfect harmony.
By Elaine T. Cicora
The Budapest Blonde Gets Back in the Kitchen
Sober? Cleveland? How Dare You, Men's Health!!!
The 12 Days of Holidays, Part II: The Hanukkah Song
Capsule reviews of current area theater presentations.
Diversion of the Day: "Discovery May Help Fat Asses Everywhere"
More Evidence That the Trident is an Underused Tool in Office Homicides
Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions..
The 12 Days of Holidays, Part One: How the Empire Stole Christmas
Without Further Ado, the Most F'ed Up PSA You Will Ever See
Animotion
Old-time cartoons are revived in one-night-only screening.
By Cris Glaser
Parade to the Wade
Happy Go Lucky
Rocker finds good fortune after band breakup.
Ballet bling
By Marge Perko
All That Brass
Cincy duet gives a shout-out to trumpets.
Lez Affair
Drama resurrects fave homo paperbacks of yesteryear.
By Brian Hall
Global Swarming
Young pros solve the world's ills over dim sum.
Tree Huggers
Theater clears out lobby for annual tannenbaum tribute.
Break a Leg (Lamp)
Play House delivers staged account of holiday cult flick.
By Carissa Ruby
Puccini on the 'Puter
Classical-music nerd shows he's hip after all.
Bah to the Humbug
Ball Barings
Paparazzo summons nudies for photo spread.
Skip to the Lou
Former DJ now spins yarns, not records.
By P.F. Wilson
Kneeling to Neil
The world's only black Neil Diamond tribute plays Lakewood.
By Cris GlaserHe's often mistaken for Neil Diamond.
Pooch Hooch
North Ridgeville author toasts her pet in new book.
Hung Jury
Soap-opera stud holds up verdict in courtroom thriller.
Acid Test
Vegas, Baby!
This comic's so money, even Mel Tormé knows it.
Tow'rs, A Boy and His Kite
@ Beachland Tavern
Tue., March 19, 8 p.m.
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By Mark Oprea
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