Jun 15-21, 2005
14 Ways to Be Cool When the Weather’s Not; Tracking Down Vermont’s Lesser-Known Tourist Attractions
Astrology 06.15.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “You always learn your mystery at the price of your innocence,” wrote Robertson Davies in Fifth Business. In the coming week, Aries, your assignment is to disprove this assertion. I think it will happen quite naturally; you won’t have to exert yourself heroically. In fact, I predict you will demonstrate the…
News Quirks 06.15.05
Curses, Foiled Again When Ron Stone, 30, asked Sgt. Jason Kearney for a ride in his marked patrol car, the Bulloch County, Georgia, sheriff’s deputy agreed but said he first had to search Stone for weapons. Stone consented, according to Sheriff Lynn Anderson, who reported that Kearney found two small bags of marijuana on him.…
Bernie on GOP Hit List
The GOP starts targeting Sanders in anticipation of his Senate campaign.
Eliza Blue, One Year
(Lucky Micah Records, CD) St. Paul, Minnesota-based Eliza Blue craft acoustic ballads filled with sorrowful sentiment and minor-key inflections. Their debut release, One Year, features the rich voice of Elizabeth Bonacci, who instills each tune with powerful, if somewhat cheerless, melodies. The band’s music is lush and sorrowful; each song wallows in exquisite misery. While…
Aquadora, On
(Self-released, CD) Certain musical artists are gifted enough to produce all aspects of an album — from writing and singing their own lyrics to playing all the necessary instruments. Trent Reznor kicked off his career in this fashion, and has since become one of the most recognizable names in modern rock. While Reznor had a…
THE MACHINIST***1/2
Brad (Next Stop Wonderland) Anderson directs this suspense-fest about a young man who hasn’t slept for more than a year and suspects he is on the run from someone, but isn’t quite sure whom, and is slowly descending into full-blown madness. Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer Jason Leigh. (102 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/the_machinist.html
BEYOND THE SEA***
Kevin Spacey directs, stars and even does the actual singing in this homage to the brief but colorful career of Bobby Darin. With Kate Bosworth and Brenda Blethyn. (121 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/
BE COOL*
In this sequel to the 1995 hit Get Shorty, John Travolta reprises the role of wise-guy Chili Palmer. This time around, he moves from the motion-picture business to the music industry. Based on the bestseller by Elmore Leonard. With Uma Thurman and Danny DeVito. F. Gary Gray directs. (114 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/be_cool/
