- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Weird. Very Weird.
Peach Boy
August 14, 2007 – 8:08 pm
For those who like out-of-the-ordinary music shows, local multimedia-loving singer/storyteller Yukari Yucca will present “Peach Boy” at the Map Room, 1650 Sam Rittenburg, West Ashley on Thursday night (Aug. 16).
Yucca will relate “amazing stories from far away for the young and old.” Peach Boy’s an acquired taste - a Japanese take on heroes and happiness [...]
From the Please Tell Me They’re Kidding Department
April 21, 2007 – 11:02 am
While dunderheaded university officials across the nation are considering turning their campuses into military-style high-security police zones in the wake of last week’s tragedy at Virginia Tech, they’re not the only ones going overboard in their responses to the killings. At Yale’s Drama Department, Dean of Student Affairs Betty Trachtenberg is doing her small but [...]
Support the Troops: Send +4 Longswords
April 18, 2007 – 11:07 pm
Some folks are worried that U.S. troops in Iraq don’t have enough heavy armor and equipment. Others worry that there aren’t enough polyhedral dice, graph paper, and little lead figurines to outfit a good game of Dungeons & Dragons. Yep, G.I.’s across Iraqalacky are apparently waiting with baited breath for Ziggurat Con, a D&D convention [...]
Yes, Virginia, there is a God
April 18, 2007 – 3:24 pm
Thirty-two dead in Blacksburg. One hundred and eighty-three massacred in Baghdad. Overdosing on tragedy coverage? Turn that frown upside down: the ten worst album covers of all time. (You’re welcome.) —PS
