Grimes Funtastic Days Starts Thursday
11 June 2008, 19:07 No comments
More than anything, Rick Hutcheson is hoping for good weather for Grimes’ Funtastic Days. He’s also hoping he has time to visit the tenderloin stand for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Hutcheson, of Grimes, is in charge of vendors for Funtastic Days, which will be held Thursday through Saturday at Waterworks Park in Grimes. Hutcheson said this [...]
The mock still rocks
14 April 2008, 05:05 No comments
It was nearly 30 minutes into Kenny before I realized I’d been suckered. This movie about an Australian poo management expert isn’t the documentary it seems to be. It’s a fabrication. An especially artful, funny and smart facsimile of a non-fiction film, right [...]
Dominic Dromgoole of The Globe theatre forgets what itrsquo;s there for
28 March 2008, 16:04 No comments
One of the weirdest parts of the recent Arts Council fandango, when it somehow
managed to turn a rise in overall funding into a spectacular own goal, was
its attack on the Northcott theatre, in Exeter. This place has long been
treasured by its own audience, by the artists who work there and by the
touring companies who visit. [...]
Value Vintage
22 March 2008, 22:10 No comments
The quirky Parkdale antiques shop Hawk Eyes (103 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-857-5728) opened just before Christmas. It’s charming but has none of the fusty, mumsy antique staples (teacups, tablecloths) or even a store cat — only owner Rachelle Turner’s adorable dog, Tallulah, a spritely Brussels griffon (”the same kind of dog from As Good As It [...]
Five things to do with your kids during spring break
22 March 2008, 21:09 No comments
It’s spring break time, and so begins the ritual of finding stuff for your children to do all week.Why not do it with them?Here are five ways you can have fun with your kids right here in the Treasure Valley.GET OUT THE BIKESBeen itching to get the bicycle out of the garage and get on [...]
Mayweather to get 20 million to wrestle
29 February 2008, 20:08 No comments
LOS ANGELES - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a champion boxer and has tested his moves on “Dancing With the Stars.” Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some wrasslin.’A $20 million payday awaits the undefeated WBC welterweight champion when he takes on [...]
Mayweather to get 20 million to wrestle
29 February 2008, 20:08 No comments
LOS ANGELES - Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a champion boxer and has tested his moves on “Dancing With the Stars.” Now the man many consider the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world is preparing to drop the gloves and do some wrasslin.’A $20 million payday awaits the undefeated WBC welterweight champion when he takes on [...]
Orr What beer brand stopped wouldbe robber
23 February 2008, 06:06 No comments
When the news broke last week that an off-duty prison guard foiled a robbery at a Jacksons with a six-pack to the head of the perp, the first question that popped into my mind was - what kind?Chances are, if you are reading this, you had the same thought. What brew was sacrificed for the [...]
Is U2s new 3D film better than being at a concert
23 February 2008, 06:06 No comments
U2 has always been an early adopter. In the 1990s, the band toured with a stage featuring 50-foot-tall LED video screens, and this decade it partnered with iTunes in an effort to gain relevancy with a new generation of music fans. So it’s logical that U2 would go high tech with its first concert film [...]
Is U2s new 3D film better than being at a concert
23 February 2008, 06:06 No comments
U2 has always been an early adopter. In the 1990s, the band toured with a stage featuring 50-foot-tall LED video screens, and this decade it partnered with iTunes in an effort to gain relevancy with a new generation of music fans. So it’s logical that U2 would go high tech with its first concert film [...]
