Last Minute Gift Guide |
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Think Local This Fast |
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Sweet Charities |
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20 Bucks With Change Leftover |
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We Have Winners |
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Last Minute Gift Guide |
The Music Boxby Donny KutzbachLet’s face reality: digital music is steadily gaining ground on CDs. A November report in the UK paper the Guardian suggests that sales for compact discs in the last quarter of 2008 look to have plummeted as much as 27 percent. That’s following the the previous record decline of 21 percent in the first quarter of 2007. |
Last Minute Gift Guide |
Since A Car Won't Fit Under The Tree . . .by Jim CorbranI’ve been buying and/or reading books (and magazines) about cars since I was old enough to read. So I feel highly qualified to make the following gift suggestions for the car buff in your life. (My wife might even suggest you buy a few from me to make room on our bookshelf.) |
Last Minute Gift Guide |
Artvoice Holiday Advertiser DirectoryAll the best in local shopping, eating, drinking, arts, culture, night life and more. Forget the big-box and national chain stores! Support our local economy and support a local business this holiday season... and tell them Artvoice sent you! |
News |
A Bright Future?by Bruce FisherIf you know anybody who is still rich, please let them know that I’d like that person to endow a new award for the thinker whose book, article, or speech contains the year’s most elegant proof of the obvious. |
The News, Briefly |
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Hillary's Senate Seatby Geoff Kelly |
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Revitalizing 19th Streetby Lucy Yau |
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Capital Punishmentby Geoff Kelly |
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Framed |
Two Books for the Erstwhile Art Historianby Dean BrownroutTwo recent art books shed light on the provenance—history of ownership and exhibition—of many important artworks of the late 19th and 20th centuries, including some that are held by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. |
Food |
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Food For Thought: On Giving Thanksby Joe George |
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Chew On Thisby Judy A. Sperry & Jessica Conaster |
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Health & Fitness |
Bikram Yoga for Cold Buffalo Wintersby Becky ModaOn a hot July afternoon last summer, when some were huddling in air-conditioned spaces or heading for the beach, I found myself needing a fix of the “hot” yoga I’ve been practicing for about four years. Bikram yoga is a type of hatha yoga that is distinguished from most other forms of by the temperature and humidity of the studio in which it is practiced. |
Puck Stop |
The Sabres Aren't Moving Anywhereby Andrew Kulyk & Peter FarrellThe scene was Key Arena in Seattle, right next door to the landmark Space Needle. The date was April 13, 2008, and the Seattle Supersonics were playing their final game. |
Season Ticket |
Lame Ducksby Dave StabaThe air was still and silent inside the tavern at the corner of South Park and Michigan avenues early Sunday afternoon, as Buffalo’s annual visit to New Jersey to take on the Jets commenced in the fashion we have all come to expect. |
Events |
See You There!Artvoice's weekly round-up of events to watch out for the week, including a special feature this week: an interview with Kenny G, who will be playing at Shea's Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 18th. |
Theaterweek |
The Fate of Broadway, The State of Lizaby Anthony ChaseI’ve been reading a lot lately about the live theater, and Broadway in particular, being in serious trouble—in its death throes, in fact. Drawing such a sweeping conclusion, based on a two-month dip in box office, is like predicting the advent of an ice age on the basis of a single harsh winter. |
Film Reviews |
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Seven Poundsby M. Faust |
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Slumdog Millionaireby George Sax |
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Yes Manby M. Faust |
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Listings |
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On The Boards Theater Listings |
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Movie Times (Friday Dec. 19 - Thursday Dec. 24) |
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Film Now Playing |
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Offbeat News |
News of the Weirdby Chuck ShepherdOne of the world’s best-known strategists on the game of checkers passed away in November. Richard Fortman was Illinois state champion six times, and in the 1970s and 1980s published a seven-volume handbook on rules and tactics. |
Letters to Artvoice |
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The United Frontby Cliff Cawthon |
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Tear Down the Skyway Nowby Ken Szal |
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Horoscopes |
Free Will Astrologyby Rob BrezsnyGEMINI (May 21-June 20): I’m pleased to be able to offer you a Zen riddle that will prepare you well for the immediate future. Study it, meditate on it, and refer back to it often when dealing with upcoming challenges. Question: What did the big chimney say to the little chimney? |
Advice |
Ask AnyoneThis Christmas I have a new boyfriend. He is the man of my dreams except in one respect. He has told me he hates cats, and insists that I will have to get rid of Mr. Muggles if we are to have a life together. But I love Mr. Muggles, and don’t want to give him up. |