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The Matter of the Meat

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r is it the meat of the matter? Either way you slice it, America is hooked on meat.

Regardless that a constant flow of research shows that our current habit of eating meat is linked to death by heart disease, cancer and fouls the planet, consumption is on an upward tear.

Just recently, a study involving over half a million people showed increased levels of meat intake increases mortality. The US is No. 1 in the world for meat consumption; Japan No. 73. And Japan is No. 1 in life expectancy while the US is No. 35. Coincidence? Hardly.

Since World War II, meat consumption has increased, not only in the United States, but around the world. We export over $10 billion worth of meat each year. Nebraska is a top meat

producing state. Makes you wonder if “Nebraska’s Farmers Feed the World,” should be replaced with “Nebraska’s Farmers Kill the World.”

Something is amiss in all the claims that eating meat kills. Untold numbers of studies indeed find that eating meat increases mortality. But not one study exists that shows eating grass fed or pastured meat increases mortality. In fact, studies show the opposite. At least in the case of grass fed beef, it improves health. And comparing industrial meat with small producer, sustainably raised, organic, pastured meat reveals that they are two completely different products. What makes them so different? The most important difference between grass fed, pastured meat and the confined, drugged, industrial stuff is the nutritional profile of what they eat. It’s totally different. Here’s a sampling of how.

High on Grass The 2011 British Journal of Nutrition, Volume 105, published a study finding that healthy volunteers who ate grass fed meat instead of grain-fed for only four weeks, a total of 12 meals, increased their blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids and decreased the level of pro-inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. These changes are linked with a lower risk of a host of disorders, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory disease.

Researchers have long suspected that because the meat from an animal fed on grass had a better nutritional profile, it would translate to improved human health markers. This research confirms that.

Author and researcher Jo Robinson summarizes on her website, Eatwild.com, “Compared with commercial products, [pastured animals] offer you more ‘good’ fats, and fewer ‘bad’ fats. They are richer in antioxidants; including vitamins E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C. Further, they do not contain traces of added hormones, antibiotics or other drugs.”

That observation is based on the analysis of meat from grass-fed animals. So we know that the meat of grass-fed beef has more of the good stuff and less of the bad stuff. The twist on the new research is that it was done on humans who eat grass-fed beef. Is there actually a proven benefit to us? Turns out the researchers say, “Yes.” Here’s why.

Diet “Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.” Any rancher will tell you: If a cow eats its fill of corn, it dies. Because a cow, like all ruminant animals, wasn’t designed by nature to eat corn — or any grain, for that matter. Corn kills a cow as surely as Roundup kills plants. And when you feed a cow corn, the animal starts to get sick and the nutritional profile of the meat changes immediately. That means the meat we eat from it is the kind that research says promotes cancer, heart disease and death. Industrial livestock may be fed anything from bubblegum and cardboard to chicken feces and antibiotics to speed up the growing process and get the meat to market as quickly as possible. In the case of beef, the industry realized a long time ago that feeding starch- and protein-rich corn to a cow will fatten the animal quicker than letting it graze on its natural diet of grasses. In the words of one cattleman, “Corn-fed is all about carve ‘em up quick.”

Stress Thousands of cows standing in their own manure in a hot building, eating junk food, confined cheek to jowl with other cows isn’t a happy life. Cattle prods were invented for these conditions and they are used… but not by my farmer. In fact, the farmer I get my beef from is hired by other locals to move their cattle from pasture to pasture because of his low-key, relaxed way of handling the animals with no shouting, prods or stress. It’s long been known that stress hormones in an animal change the tenderness and taste, binding nutrients.

Humanely raised This ties into the stress factor.

When an animal is well cared-for, it provides better meat, period.

Healthier animals make a healthier meal. Animals cannot simply be treated as meat-making machinery without it having a negative effect on the product. Fortunately, alternatives are available. Some are listed at VoteRealFood.com/meat. ,

VISIONS FROM FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE • FEBRUARY 13, 2014 • In a reversal of longstanding American trends, bilingualism is about to increase among people who speak English as their native language, thanks to the easy availability of online courses and communities that allow them to practice their new language.

Some will simple develop the skill for their jobs, to serve an international market. But many will do so for fun, and being able to speak two or more languages will develop into a fad, with teenagers slinging slang from dozens of different languages.

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ears ago, before movie theaters began to realize that people like to eat real food while they watch movies, I was the world champion of smuggling food into a theater. While it’s difficult for me to admit my illicit past, I can’t help but boast just a little about the time I stashed a full meal and two large blended coffee drinks into my huge purse so my husband and I could dine while we watched a film. Yeah, that’s right.

You can call us Bonnie and Clyde.

Luckily for hardened criminals like myself, I was able to turn away from smuggling food right around the time movie theaters began offering more than just popcorn and candy. Now don’t get me wrong; I love popcorn and candy, but if a movie just so happens to show around a meal time, popcorn and candy just aren’t going to do the trick. And if you’re wondering why I didn’t just eat one of those ersatz hot dogs that perpetually roll back and forth on the Processed Meat Roller of Doom at movie theaters, then I’m afraid you and I can’t be friends.

Aksarben Cinema 2110 S. 67th St. You can get the standard movie theater fare here –popcorn, candy, and cups of soda that are bigger than your head- but you can also get hummus and pretzel cups, flatbread sandwiches, salads and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. The Aksarben Café isn’t huge, but it does have an interesting variety of offerings. Shredded beef sandwiches with French fries, fruit cups, pizza and fried green beans are also on the menu.

n Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, which features slow smoked authentic barbecue, is now open in Omaha at 12241 West Center Road in the Westwood Plaza.

It is the first Dickey’s in Nebraska. “I am excited to bring something new to the Omaha community,” said local owner Joe Nguyen. “There’s nothing like it, and locals will love having authentic Texas barbecue

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I asked the employee working at the counter what his favorite menu item is and he replied that the Loaded Nachos are his personal favorite. “We make our own queso sauce!” he boasted, and then went on to explain that customers can choose chicken or beef for their nachos along with some other toppings.

All in all, the offerings at the Aksarben Café are a step up from standard movie theater food, and make it a lot easier to go see a movie around meal time without having to pack a purse or backpack with a full-course meal.

CineDine at Midtown 3201 Farnam St. If you’re really serious about having a meal while watching a movie, you’ll want to head to the Marcus Midtown Theater where they offer the full restaurant experience throughout the movie. I’m talking appetizers, main course, dessert – the whole shebang. The food is served to you and you can hit a button to summon your server, which means you don’t even have to get out of your chair and do the awkward “Excuse me, excuse me, sorry, excuse me” shuffle across the darkened aisle if you want a refill on your drink or have a question about your food.

The food offered here is fairly comparable to a typical eatery. Pizzas, salads, wraps, tacos and even entrees like Parmesan Crusted Chicken & Pasta are all available. You can even finish up your meal with a chocolate chip cookie sundae or banana bread pudding, among other dessert offerings.

in Omaha.” Based out of Dallas, Texas, this familyrun franchise has been in business for more than 70 years with over 370 locations. n Whiskey anyone? Dan Matuszek, owner of Brix, has announced plans to open a second business in Midtown Crossing called Grane, described as a “tribute to the staples of whiskey making with a creative spelling twist.” This new business will blend whiskeys and craft cocktails in with the small portion whiskey dispensing/sampling technology

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Don’t expect to experience the best food you’ve ever tasted here, but it isn’t bad at all.

Plus, there’s just something fun about eating a full meal while watching a movie – it’s as though two delightful worlds collide.

Marcus Twin Creek 3909 Raynor Parkway, Bellevue This Bellevue movie theater is a great example of theaters that still just offer the basic popcorn-candy-soda fare with a few little extras. You can get Uno pizza here and Whitecastle sliders, and manager Brian Shander referred to the hot dogs as “gourmet hot dogs” when I spoke with him, although I didn’t ask him what makes the hot dogs gourmet.

Shander did tell me that while they do only offer a limited menu right now, sometime around May they will offer things like handmade pizza, sandwiches and other café-type foods. It’s all part of a renovation the theater has planned to stay up on the trend of serving restaurant-style food at the movies.

For now, though, Shander is darn proud of the popcorn they offer. “Our claim to fame is our popcorn,” he says. “We have the best popcorn in town; I’m confident in saying that. People stop in to buy it without seeing a movie.” He offered me a complimentary bag of popcorn as I left and I have to admit, it’s some darn good popcorn. That’s important, after all. ,

similar to the wine dispensing system at Brix. “We are the first in the world to create a brand around small portion-size whiskey dispensing, married with a 1920’s and 1930’s style craft cocktail menu,” said Matuszek. Scheduled to open in early June, Grane will be located in the 2,500 square-foot space, between Cantina Laredo and Saints Pub and Patio in Midtown Crossings. n The public is invited to the Bemis Center, 724 S. 12th St., to partake in an all-day simulcast and view-

ing party of TEDxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat March 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. This event will focus on sustainable food and farming and how we can continually contribute to improving our food system. Visit www.bemiscenter.org for reservations and more information.

— Krista O’Malley Crumbs is about indulging in food and celebrating its many forms. Send information about area food and drink businesses to crumbs@thereader.com.

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iven America’s apartheid legacy, interracial romance has historically been taboo, scandalous or confined to back-door liaisons.

As recently as 1967 Southern anti-miscegenation laws criminalized having intimate relations with or marrying someone of another race.

If you think America’s beyond all this, consider that a Louisiana justice of the peace denied an interracial couple a marriage license in 2009. A Cheerios commercial depicting a black-white couple and their biracial child elicited complaints in 2013. Interracial love portrayals are still rare enough to make news. Hollywood treatments range from treacly (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?) to melodramatic (Monster’s Ball) to sophomoric (Guess Who?) to banal (Something New).

Whether your interracial poster couple is Kim and Kanye or newly elected New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio with his black wife and their biracial children high profile images such as these reinforce the emerging mosaic. The phenomenon is real, not hype. In 2012 the Pew Research Center found interracial marriages in the U.S. reached a record 4.8 million or an all-time high of 8.4 percent of all U.S. marriages. More recent Pew studies find broad acceptance of interracial coupling among all major racial-ethnic groups and the increase of biracial children blurring color lines as never before.

This organic movement is a result of individuals pairing off according to the law of attraction, not social constraints.

Even when mixing risked not just gossip or indignation but danger and imprisonment, it still went on.

Some couples openly defied convention and ostracism.

Some challenged race laws in court. It seems human heart desires trump artificial efforts to keep different persuasions apart.

There’s also the intrigue of exploring the other side.

Online adult sites promote interracial hookups that range from romantic dates to one-night-stands to paid sexual encounters.

When it comes to amour, anecdotal currents say race is not a driving factor for mixed couples though it can be for those around them.

Five metro couples, all variations of black-white twosomes, recently shared their stories. None of the individuals involved went looking for a partner of another race, it just happened. While their relationships are not racialized, race is an undeniable factor in their lived experience.

Emily Pearce and Travis Mountain are 30-somethings who each dated interracially before getting together. He has two children from previous relationships, including a son whose mother is white. Emily, a fitness instructor and elementary school vocal instructor and Travis, a U.S. Marine veteran, personal trainer and rapper, are parents of a girl, Rebel Mountain.

They’re keenly aware being interracial matters to some. “I do think it makes a difference to people,” Emily says. “I don’t think we’ll ever live in a post-racial world, honestly. Neither of us thinks of us as being in an interracial relationship but other people do, and it does bother me.”

“As far as interracial couples, like it or not it’s something popular now,” says Travis, aka Aso. “It’s just more accepted. If people do have a problem with it it’s more just kept to themselves.”

Not always. “It does get thrown in your face,” Emily says. “If you go somewhere without a lot of diversity you do get looks.”

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She says at some schools she’s taught at, black women staffers became unfriendly when they discovered she was dating Travis. “They treated me differently. They were nasty to me.”

“Her dating me has opened her eyes about how differently she’s treated by dating somebody that’s black,” Travis says. “Black women hate to see ‘a good black man’ date a white woman because they look at it like you’re taking that black man away from our community but I don’t look at it that way.

“People want to put you in a category and it’s so stupid.”

The two hail from widely divergent backgrounds.

She’s from an intact middle class family in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the only male in a single mother-headed home in North Omaha projects. She says her educator parents brought her up to be color-blind and never had an issue with her dating outside her race. He says the

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matriarchs of his family disapproved of interracial dating but didn’t have a problem when he did it. Each feels accepted by the other’s family.

“It’s like homosexuality – you can have a problem with it if you want to but what happens if it’s your brother or your kid? So be careful what you’re really hating because it might just happen to you,” says Travis.

“Neither of us set out to be in an interracial relationship, we just liked each other and we really balance each other out and I think it is because of the totally different experiences we have,” says Emily.

Dell and Lena Gines are another 30-something couple. They too faced little family resistance. She’s white and he’s the product of interracial parents. Together 23 years, Dell and Lena have five children. They feel America’s moved forward on race but has far to go.

Lena, a fitness instructor, says Dell’s parents have “shared some of their struggles and we definitely didn’t

have to go through the same struggles. I think their generation kind of paved the way a little bit. It’s come so much further from even when we were dating. Seeing that progress is encouraging but it’s very slow.”

“It’s going to take more time,” says Dell, senior community development director with the Omaha Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. “I’ve never met somebody that’s past the race thing but I know people who are comfortable with interracial relationships while acknowledging the race thing. I do think we’re more aware of race and are more willing to recognize people can get together and function in relationships regardless of race.”

Dell grew up in multicultural northeast Omaha, where he says he came up with “tons of mixed kids.”

Self-identifyng as black, he and his biracial friends dated both black and white girls.

“It was a normal thing.”

Lena didn’t grow up around people of color. Her first interracial dating experience was with Dell, whom she took for Middle Eastern. When she discovered he was black, she says, “I didn’t think it was that big of a deal.”

For them, it’s never been about race. “We fit and that was it,” she says.

Dell says, “I think it’s very important to note our similarities outweigh our differences.”

“I didn’t even think about the racial thing until he came to my family’s Christmas party, where everybody else was white and I was like, ‘Oh, this looks different.’

Then he took me to an African-American church and it was like reversed,” says Lena.

The couple intentionally reside in North O for the diversity it exposes their biracial children to.

One of the few times someone confronted her about being with a black man was when a woman at a hair salon called Lena a n_____-lover.

“It took me by surprise,” she says. “That’s when it kind of became real. I didn’t have any friends, black or white, who had any issues with it, but I had other black women say things to me like, ‘You’re taking one of ours’ and ‘Why don’t you leave him to us?’”

Dell says racial baiting is “past the tipping point” now that interracial relationships are trending up, adding. “East of 72nd it’s such a common sight. Maybe if I lived out west I would have a different experience.

You’re rarely going to hear it from black guys anyway.

You’re much more likely to hear it from black girls. I’ve never had anybody actually come up to me and challenge or question me on that. I would dare anybody to say anything about it to my face.”

He believes intermixing will create a new racial narrative in America.

“You’re going to have kids like me or my children identifying along lines that aren’t so clear anymore. It’s going to change the way people look at race and ethnicity. It has to. Once you can get past identifying people as a class or a group and you identify them as individuals then it’s hard to keep gross intolerance in play.

“The rise of interracial relationships is going to force change because it means families that probably haven’t intermixed now have to. When you meet people on that basis then you begin to see things other than ethnicity or race.”

Ron and Twany Dotzler make their 33-year mixed marriage and large rainbow family – they’re parents to 14 – a living symbol of inclusion and tolerance through their Abide Network and Bridge Church.

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y continued from page 6 from insular all-white rural Iowa. He was naive about his own prejudice and the plight of Black Americans.

She came from an almost exclusively black Washington D.C. neighborhood and the discrimination her family endured made them wary of whites. Twany says she once couldn’t conceive of being with a white man because “I just couldn’t see what two people from different backgrounds would have in common.”

When they got together in the early 1980s his family had no problem with his choice of mate but many residents of his hometown did.

“A lot of people were outraged. A big uproar.”

Twany’s family opposed their union. It took time, but acceptance came.

Each partner also had to work on their own racial hangups, especially when they began having children.

The family’s encountered welcome and disdain. The first few years the Dotzlers were married they lived in Broken Bow, Neb. They moved to the burbs, where Ron says, “Everybody seemed to accept us.” After entering the ministry the pair committed themselves to mission work. North Omaha became their calling. Racial incidents began happening.

“We were at a restaurant in Fort Calhoun and this guy at the bar yells, ‘Hey, you n––––r, yeah, you n––––r, get out of here.’ At a church picnic one of my kids goes to kick a ball and another kid kicks it and says, ‘Aw, go get it n––––r.”

When the couple applied to have their kids attend a small Washington County school local residents turned out en mass at a school board meeting to oppose their admission.

“Other families had been accepted. Our family had been rejected. We were denied access to the school,” Ron says.

“That was a real blow,” Twany says. “They didn’t want us to come.”

Overturning fear-based perceptions is what the Dotzlers do through Abide sponsored home renovation projects, neighborhood cleanups and justice journeys that bring diverse people together.

“I think that’s why I love what we do,” says Twany.

“We can be a bridge to expose people to those differences, to people who may not think like you do, act like you do, look like you do, yet if you can just be intentional about getting to know them through relationships you’ll see what we do have in common and what we can do together.

“It’s all relational – seeing a person different from you and being able to value them right where they’re

at. We’ve been getting people together to build relationships, to break down those denominational walls, those racial walls, those economic walls, for a long time. When you have to be together for a long period of time you learn some things about yourself and about others.”

When Michael and Cassandra Beacom began dating in the ‘80s he was not only a newbie at interracial romance but to people of color having grown up in whitecentric Keystone and attending white Catholic schools.

Moving with her father’s Union Pacific job, she was exposed to both integrated and segregated environs.

She dated mostly black guys in college, though a white boyfriend did propose marriage.

The Beacoms fell head over heels upon first meeting at a party. When they became a couple not everybody approved.

“The girl that introduced us was not thrilled with us being together,” Cassandra, says, “so you find out who your friends are or at least their viewpoints anyway.”

“Some friends said we support you, we’re behind you all the way,” Michael says, “and some others cut and ran or had their thing about it.”

He says her parents were cool but while his folks liked her as his friend they were “definitely not prepared” for him to have a black girlfriend.

“They said horrendous, horrible, evil, terrible things, to the point where I understood I would have to be saying goodbye to my family.”

Nothing negative was said to her, an administrative assistant with the Omaha Public Schools, only to Michael, a senior agent at PayPal. “They gave him all the grief, they didn’t give me the grief,” says Cassandra, who adds she only found out much later the extent of his family’s unease.

Rather than cause a scene, the couple eloped and kept their marriage secret. Michael says, “I was terrified.” When Cassandra got pregnant with their first child, the family embraced her. The big wedding the couple put off was finally held. She and her late fatherin-law became close and she’s tight today with her mother-in-law.

Their biggest hurdles with race have been with institutions. They say racist assumptions forced their son into foster care before a court intervened. That separation trauma still hurts. As do double standards that have seen her treated one way because she’s black and him another way because he’s white. Then there’s the times people assumed they couldn’t possibly be a couple.

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American and Iranian-Chaldean, she’s married to a younger white man, chef Tim Shew.

“I have run-ins with people who say I’m not black enough to understand the African-American crisis. I do feel because of my work here, my advocacy for North Omaha and the fact I live in this community there’s an element of surprise when people realize my husband is not African-American. This is nonsense. Could we stop doing this to each other?”

The couple’s experience differs from that of her parents, whose extended families wanted nothing to do with Brigitte and her siblings.

“We were the yellow kids with funny hair. We were different and were always treated as such.”

She says she’s glad things have progressed to where she and Tim don’t have to go through what her interracial parents “went through in the ‘60s,” adding, “It’s interesting how much of a non-issue that factor is in our relationship.”

Brigitte, who grew up in Detroit, dated interracially from the jump. “Race is not a criteria. It’s not something I think about, it’s more about personality and who the person is than what color they might be,” she says. “With my mom it never mattered. I had moments with my siblings where it was like, ‘Why is it you always seem to be dating white guys?’ It wasn’t an issue, it was more of an observation. I don’t think anybody would say that if you were dating someone who was blonde or brunette. I realize not everybody has that sort of blindness to it.”

Tim, who grew up in west Omaha, was curious about brown girls but never did anything about it until Brigitte. Their families have always been fine about their relationship. She says the only time her race has come up with them was at a birthday party for one of his nephews.

“I made a chocolate cake. We were all at the table and I was sitting across from this sweet little boy who said, ‘Why are you the same color as the cake?’ Some people were really embarrassed and Tim’s brother totally defused things with, ‘I’m glad somebody finally asked that question, I’ve been wondering that since you started coming around.’ It was just this perfect moment.”

The Shews plan to have children one day. Though aware biracial kids can have a tough time they take solace in the fact their families and friends don’t hold the prejudices earlier generations did.

“I’m excited for our child to be part of the family we’ve created,” she says. “It’s a brilliant thing.” , Read more of Leo Adam Biga’s work at leoadambiga.wordpress.com.

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Click for Love 14-Year-Old Helps Mom Find Love Online

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BY NANCI KAVICH

ori Holland thought every guy on online dating sites was creepy. This was her perception, which created the fear that kept her single and offline for many years. Lori’s mother kept bugging her to get online and open up her options. One day Lori’s 14-year-old daughter couldn’t take the grandmother’s nagging anymore, so she took it upon herself to write her mother’s profile. Two days later, Lori met the man who would become her husband.

How is it possible that a child can write a successful online dating profile? The answer is simple – honesty.

When writing your own profile, your insecurities, self doubts and often self depreciating humor tend to creep their way into your mind and usually your writing. It’s best to leave your residue behind.

This profile is going to set you up for the rest of your life, ideally.

An objective and honest view is what is needed for a successfully written profile. With honesty comes passion, enthusiasm, confidence, authenticity and an ease and comfort level. With a good profile, you are more likely to meet the right person sooner than later, reducing your time online. That’s the goal, after all, especially since the average amount spent per year for online daters is $239 according to statisticsbrain.com.

The biggest complaint anyone has about their fellow online daters is dishonesty. It could be their photo is not current, hiding a weight gain, hair loss or age progression. An untold number of people who have met someone in person after they met online have similar tales of woe. You walk into the restaurant only to be confronted by a completely different person from whom you thought you had been conversing. It’s frustrating, disturbing and really just an annoying waste of your time.

The untruths really span across the board. StatisticBrain.com says men most often lie about age, height and income – although many Omaha daters would add to the top of that list marital status.

Awkward! Women frequently fib about weight, physical build and age. Three percent of online daters even lie about knowing a celebrity.

Lying is never a good idea. In building a lifelong relationship, you are always going to get caught.

Telling the truth makes you more appealing and even more attractive. Yeah that’s right, you can appear better looking to your potential mate just by being honest on your profile and with yourself. , Find out more about online dating tips at www.thereader.com. Nanci Kavich provides online dating tips and profiles as the co-founder of www.profilewingman.com.

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PERFORMING ARTS

BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL)

Chris Ebke – A Little Night Music BEST MUSICAL Steve Krambeck – Legally Blonde: A Little Night Music – Chanticleer The Musical Theatre Jeff Pierce – next to normal Evil Dead: The Musical – Omaha Harold Scott – The Producers Community Playhouse Brian Zealand – Evil Dead: The Legally Blonde: The Musical – Omaha Musical Community Playhouse next to normal – SNAP! Productions BEST ACTRESS (PLAY) The Producers – Lofte Community Jennifer Gilg – Clybourne Park Theater Katie Beacom Hurst – Psycho ExThe Wizard of Oz – Omaha ComGirlfriend munity Playhouse Laura Marr – Gertrude Stein and a Companion BEST DRAMA Barb Ross – Gertrude Stein and a Female Transport – UNO Theatre Companion Gertrude Stein and a Companion – Daena Schweiger – Other Desert Circle Theatre Cities Other Desert Cities – SNAP! Productions BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL) Recommended Reading for Girls – Veronica Benton – Dames at Sea Omaha Community Playhouse Leanne Hill Carlson – Legally Blonde: Red – Blue Barn Theatre The Musical Echelle Childers – next to normal BEST COMEDY Charlotte Hedican – The Wizard of Oz Clybourne Park – SNAP! Productions Laureen Pickle – A Little Night Music Psycho Ex-Girlfriend – Shelterbelt Theatre BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Tartuffe – Creighton University (PLAY) The 39 Steps – Blue Barn Kevin Barratt – Other Desert Cities Twelfth Night – NE Shakespeare Dan Chevalier – Twelfth Night Raydell Cordell – A Behanding in BEST NEW SCRIPT Spokane Grass So Tall, Sky So Black – Bill Grennan – The 39 Steps Blue Barn’s Witching Hour Ablan Roblin – The 39 Steps Psycho Ex-Girlfriend – Beaufield Berry BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Recommended Reading for Girls – (MUSICAL) Ellen Struve Noah Diaz – The Wizard of Oz Expensive Jazz: The Rise and Fall of Matthew Hemingway – next to F. Scott Fitzgerald – Brendan Kelly normal Noel Larrieu – The Wizard of Oz BEST DIRECTOR (PLAY) Jim McKain – The Producers Anthony Clark-Kaczmarek – Kevin Olsen – The Wizard of Oz Twelfth Night Susan Clement-Toberer – Red BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Susan Clement-Toberer – The 39 (PLAY) Steps Echelle Childers – Clybourne Park Daena Schweiger – Gertrude Stein Krystal Kelly – Female Transport and a Companion Kim Jubenville – Other Desert Cities Beth Thompson – Psycho ExConnie Lee – Other Desert Cities Girlfriend Laura Leininger – Recommended Reading for Girls BEST DIRECTOR (MUSICAL) Moira Mangiamelli – Twelfth Night Susan Baer Collins – The Wizard of Oz BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Carl Beck – Evil Dead: The Musical (MUSICAL) Carl Beck – Legally Blonde: The Lauren Koll – Evil Dead: The Musical Musical Kate Madsen – next to normal Kevin Colbert – The Producers Sally Neumann Scamfer – The Michal Simpson – next to normal Wizard of Oz Theresa Sindelar – Legally Blonde: BEST ACTOR (PLAY) The Musical Ben Beck – boom Ariel Talacko – Dames at Sea Thomas Becker – A Behanding in Spokane BEST SLAM POET Noah Diaz – Clybourne Park Katie F-S Jerry Longe – Red Greg Harries Brendan JD Reilly – Red Matt Mason Zedeka Poindexter Ben Wenzl

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BEST DANCE PRODUCTION

Alice in Wonderland – Ballet Nebraska Momentum – Ballet Nebraska Omaha Dance-Project – Maya Taylor Dance The Nutcracker – Ballet Nebraska Vive Paris! – Creighton University

BEST FEATURED DANCER

Erin Alarcón – Alice in Wonderland – Ballet Nebraska Matthew Carter – Alice in Wonnderland Claire Goodwillie – Momentum Natasha Grimm-Gregory – Momentum Alberto Liberatoscioli – Nutcracker

BEST YOUTH PERFORMER

BEST 2-D ARTIST Brian Poloncic Freddy Rincon Michael Tegland Bart Vargas Paula Wallace Mary Zicafoose

BEST 3-D ARTIST Jamie Burmeister Deborah Masuoka Robert Miller Ron Parks Iggy Sumnik Ying Zhu

BEST GROUP SHOW

“Bare Naked” – Artist Co-op “El Dio de la Muertos” – Bancroft Gallery “PEOPLE Pleasing PEOPLE Pleasing PEOPLE Like You” – RNG Gallery “The Museum of Alternative History” – RNG Gallery “The Shit Show” – The New BLK “Uses of Enchantment” – Hot Shops

Mika Caplan – Madeline’s Christmas Mika Caplan – Recommended Reading for Girls Stella Ehrhart – The Bad Seed Max Hauze – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Charlotte Hedican – The Wizard of Oz BEST SOLO SHOW “As The World Turns” – Freddy BEST COMEDIAN Rincon – RNG Gallery Heather Jones “Fresh Gunk” – Colin Smith – ModTracie Mauk ern Arts Midtown J.C. Morgan “New Works” – Deborah Masouka – Dusty Stehl Galley 72 Ian Douglas Terry “No Strings Attached” – Ying Zhu – RNG Gallery BEST COMEDY ENSEMBLE “Prime” – Jamie Burmeister – The 1980 Star Gallery of Art and Design Backline “Tapestries and Prints” – Mary Collabo Comedy Zicafoose – Gallery 72 OK Party Comedy Weisenheimers BEST 2-PERSON SHOW “Cool Abstructions” – Michael Teglan and Gary Day – Modern Arts Midtown “Drawings/Glass” – Nancy Lepo and Corey Broman – The Fred Simon Gallery “Machine/Man/Air/Land” – Russ BEST VISUAL ARTIST Nordman and Jody Boyer – The RNG Jamie Burmeister Galley Tim Guthrie Featured Works – Jake Gillespie and Colin Smith Christina Vogel – The Petshop Michael Tegland “The Challenge of Fun” – Iggy Mary Zicafoose Sumnik and Mark Kochen – Modern Ying Zhu Arts Midtown “XO” – Jeff King and Anthony Deon BEST EMERGING VISUAL Brown – The New BLK

VISUAL ARTS

ARTIST

Megan Boylan Jamie Hardy Freddy Rincon Michael Tegland Weston Thomson Edwin Carter Weitz

BEST NEW MEDIA ARTIST Jamie Burmeister Tim Guthrie Colin Smith Weston Thomson Watie White Ying Zhu

BEST PUBLIC ART

“All That Was, Always Is” at 2424 Emmet Street – Watie White “Gifford Park” at 33rd and Cass – Jamie Burmeister “Play Me, I’m Yours” at Various Locations – Various Artists, Organized

by The Omaha Creative Institute “Sedusa” at The Leavenworth Bar – Maggie Weber and Nicholas Clark “Start Lab Avanza Mural” at Leavenworth and Park Avenue – Mike Giron and Richard Harrison “Willy Nilly” at 168th and Harrison – Catherine Ferguson

MUSIC BEST ROCK

Moses Prey Rock Paper Dynamite Snake Island!

The Decatures The Seen Witness Tree

BEST HARD ROCK

A Wasted Effort Black On High Narcotic Self Never Trust the Living The End in Red The Wreckage

BEST ALTERNATIVE/INDIE Big Harp Digital Leather Field Club Icky Blossoms Jake Bellows Millions of Boys

BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER

BEST JAZZ

Escape from AlcaJazz Matt Amandus Trio featuring Joe Voda and Mark Lubbe Omaha Guitar Trio Steve Raybine The Potash Twins Todd Campbell Band

BEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK/ FUNK/ Experimental Plack Blague Satchel Grande Solid Goldberg Touch People Voodoo Method We Be Lions

BEST ETHNIC

Edem Kegey Mariachi Las Cecilias Omaha Pipe and Drums Polka Police Rhythm Collective The Bishops

All Young Girls Are Machine Guns Bret Vovk Daniel Christian Island Alumni John Klemmensen and the Party Matt Cox Michael Wunder

BEST COVER BAND

BEST DJ/ELECTRONIC

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Bentone Cake Eater DJ Blac DJ Shor-T Kaitlyn Hova Wrekafect

BEST COUNTRY/AMERICANA Belles & Whistles Jason Earl Band Matt Cox Band The Electroliners Travelling Mercies Vago

BEST R&B/SOUL

Dominique Morgan Johnny Lowe Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers Lucas Kellison and The Undisco Kids The 9’s

BEST HIP HOP/RAP

Jimmy Hooligan shooK on3 Purveyors of the Conscious Sound ScruFace Jean Latin Threat Conchance

BEST BLUES

Brad Cordle Band Hector Anchondo Band Honeyboy Turner Band Mojo Bag Shawn Holt and The Teardrops Steve Byam

3D In Your Face Benny and the Gents Eckophonic eNVy Secret Weapon Taxi Driver

Narcotic Self – “Erase Me” Big Harp – “Chain Letters” Simon Joyner – “Ghosts” Purveyors of the Conscious Sound – “Lifers 2” Dominique Morgan – “Love Chronicles” Travelling Mercies – “Motel” Jake Bellows – “New Ocean” Matt Whipkey – “Penny Park”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Dominique Morgan Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers Kris Lager Band Matt Whipkey Purveyors of the Conscious Sound Rock Paper Dynamite Universe Contest

BEST NEW ARTIST Artillery Funk John Larsen shooK on3 The Decatures The Sub-Vectors Twinsmith

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8 DAYS

TOPTV “Wicked Tuna”

Sundays, 8 p.m.

(National Geographic Channel)

How exciting is it to watch a bunch of dudes catching fish? In the case of “Wicked Tuna,” extraordinarily exciting. These are Old Man and the Seatype fishermen, in search of the elusive bluefin tuna in Gloucester, Mass. The fish are like floating money pots, with a single 500-pounder going for as much as $20,000.

The reality series focuses on a handful of guys in small boats who pursue the tuna with oldfashioned rods and reels — a quest that can lead to great joy or great sorrow, depending on their luck. As if the man-against-nature theme weren’t compelling enough, the fishermen also fiercely compete with each other. In the season premiere, they jockey to find the best fishing holes and catch the biggest tuna. “Karma, baby!” whiz-kid Tyler crows when he gets the better of a rival. After you’ve experienced the high drama that goes into catching these fish, just imagine how thrilling it will be to eat your next tuna sandwich.”

— Dean Robbins

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THURSDAY13 Through March 15

BRIGIT ST. BRIGIT’S IRISH FESTIVAL 1002 Dodge St. Thurs-Sat: 7:30 p.m. Sun: 2 p.m.

Tickets: $12-$25http://www.bsbtheatre.com

Saint Patrick’s Day has yet to spring forward. But the story and spirit of Ireland are always with us.

Brigit St. Brigit Theatre Company delves into the soul of that nation, focusing most intently on dark Dublin days. Center stage: Sean O’Casey’s Juno and The Paycock. This compelling play leapt forth from the troubled times of the 1920s to dwell on the struggling working class and became an enduring classic. Heroic Juno struggles against the odds while her husband, strutting Captain Jack Boyle, exists in a fog of ignorance and self-deception, as if unaware of tragedies within and outside his walls.

Ay, you may laugh at his foolishness and admire the lilt and poetry of the language of these folk, but beware of bitterness yet to come. Mixed in among the festival days are shimmering poetry and story readings, songs and talks. When the Irish speak, sure, who would not want to listen?

—Gordon Spencer

FRIDAY14 Friday, Feb. 14

THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA FEATURING NEW YORK VOICES

Kiewit Hall, Holland Center 2200 Dodge St. 8 p.m., Tickets: $25-65 OmahaPerformingArts.org

Count Basie left us about 30 years ago. He left behind a major legacy of style plus books and more books full of romping, jolly, catchy music. His spirit has lived on in regular reincarnations of the Basie Orchestra. Scotty Barnhart directs up front in the newest version of the aggregation in this one night stand. Barnhart had heated up the band’s trumpet chair for 20 years and knows whereof he swings.

Almost that far back he was there for a Grammy Award winning Basie Orchestra union with The New York Voices. Now they reunite. The Voices also

garnered a Latin Grammy with Paquito D’Rivera in Brazilian Dreams. The versatile vocalists have been doing their thing for 25 years. They know whereof they sing. You may want to stomp and shout but, considering the hall, you may have to limit your voice and feet to tapping and cheering. Notwithstanding, rhythmic empathy’s bound to bounce.

—Gordon Spencer Friday & Sunday, Feb. 14 & 16

AGRIPPINA

Orpheum Theatre, 409 S 16th St. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m.

Tickets: $19-$99 ticketomaha.com She is ambitious. She is seductive. And she really, really wants her son to be emperor. Her name is “Agrippina.” Agrippina is George Frideric Handel’s story about the wife of Emperor Claudius who manages to place her volatile teenage son Nero on the throne with the use of shocking and sometimes darkly comic plotting. The opera premiered in Venice in 1709 at the end of Handel’s three-year visit to Italy. This is the first time Opera Omaha has presented Agrippina. The striking new production features a charismatic cast, most of whom will make their debut with the opera in this production. Audiences will enjoy an original edition of the opera by early music specialist and conductor Stephen Stubbs and stage director James Darrah. Betsye Paragas, director of community relations for Opera Omaha, said this is a rare opportunity to see and hear a Baroque masterpiece. “This is a dark comedy filled with ambition and seduction performed by a

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group of young and vibrant dynamic artists in collaboration with Opera Omaha,” Paragas said.

—Cheril Lee

SATURDAY15 Saturday, Feb. 15

J DILLA TRIBUTE

House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St. 8 p.m., $5 donation suggested houseofloom.com With hip-hop artist J Dilla’s Feb. 7 birthday happening last week, he’s been at the forefront of people’s minds. Audibly Nutritious, Make Believe Recordings, and House Of Loom have teamed up to present their 3rd annual tribute to J Dilla show at House Of Loom.

Last year, the Midtown Marauders (Conchance, Black Jonny Quest, Kethro and Dojorok) formed a side project called The DillaGents, a live hip-hop group reinterpreting Dilla’s music in honor to support The J Dilla Foundation, a non-profit organization, which aids in funding inner-city music programs and provide scholarships to students in Detroit. The 2013 show raised over $1,100 for the foundation. This year, the Midtown Marauders have gathered local musicians INFNTLP, Jordan Elsberry, Paul Allen IV and Laurence Debour to create a new chapter of the DillaGents, showcasing an unforgettable collection of some of J Dilla’s most underrated and unheard tracks over the MC’s original rhymes. Additional performances from BOTH (Scky Rei & INFNTLP), Static Soul, Op2mus, Xoboi, DJ Dollar Bill Burton, DJ WERD, and DJ Really Real are also on the bill.

—Kyle Eustice

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overtheedge LIFESTYLE COLUMN BY TIM MCMAHAN

T H E L I F E O F A ( R E A L ) M O D E R N - DAY P O E T

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ust the word “poet” makes some people’s eyes roll in exasperation and disbelief. “Who does he think he is, calling himself a poet?

Is he serious?” To those same people, anyone who would classify himself as a poet is very likely a self-involved, deluded, pretentious asshole who thinks he has all the answers and can even make those answers rhyme. Either that, or he’s a university professor.

The only problem with that theory is that Kyle Harvey is a poet, and he’s anything but a pretentious asshole.

He used to be a musician, the kind that plays rock ’n’ roll and folk songs of his own writing. Once upon a time when he lived in Omaha, Harvey was known to stand on stage with his guitar behind his rather bushy beard and sing painful, personal love songs designed to draw tears from your eyes (and often succeeded). He also played in a rock band that no longer exists called It’s True, which released records and drove around the country in a van playing concerts in night clubs.

All of that was a long time ago. These days Harvey lives in picturesque Fruita, Colorado, a town of around 12,000 located just outside of Grand Junction on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.

He and his wife, Veronica, live a quiet life raising kids (with twins on the way), hold down day jobs and are part of a community where Harvey recently was elected to the City Council.

But on top of all that, Harvey writes poems, like this one from his latest “chapbook”: Tulips There’s an overcoat of cottonwood, on a quilted field in Holland.

Words spill from one pocket and rhythms from the other.

Down into the soil they seep, Cupping seeds in their hands and sprouting the promise of bulbs from which colorful miracles leap.

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“I’m only a poet when I write a poem,” Harvey explained. “The rest of the time I’m just an average dude.”

How does one go from performing rock songs in front of an audience to quietly writing at the foot of a mountain? Harvey says at some point he “fell out of love” with being a musician and the pressures that came with it.

“Music just doesn’t hold as much value as it used to,” Harvey said. “I think it stopped a long time ago, well before I started stepping back from it.

I got burned out on the formula of writing songs. Poetry seemed a little bit more open-ended and felt a little more free.”

Harvey said he also didn’t feel fulfilled playing rock shows. “The fulfillment came from the process of creating something,” he said. “With the band, the value for me was hanging out with my friends and traveling to different cities, but the shows and the grind of it was not as exciting or fun. I don’t crave being on stage in front of people, I almost like not being on stage — which is weird considering how long I played music.

“There doesn’t seem to be much to a poet’s lifestyle, like there is to a musician’s,” he added. “Poetry is solitary, you do it in solitude.”

Well, except for when he takes part in poetry readings, but even then all he has to do is read four or five poems. “Then you get to hang out with peo-

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ple who read books,” he said. “I’d rather read a book than listen to an album.”

What? Sacrilege!

Harvey said he began writing poetry back in his musician days. After he moved to Colorado one of his poems, “Hyacinth,” won the 15th Annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize awarded by the Telluride Arts Council.

Shortly after that, friend and fellow poet Danny Rosen suggested Harvey collect his poems — many of which had been published in small poetry journals and magazines — and put out a book. Named after that award-winning poem, Hyacinth was published by Rosen’s Lithic Press. Harvey calls it a “chapbook,” which he said is the term for books under 42 pages that use staples for the binding.

Unlike the music business, which seems to thrive on album sales, there isn’t a lot of pressure to sell

copies of his chapbook. Harvey said Rosen would love to at least break even, but “in his mind, the most important part (of the process) is creating the artifact, the beautiful book,” Harvey said. “(Rosen) would tell you he already considers it a huge success, which is neat to hear.”

So what’s the pretentious part in all of this?

“There’s a misperception that (poetry) is some sort of pretentious high art. It’s not like that at all,” Harvey said. “What I’ve learned is that the poetry world to me doesn’t seem nearly as pretentious as the music world. Even the biggest, most widely read, best-selling poets — and there’s not a whole lot of them — are still nothing like rock stars. There’s a purity to it that maybe comes from the fact that there’s not much of an audience for poetry, and from the lack of exchange of money.

There’s not even a whole lot of people who have been to a poetry reading. They’re almost considered taboo.”

And now you can take part in this taboo ritual when Harvey presents some of his work at a poetry reading Feb. 24 at the Petshop Gallery, 2727 No. 62nd St. in Benson. Joining him will be Greg Kosmicki (the 2000 and 2006 recipient of the Nebraska Arts Council’s Merit Award), Paul Hanson Clark (co-founder and operator of the poetry studio SP CE in Lincoln), and Omaha musician and novelist Michael Trenhaile.

And if you’re wondering what Harvey sounded like on stage, well you’ll get your chance to find out when he once again slings on a guitar as the opener at the Brad Hoshaw and the Seven Deadlies album release show Feb. 21 at The Waiting Room. No one said poets can’t sing, too. ,

OVER THE EDGE is a weekly column by Reader senior contributing writer Tim McMahan focused on culture, society, music, the media and the arts. Email Tim at tim.mcmahan@gmail.com. And be sure to check out his blog at Lazy-i.com

Gloria First-Run (R)

Dir. Sebastián Lelio.

Starts Friday, February 14

Starring Paulina Garcia, winner of the Silver Bear Award at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival.

Coming Soon The Past First-Run (PG-13) The Grand Budapest Hotel First-Run (R) Tim’s Vermeer First-Run (PG-13)

The Hitchcock 9 Generously supported by Sam Walker.

The Farmer’s Wife 1929

Dir. Alfred Hitchcock.

February 20, 7 pm Live soundtrack by Dan McCarthy & James Maakestad Tickets: $12 general, $10 for students, seniors, teachers and military, and $8 for Film Streams Members.

Forever Young Admission just $2.50 for kids 12 and under!

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 Dir. Frank Capra.

February 15, 16, 20, 22, 23 & 27

n Early on in the initial design meetings for the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next To Normal (currently playing in the Omaha Playhouse’s Howard Drew Theatre), director Amy Lane and designer, UNO Professor Steven Williams, tossed around different ideas about the stage design of the dynamic and heavy-hearted musical about a suburban family’s struggle to deal with a mother’s mental disorder.

Lane’s first step with any play is doing thorough research on the topics and subject matter a play deals with. After looking into national statistics on mental health, some glaring figures stood out. Among them, was the fact that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, 26.2 percent of Americans suffer from a mental disorder every year, roughly one in four. In the case of serious mental illness, the figure is about 1 in 17.

Those numbers were still in Williams’ head as he stood around his neighborhood, looking up and down at all of the houses on his street. If one in four people in this coun-

try suffer from some sort of mental disorder, there’s no doubt that at least one person on his block is going through some tough times, maybe even as tough as the ones the main character Diana faces in the show. But no one outside of your home would know about the struggle you endure, as every house has a painted front door, closing off the rest of world from what happens behind it.

This idea became the inspiration for Next to Normal’s set. The show unfolds before the audience on a two level stage, with a facade of closed doors of all shapes and sizes serving as the backdrop; one large red door in middle of it all.

The set is sturdy and simple, allowing the actors to traverse it in a variety of different ways (rushing up and down spiral staircases, climbing and jumping down from slender scaffolds, etc).

The floor has been painted and finished with a high gloss, giving the stage a reflective effect, a mirror looking back at anyone or anything around it.

Add to it a lighting design featuring a duality of bold and bright colors against dark and bleak blacks and greys, also costumes and props that use the same palate with a gentle subtlety, and you have a production design every bit as nuanced as the performances presented on it.

—Bill Grennan Cold Cream looks at theater in the metro area. Email information to mixedmedia@thereader.com

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ilmmaker, musician and psychedelia aficionado Nik Fackler is a millennial seeker. It’s no surprise then he followed his well-crafted made-in-Omaha feature debut Lovely, Still (2008) with documentaries exploring cultures half-a-world away.

One doc brought him to Nepal to capture the phenomenon of a boy buddha returned from remote selfexile back into civilization. That untitled film is as yet unfinished. The completed other doc, Sick Birds Die Easy, brought Fackler to Ebando Village in Gabon, Africa in 2011, to contrast ancient Bwiti culture with modern Western culture.

After a taxing shoot and edit the visually-arresting Sick Birds hit festivals last year. It had a one-night screening at Film Streams. Feb. 11, and featured a post-show Q&A with Fackler, where he discussed the pic’s self-referential depiction of privileged cultural tourists, namely himself

documentary editing was going to be like. I should have known it would take a lot longer than narrative. It’s a really tough process.”

The project’s harsh realities – everyone got wasted and sick and relationships were strained – humbled Fackler.

But playing God still comes with the territory. In voiceover narration and interviews he makes clear he sought to find in Gabon a lost Eden that is the antithesis of the West. From his POV America is a sick nation that destroys the indigenous cultures it touches. In this first-person, Werner Herzog-like immersion into a strange land he shows the collision of two cultures and the inevitable spoiling and corrupting of paradise.

Even though he says off-camera, “This is not the film I meant to make,” he clearly manipulates things to arrive where he intended to be. The set-up finds Fackler enlisting two addict friends for the journey. Small farmer-

and his crew, experimenting with Iboga and its well-known hallucinogenic effects and reputed healing properties and the surreal, self-indulgent weirdness that ensued.

Fackler intentionally encouraged mayhem – from giving every crew member a camera to not securing an interpreter to bringing along two addicts to working without a structure. “Shooting the film was a complete disaster,” he says. “I was setting up a disaster for myself because that’s what I wanted it to be.”

Mentor-producer Dana Altman reluctantly went and soon regretted it. “He didn’t want to do it,” Fackler says of Altman, who’s since taken a step back from filmmaking. “He had the hardest job. There’s so much behind the scenes he had to deal with, like how difficult it was to get us fed and how the Ebando were constantly renegotiating how much money we needed to give them for their help. This was happening every day and it was all on Dana’s shoulders. There were a lot of times he wouldn’t come on set.”

Back home, Fackler edited hundreds of hours of footage alone. “Editing Sick Birds was hell. It was like taking a pile of chaos and making order out of it. It’s definitely a film made in the editing room. “I didn’t know what

actor-comedian Ross Brockley spouts paranoia, conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism. He ostensibly goes to kick his heroin habit. Musician-poet-alcoholic Sam Martin goes as the company’s resident “minstrel” and acerbic archival of Ross. In Gabon the team meets Tatayo, a French expatriate initiate in Bwiti spiritual practices whose gone jungle wild with mysticism, ritual and drugs (think Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now).

We appear to see Fackler and his on-screen crew, all playing versions of themselves, shooting a doc. Fackler is the intrepid writer-director seemingly intent on getting his film at any cost.

But the film was actually lensed

by Lovely, Still director of photography Sean Kirby, who’s unseen and only referred to in the credits.

Fackler acknowledges some dramatic moments in his film-within-a-film were staged. Given this odd melange, which he calls “a hyper creative” hybrid of documentary and drama, he may field some tough questions from purists who prefer more definition or transparency.

So is Sick Birds real or contrived? “It’s all those things,” he says. “What’s real is the guts of it, the history and Bwiti, my interviews with Tatayo, the Iboga ceremony, Ross getting up in the middle of it and yelling at Tatayo. None

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of that was planned. When you see us all fucked up on Iboga and tired we really are fucked up and tired. That’s pretty accurate. That was part of the disaster.”

Real or not, the film indicts self-indulgent Westerners running amok in a pristine land. Fackler says he did assemble an edit where he revealed “it was all fake” but he preferred the “enigma of weirdness and questions.”

That other version, he says, “didn’t spawn any questions or conversation, but when people thought it was real it spawned this wave of conversation. I loved that.”

“The lesson I learned is that the more you research the great enigmas you’re going to get more questions. There are no answers.”

Besides, he adds, “Bwiti is a trickster culture and the film itself is a trickster film. It’s not a traditional film. It’s not one that is safe in any way. What I like about the art of filmmaking is you can take people to a place and attempt to put them in a mind-altered state. I like mind-altered states. I like to show there’s more to life than just your current perception.”

With Sick Birds Fackler tried breaking from hidebound filmmaking. “There’s different ways of doing film. I did the music video thing (for Saddle Creek Records label artists), and I did the narrative feature thing and learned about using my intuition through that. I’d go to set every day with Lovely, Still with a shot list and by the end of shooting I didn’t have anything, I was just showing up on set and looking at everything and saying, ‘OK, this is how to shoot this scene.’ This (Sick Birds) was an extreme version of that.”

Even though no one’s “saved” in the end, Fackler says, “I really believe in Iboga and I’ve seen it work for people.

But I learned you can’t change people. If anything, Ross has gotten even more paranoid.”

Fackler, an alternative health advocate who’s experimented with his share of drugs, hopes his film’s depiction of wayward Westerners doesn’t distort the path of fellow travelers seeking enlightenment and cure, “I wouldn’t want Ebondo Village to get flooded with 18 year-olds dropping acid, though psychedelic tourism is happening. I don’t want to be promoting this type of behavior. I was trying to expose it. I don’t want to hurt Bwiti’s cause or this underground movement of trying to heal drug addicts.”

Fackler’s glad for the experience. “Lovely, Still is very much the film of a child and Sick Birds Die Easy is the film of a rebellious teenager. This film is very much about me growing up and the harsh hit of reality, the fear, not having answers to anything, rising from that dark night. I think it was a very important step for me as a filmmaker. I feel I succeeded making a film that could have been given up on. I’m proud of it.”

As for what’s next, he says, “The art you’re making is directly connected to the searching you’re doing within yourself. As long as I don’t stop searching I will be making art.

That’s my way of understanding what I’m searching for.” , Read more of Leo Adam Biga’s work at leoadambiga.wordpress.com.

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ANDY T & NICK NIXON, (Blues) 6 pm, 21st Saloon JOHN NEMETH, (Blues) 6 pm, 21st Saloon, Check venue for cover charge.

SONGWRITER GUITAR PULL WITH VIRGINIA TANOUS-GALLNER, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 9 pm, Barley Street Tavern, $5.

LAST CALL TALENT SHOWCASE, (Hip-Hop/Rap) 9 pm, Bourbon Theater, $8 ADV / $10 DOS, $2 fee for minors.

NEW MOON SONGWRITERS NIGHT, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 7 pm, Crescent Moon Coffee, FREE. OMAHA JITTERBUGS PRESENTS MONTHLY SUGAR FOOT STOMP DANCE W/STREET RAILWAY BAND, (Jazz) 8 pm, House Of Loom, Contact venue for charge.

NO TIDE W/ STANELY AND THE SEARCH, TIGER LILY & BETTER FRIEND, (Punk) 9 pm, Knickerbockers, Check venue for cover charge.

THOSE FAR OUT ARROWS W/ GHOST FOOT, 9:30 pm, O’Leaver’s Pub, $5.

SMOOTH JAZZ THURSDAYS AT THE OZONE LOUNGE W/CAMILLE METOYER MOTEN, (Jazz) 6:30 pm, OzoNE Lounge at Anthony’s Steakhouse, FREE. ACOUSTIC MUSIC THURSDAYS!, 8 pm, Two Fine Irishmen, Contact venue for cover charge.

CAROLINE SMITH WITH ALL YOUNG GIRLS ARE MACHINE GUNS AND JORDAN SMITH (OF TWINSMITH), (Indie) 9 pm, Vega, $8 ADV / $10 DOS. LYMPHNODE MANIACS, (Jazz) 8 pm, Venue 51, FREE. CORNMEAL W/ DIRTY RIVER RAMBLERS, (Country) 9 pm, Waiting Room, $12 ADV / $14 DOS. LOVE HURTS: COUNTRY SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE, (Country) 6 pm, Zoo Bar, Contact venue for cover charge.

HECTOR ANCHONDO BLUES, (Blues) 9 pm, Zoo Bar, $5.

FRIDAY 14

3D IN YOUR FACE, (Cover Band) 9 pm, 21st Saloon, $5.

BLUE EYES, (Rock) 9:30 pm, Arena Bar & Grill, FREE. STEPHEN BILLS, GONZO & JOE GUELDEN, (Rock) 9 pm, Bar 415, $5.

MOJOPO’S BLUE VALENTINE - A TRIBUTE, 9 pm, Barley Street Tavern, $5.

THE BRITS, (Cover Band) 9 pm, Firewater Grille, Check venue for cover charge.

COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA W/ NY VOICES, (Jazz) 8 pm, Holland Performing Arts Center, $25-$65.

KARAOKE THEATRE, 9 pm, House Of Loom, FREE. PASSING MOMENTS, GHOSTTOWN NIGHTS & MIKEY DANGER, (Rock) 9 pm, Knickerbockers, Check venue for cover charge.

CLARK & CO., 7:30 pm, Liv Lounge, FREE.

KANSAS CITY’S LEVEE TOWN, (Blues) 8 pm, McKenna’s Booze, Blues & BBQ, Contact venue for charge.

ST. PORKENTINE’S DAY DANCE W/DJ DRAMATRON, (DJ/ Electronic) 9 pm, O’Leaver’s Pub, FREE. A WASTED EFFORT & TBA, (Rock) 9 pm, Shamrock’s Pub & Grill, Contact venue for cover charge.

CLAUDIA NYGAARD’S VALENTINE SHOW, (Folk/SingerSongwriter) 6:30 pm, Slattery Vintage Estates Winery, Contact venue for charge and reservations.

ROCK & ROLL SUICIDE, (Rock) 9 pm, Slowdown, $5.

LEGRAND & COMPANY, (Rock) 8:30 pm, Stumble Inn Bar & Grill, FREE. BENNIE AND THE GENTS, (Cover Band) 9 pm, Waiting Room, $7.

HECTOR ANCHONDO BLUES, (Blues) 9 pm, Whiskey Roadhouse (Horseshoe Casino), Contact venue for cover charge.

TIJUANA GIGOLOS, (Rock) 5 pm, Zoo Bar, $5.

LIL’ SLIM BLUES BAND, (Blues) 9 pm, Zoo Bar, $6.

SATURDAY 15

TAXI DRIVER, (Cover Band) 8:30 pm, Ameristar Casino, FREE. PEAVE, LOVE, ECT., (Rock) 9 pm, Arena Bar & Grill, FREE. KENNEDY & BEATZ, (Rock) 9 pm, Bar 415, $5.

ONE EYE WHITE, EARLYTOWN AND THE WILLARDS, (Rock) 9 pm, Barley Street Tavern, $5.

BIKE KITCHEN BENEFIT SHOW W/ STEREO ROCKET, MEGATON & KING THUMPER, (Rock) 6 pm, Bourbon Theater, $3 Suggested Donation.

WAKA WINTER CLASSIC, 10 pm, Bourbon Theater, $5 21+ / $7 18+.

DICEY RILEY, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 9 pm, Dubliner Pub, $3.

KARAOKE, 8 pm, Firewater Grille, Contact venue for cover charge.

BEYOND THE SHORE, ASSASIN & DOUBLE CLUTCH, (Metal) 9 pm, Knickerbockers, Check venue for cover charge.

LEGRAND & COMPANY, (Rock) 9 pm, Lighthouse Lounge, FREE. POWERSLOP W/ASTRAL MENACE AND FERAL HANDS, (Rock) 9:30 pm, O’Leaver’s Pub, $5.

CLAUDIA NYGAARD, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 7 pm, PlainSong House Concerts, $12.

BAREBONES & BROKEN EFFECT, (Rock) 9 pm, Shamrock’s Pub & Grill, Contact venue for cover charge.

SECRET WEAPON PRESENTS: NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL POWER BALLADS, VOL 1, (Cover Band) 9 pm, Slowdown, $7.

MAN MAN W/XENIA RUBINOS, (Indie) 9 pm, Vega, $15.

CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 7:30 pm, Waiting Room, $17 ADV / $20 DOS.

THE SUNDAY ROADHOUSE PRESENTS - CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, 6:30 pm, Waiting Room, $17 ADV / $20 DOS. RSTYLE, (Hip-Hop/Rap) 9:30 pm, Whiskey Roadhouse (Horseshoe Casino), FREE. LOU DELUCA AND THE DELTA 88’S, (Blues) 6 pm, Zoo Bar, Contact venue for cover charge.

THE WIND-UP W/KILLER GARAGE BAND, (Rock) 9 pm, Zoo Bar, Contact venue for cover charge.

SUNDAY 16

UNCLE CHRIS’ BIRTHDAY BLOWOUT SPECIAL, (DJ/Electronic) 9 pm, Bourbon Theater, FREE. OEAA PRE-SHOW W/ JOHN LARSEN, (Rock) 5 pm, Doubletree Hotel Omaha Downtown, FREE. 8TH ANNUAL OEAA SHOWCASE, 6 pm, Doubletree Hotel Omaha Downtown, $25.

THE DRUNKEN CUDDLE W/ TYLER SMITH & VIC GIRON, (Rock) 9 pm, Duffy’s Tavern, $5.

SALSA SUNDAY W/ LATIN MADNESS, 7 pm, House Of Loom, $5.

OPEN MIC NIGHT, 9 pm, O’Leaver’s Pub, FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 pm, Red9, FREE. OEAA SHOW AFTER PARTY W/ THE DECATURES, JOHN KLEMMENSEN & DJ CAKE EATER, (Rock) 10 pm, Slowdown, $5.

SOARING WINGS VINEYARD SUNDAY MUSIC WITH AN EVENING, 2 pm, Soaring Wings Vineyard, FREE. STEPHEN MAKLUMS & THE JICKS W/ TYVEK, (Rock) 8 pm, Waiting Room, $17.

OEAA OFFICIAL PRE-PARTY W/MATT COX AND ROCK PAPER DYNAMITE’S JOSEPH & ANDREW, (Rock) 4 pm, ZIN Room, Contact venue for cover charge.

MONDAY 17

OPEN MIC NIGHT, 6 pm, 402 Arts Collective/ Aromas Coffeehouse, FREE. OPEN MIC & SONGWRITER SHOWCASE, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 9 pm, Barley Street Tavern, FREE. FIRST CUT INDUSTRY NIGHT W/ DJ DRDRIGGS, (DJ/Electronic) 9 pm, House Of Loom, FREE. GOOCH & HIS LASVEGAS BIG BAND, 8 pm, OzoNE Lounge at Anthony’s Steakhouse, FREE. OPEN MIC NIGHT! AT RED9, 8 pm, Red9, FREE. 12TH PLANET W/ PROTOHYPE, HEROBUST, ANTISERUM & DJ STEADY, (DJ/Electronic) 8 pm, Waiting Room, $10 ADV / $15 DOS. PIANO HOUR W/ EMILY BASS, 5 pm, Zoo Bar, Contact venue for cover charge.

ULRICH ELLISON, 7 pm, Zoo Bar, $5.

TUESDAY 18

VIC NASTY, 8 pm, Bar 415, Contact venue for cover charge.

OPEN MIC, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 8 pm, Dubliner Pub, FREE. CARAVELS W/ SPECIAL EXPLOSION & REX MANNING, (Rock) 9 pm, Slowdown, $8 ADV / $10 DOS. $2 TUESDAYS W/THE CRAYONS AND MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS, (Rock) 9 pm, Vega, $2 21+ / $4 18-20.

OPEN MIC NIGHT, (Folk/Singer-Songwriter) 8 pm, Venue 51, FREE. JAZZOCRACY, (Jazz) 6 pm, Zoo Bar, FREE. DJ RELIC SOUL PARTY, 8 pm, Zoo Bar, FREE.

WEDNESDAY 19

CORNHUSTLE DJESSE JUST JACE BURN WON, (DJ/Electronic) 9 pm, Bar 415, FREE. MARTYPARTY & JOKER, (DJ/Electronic) 9 pm, Bourbon Theater, $15 ADV / $20 DOS. DICEY RILEYS, 7 pm, Brazen Head Irish Pub, FREE. ROB NANCE W/ GERARDO MEZA, MARTY STEINHAUSEN, ROOT MARM CHICKEN FARM JUG BAND, (Folk/SingerSongwriter) 9 pm, Duffy’s Tavern, $5.

TRACY SKRETTA, (Rock) 9 pm, Firewater Grille, Check venue for cover charge.

BEATS AND LAUGHS COMEDY SPECIAL, (Comedy) 9 pm, Vega, FREE 21+ / $5 18-20.

MARCUS LEWIS BIG BAND, (Jazz) 8:30 pm, Waiting Room, $10.

DAVINA AND THE VAGABONDS, (Blues) 6 pm, Zoo Bar, Contact venue for cover charge.

SWING FEVER, (Jazz) 9 pm, Zoo Bar, $5.

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OEA Awards and More

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he eighth annual Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards event is Sunday, Feb. 16, doors at 6 p.m. and awards at 7 p.m. at the DoubleTree hotel, 1616 Dodge St. Performances will include music nominees Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers, Purveyors of the Conscious Sound and Belles & Whistles featuring Daniel Christian.

Tickets can be purchased at oea-awards.com/tickets and are $25 each plus the $2.37 eventbrite.com online ordering fee. The OEAs this year also host an official pre-party at The Zin Room, 316 S. 15th St., 4-6:30 p.m. with music from OEA nominees Matt Cox and Rock Paper Dynamite’s Joseph & Andrew. The post-party at Slowdown is free with your OEA Awards show ticket stub or $5 at the door with music from DJ Cake Eater, The Decatures and John Klemmensen & The Party.

A JON DEE GRAHAM VALENTINE: If you’re looking for something hopeful and musical to do Valentine’s night, you can tune into a Jon Dee Graham house concert from Graham’s Austin home, live online. The three-time Austin Hall of Fame inductee is experimenting with artist-hosted Internet concerts via concertwindow. com. For those who can’t make it to Austin, it really is almost like being there. The online venue is pay-whatyou-want and the artist receives two-thirds of your

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SUNDAY ROADHOUSE: Austin singer-songwriter and musician Carrie Rodriguez plays Sunday Roadhouse Saturday, Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. at Waiting Room with Luke Jacobs. The two are on the road in support of their CD Live at the Cactus. Rodriguez’s 2013 disc Give Me All You Got was in the Americana Music Association’s 2013 Top 10 Albums of the Year list. See carrierodriguez.com and sundayroadhouse.com.

MEMPHIS GREASE: The electrifying John Németh Band is back at The 21st Saloon Thursday, Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m. This band is always musically in the pocket, with Németh’s versatile soul and blues vocals supported by phenomenal guitarist Elliot Sowell and a great rhythm section. Esquire magazine just featured a track from Németh’s forthcoming album Memphis Grease in their January web issue.

Hot Notes: Omaha Jitterbugs presents their monthly Sugar Foot Stomp dance with live jazz by Street Railway Band at House of Loom Thursday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Hector Anchondo Band plays at Horseshoe Casino’s Whiskey Roadhouse, Friday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m. Kansas City’s Levee Town is at McKenna’s Feb. 14, 8-11 p.m. Lincoln’s Zoo Bar hosts Hector Anchondo Band Thursday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. On Feb. 14, Tijuana Gigolos plays 5-7 p.m. and Lil’ Slim Blues Band after 9 p.m. ,

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he International New York Times edition published in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 22 carried a page-one story noting increased worldwide demand by meat processors for pigs raised in the fresh air rather than enclosed in pens -- illustrated by a photograph of a cluster of pigs feeding in an outdoor stall.

However, the Malaysian printer (who had downloaded the digital pages and set them to paper) had added black boxes to cover just the faces of each pig in the photo. “If there is picture of nudes or (the) like, this we will cover (up),” a publisher’s spokesman told the Malay Mail. “This is a Muslim country.” (The story, headline and photo were otherwise identical to the versions that appeared elsewhere in New York Times editions.)

The Entrepreneurial Spirit!

The convenience beverage market got jumbled recently when, first, Oregon-based Union Wine Co. announced in November that it would soon sell its Underwood pinot gris and pinot noir in 12-ounce cans and, second, the London department store Selfridges unveiled a champagne vending machine for New Year’s celebrations.

(The French bottler Moet & Chandon offered bottles of bubbly behind glass doors for the equivalent of $29.)

-- Marketing Challenges: (1) “Does Germany really need a gourmet restaurant for dogs?” asked Berlin’s Bild newspaper.

Regardless, the Pets Deli in the Grunewald neighborhood of Berlin offers servings for the equivalent of about $4 to $6, either take-out or arranged in metal bowls on Pets Deli’s floor. Said owner David Spanier, lauding his upscale, healthful treats, “Junk food is bad for animals.” (2) Around Tokyo, “idle boredom is an impossible option,” wrote Vice. com in December, as a reporter described a resort just out of town where one could swim in a pool of green

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tea, coffee, sake or (the most popular treat) wine. “A giant bottle of merlot” spilled into a pond the size of a minivan, he wrote (while braving the Yunessun resor t’s warnings not to drink from the pool).

Though both-sex nudity is tolerated in Japan’s hot springs spas, Yunessun discourages it.

The Kingdom Man’s BFFs: (1) The Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in Fulham, England, admitted in December that a rescued Staffordshire bull terrier, Barney, had a ladies’ underwear-eating habit and that potential adopters should keep him away from laundry baskets. (In his first days at Battersea, officials say, he “passed” knickers three times.) (2) The Cairns (Australia) Veterinary Clinic warned in December of several reports of dogs becoming addicted to licking cane toads (which notoriously protect themselves by a venomous secretion that can be hallucinogenic).

One vet told Brisbane’s Courier-Mail of individual “serial lickers” treated for cane toad poisoning several times a year.

-- Who Knew That Racoons Were Easily Offended? The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemned a Pet Expo in Greenhithe, England, in October after reports emerged that a trainer had showcased “Melanie,” a racoon who rides a bicycle-like device, apparently to great acclaim. An RSPCA statement denounced the expo for “degrading” a “wild animal” in such a “demeaning light.”

Perspective In ubiquitous public relations announcements around Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) proudly points to its 52,000-person workforce delivering high-quality care. However, when the government sought to collect payroll taxes on UPMC, the company claimed it owed nothing because not a single employee actually works for UPMC. All 52,000 are, technically, on the books of UPMC’s 40-plus subsidiaries,

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and a UPMC spokesman told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in October that he not only did not know which subsidiary the UPMC CEO worked for but which one he himself worked for.

(He also said he did not know how many of the subsidiaries paid payroll taxes, but a UPMC attorney said its arrangement is “widely practiced throughout the business community”).

Weird Science The Joy of Researching: A team of Czech Republic researchers led by Vlastimil Hart, writing in Frontiers in Zoology in December, reported that dogs (among a few mammals), dealing with a nature’s call, spontaneously align their body axis with the Earth’s magnetic field. To reach that conclusion, the researchers said they observed 70 dogs of 37 breeds during defecation (1,893 observations) and urination (5,582) over a two-year period.

-- If We Can Do It, We Should Do It: (1) ThinkGeek.com has introduced the Tactical Laser-Guided Pizza Cutter, at a suggested $29.95, for helping to achieve straight-line precision in those difficult four-cut (eight-slice) pizza formulations. (2) From the Japanese lingerie manufacturer Ravijour comes a bra whose front clasp can be locked unless its built-in heart-rate monitor signifies that the heartbeat is characteristic of “true love.” (Ravijour said it is still testing the bra.)

Leading Economic Indicators Management Comes to the Terrorism Industry: (1) In November, the Army of Islam (Syrian rebels) announced, via a dazzling, fully functional website, that it had job “vacancies” in the fields of graphic design, photography, printing, journalism, reporting and media promotion and programming. The anti-Assad force already has a Facebook page featuring videos of alleged military victories. (2) Somalia’s coastal pirates, having peaked in 2009 in boat captures, may now be laying low only because of the familiar business problem of “inventory management.” A November

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analysis by Quartz (qz.com) showed the pirates with such a surplus of hijacked vessels (still with earnings potential) that they would likely wind those down before taking to the seas again.

-- Mumbai, India, has its share of Western-style financial advisers using computer programs familiar to Wall Street -- but with the additional layering of “financial astrologers,” who forecast successes and failures based on the alignment of the planets, among other indicators. According to a Business Week report in September, the GaneshaSpeaks service (with inspiration by the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, god of wisdom) claims 1,200 subscribers at the equivalent of about $80 a year. Said one astrologer, “Fund managers used to laugh at me.” During crises, he said, “I’m constantly crunching market and planetary data.”

-- A group of (legal) prostitutes in the Netherlands began a campaign in December to have their occupation officially termed so dangerous and physically challenging that they should be allowed (as soccer players are) to save in tax-free pension funds.

They carry out “difficult physical work,” their lawyer said, and their careers are likewise short-lived -much better-suited for the young.

Furthermore, he pointed out, prostitutes are not able, post-career, to earn money coaching or by endorsements.

-- American health-care reformers routinely decry the inability of consumer-patients to compare prices of services to help drive down the costs. Two doctors, writing for the Journal of the American Medical Association in December, illuminated the problem by surveying 20 hospitals in the Philadelphia area. Nineteen fully disclosed the prices for parking in the hospital garage (and potential discounts were shown), but only three of the 20 would disclose their prices for routine electrocardiograms ($137, $600, $1,200). ,

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n Imagine being deprived of seeing movies in the theater. For the record, just typing that sentence made me nauseous and scared.

Well, the fine folks at Aksarben Cinema (aksarbencinema.com) don’t want anyone to miss out on the theatrical experience, so they are rolling out a Sensory Friendly Movie Program designed to provide a comfortable environment for children and families affected by autism spectrum disorders and other sensory, social or cognitive disabilities. Starting Feb. 15, certain screenings will be held with the volume turned down, the lights turned up and nobody judging anybody for their behavior. Sometimes it’s easy to take certain experiences for granted. Thanks to Aksarben for making sure others don’t miss out. n And they’re not done yet! On Thursday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m., Aksarben Cinema will hold a special screening of the documentary What Matters? despite the fact I already know what matters: “Doctor Who,” the Chicago Bears and quality whiskey. The documentary disagrees and instead focuses on two activists and a skeptic who attempt to live in poverty across three continents. That doesn’t sound fun and that’s before their plane crashes in Africa. Head to aksarbencinema.com to get tickets for what is sure to be a thought-provoking experience, even if it doesn’t mention “Doctor Who.” n I don’t even know where to start talking about the loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman, whose personal struggles do not taint his unquestionable status as one of this generation’s finest actors. But let’s start with the macabre and creepy, capitalist-driven concerns. Although most of his work on the final Hunger Games movie, the two-part Mockingjay, had been completed, he still had a pivotal scene left into which he will be digitally inserted. I don’t know what it says about us or him that such a talented man’s last appearance will literally be reanimation.

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riters/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have stepped on the modern zeitgeist as forcefully as most of us have once stepped on the jagged foot-killers known as Lego blocks. The Lego Movie is kind of insane. Half the time, it operates on a critical meta-level—actually, sometimes it’s a meta-meta level—while lovingly embracing the spasticity of imaginative kids. The animation isn’t smooth like CGI or soft and staccato like Claymation. It’s twitchy and uneven, frenzied to a disorienting degree.

And it’s beautiful in its batshit insanity.

When you buy the rights for The Lego Movie, it does not come with a story. Hell, it doesn’t even come with characters. Lord and Miller use that restriction to their advantage, choosing to take an absent storyline as a blank canvas. In essence, that’s what the movie becomes about: not following existing patterns.

Emmet Brickowoski (Chris Pratt) is a nondescript Lego dude. He’s a construction worker, which has to represent like 90% of all Lego job opportunities. When evil Lord Business (Will Ferrell) steals a weapon known as the “Kragl” from Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), he sets out to destroy the world by freezing it in place. Luckily, Vitruvius speaks of a prophecy whereby a “Master Builder,” a fancy term for a Lego figure who doesn’t follow instructions, will save them using “The Missing Piece.”

Badass she-ninja Wildstyle (Elizabeth Banks), who dates Batman, meets Emmet on her way to find The Missing Piece. Of course, it’s Emmet who finds it and is deter-

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2014 Oscar Shorts = A

These gems are short on time, long on badassery.

Blue Jasmine = B+ A show-stopping performance for Cate Blanchett.

Nebraska = B-

Austenland = BA criticism of fanatics that winds up feeling a bit like fan fiction.

Her = B+

Ender’s Game = C This is one tame, lame video game.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit = D+

Rush = B+ True story about a sport we don’t care about that you’ll actually care about!

Another nice, quiet, muted film from the master.

Love between a man and his computer can be beautiful.

Paint-by-numbers spy thriller with less brains than it thinks.

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mined to be “the chosen one,” in a sendup of every single epic story ever. Thus, the average Emmet must join forces with a wild cadre of characters ranging from Superman (Channing Tatum) to a mutant hybrid of adorable called Unikitty (Alison Brie).

And in the third act, things get real.

The Lego Movie is, first and foremost, hilarious. From Arnett’s Batman wooing Wildstyle with an emo song about how he’s an orphan to Charlie Day’s spaceshipobsessed astronaut, the movie never stops with the funny. The comedy here is satire, albeit satire of low-hanging fruit. The film blasts our homogenous, oblivious society’s capitalism and lack of innovation. At least it does so with breathless, visually unique animated action sequences.

Sadly, the end is too cloying. Worse yet, for a movie this progressive in some respects, it sucks that Wildstyle is reduced to being a female prize awarded to a dude for his heroism.

Last week, the makers of Lego received a letter from a young girl asking why the construction toys seem to be less interested in targeting her gender. The Lego Movie won’t help, as it never features more than two female characters on screen at one time, unless you count Unikitty. Plus, the final message focuses on a son’s relationship with his father, so this omission seems dubious twice over.

Still, The Lego Movie is stupid fun to watch, hilarious in all the right ways and one of the most original animated blockbusters anyone has constructed in quite some time.

GRADE = B+

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