John Foreman, editor of the News-Gazette, announced today that the newspaper will begin publishing bimonthly starting in June. “The print media are suffering,” Foreman said. “To keep competitive, we are forced to cut back on …
Posts by P. Gregory Springer:
Let’s get cynical
C-U’s film noir series starts tomorrow tonight at The Urbana Free Library, in conjuction with The Big Read. Springer gives a preview of the series, along with a refresher on the genre.
Sins of the butterfly
Springer wonders what may have been had he played nude volleyball instead of studying Kierkegaard.
Ask not what your country can do for you …
“… but what have I done to your country.” Will Ferrell portrays G.W. Bush on Broadway in his show, WILL FERRELL: YOU’RE WELCOME, AMERICA: A final night with George W. Bush. If you can’t make …
Bad situation: a review of Whitey
The Station Theater’s new play from Mark Roberts leaves Springer wanting for more plot and fewer repetitive attempts at humor.
Bananas about Obama
Sometimes the people who complain about censorship are the ones trying to censor.
Today an Oscar. Tomorrow insane.
A confluence of 29s, old melodramas, and upcoming local film festivals leads to a surreal appearance of Salvador Dali on What’s My Line.
Blurry cell phone pictures
I drive through rural Illinois daily, shooting pictures with my phone, VX LG3850 (cheap). The aesthetic rivals box cameras or Polaroid sensibilities, I guess. I call the pix in to blurrycellphone.blogspot.com.
The versus verses
Springer finds that voice recognition software is not yet able to understand Tao Te Ching translations, violence, Jesus, AK-47s, and blog flame wars.
Theater Review: Monkey shines
Monkey: Prehensile Tales is unpredictable. It’s real. It’s nuggety. It’s at the Station Theatre.