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The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

By Bennett Duckworth | January 1st, 2015

There’s a forgiving fan in me, who is simply happy to see familiar characters and places, when viewing a movie attached to...

The Collectors

By Steve Kaufman | January 1st, 2015

Kelley Carson apologized for having removed all the Christmas decorations in the house.

2014: Keep Everything Weird

By Peter Berkowitz | January 1st, 2015

In 2014, we kept everything weird, from Austin to Portland to, derivatively, Louisville.

Reasons to Cheer the Arrival of 2015

By John Asher | January 1st, 2015

By the time these thoughts are before your eyes it will be New Year’s Eve, so let’s begin by offering a fervent...

A Smokeable Feast

By Adam Day | December 31st, 2014

Feast is an homage to the art of barbecue, a cuisine traditionally all about devotion to a particular style: Texas, North Carolina,...

Louisville Offensively Challenged Against Wildcats

By Igor Guryashkin | December 27th, 2014

John Calipari walked through the concrete bowels of Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center, stepped behind the podium inside the media center and flashed...

The Sound of The Voice Loud and Clear After 65 Years

By Steve Kaufman | December 18th, 2014

It was July 1949, hot and humid in mid-summer Louisville.

Billie Jean King: An Ambassador For Age

By Igor Guryashkin | December 18th, 2014

Billie Jean King still remembers the first time she realized tennis was going to be the love of her life.

The Brown-Forman Nutcracker

By Bennett Duckworth | December 18th, 2014

It had been decades since I had seen a performance of “The Nutcracker,” until last Saturday.

Dreaming of a White Christmas

By Steve Kaufman | December 18th, 2014

If you think your Christmas regimen of shopping for presents, sending out cards, baking cakes and attending parties is rugged, consider the...

Up, Up and Away: Reaching the Pinnacle at 8Up

By Igor Guryashkin | December 18th, 2014

8Up is a stunning venue with the ability to serve all appetites and palates, all while doing so in their stunning location...

#HelpHenryville: Cheek To Cheek

By Angie Fenton | March 3rd, 2012

Hours after a massive tornado leveled Henryville, Indiana, Rich Cheek was smiling. You could tell from his voice.