Fashion Week Cleveland

Hallie Witwer

When else do I have a better opportunity to bust out my favorite pair of purple denim pants?

Album Reviews

Alkaline Trio

My Shame Is True

Emily Meister

My Shame Is True is the 9th full-length album from “cult punk rock heroes” Alkaline Trio.

David Bowie

The Next Day

Danielle Raub

The fact that I would marry David Bowie and bear little Ziggys with fabulous ginger mullets and space suits does not mean I won’t give David’s new album The Next Day the full critique (notice we’re on a first name basis).

Tear Out The Heart

Violence

Lisa Sanchez

Do I smell Evil Dead references? These boys really know how to massage that meaty tender spot between my spinal cord and squishy viscera.

Jimi Hendrix

People, Hell and Angels

Chad W. Lutz

Sometimes our favorite, late artists give us exactly what we want: more.

For Boston

Dropkick Murphys Support Boston Marathon Victims with Release of Charity EP

Tiffany Wilhelm

As the Standells sang: Boston, you’re my home. Dropkick – I love you even more than your fantastic music for constantly supporting that home.

The Dropkick Murphys have released Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity EP, a special three-song EP available exclusively through iTunes for only $1.29. All parties involved have agreed to donate 100% of proceeds to The Claddagh Fund, a charity run by Dropkick bassist/vocalist Ken Casey, which will ensure that the money raised directly benefits the victims and their families.

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Kent: May 3, 2013

Chad W. Lutz

43 Years ago something happened here that disrupted the foreseeable flow of time. Events born of war and civil unrest spurred the sleeping dragons of infamy and forever blotted tomorrow’s date with images we’ll never forget and a message that’s sure to last. May 4, 1970, almost seems too far removed to think it ever even happened, but it did.

CIFF 2013 Comes to a Close After Entertaining, Educating, and Challenging Minds

Hallie Witwer

During the last stretch of the 2013 Cleveland International Film Festival I was able to take in a wide array of films that made me laugh, cry and contemplate. The last week of the festival brought record breaking crowds and lasting memories for all who attended. Friday, April 12th was volunteer appreciation day, which gave the countless volunteers who make the festival the success it is the applause they deserve. With 8,334 volunteer hours logged, I think we can agree that the volunteers are truly the heart of the festival.

CIFF Continues to Move and Inspire

Hallie Witwer

My past few days spent at the Cleveland International Film Festival have taught me so very much in an extremely powerful way about what’s going on in our world.

The 37th Annual CIFF Electrifies Downtown

Hallie Witwer

he 37th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival is now in full swing and downtown’s Tower City has been flooded with a cultural overflow of pure, unadulterated energy. Day 3 isn’t showing any less crowds than the magnificent and packed Opening Night Gala and the main floor’s fountain area is filled with vendors selling crafts and other homemade goods as artists take advantage of the unusually large crowds.

For A Better Buckeye

May Schedule

Chad W. Lutz

Attention Athletes! We’re in the thick of April showers, which means only one thing: May marathon season. America is bouncing back and resilient as ever after the tragic events of this year’s Boston Marathon. Races in support of the event have been springing up all over the State of Ohio in addition to the usual gambit of 5ks, 10ks, half marathons and full marathons May boasts. Search through our For A Better Buckeye May 2013 list of athletic events to find the perfect culmination of your spring fitness pursuits or simply challenge yourself to lead a better, healthier lifestyle.

Whether you’re a full-time pro or just getting into the swing of things, these events offer a wide variety of competition for every age and every level of athletic ability.

The Sum(mer) of its Parts

Cleveland

Matt MacDonald

Summer time is upon us! We have finally been granted a reprieve from the days when we are hermetically sealed in our homes in an effort to not freeze our asses off. The thirst to be outside and to be inhaling fresh air by the bucketful is thick in our throats.

Cleveland Cavaliers 2012-2013 Season Wrap-Up

Chad W. Lutz

Keep the faith, Cleveland. There IS always next year.

A Question of Ethics

Matt MacDonald

I am a man that saw something happen that most people won’t see nor will they have happen to them. As a responsible adult and a responsible father I needed to draw the line and show my kids the difference between humans and animals.

Paradise: Found

Chad W. Lutz

No sympathy for the savage heart.