Roots of 'Affrilachia' Esteemed author/editor FRANK X WALKER knows there is much more to Appalachia beyond the stereotypes. He's the author of three exceptional books of poetry -- Affrilac  

Race on Film Once upon a time, race dominated the cultural conversation. Race music and race films spoke to and about the African American experience in a dialect that, at least initially, be  

The Truth Is Out There Leonard Nimoy's bassy voice kept me fixed on my set as he opened every episode of TV's In Search Of... with a story about the hidden worlds lurking just below the sur  

Israeli Images We live in a rapidly-evolving age, one in which multiculturalism is both spreading and fracturing at the same time. Humans are now aware of almost everything but know almost no  

Same Old Story Any story that's lasted for nearly five millennia must have something to say. That's the premise guiding and inspiring Performance Gallery, one of our city's more innovative  

Dancing on the Cutting Edge At CINCINNATI BALLET it's not every day you hear a choreographer exclaim, "I'm out here hustlin'!" when he speaks of his work. But the Ballet's annual New Wo  

A Katrina Story of Hope, Support and Sugarcane Like a good many responsible adults, MICHAEL TISSERAND strived to put his life in order: He and his wife moved to a specific city neighborhood t  

Biting Humor Dracula, as most of us who enjoy being creeped out are well aware, is one of the undead, drawing his vitality from mortals whom he drains of their blood and their independent spi  

Humming Along "I don't get to talk much," says Kristi Lee (pictured), news director of The Bob & Tom radio show. "There's a reason for that. Tom (Griswold) says my best talent is (that)   

Get in the Swing The initial days of the 109th year of the WESTERN & SOUTHERN FINANCIAL GROUP MASTERS event featured highly engaging qualifying matches and the fiery practice sessions of earl  

Yo Ho Ho and a Barrel of the Real Thing "Hollywood and Johnny Depp didn't quite accurately portray real pirates," said Douglass McDonald, president/CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center, at   

Daydream Believers For most of us, ballet brings to mind a youthful fantasy world: tutus, satin pointe shoes, fairy tales. For the five middle-aged women in Ed Lippman's documentary, DIVERTI  

    

Oh, Baby There was a time in the mid-1980s when graffiti art was just beginning to rise to public consciousness as a legitimate art form. Keith Haring, a young graphic designer from Pennsylva  

Go Your Own Way Call it fashion, yet it's decidedly anti-fashion. Contemporary clothing becomes fine art as the Cincinnati Art Museum opens WHERE WOULD YOU WEAR THAT? THE MARY BASKETT COLLEC