“It’s cold as hell in Cleveland,” Bill Bellamy complains. But the 38-year-old comedian-slash-actor is happy to be taking his stand-up act on a cross-country tour to, in his words, “get back to my roots.” And for Bellamy that means back to straight-up comedy.We were first introduced to the New Jersey-born…
Ever imagine what the voice of God might sound like? I bet it sounds like James Earl Jones—booming but comforting and always unmistakable. Yet Jones’ eloquent baritone belies the fact that as a child he stuttered so badly he refused to speak at all. That is, until a teacher encouraged…
Life is a journey, and who better to travel with than your family? In the contemporary musical comedy revue, Are We There Yet?, an American family embarks on a road trip that leads them to more than just their intended destination. Using song, dance and sketch comedy, the family vacation…
Catfish and kiwi? Maybe not. But there are ways to properly pair fish with fruit, and culinary consultant Anne Legg can show you how. On Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Central Market, Greenville Avenue at Lovers Lane, hosts Fish and Fruit Pairing as part of its monthly Cooking…
Of course they voted down the Robin Hood tax plan—there’s no name recognition attached to that kind of charity. Nevertheless, there is still good to come out of the Park Cities. Let’s see, there’s the Jimmy Choo shoe store and the Jean Connection. And we can’t forget the police force…It…
The Byrds once sang, “to every season turn, turn, turn.” Artist Ron Kent thinks every wood should turn, turn, turn. Because, you see, Kent is a professional woodturner. In fact, he’s a pioneer of turned wood. And not just any wood will do; Kent’s medium of choice is Norfolk Island…
Let’s see, there’s Sidney Poitier in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Wesley Snipes in Jungle Fever. Ashton Kutcher in last year’s Guess Who and now Sanaa Lathan in Something New. Then there are those who’ve done it in real life: Robert DeNiro, George Clooney, David Bowie, Tyra Banks, Whoopi Goldberg–just…
Don’t expect to find some old retired boxers when you meet 92-year-old “Pinetop” Perkins or 90-year-old David “Honeyboy” Edwards because, one, they’re not boxers and, two, they’re not even close to retirement. And neither are their colleagues, 96-year-old Henry James Townsend and 90-year-old Robert Lockwood Jr. These men are living…
Well, whaddya know? Tyler, Texas, named after 10th U.S. President John Tyler, is more than just the home of the world’s largest rose garden. Actress Sandy Duncan and football great Earl Campbell were both born in the East Texas town. With all that luster, it’s not surprising that the town…
Most of what I write is sarcastic and generally lighthearted, but for this one I just couldn’t find it in me—Jewish or not, we all wince when we hear the horror stories of the Holocaust. Remember the acclaimed film, Life is Beautiful, in which a man turned a stay at…
Save the obligatory homage paid to the contributions of black Americans during the month of February, Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is about the only time you’re going to get your chance to let loose and celebrate one of the brothas that helped make this country a better place for…
According to a friend of mine, it’s not easy being a divo. And no, that’s not a typo. A divo is a male diva. Let me help you out. Madonna, diva. Elton John, divo. Oprah, diva. Little Richard, divo. Barbra Streisand, diva. Richard Simmons, divo. Being a diva is hard…
Mercy Wine Bar is so 972 it’s not even funny. But it’s about the only spot that can make me trek north of 635, lay aside my 214 pride and commingle with suburbia. The food is good. The lights are dimmed to perfection. And minus the Ashworth golf shirts and…
Fashion. Style. Emotion. Female empowerment? That’s right. Move over, Steinem, Sex and the City mastermind Candace Bushnell has re-charted the women’s movement, and we’re taking our Manolos and flat irons along for the ride. And thank goodness for the shift–repressed femininity is a witch. Bushnell’s latest work, Lipstick Jungle, is…
Whether you love him or hate him, you have to marvel at Jesus, the revolutionary of revolutionaries. A poor guy from the country who presented such a challenge to the mighty Roman Empire he had to be taken out. His radically different teaching significantly threatened the political and religious authorities…
Low and slow or hot and fast? Get your mind out of the gutter because that, my friend, is not a sexual reference but rather the difference between barbecuing and grilling. Didn’t know there was a difference? Neither did we, until we spoke with Judith Fertig of Kansas City’s BBQ…
