Why We Smoke
Loving it to death, despite knowing better
Smoking cigarettes feels good. But no one is supposed to say so. We know a lot about the science of smoking and the habits of smokers. Tobacco might be the most thoroughly studied plant in the world, meticulously quantified in numerous surveys by universities, public health agencies and manufacturers.

Here and Now - Novelist Chris Bachelder tackles the often surreal nature of contemporary American life

- NKU says Y.E.S. to new theater - Northern Kentucky University's answer to the Humana Festival in Louisville is the biennial YEAR END SERIES FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS. The first Y.E.S. Festival was launched in 1983, and below you can read commentary by CityBeat's theater reviewers to the show

The Nature of Nature - Artists reveal The Essence of a Thing at the Weston Art Gallery

- Music Blog - The 20 Top Music Collaboddities of All Time

Yo Bum Rush the Flow - On eclectic new album, Indie legends Yo La Tengo embrace emotional and aesthetic spontaneity

Tenacious D - Chuck D of the legendary Public Enemy keeps busy defending Hip Hop's integrity

Spill It - Behind the Hardcore

- A&E Blog - You Tube, CAC?

The Seekers - Elegiac Old Joy centers on two men looking to connect

Rear Ended - Disburbia apes Rear Window, but Hitchcock it ain't

Couch Potato: Video and DVD - Rell Baseball (KINO)

Surprise, Surprise - Jeff Ruby's Tropicana delivers stellar food in a fun but understated atmospher

Fermentations - Know Your Customer

Look Who's Eating: Rina DiMarco - Co-owner/chef, Scotti's Italian Restaurant

- Deadly Laws - Surviving the whims of the death penalty

- News Blog - A Lame Letter to Bush

Secret Plans for The Banks - Officials take steps to keep development drawings under wraps

Deadly Laws - Surviving the whims of the death penalty

Death on Stage - The truth about the Lucasville uprising

Savage Love - New columns, archives and feedback

The Straight Dope - Fighting ignorance since 1973

There But For Grace - Tax No-How

Living Out Loud: A Lion in Winter - The talk with a stranger

Sports: - Honesty, Trust and College Basketball Coaches

Letters - Message at the Crossroads

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