Print cartoons and commercial signage possess a number of interesting parallels. Both impart their information one stylized panel at a time with an economy of words and an almost invisible comp
When Cincinnati voters go to the polls Tuesday, they’ll face a ballot of various races and issues at the local and federal levels.
Topping the ballot, of course, are the Democratic and Republica
Commercial contemporary dance might sound like an oxymoron, but if any group has flirted with pop culture outside the dance world's traditional pathways it's Pilobolus. You might have noticed
Modern day slavery, also known as human trafficking, is alive and well. It happens in war-torn Africa, where 9-year-old kids carry semi-automatic weapons after their parents sell them into the m
Join Eliza Rushmore, Kream Abdul Jabballs, Chocolate Drop, Ryder Strong and Anniething Goes for a stroll through CityBeat's second annual Love & Sex Survey
Love and sex are our most private experiences, yet they're almost always shared with another person. Or several people, sometimes at once. But when it comes to admitting to these feelings or to
He's the guy who beat "The Big Juan." It's hard to fathom in 21st century America that a multimillion-dollar corporation would base an advertising campaign on racial and ethnic stereotypes
PARK CITY, UTAH -- It's cold. Really cold. As in single-digit, below-zero-after-wind-chill cold. As in my feet feel like blocks of ice within 10 minutes of landing in the snow-laden terrain her
As with living well, dying well is a delicate balance between control and letting go -- the concrete realities and the transcendence that we can embrace. Death as a topic is fascinating and als
I suppose that within the organizational chart of the art world Publico falls under the less-than-specific category of "alternative space." All that term really connotes is that Publico is n
One look at the number of film festivals and series planned for Greater Cincinnati in 2008 and 2009, and you might think this is the big Midwestern city for serious appreciation of the cinematic
What's old was new again in 2007 as Greater Cincinnati voters returned all of the same politicians to city council, kept debating what should be built along the city's riverfront and again rej
Best unabashedly wack studio release: Craig Brewer´s Black Snake Moan comes on like a scuzzy, Southern-fried Tennessee Williams melodrama and rarely lets up. Teetering on the edge of complet
The seventh year of the 21st century was the most fucked up year of my life. Fucked up in a good and bad way, if that makes sense. I felt my heart crumple and then soar. Peppered with little fantas
No critic/reviewer has the time and/or energy to watch every DVD that floats across his or her desk. It's an impossible task, save for those who can survive without sleep, food, bathing, fresh a
In 1952, Jim Thompson made his name with The Killer Inside Me, a crime thriller about small-town Texas deputy Lou Ford. At 29, Ford lorded over the community with easygoing, good-old-boy charm wh