Obama negotiates with himself again
The great mystery of Barack Obama remains the extent to which he has ever believed his own rhetoric about a transformative, post-partisan presidency. by Gene LyonsThe great mystery of Barack Obama...
View ArticleMr. Rogers' neighborhood
It was bound to happen sooner or later, somewhere. There are just too many explosives out there. Too many sticks of dynamite sleeping in dark boxes. Too many bricks of plastic explosive gone AWOL from...
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Santa Lucia: real Neapolitan pizza — from a truck
Food truck offers welcome new option.If the ever-expanding food truck movement over the past few years has taught us one thing, it's that often, food from a mobile kitchen can be as good — or better —...
View ArticleObamacare rules
At press time, a Senate vote was still up in the air, but the thinking was that senators would join the House in its momentous approval Tuesday of Medicaid expansion by a 77-23 vote. by Max BrantleyAt...
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Ellis Marsalis at Wildwood
Also, the Seersucker Social at the Old Statehouse, DJ Muggs at Discovery, Grupo Fantasma at Juanita's, Gwar at Revolution, SL Jones at Vino's and Leymah Gbowee at the Clinton School for Public...
View ArticleThe Arkansas Literary Festival is in its 10th year
As usual, the Arkansas Literary Festival has packed dozens of compelling authors and panels into its four-day event.As usual, the Arkansas Literary Festival has packed dozens of compelling authors and...
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Class marshals, a bold new concept
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View ArticleShameful: Pryor and Boozman on gun control
One would have to travel back to the 1950s, to a time when schools and water fountains were racially segregated, and Southern politicians fought to keep them so, to find Arkansas's two senators joined...
View ArticleLet sleeping dogs ...
New York may never sleep, as the song says, but some writers and editors there do. Bick Satterfield submits evidence from The New Yorker: "Laying there on the ground, next to the sheet, was a banana...
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Not so entrancing
'Trance' forgets plot, character development in all the flash. by Sam EiflingThe bravado opening to "Trance," the seductive but ultimately eye-roll-worthy heist film from Danny Boyle, unfolds at an art...
View ArticleCold drinks
Adult beverage will be flowing at the Heritage Hog Roast, courtesy of Golden Eagle of Arkansas and Moon Distributors. On tap are some delicious brews from Schlafly Beer, wines from Sean Minor winery...
View ArticleIt was a good week for health care
It was also a good week for a lawsuit. It was a bad week for Sen. Mark Pryor, ethics and Little Rock police officer Jeffrey Harris.It was a good week for ...HEALTH CARE. The Arkansas House voted,...
View ArticleBush blocked debt's end
Since marking red-letter days such as anniversaries of U.S. invasions and assassinations with post-mortems is all the rage, here is another that so far has passed unnoticed: 2013 is the year that the...
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The ayes have it
Supporters of Medicaid expansion stand on the steps leading to the House chamber Tuesday. The House voted 77-23 to approve expansion. by Brian Chilson Supporters of Medicaid expansion stand on the...
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Falling Sky raises Berkshire/Red Wattles in the woods
They're hogs with history. by Lindsey MillarWhat makes a pig a heritage hog? It's got history. Falling Sky Farm in Marshall, which is supplying all of the Heritage Hog Roast swine, raises a crossbreed...
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Richard Ford on growing up in Little Rock's Marion Hotel
Richard Ford is a long way from Little Rock these days. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 1996 novel "Independence Day," the Mississippi-born Ford has taken his seat at the table of...
View ArticleWovenhand at Downtown Music
Also, Adam Carroll at White Water Tavern.THURSDAY 4/18Downtown Music Hall has the Swans-inspired gothic folk of Wovenhand, with the stark, ambient noise of Wrekmeister Harmonies and the bludgeoning...
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Arkansas Times Heritage Hog Roast preview
by Robert Bell, David Koon, Lindsey Millar, Leslie Newell Peacock and David RamseyHere's the recipe for the Arkansas Times' latest special event: Hundreds of pounds of slow-cooked, smoky,...
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Graham Gordy's dirty South
Arkansas-born screenwriter scores writing credit on one big TV series, and pilot that could turn into another. by David KoonWe'd hate to jinx a homeboy, but 2013 might just turn out to be Graham...
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