Passion projects are a difficult thing in that they often lack perspective. Case in point: Edward Norton’s adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn, a project the actor has reportedly been trying to bring to the screen for nearly two decades. You have to admire his tenacity and bravado concerning the project as he’s not […]
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Toy Story 4 avoids sequel pitfalls
I think I was one of the few who weren’t knocked out by Pixar’s Toy Story 3. I found it unnecessary, as well as cloying and obvious. I expected much of the same with Toy Story 4, and to be sure, there are times when it’s guilty of trying too hard and suffers from repeating […]
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Kinetic energy turns kids on
Everyone wins when Engineer in the Classroom (EITC) arrives in area fifth grades for 12 weeks each winter. Engineers from local firms visit participating classes – this year 12 – to generate excitement about careers in science and math. Classroom teachers engage students of all abilities and learning styles in an unforgettable cross-curricular experience. And […]
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The Studio Show returns
“We missed doing the show,” said Dave Heinzel, producer, cameraperson, editor and co-creator of Springfield-based web series “The Studio Show,” in which he and hosts Arlin Peebles and Keil Isham take a humorous approach to covering highlights of area arts and culture. The final episode of the series’ second season ran in December of 2016. […]
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IT ROAD TRIP PICK: Destroyer in St. Louis
Dan Bejar, the enigmatic and distinctive Canadian songwriter who has been touring and recording under the name Destroyer since the mid-1990s, will appear at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room in St. Louis this Friday in support of his twelfth album, ken (2107), one of the most sonically and lyrically rewarding albums of last year. Bejar’s recent […]
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Appetite for destruction
The concrete stairs leading to the DEMO Project house’s front entrance have been reduced to rubble. Considering that the current (and final) exhibit – entitled “demo DEMO” – is a celebration leading up to the alternative art space’s impending demolition, it might be assumed that the destroyed stairs are intended as an artistic statement. Not […]
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What’s behind bad behavior?
Educators are beginning to get answers to questions they have always asked: Am I doing something wrong? Why does a student react violently to a simple request? Why does another student retreat and sleep in class? And why, even after repeated disciplinary consequences, do some students continue with inappropriate behavior? The answer is that it […]
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Indie rock hero at Radon Lounge
For more than 20 years, Seattle-based singer-songwriter David Bazan has been wrestling with his demons in public, both as a solo artist and with his near-mythical band Pedro the Lion, which will be playing its first shows since 2005 later this year. Bazan’s tuneful songs – alternately punchy and dirge-like – drip with spiritual and […]
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“You’ve always got respect down here”
In the wake of a fight with a 19-year-old man who had insulted him, Springfield police officer Samuel Rosario returned to the scene and took responsibility. Rosario was greeted like a friend by Robert Humes, who shortly beforehand had accepted the officer’s invitation to engage in fisticuffs, according to body camera footage obtained by Illinois […]
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Blow by blow
On East Stuart Street, the Feb. 27 fist fight between Officer Samuel Rosario and Robert Humes seems common knowledge. “He’s down the street,” says a man working on a car in front of Humes’ house when a reporter asks about the guy who fought with a police officer. Humes, 19, hardly seems worked up as […]
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WHO VOTED?
The results are in. Whether you’re dismayed or elated, the voters have spoken. Republican president-elect Donald Trump took 50.83 percent of the vote in Sangamon County, leaving Democrat Hillary Clinton with 41.55 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson got 4.57 percent in Sangamon County, and Green nominee Jill Stein took just 1.46 percent. Nearly 73 percent of […]
