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Flat, rote and dopey
'Identity Thief' steals McCarthy's comedic talent. by Sam EiflingLanding as it did just as the ol'"Why are there no funny women?" debate was clearing its throat again, 2011's "Bridesmaids" was one of...
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The fight to desegregate the Arkansas Capitol cafeteria
It took protests and the court to make the Capitol follow law. by John KirkOn Wednesday, July 15, 1964, Ozell Sutton went to collect voter registration materials from Secretary of State Kelly Bryant's...
View ArticleOne road win a year
At some point during or after the telecast of Arkansas's listless, unspeakably awful performance Saturday at Vanderbilt, one of the commentators who had to make smirking reference to the production as...
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Revolutioners in the air
Little Rock quintet wins on showmanship, hard rockin' riffs. by Robert BellUltimately, Round 3 of the 2013 Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase came down to showmanship. That's the category that The...
View ArticleThe Dirty Heads at Juanita's
Also, "Project 1927: The Lynching of John Carter" at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.THURSDAY 2/14Let's say you're a fan of skateboarding-friendly hip-hop and ska-inflected punk rock. Well you'll want...
View ArticleIn defense of cats
Sitting on my front porch a while back, I was watching two bald eagles perched on a cypress limb overlooking the bayou while hummingbirds swooped and buzzed around my ears — an everyday event around...
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No rights for tenants in Arkansas
Study panel wants landlords to fix properties, end retaliatory eviction. by Cheree FrancoIn early October, Petrice Howard noticed hundreds of tiny water droplets beading the ceiling of her daughters'...
View ArticleToday's crisis
The cover story of this issue of the Arkansas Times reminds us of another day when zealots tried to hold themselves above the law. Then it was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that they didn't want to...
View ArticleIt was a good week for gubernatorial race jockeying
It was also a good week for delaying and a tort reform battle. It was a bad week for secrecy and bookbag snatchers.It was a good week for ...GUBERNATORIAL RACE JOCKEYING. Lt. Gov. Mark Darr said he's...
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Jimbo Mathus at White Water Tavern
Also, Winston Family Orchestra at White Water, the 18th Annual Custom Knife Show at Robinson Center Exhibition Hall, Suzanne Vega at Juanita's, Lacuna Coil and Sevendust at Revolution, Mushroomhead at...
View ArticleStill amazed
I am writing this with a heavy vagina, in response to the "War on Women" (Feb. 6) article.Still amazedI am writing this with a heavy vagina, in response to the "War on Women" (Feb. 6) article. Having...
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Proposed land deal between CAW and Planning chair stirs controversy
A possible conservation easement deal with the chairman of the Pulaski County Planning Board has angered a group of Lake Maumelle Watershed landowners, who lodged complaints about a perceived conflict...
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Top of the morning — new library, abortion, schools, rails to trails
Odds and ends:*CHILDREN'S LIBRARY TO OPEN: I've marveled at the beautiful building as it rose along Jonesboro Drive on the south side of Interstate 630 across the freeway from the Little Rock Zoo and...
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Saturday and Sunday To-Do: 18th Annual Arkansas C
18TH ANNUAL ARKANSAS CUSTOM KNIFE SHOW10 a.m. Robinson Center Exhibition Hall. $10.Arkansas has long been to big ol' knives what Kentucky is to bourbon, with the state's historical influence in the...
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Why is Tim Griffin pushing Keystone Pipeline so hard? Things go better with...
U.S. Rep. Tiny Tim Griffin of Traskwood built his 2012 re-election campaign around advocacy of construction of the Keystone Pipeline, a potential environmental disaster that's about moving Canadian...
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Homeland Security blamed for cooler crackdown
The Hogosphere has been buzzing with the news, first reported in the UA newspaper, that searches will be conducted on all bags and coolers taken to baseball games at the Baum Stadium on the UA campus...
View ArticleTexarkana auto dealer appointed to Game and Fish Commission
The appointee WAS from Texarkana as I predicted. And he is a well-to-do white guy. But not old. I refer to Gov. Mike Beebe's appointment to the state Game and Fish Commission to complete the term of...
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Scholarship winners, bowl makers at Thea
The Thea Center features work by its Visual Arts Competition winners along with ceramic bowls made by students at Hall and Parkview High School for tonight's Argenta ArtWalk, 5-8 p.m.The arts...
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