We Want Marangi: Prelude to a Murder
New England arrives in Orchard Park as a 14-point favorite. That unheard-of point spread favoring a team playing away from home seems overly generous to the Bills.
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Spotlight: Danceability
“Dream…the future belongs to those who believe in their dreams…” A quote that is displayed prominently in one dance studio in Western New York, and inspires the 160 dancers who make their way through the studio doors every week.
That quote is particularly special because it is the backstory of Danceability, a dance studio in WNY which caters to students of all special needs, and ranges from ages three through adult.
Bob McCarthy: Collins' Dutiful Stenographer.
There is no bigger Buffalo fluffer of right-wing power and talking points than the Buffalo News’ Bob McCarthy. He published three articles Sunday — one on fascist wino Steve Bannon and two concerning the Christopher Collins crime syndicate.
Party with The Public
[PARTY] We’ve held quite a few parties, but maybe none as important as this one. “Important” and “party” are maybe not words that usually go together, and we don’t want to put too much pressure on you, the party people, but this one could help us stay in business.
Film reviews: mid90s, Tea with the Dames
Kids taking hard knocks and dames looking way, way back
Republican Insta-Hypocrisy
1. 501c3/c4 Restrictions
Mike Nolan is just a “selfless first responder” at the Jamison Road Fire Hall. They’ve suffered “threats” and “harrassment” because they hosted noted neo-fascist Steve Bannon at their firehall.
Rumble: The Indians that Rocked the World
You’ll be surprised at how much of contemporary popular music has roots in the music of Native Americans.
Looking Backward: Main Street, 1894
Shelton Square was the core of the city’s streetcar network and the place of greatest urban intensity.
We Want Marangi: Welcome to the Derek Anderson Era
…and a curse on Sean McDermott for making me type “the Derek Anderson Era.”
...But If You Can't, Opt Instead for Mockery
Under no circumstances should we give Michael Caputo and David DiPietro and Chris Collins what they want — a big angry mob that’s just a more diverse and inclusive version of the 2009-era Tea Party rallies. To that end, I agree wholeheartedly with what Aaron Lowinger recommend in his column — leave the rote chants and the angry righteousness (never mind the trash talk) at home.
As Aaron pointed out my tweet last night,
Easy Does It: The Old Man and the Gun
You may want to catch Robert Redford in David Lowery’s The Old Man and the Gun. The eighty-two-year-old Redford has announced this will be his last movie role, and if this turns out to be true, it’s a fitting departure from acting. (He hasn’t said he’s giving up directing.) He’s provided a demonstration of a star-powered performance and presence that you don’t find in American movies anymore. That’s because there aren’t movie stars like Redford anymore.
Why You Should Ignore the Bannon Rally
Local GOP leaders would love a large and loud presence of protestors. Don’t give it to them.
New York GOP’s Trumpification Is Complete
New York’s Republican Party has endorsed misogyny and white nationalism—or, at minimum, declared them to be scourges less worrisome than vandalism.
Arts Services Initiative Candidate Surveys
Every year, Arts Services Initiative of WNY, Inc. sends out surveys to candidates for public office. And we publish their responses…
Investigative Post Open House at Community Beer Works
CBW provides the free beer, Investigative Post provides the free press. A can’t-lose proposition.
Kambui Olujimi at the UB Anderson Gallery
A principle motif in Kambui Olujimi’s work, we’re told, is time as an element in the “invisible hierarchies that impact our daily lives.”
In NY-27, We Have A Race
Nate McMurray has momentum and is in a statistical tie with Chris Collins. Collins, on the other hand, has seen his support effectively collapse, and there are new questions about possible illegality.
William Elliott Whitmore
[INDIE] After a tenure with “mini-major” label ANTI- (Neko Case, Nick Cave), William Elliott Whitmore just released his new Kilonova on Bloodshot Records — a better reflection, perhaps, of the humble beginnings that have often been the topic of his songwriting. Curiously, Kilonova is a covers album that finds him interpreting a grab bag of tunes by Johnny Cash, Bad Religion, ZZ Top and the Magnetic Fields among others.
We Want Marangi: Ascent to Mediocrity
The Bills and Titans put on a master’s class in mediocre football, each offense operating as if the opposing end zone was lined with land mines.
Reviews: Colette, Chasing the Blues
How the novelist moved out of a husband’s shadow, and a pleasant comedy with unrealized potential.