AltWeeklies Wire
Hecklevision Gives Movie Audiences Room to Ridiculenew
Usually designated for things like Dane Cook doing standup comedy, Rick Santorum speechifying at liberal universities, and LeBron James hitting the court in Cleveland, heckling is a lost art that can still make a strong statement if said squawker are quick-witted and unafraid to humiliate themselves in the spirit of mean-spirited entertainment.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko MartÃnez |
04-13-2012 |
Commentary
'Can't Beat Love' bullying video contest gives students a voicenew
Flmmaker Emileigh Potter remembers the pain she felt when she was bullied by classmates in elementary.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko MartÃnez |
03-04-2012 |
Culture
Tags: The Youngs, Bullying
Interview with Lisa Lampanelli (aka the Queen of Mean)new
Since starting her stand-up comedy career in the early 90s, the answer has always been as harsh as a swift kick in the balls: Lisa Lampanelli.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-04-2011 |
Comedy
Tags: Lisa Lampanelli, Queen of Mean
You Dirty Girlnew
Don't let her innocent June Cleaver-meets-Amazing-Technicolor-Dreamcoat-appearance fool you. Stand-up comedian Lisa Lampanelli is vulgar, vivacious, and vicious.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
12-05-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Interview With a Vampire Professornew
Whether your concept of "vampire" stems from Bram Stoker's 1897 classic Dracula, Wesley Snipes blasting vamps into ash in Blade, or the Count adding up the number of bats in his castle on Sesame Street, Dr. Thomas Garza appreciates them all.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-31-2007 |
Culture
Loud and PROUD-FMnew
PROUD-FM, the first and only commercial LGBT radio station in the world, hopes to reach beyond its core audience to anyone with an open mind and willing to experience something no other radio station has done in the history of the medium.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
San Antonio Graffitti Artists Resist Gallery Trendsnew
Supher sees his graffiti as both a rebellious act and an artistic expression. He also considers his illegal outdoor work an easily accessible, unconventional way to view art.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-19-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Growing Ballet in the Barrionew
Christopher Fairbank looks for inspiration and dancers outside the art's mainstream.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-12-2007 |
Performance
Tags: dance
Real-life Fight Clubnew
For the Texas Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Association, a day without a couple of battle scars is a day incomplete.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-20-2007 |
Culture
Adventure Eatingnew
Exotic meats from llama to crocodile fill the San Antonio store.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-11-2007 |
Food+Drink
Pillow Talk: Pillow Fighting Ladiesnew
For the women of Slumber Bash Co., pillow fighting is a serious sport.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
05-16-2007 |
Culture
Balls Outnew
Digital invaders have vanquished the game gods of old, but pinball passion still survives in a dark corner or two.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
11-29-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Final Resting Spacenew
Mydeathspace.com memorializes the grislier side of the final log-out.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-07-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
