QUEEN OF THE NIGHT The conflicted double life of Israeli Orthodox Jew Shadar Hadar, 34, might be as formidable to manage as that of an international spy. Though deeply and defiantly religious, he typically around midnight “trades his knitted white yarmulke” for a “wavy blond wig and pink velvet dress” and takes the stage as a nascent drag queen, according to an August … [Read more...] about Great Art and Queen Of The Night and Rules Shall Set Us Free
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Stewarts Burgers In Kihei Is Simple And Delicious
The glorious burger has a new incarnation in Kihei. Stewart’s Burgers recently opened next to Starbuck’s in the Kukui Mall. They kind of slid in under the radar when Stew Pinsky and his wife Trina Teruya Pinsky bought the existing Fat Daddy’s burger restaurant. They made a few subtle changes like hand-patted Hawaii Ranchers beef patties sourced from Big Island and Garden … [Read more...] about Stewarts Burgers In Kihei Is Simple And Delicious
THE GREAT GATSBY New Movie Review
Late into Baz Luhrmann’s film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, Tobey Maguire utters the line, “I’m tired of all of you people.” I knew how he felt and thought the same thing early on. There’s a lot of talent and opulence on display here but, while the story is capably re-told, it amounts to a thoroughly artificial, tiresome and hollow movie. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as … [Read more...] about THE GREAT GATSBY New Movie Review
Drunk Cops and Fake Free Trucks and Great Art
POLICE BLOTTO In some jurisdictions, a driver can be presumed impaired with a blood alcohol reading as low as .07 (and suggestively impaired at a reading below that), but according to a WMAQ-TV investigation in February, some suburban Chicago police forces allow officers to work with their own personal readings as high as .05. While officers may be barred from driving at that … [Read more...] about Drunk Cops and Fake Free Trucks and Great Art
Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review
In this prequel to L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz books and the timeless 1939 musical, James Franco plays Oz as a ramshackle, womanizing, traveling magician. A tornado whisks him away to the land of Oz, where, due to a prophecy, he is declared king. But there’s a catch: he will become ruler of the land and in possession of piles of gold only after he kills the … [Read more...] about Oz The Great And Powerful New Movie Review