Short Story Review: “Exceptance” by Ben Ficklin feat. artwork by EVERYBODY
“Exceptance” is a mystically suspenseful short story printed on broadsheet scrolls, available for $5 at Smith Family Bookstore and Sundance Natural Foods. Batteries not included. Upon opening the scroll you are greeted by a frenzy of neon green block letters and vibrant illustrations, which while loud and literally intruding onto the text, adequately frame the [...]
Review: Rebirth Brass Band at WOW Hall 4/5/2012
words MITCH RIVET photos TOMMY PITTENGER It saddens me how common it is to go to a show where no one is dancing. Too often I show up to a crowd of people standing still and looking completely uninvolved in front of a group going wild right in front of them. Aren’t we as an [...]
Review: Medium Troy at the WOW Hall
Local “bohemian dubsters” kick much ass — for real though. words NOAH DEWITT Jesse Ferreira (aka J Say Say), a chiller with stubble who reps Holy Cow really hard, comes into the natural foods store I work at all the time. As I ring up his bottle of Double Dog Dare merlot, we share a giggle [...]
Movie Review: Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
words WILL STEVENS Over the past five years, the irreverent tandem Tim and Eric have cemented their status as the most polarizing force in viral comedy. If anyone tells you this duo’s humor is something that grows on you over time, they are full of shit. You either love these two and wholeheartedly embrace the [...]
“A Dangerous Method” – Viggo Mortenson, Michael Fassbender, Kiera Knightley
Director David Cronenberg reminds us that history is still boring. words JACK WASHER According to the trailer, “A Dangerous Method” looked like a juicy historical drama dealing with a love triangle between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and some babe named Sabina, which would have been super kinky and awesome. Instead, all you really get is [...]
Movie Review: Shame — Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan
words WILL STEVENS In an era of downloadable gratification, webcams, and the ability to mold the visual world to fit our own fetishes, are we more alone than ever before? What are the expectations for love now that our points of reference are derived from the infinite and ever-changing cyberspace and pop culture? Are we [...]
