What seemed like an abundance of riches in 2011 feels a
little light when compared to the progress Cincinnati made last year.
Welcome to the 2013 Best of Cincinnati Issue
Celebrating the best people, places and businesses and cool stuff from the past year
0 Comments · Wednesday, April 3, 2013
So Long, Ye AltWeekly
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 6, 2013
It feels odd to be saying goodbye when I’m not really going anywhere, but if anyone should be used to it by now, it’s me.
by Andy Brownfield
10.11.2012
CityBeat's Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Because it's going to suck anyway
Debates are... well, debates. They can be enlightening and informative, or they can be boring. Think back to the last time you heard someone say, "boy golly, that was an exciting debate!" Yeah. We didn't think so.But don't worry, your friends at CityBeat are going to get you out of this jam. The only thing more exciting than watching two people whose Constitutional job descriptions are virtually nonexistent debate overplayed policy points is doing it while drinking.To that end, we've come up with a drinking game. You're welcome. And we're sorry.
If either candidate tells an inane personal anecdote about
Kentucky to make themselves more folksy and relatable because that’s where
they’re holding the debate, take a smug drink since you don’t live there.If the camera pans to Jill Biden, take a drink.If Jill Biden looks embarrassed, take two drinks.If Joe Biden says “GM is alive and Osama bin Laden is dead,
pour some out to your homies and take a drink.If Joe Biden screws up and says “Obama is dead” finish your
drink.If either candidate mentions the age gap between them take a
sip.If Paul Ryan talks about Dodd-Frank or Bowles-Simpson or
something else nobody knows about, take a drink.If Paul Ryan does math, take a drink.If Joe Biden says “literally” when he actually means
“figuratively” take a drink.If Joe Biden says “literally” and actually means “literally”
chug.If Paul Ryan mentions his mother, take a drink.If Paul Ryan’s mother is in attendance, chug.If Joe Biden awkwardly mentions Paul Ryan’s physique or
workout regimen, take a begrudging sip.If either candidate mentions Ayn Rand, take an
individualistic drink.If the camera stops on an audience member gazing dreamily at
Paul Ryan, take two drinksIf Joe Biden brings up Big Bird, turn off the debate because
this election season is SO OVER.If Paul Ryan tries to relate to young voters by bringing up
the contents of his iPod, scoff and take two drinks while mentally reminding
yourself to introduce him to Passion Pit if you ever see him in person.If anyone mentions P90X trade in your beer for a light beer
and timidly sip it while resolving to hit the gym tomorrow.If Joe Biden misstates the name of the place/city/state
where he is debating, chug.If either candidate mentions the “47 percent” chug. If you
are part of the 53 percent that actually pay income taxes and Mitt Romney cares
about you, buy someone else a drink.If Joe Biden mentions anything about
him and Barack Obama being "friends" or "buddies," drink.If Paul Ryan mentions Joe Biden saying the middle class has been
"buried," chug.If Joe Biden mentions taking the train to work, finish your drink.
It's Very Fringy in Here … Hello? Hello?
CityBeat's hub for Cincinnati Fringe Festival coverage, including reviews of first performances
0 Comments · Friday, June 1, 2012
The Cincinnati Fringe Festival is in
full effect, and CityBeat's intrepid team of reviewers is on the
scene. Check back early and often for reviews of all 32 performances,
nearly all of which will have their first performance reviewed.
You'll be completely in the know for this weekend's Fringy
festivities.
CPS Board Member to Question Test Erasures
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Cincinnati Public Schools board member
Eileen Cooper-Reed plans to raise questions about test scores at Taft
Information Technology High School at the board’s March 12 meeting in
response to a recent CityBeat article (“Miracle or Mirage?,”
issue of Feb. 22) that delved into contrasting Ohio Graduation Test and
ACT test scores at Taft in 2010 and 2011.
CityBeat Acquired by SouthComm
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 7, 2012
CityBeat on March 2 was acquired
by SouthComm Inc., a Nashville-based publishing company that owns and
operates alternative weeklies in six mid-sized Midwestern and Southern
markets.
March 1-6: Worst Week Ever!
0 Comments · Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A crispy looking jersey and the fact that the Bearcats are NCAA
Tournament-bound pleased nearly all Ohioans, though Gov. John Kasich was
reportedly quite crestfallen to learn that the lack of numbers on the
jerseys shown at the unveiling was because they were prototypes and not
the result of cuts in education funding.
Cool Things To Do This Fall
0 Comments · Wednesday, September 14, 2011
This year marks the second anniversary of Cincinnati’s Crafty Supermarket Holiday Show,
a gathering of more than 50 local crafters, artists and designers
making it easy to find those special gifts for all your holiday
shopping.
Cool Issue 2011:
2 Comments · Wednesday, September 14, 2011
We don’t need to spend a lot of time explaining to you, dear CityBeat
reader, that John Kasich is not cool. You’re obviously a smart, cool
and very attractive person if you’re reading our Cool Issue fall
preview, while Kasich is a stuffy Republican who thinks it’s cool to
sell bridges to private companies. “Look everybody! A toll booth! Cool!”
Looney Tunes
John Kasich: Congressman, Fox News host, governor … aspiring music critic?
0 Comments · Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In 1999, a young Ohio State alum named
John Kasich was featured in a newspaper article about his potential run
for President of the United States. Nothing out of the ordinary there.
But what was a bit strange, in hindsight, was the way the paper (the San Francisco Chronicle, no less) described this young buck looking to become the most powerful man on the planet.
