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Out to pasture?
posted: 02/07/2012 2:32 a.m. Discuss
A group of Thoroughbred horses — sleek, magnificent, four-legged beasts mounted by diminutive jockeys — breaks out of the starting gate at the beginning of a race at Oaklawn Park. Little more than a blur to the betting spectators who cheer them on, they eat up the furlongs, their hooves kicking up dirt as they gallop toward the finish line.
MUSIC: Polyphonic Spree revs up
posted: 02/07/2012 2:28 a.m. Discuss
Lots of white-robed musicians come to mind when thinking of The Polyphonic Spree, although the band did veer away at one point, for military fatigues.
MUSIC: Believe it: Band has heart
posted: 02/07/2012 2:26 a.m. Discuss
Heartless Bastards Opening act: Hacienda 8 p.m. (doors open), 9 p.m. show, Juanita’s, 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock Admission: $14 (501) 372-1228 juanitas.com The Heartless Bastards are not all that heartless, their songs reveal, nor do we know the circumstances of their birth, so it makes sufficient sense that their name originated when someone in the band’s formative stages made a joke about that famous group, Tom Petty and the Heartless Bastards, er, make that the Heartbreakers.
WHAT’S IN A DAME: Comedy rooted in Arkansas
posted: 02/07/2012 2:24 a.m. Discuss
These days Sarah Colonna serves jokes as a writer and round table comedian for the E! network’s Chelsea Lately.
THE TV COLUMN: Captivating creepiness flows from The River
posted: 02/07/2012 2:22 a.m. Discuss
And now for something sorta creepy.
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Assumption gets his goat
posted: 02/07/2012 2:17 a.m. Discuss
DEAR CAROLYN: My wife is a doctor, and I am a freelance writer. People frequently say things like, “Must be nice to have a wife who can support you.” I make quite a bit more money than my wife — I’m pretty successful in my field, and my wife works for a nonprofit clinic — but people assume she’s supporting us both.
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Geena Davis to lecture
posted: 02/07/2012 2:15 a.m. Discuss
Geena Davis, who won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Accidental Tourist, an Oscar nominee for 1991’s Thelma and Louise and the founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, will give a lecture about the institute’s work at 6 p.m. today in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.
LR native’s paranormal Angel series flies high
posted: 02/07/2012 2:11 a.m. Discuss
Little Rock native Lee Weatherly’s latest writing venture has been an out-of-this world experience. Seriously.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 02/07/2012 2:07 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. You’ll break out of your routine and upgrade your lifestyle this year.You share a psychic connection with a loved one, and this will be expressed in many ways.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 02/07/2012 2:06 a.m. Discuss
DEAR READERS: The letter about a woman spotting an elderly, stranded female motorist and not knowing how to help inspired a mountain of mail. Read on for some responses: I was raised to never stop to help a stranded motorist, but to stop at the closest store or gas station to make a call to an enforcement agency.
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 02/07/2012 2:05 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I’ve achieved almost everything I ever wanted in life, but as I look back I realize it’s still left me empty inside, and I don’t know why. They say money can’t buy happiness, and I know now that it’s true, but where can I find it? — J.V.R.
Super Quiz: Converts to Buddhism
posted: 02/07/2012 2:04 a.m. Discuss
1. Star of The Matrix and Speed 2. Star of Chicago and Pretty Woman 3. Rolling Stone considers her the “Queen of Rock and Roll.” 4. He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year.
CRITICAL MASS: Thinking about what to think of the Oscars
posted: 02/05/2012 3:48 a.m. Discuss
I hardly ever think about the Oscars.
ARTBEAT: Arts Center shows are feasts for the eyes
posted: 02/05/2012 3:47 a.m. Discuss
“The 54th Annual Delta Exhibition” “Masters of American Watercolor” Through March 28, Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
THE TV COLUMN: Puppy Bowl offers fluffy option to big game
posted: 02/05/2012 3:46 a.m. Discuss
Seriously. Just how much pre-game stuff can you stand?
