Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Do you feel the hate? I bet you do, but only because you’re so sensitive to it. The fact is, there are always going to be some people who more or less despise you, no matter what you do. It’s lame that you should get this kind of treatment now, during your birthday season, but try not to fixate on it, if at all possible. You focus way too much on the … [Read more...] about
Archives for September 2008
A dose of hula Saturday (Sept 27), 7:30pm, Castle Theatre, MACC [MUSIC] Outside the Hawaiian Isles, hula is probably one of the most misunderstood dance forms out there. On-island we occasionally get the chance to check out some extremely moving purveyors of the art. This weekend will serve as such an opportunity when two-time Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning male vocalist and … [Read more...] about
Don’t believe in ‘Miracle’
Spike Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down by ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice. Lee’s muddle of inappropriate camera angles, overemphasized exposition and overall inability to get beyond the scope of his source material makes this cinematic garment seem like it was made with a … [Read more...] about Don’t believe in ‘Miracle’
Spa of the land
Remember that old ad slogan “Calgon take me away”? It was the brilliant idea of some marketing genius to insinuate that a woman’s daily stresses could be kicked to the curb by a few bath granules and hot water. Let me be the first to expose the urban legend—it doesn’t work. The modern woman’s stresses go beyond what tricks Calgon can perform in your own bathtub. But if you are … [Read more...] about Spa of the land
Merriman’s
In the interest of full disclosure, I have a confession to make before I deliver this review: I work for Peter Merriman. So does Dave, my boyfriend and partner in culinary crime. On the weekends, when I’m not busy banging on this keyboard and he’s free from raising and lowering the sails on the boat he works on, we fill our pockets by slinging the tasty creations … [Read more...] about Merriman’s