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A First-time Tamaleranew
Not so much a cook as a baker, I was attracted by the prospect of squishing lard and masa together in a bowl with my bare hands because tamales are my favorite food. Includes masa dough recipe.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
12-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
A War Against Our Ownnew
Post-traumatic tightrope: 30 years after Vietnam, it still takes a vet to save a vet from the military's cost-shaving schemes.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
12-12-2007 |
War
Prayer Before the Demonew
Reverend Seymour Perkins' art installation/home/hooker haven -- a noted outsider-art site -- is threatened by city 'dozers.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
12-07-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Pre-boxed Giftsnew
It's that time again -- time to hunt through record stores for something nice that the music lover on your list doesn't already own, whether it's unheard sounds or a novel collection of beloved ones. Thank you, box sets.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
The Hives: 'We Kick Ass and You Don't'new
It's been said that the purpose of all art is to express the inexpressible; to convey something that can't be easily defined. If that's the case, then the music of the Hives may not be art.
San Antonio Current |
Gilbert Garcia |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
Former Plimsoul Peter Case Soldiers Onnew
"I felt really naked, but it felt kind of dangerous. I was in a place with just 200 people in it -- the Plimsouls were playing to much bigger crowds -- all of a sudden I'm playing this smaller place acoustic. I liked that it added that kind of risk factor," says Case.
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Angels Can’t Save PBS’s Tony Kushner Docnew
Wrestling With Angels is a good cross-section of all the elements that comprise the life of playwright Tony Kushner, but the juxtaposition of these elements sometimes seems capricious.
San Antonio Current |
William Razavi |
12-05-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV, Wrestling With Angels
Only a Director's Mother Could Love 'Mama's Boy'new
It's easy to imagine that screenwriter Hank Nelken conceived Mama's Boy while reading a magazine article reporting on the full-nest syndrome -- the increasing tendency for grownup children to continue residing with their parents. It is too depressing to contemplate the possibility that anyone had artistic ambitions for this irksome fluff.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
12-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mama's Boy, Tim Hamilton
It’s Beginning to Legume a Lot Like Christmasnew
Forget the chestnuts-roasting-on-an-open-fire business. Go for a tasty Southern staple instead: boiled peanuts. Includes recipe.
San Antonio Current |
Burgin Streetman |
12-05-2007 |
Food+Drink
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
Bob Loves Younew
Tyrants of Big Oil just want to be friends.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
12-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Police Statenew
The legendary trio mucks things up at San Antonio show, but also offers hints of old greatness.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
11-28-2007 |
Concerts
Ill Communication Goes Beyond the Beatsnew
On a drizzly November afternoon in the Alamo City, a handful of local and national hip-hop enthusiasts gathered with community members for a two-day conference to explore the music's dichotomies.
San Antonio Current |
M. Solis |
11-28-2007 |
Music
Tags: Ill Communication
Clutter, Thy Name is Gaming Peripheralsnew
Gamers were supposed to be better than this. Somehow, we've always aspired to the sleek, tech-savvy vibe of the video and stereophile, with shiny equipment complementing neat DVD cases in tidy rows. Then came Rock Band and the Wii Zapper.
San Antonio Current |
Aaron R. Conklin |
11-28-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
'Romance and Cigs': Lewder, Smarter Than the Average Musicalnew
The atmosphere is just surreal enough for songs from Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, and Connie Francis to be worked in organically, and, as the cast members aren't singers, per se, their voices are often featured along with the original musical numbers, creating a sing-along kind of purity.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
11-28-2007 |
Reviews
