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Turn from your destructive ways Just because Phil Robertson believes that homosexuality is a sin, and bases his belief on what the Bible says, doesn’t mean he’s anti-gay or spewing hate or not a Christian. Even Jesus himself pointed out sin in other people, that they might turn away and live a life above it! That is actually an act of love! If I know that someone uses drugs, I’m going to tell them that it’s wrong. It doesn’t mean I hate them or am trying to control them — but hoping that they will turn from their destructive ways. And whether or not they choose to listen to my advice, I
will still choose to love them and accept them and support them. I don’t have to endorse the lifestyle they’re living in order to do any of those things. — posted online at NUVO.net by “CorrectionIsLove”
Bible as a backbone of love I can’t believe someone would think comparing [another’s sexual orientation] to beastiality is love. If you want to use the Bible as your backbone it should be used for love, redemption, understanding, forgiveness, and acceptance. Using it to speak against gays just makes you look like an uneducated asshole. — posted by “VACA” NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // THIS WEEK 3
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MICHAEL JORDAN IN INDY - - REALLY? T alk about a mighty whiff. Just before the holidays the Indianapolis Business Journal reported on how one of Downtown’s oldest buildings is being renovated in order to house a pair of art galleries. The building, at 42 E. Washington St., will feature galleries on two floors, one of which, Second Floor Art and Entertainment, will have a sports theme. The IBJ story went on to say that the centerpiece of that gallery will be a permanent replica of the Michael Jordan sculpture that sits outside the United Center in Chicago. Michael Jordan. Really? Not surprisingly, the story drew a stream of reader comments about as long as my arm expressing incredulity at the decision to give Michael Jordan, Chicago’s greatest basketball star and nemesis of Indiana’s Pacers, pride of place at a prominent downtown location. Jordan, you may recall, drove a dagger into the heart of one of Indy’s greatest teams during an epic playoff series in 1998. That team, led by Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, battled the Bulls down to the wire in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference Finals. Those games were electrifying and brought Indianapolis together in a way unrivalled by any other sports event until, of course, the Colts’ Super Bowl run. Reggie Miller, it should be noted, has yet to get his statue in Indianapolis. Now I have to admit that while I love the arts and sports, I’ve never really been moved by most efforts to combine the two. Sports deal in the literal. You win, you lose; a play is made or it isn’t. Statistics, quantification, means a lot in sports, from batting averages to quarterback ratings to the time it takes to run a mile. The arts tend to gather their strengths from other sources.
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They find meaning in what can’t be measured, in experiences where something may be deeply felt but, until an artist finds a means of expressing it, virtually invisible. This is why, at its best, art concerning sports tends to take the form of nifty illustration, and why work like that Georgia St. sculpture of John Wooden surrounded by a bunch of legs cut off at the thigh can strike so many of us as ludicrously misbegotten. That said, there is no question but that sports have made a large and lasting contribution to Indy’s sense of place. Celebrating this legacy is a great idea. In fairness, it should be noted that Second Floor Art & Entertainment has commissioned pieces depicting Reggie Wayne and Paul George for resale. But Michael Jordan? On permanent display in downtown Indianapolis? Perhaps the people behind Second Floor Art & Entertainment are Michael Jordan fans. That’s understandable and, in Chicago, homage to Jordan would be good for business. Not here. Indianapolis is not a suburb of Chicago. No, Indianapolis is its own city, with its own history and heroes. Come to think of it, where’s the statue of Larry Bird? n
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The Michael Jordan sculpture by Omri and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany of Highland Park, Ill., stands outside Chicago’s United Center over the caption “The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.” Pacers fans, however, know Indy players that stood toe to toe with No. 23. 4 VOICES // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
WHAT HAPPENED? Mind-blowing stats from the judiciary Chief Justice Brent Dickson rained an embarrassment of statistical riches on us during his 2014 State of Judiciary address last Wednesday, including this sobering reality: Across this state more than 16,000 abused and neglected children are involved with court system and more than 3,500 people volunteer as courtappointed special advocates to serve them in 63 certified programs across 78 counties. Another amazing stat judiciary researchers derived through analysis of Odyssey case management data: Of all civil cases, 63 percent of the parties involved were not represented by counsel. In family law cases, 60 percent of litigants do not have attorneys. “When people are in court without a lawyer, bad things happen,” Dickson said. Sand trap of misinformation captures more Americans On Thursday, we heard from Yale and George Mason universities, who were spreading the word that their study of “Climate Change in the American Mind” was yielding some interesting results. To wit: Almost two-thirds of Americans surveyed said they “believe global warming is happening” with 51 percent saying they are “somewhat” or “very worried.” Meanwhile, however, researchers also measured a seven-percentage-point uptick in respondents, 23 percent overall, who said they believe that global warming is not happening. “Our findings show that the public’s understanding of global warming’s reality, causes, and risks has not improved and has, in at least one important respect, gone in the wrong direction over the past year,” said Ed Maibach, one of the George Mason University researchers, in a news release. “Better public communication about global warming is needed now more than ever.” Indiana bats to benefit from new nature preserve The environmental news Thursday was much better on the local front (though the majority of local political leaders still appear to be actively disengaged on climate change as an action issue). PHOTO COURTESY OF RICH FIELDS Holladay Properties donated 50 AND USFWSMIDWEST VIA FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS acres, with an estimated value of $4.3 million, to the to the Central Indiana Land Trust. The land, which is part of AmeriPlex complex in southwest Marion County, will be maintained and enhanced as a nature preserve — to be named at a later time. Wildlife preservation efforts will build on work already underway on an abutting parcel of Airport Authority land, which is targeting improvements to aid the endangered Indiana bat. — REBECCA TOWNSEND 6 NEWS // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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usiness fired up at the Indiana General Assembly on a snowy Tuesday morning this week, following the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Lawmakers have yet to vote on whether the gay marriage amendment, House Joint Resolution 3, and its so-called “clarifying” bill, House Bill 1153, will proceed to the House floor. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which last week held a hearing lasting more than three hours on the matter, asked House Speaker Brian Bosma to reassign the bill after determining that his committee did not have the votes to advance the matter. So Bosma announced on Tuesday that bills would be transferred to the House Elections and Apportionment Committee, which would hold another round of hearings the following day, Jan. 22, at 3:30 p.m. “The caucus wants an opportunity to vote and represent their districts — it is one of the major issues they want to address,” said a GOP spokesperson Tuesday, noting that those votes could be for or against the measure, and adding that the legislative process, “is an ever-changing landscape.”
Victims on hold The hold-up in the Judiciary Committee as lawmakers grappled with whether the government will advance homophobic policy (against the interests of some of the state’s largest employers and the unanimous opinion of the Christian Theological Seminary, among others) held up other business before the committee, such as HB 1014, the effort by Rep. Rebecca Kubacki, R-Syracuse, to improve the state’s response to victims of domestic violence who are attempting to divorce their abusers. Kubacki declined to comment on leadership priorities that would hear the gay marriage debate before hearing a domestic-violence-response bill, but she did offer an impassioned explanation of why she thinks the bill is necessary. Currently an abused spouse requesting a divorce faces a 60-day waiting period. “For people that don’t under-
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Transit advocates with the Indianapolis Congregational Action Network on Tuesday organized in the Statehouse Rotunda before dispersing to encourage lawmakers to support Senate Bill 176 — the mass transit bill. Advocates will return Thursday for Transit Day — activities begin at 10 a.m.
stand domestic violence, when a victim makes that decision to leave, it is a huge decision. It is wrong to hold it up in the courts. I want to fast track that.” Domestic violence is “swept under the rug,” Kubacki added. “This is what is important to me: to make Indiana a notolerance state.” A companion bill, HB 1016, which would enable a minor to request a protective order without adult consent, has also failed to gain traction thus far as the gay marriage sucked the air away from the other 24 bills and three resolutions waiting for Judiciary Committee action. Kubacki is also pursuing HB1106, legislation which would require a prescription for compounds containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. While people worry about the inconvenience of seeking a prescription for these substances, which are key ingredients in popular cold medications as well as methamphetamine, Kubacki said she is much more worried about the kids affected by meth addiction, which, she noted, make up a disproportion of the kids assigned to the care of
the Department of Child Services. “Our district has a huge issue with meth … no one is advocating for the children being taken from these meth homes,” she said. “When you see these kids … my heart breaks. I’ve officially made myself the mother of Indiana. I’m going to protect all children.” Two local lawmakers, Reps. Christina Hale and Karlee Macer, both Democrats, have also introduced bills to improve the lives of Indiana women. Hale’s HB 1137, would require state agencies to study domestic and sexual violence and how to better serve victims so that Indiana can reduce the current statistic that estimates 1 in 6 Hoosier girls has been a victim of sexual violence. The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee has yet to hear it. Meanwhile, Macer’s HB 1117 would improve services for Hoosier women veterans, who Macer noted often struggle to find services they need to escape homelessness because they are grappling with childrens’ needs as well. The bill has advanced from committee and is waiting for a hearing on the floor.
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Transit Day Mass transit advocates, employ your favorite mode of transit (of the options currently available in Central Indiana) to the Indiana Statehouse for rally followed by a series of legislative liaisons. Register at indianacat.org/transit-day.
Get on the bus Tuesday also marked the beginning of big push by transit advocates this week at the Statehouse in support of Senate Bill 176, which is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Tax & Fiscal Committee. The bill, authored by Indianapolis Republican senators Pat Miller and Brent Waltz, is similar to transit bills introduced in past sessions, but it does shake up the question of financing. Previous versions of the bill would have required Central Indiana counties wishing to expand mass transit options to vote on whether residents were willing to support an increase in local option income taxes. SB 176 spreads those costs around by, in addition to the vote on local option income tax increase, imposing on corporations in counties that opt in a county income tax or a county employment tax and mandating that fares cover at least 25 percent of the transportation system’s costs. The Indianapolis Congregational Action Network held a press conference in the Statehouse Rotunda Tuesday at noon to underscore their belief that SB 176’s passage would benefit the city in several ways. “As people of faith … we believe in taking care of our neighbors … in a building public systems that recognize that we are all connected,” said Rev. Linda McCrae of Central Christian Church, noting 1,500 volunteers were engaged with IndyCAN’s voter engagement program. Rev. Darren Cushman Wood of North United Methodist added his belief that: “Mass transit can bring us together. Indianapolis is marked by economic segregation; mass transit can be a cornerstone for breaking down those barriers.” Tim Vaughn, a deacon with Christian Love Missionary Baptist Church, detailed his daily ordeal of waking at 3:30 a.m. to make it to his job at 7 a.m. by traveling first Downtown to get to Castleton, then walking 45 minutes to East 96th Street. “It takes 14 hours to get paid for 8 and I lack quality time with my family,” Vaughn said, noting that in inclement weather he is often forced to walk in the street. “I don’t believe we should have to risk our lives to do what’s right for our family and community.” Transit advocates will regroup at the Statehouse Thursday for Transit Day, the first opportunity in which the Senate Tax & Fiscal Committee may hear the bill. n
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Thurs., Jan. 23, 10 a.m., Statehouse Atrium Interactions that Shape Policy & Society Refreshments will accompany a panel discussion on how the interactions between nonprofits and government can move Indiana toward a stronger civil society. Happy Hour to follow at the Tomlinson Tap Room right next door. Thurs., Jan. 23, 5:30-6:45 p.m., The Platform (West Wing of City Market) 202 E. Market St.
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The House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee on Tuesday held hearings on the regulation of residential property, but is seeking more compromise among various viewpoints before proceeding to a vote. Committee Chair Kevin Mahan, R-Hartford City, said that because of the short session, which ends March 14, “there is some good legislation that is not going to see light.”
Rivers of the Anthropocene Conference A multi-disciplinary exploration of river issues from the 1750s through modern times, organizers plugged into an international network academics, artists, teachers and activists are “approaching rivers and their landscapes not simply as natural phenomena but as human-nature entanglements [in an effort to] create a new framework for understanding and addressing one of the most pressing ecological issues of the 21st century: water security.”
Here is a snapshot on some other issues pertaining to Hoosier ecology that are currently in the legislative mix:
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HB 1179 — PROTECTING BACK-COUNTRY FOREST AREAS
Fight For Air Climb Launch Breakfast The American Lung Association is hosting a free breakfast to discuss its Fight For Air and kick off the annual Fight For Air Climb event.
The digest of this bill authored by Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, explains, its mandate “that back-country areas of Yellowwood State Forest, Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Jackson-Washington State Forest, and Clark State Forest may not be developed in a manner that permits motorized access, sale of timber, or commercial activity.” This represents a small percentage of the forestland managed by the state. The bill has yet to be heard by the House Natural Resources Committee. Monday is likely its last chance, so forest advocates must get busy. SB 398 is also seeking to support state wilderness areas.
HB 1183 — THE RECYCLING BILL
In addition to outlining some annual recycling data reporting requirements, this bill would establish a state goal to recycle at least 50 percent of all municipal waste by 2019. The House Committee on Environmental Affairs passed this bill and it is waiting to be heard on the House floor. Senate Bills 324, 298 and 399 could also bolster recycling efforts.
HB 1200 / SB 186 – RIGHT TO FARM
This is a statutory rather than constitutional attempt to enshrine a “Right to Farm.” The House version of the bill remains in committee, while senate version was up for third reading Tuesday. Killing this bill is the Hoosier Environmental Council’s No. 1 legislative priority this session because advocates believe it will interfere with environmental accountability.
HB 1143 — THE “NO MORE STRINGENT THAN” BILL
This bill is of concern to environmental advocates because it would prohibit state government from enacting any law that would establish environmental standards “more stringent than” federal law. This is another bill that irks HEC.
SB 101 / HB1191 — “AG GAG” V. BUSINESS PRIVACY It’s back, but has yet to proceed to a floor vote in either chamber.
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t 5:35 p.m. on Nov. 26, 2013, Joseph Crone walks into the IUPUI University Library. He’s carrying his art kit in a large briefcase. In his Stafford cabbie hat and trimmed beard, he looks like a character out of his drawings. It’s no accident: He sometimes takes photos of himself as reference for his artwork. He heads straight for the third floor, finds a quiet corner and sets up his portable studio in a study carrel. Before he sits down to work, he sets up a portable lamp. He hates the library’s ubiquitous fluorescent bulbs and the cold, stingy light they give off. Then he removes from his briefcase a clear Plexiglas sheet overlaying a white thermoplastic board. Sandwiched between them is an uncompleted colored pencil on paper drawing of a splayed out dude, murdered, wearing a trench coat. This work is a departure for Crone, in terms of both style and media. It’s the final installment of a series of colored pencil on paper works, drawn in a comic book style, to be displayed in a show at the Indianapolis Art Center in a group show, Double Vision, through Feb. 2. The deadline for completing this work is Dec. 2, 2013. Now Crone pulls out a black and white photograph of a woman clad in underwear and an unbuttoned raincoat. She’s leaning on the railing of a fire escape at night. She has in one hand her high heel shoes, a briefcase in the other. The model is a longtime friend. Crone took the digitally-manipulated photo with his Nikon camera. There’s one more item in the briefcase: a sheet of Dura-Lar semi-translucent polyester film, on which Crone is drawing, in Faber-Castell black pencil, a piece inspired by the aforementioned photo. When it’s finished, the face of the woman
on the Dura-Lar will look more realistic in some respects than the digital photograph of the camera-flash-bathed face. For Crone, the pencil is a more subtle instrument than the camera lens. It would be reductive to call his work photorealistic: expressionistic touches add layers of psychological complexity that couldn’t be registered by any image sensor. Crone is working on two pieces — and two shows — at once. This drawing on the woman on a fire escape is the fourth and final panel for a series of four works that must be shipped off on Dec. 20, 2013, to Arcadia Contemporary, a Manhattanbased gallery that will display his work at the LA Art Show in January. This will be Crone’s biggest opportunity so far to make a splash on the national level. Assuming, of course, that he gets everything done on time.
BETWEEN TWO FILMS Billed as “the most diverse art show in the world,” the LA Art Show opens January 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Actor Tim Robbins will be present as an “Art Ambassador,” alongside the world’s most prominent art collectors. It’s no accident that Crone will be showing work here. It’s because of his superb rendering ability using novel materials — film noir characterizations and settings — for which Crone has become known in the art world. You may have seen his solo show at Wug Laku’s Studio and Garage in December 2011, or his Stutz show in collaboration with sculptor Emily Budd in September 2012. He won the Stutz Artist Association Residency for 20112012, received the Robert Beckmann Emerging Artist Fellowship, and his work has been featured in numerous Indy-area group shows. He’s also received acclaim well
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It takes Crone approximately 100 hours to create one of his hyper-realistic scenes such as this illustration titled “Room with a View” (2013), shown above in progress and completed at right.
beyond the municipal boundaries of Indianapolis. The list of awards and spreads featuring his work by art magazines goes on and on. Perhaps most significantly, however, was a recent invitation to write a feature for Colored Pencil Magazine. Editor-in-Chief Sally Ford calls Crone “a pioneer” in his use of acetate and Dura-Lar as support mediums for his drawings. “Joseph Crone was first featured in our March 2012 issue and caused quite a stir with his signature style of art and incited many questions into his work process,” says Ford. “We invited Joseph to help answer these inquiries in an article published in our July 2013 issue called “Between Two Films” as an intro to working on film and Dura-Lar surfaces. As a result, we have seen an increase of amazing artwork created on these surfaces, in no small part due to the inspiration caused by the work of Joseph Crone.” Renown in the art world doesn’t necessarily entail the financial success needed to sustain a career as an independent, working artist. Crone’s welldeserved recognition doesn’t change the fact that he currently works 30 hours as a server in two local restaurants to
supplement his family’s income. Take this particular day (Nov. 26, 2013) for example. Crone woke at about 7 a.m. and made breakfast for his family after going to bed at 1 a.m. the previous morning. Crone managed to get a little drawing in before working the lunchtime rush at MacNiven’s on Mass Ave. Then he came home at 3:30 p.m. and took care of Jasper, the two-yearold child of Crone and his girlfriend, Britt Leiendecker, who live together. Crone loves playing with his son, and doesn’t try to multitask while taking care of him. Considering the extremely delicate nature of Crone’s work that would be a disaster. He splits child rearing with Leiendecker who, because of her enrollment in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at Ivy Tech, has significant time demands as well. So if Crone stays up until 3 a.m. drawing, as he often does, and Jasper wakes at 4:30 a.m. — and it’s his turn to take care of the little dude — then, so much for sleeping. But, fortunately Crone got what passes (for him) for a full night’s sleep last night — six hours — so he’s only mildly groggy by the time he sits down in his carrel at the IUPUI University Library.
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“Room with a View” (2013)
PLUG AND CHUG It’s 5:50 p.m. Crone has his array of pencils, erasers, and sharpeners at the ready, electronica piping into his ears. He sets to work drawing with short, circular strokes, filling in the outlines of the drawing on the Dura-Lar. It’s a thirsty material, drinking up the carbon from his pencil and demanding patience in order to get the right shade on the grayscale. Both the media and method of composition are demanding in terms of time commitment: Crone estimates that he spends 100 hours composing on each 8½ x 12 stretch of Dura-Lar. Why 100 hours? Well, drawing at Crone’s level is a very time-intensive process: it’s not just plug and chug. First step: he draws the outline of the figure based on his photograph. Next, he’ll
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spend a lot of his time filling that outline in with the appropriate shading. There are certain crucial points where there is even less room for error than usual, such as in the composition of facial features. Things don’t always go perfectly, so it helps to have the feedback of another expert eye at this stage. In fact, he usually waits until he gets home for these crucial details (more about that later). Finally, after the composition in pencil is finished on one side — remember that the Dura-Lar film on which he’s drawing is semi-translucent — he will darken up areas, by drawing on the opposite side so that light doesn’t penetrate through. SEE, NOIR, ON PAGE 10 NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // COVER STORY 9
“The Rendezvous” (2013)
“Last Call” (2013)
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Sarasota, Fla., which he attended with the help of a scholarship, he pursued graphic design. His parents had convinced him that a degree in said field was more marketable than a concentration in fine arts. “They were afraid that if I were to get into fine art or illustration or something like that, there wouldn’t be any jobs waiting for me,” says Crone. But after two years at Ringling pursuing that route, Crone found that his urge to draw was just too strong (and switching to a fine arts concentration at Ringling would’ve been just too expensive). After a brief stint at Ball State University, he transferred to the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis and graduated in 2010 with a degree in General Fine Arts.
With so much on the line, there’s not a second to waste. Success at the LA Art Show, after all, just might mean representation — and a good chance of making it as a self-supporting artist. Save for toilet breaks, and a pause at 10 p.m. to chug down a 5-Hour Energy Shot, Crone won’t leave his chair until the library closes at midnight.
HOOSIER ROOTS With a biography like Crone’s, you might expect him to be showing nostalgic rural landscapes in the Hoosier Salon. “I was actually raised on a farm in a town they call Farmland, Ind.,” says the 32-year-old Crone. “It’s a historic town east of Muncie. At a young age I was always drawing, my older brothers would draw. So I would just do what they did. Even if at one point my brother convinced me to eat a cricket, after he supposedly did, which he didn’t. And I threw up behind his back. And I convinced him that it was actually good. It definitely didn’t taste like chicken. That was my brother Aaron. My brother Jeff, as well, would draw.” Crone’s father worked for GM as an engineer, creating dies, supplementing the income on their 25-acre farm. His father was also an artist — an exacting artist who worked with stained glass — which might partly explain Crone’s own hyper-detailed approach to art-making. When Crone went off to college at Ringling School of Art and Design in 10 COVER STORY // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
“Decaying Consciousness” (2010)
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At Herron, Crone encountered printmaking, specifically, the process of lithography in which you draw on Mylar in order to have that image transferred onto a photolithographic plate. He liked the first part of the process — the drawing. “But when it came down to the actual printmaking process I was awful,” he says. “It was frustrating. I could never get the results I wanted that I could just by drawing. So that’s how I came about it. And then I started doing more research with the acetate and colored pencil. Dave Morrison, who is just an amazing artist at Herron, was there to coach me, to push me more into the realism. That’s when I started using magnifying glasses to draw as well because he had that.” So Crone started exploring the
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media, finding out which kind of pencils work for him on Mylar and similar materials such as acetate. The first real opportunity that Crone had to display such work in a gallery setting was the Starbucks Avant Grande show at the Indianapolis Art Center in 2007. “I think that’s when it really clicked that I had something going for me,” he says. “It was actually when I got my first tattoo. It was on the inside of my arm but basically it’s the signature that I have on my drawings. The little sphere: the little gear. I designed that... I got it that evening before the show because I figured why not make it monumental all around? That was like the defining moment of my art career.” What does the tattoo represent to him? “It’s symbolic as far as a gear: mechanical,” he says. “Since I draw very mechanically. I try to achieve perfection.” In the past several years he’s made adjustments to his work in terms of conceptual content and in media. Media-wise, he’s abandoned acetate and started drawing on Dura-Lar, which (as its name seems to suggest) is a more durable support medium for his kind of art and doesn’t warp as much under pressure and the heat of his hands. He’s also turned away from some of the depictions prevalent in his work until recently. Early on, Crone was drawn by, and drew, darkly weird subjects. If you look at his work as late as 2011, it isn’t hard to see the influence of directors like David Lynch and David Fincher. “One of my good friends — he’s in
a lot of my drawings — he introduced me to David Lynch about seven years ago,” says Crone. “We would watch marathons of Twin Peaks. I think we watched the whole series within two or three weeks. It changed my perspective in some of the work that I was trying to achieve, a certain aesthetic.” This aesthetic is at work in drawings like “Prisoner of One’s Device,” where you see multiple portrayals of the same man, in a room, gun in hand. Crone modeled the subject in this drawing on a friend. Such Lynchian work — sometimes created by Crone using himself as a model — isn’t autobiographical. But the darkness in such work echoed to some degree some personal issues that he was working through at the time. His current direction, however, is in the direction of a more classic kind of film noir. Or in Crone’s own words, “More Hitchcock, less Lynch.” This turn came at least partially as a result of conversations that he’s had recently. One particularly important conversation was with Arcadia Contemporary president and founder Steve Diamant. Diamant wanted to see more drawings that were geared to a wider audience than much of Crone’s previous work. Arcadia, which will show Crone’s work at the LA Art Show, also represents some of the contemporary artists that Crone admires most: Casey Baugh, Brad Kunkle.
BACK HOME AGAIN It’s Wednesday, Dec. 4., 5:30 p.m., and Crone is at home in his Broad Ripple apartment. He turned in his work for the Art Center two days ago, but the LA Art Show deadline is still hanging over him. This apartment is a remarkably neat place considering that it houses a toddler and two cats in addition to its adult residents. It’s also got a certain Far East vibe. Over the couch you can see a mixed media triptych, painted on wood. It’s a collaboration — as yet unfinished — between him and Britt Leiendecker. The landscape has a Japanese woodblock feel. Leiendecker is the expert eye that helps Crone at home with drawing facial features. “I think that Britt helps out a lot because she has an artistic eye,” he says. “She’s good at looking at it objectively because after looking at it for so many hours I kind of ... . I could easily see one thing and she sees another thing. It usually happens in the afternoon when Jasper is taking a nap. She helps out but I’m stubborn, so I get mad sometimes.” Crone is looking over the work bound for the LA Art Show. He wants to see how the four panels of this series look together, in consecutive order. Except
“Inside Job” (2011)
D WATCH “WE WOUL S OF MARATHON S. ... TWIN PEAK D MY IT CHANGE E.” PERSPECTIV for drawing #4, the one that he was working on at IUPUI University Library, all of the work is framed and covered with glass. The first “The Rendezvous” depicts a man in a suit waiting on a street corner with a briefcase. The second, “Last Call,” shows said man in conversation with the woman in a bar, and the blurred images of patrons behind them. In the third, “Salut,” you see this man and woman in an apartment. The woman is reaching for a gun hidden in a newspaper in a way that gives you a good look at her upper body. The fourth drawing, “Room with a View,” will show that woman on a fire escape. And, after his deadline passes, and his work ships out, he might just have a spare moment to contemplate where he’s going next with his work. Will he head into more stylized and spontaneous territory? Or perhaps he’ll venture into a more extreme hyperrealism where, in his words, “you have a large painting and you can see a person’s pores.” And if, while contemplating these questions, he glances out the window of his fifth story apartment, he’ll see the Indianapolis Art Center below, where he first set the gears in motion 7 years ago. n
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BOOK REVIEW COLUMBUS, INDIANA: MIDWESTERN MODERNIST MECCA THOMAS R. SCHIFF Skira/Rizzoli, $50 e “The wide format of the panoramic photograph is a bit unconventional,” Thomas R. Schiff writes in the intro to his new coffee table book depicting Columbus, Ind.’s built environment. “But I find it absorbing to see a single two-dimensional picture that is the product of combining all elements of a multi-dimensional view.” Schiff’s detailed, careful widescreen snapshots of just about everything built in Columbus since 1950 disorient in the kind of way that prompts one to reconsider the familiar (like right angles). Skira/Rizzoli presents Schiff’s photos in a luxe package that opens to 33 inches for a two-page spread, wide enough for the eye to immerse itself in each landscape, narrow enough to fit on your desk. Scholarly apparatus is restricted to a substantial, funny, short essay by Justin Davidson that considers a few of the city’s greatest hits in detail: “Moving through [Eliel Saarinen’s First Christian Church] is like wandering into a Bach cantata: it’s a dazzling work of sacred worldliness — spiritual, solid and fantastically detailed.” You’ll have to do further research to figure out how more obscure buildings photographed by Schiff fit into the city’s architectural history. — SCOTT SHOGER
ON DISPLAY Martha Nahrwold: The Guardian Series r My favorite from Nahrwold’s work displayed in her studio/ gallery space is “Finding Dragons and Other Beasties,” which is full of color, light and rhythm. It depicts an exhilarating and fantastical array of underwater life. Also worth seeing are monoprints and mixed media works that make up her “Guardian Series,” which focuses on the life-force of a single tree. Five Seasons Gallery at Circle City Industrial Complex, North Studios, By appointment Art School Rejects III t Martha Emily Davis’s triptych of photos, “Second Seeing” is one of the standouts in this group show, which consists of work rejected from the 2013 Herron Undergraduate Exhibition. Her black and white film photographs show transmission towers; that is, overhead power lines that bring us electricity, as well as warmth, light, and security. In “Second Seeing,” the transmission towers are rendered as skeletal centurions holding the line against impending darkness. Indy Indie Artist Colony through Jan. 24 — DAN GROSSMAN
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gray aluminum cabinet owned by the Department of Public Works becomes a canvas. The canvas begets a painting. The painting sparks a conversation about the value of public art. That’s what happened when 19 traffic signal boxes morphed into one-of-a-kind art pieces along an eastside community’s main thoroughfares. Irvington is home to Foundation East, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing “artists, funders, and dreamers” together to transform eastside neighborhoods through public art. The traffic signal box idea originated from an unlikely source. IMPD Officer Shane Foley attended a conference where he learned about the decades-old concept of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). He told Irvington Terrace’s Crimewatch group about CPTED’s landscaping and lighting design principles — and its philosophy that modifying the built environment can deter criminals. “I was trying to tell anyone who would listen, and Irvington Terrace picked up the idea,” Foley said. The group already had a history of litter cleanups and beautification efforts, and CPTED theory hit home. During 2012’s Great Indy Cleanup, volunteers painted seven boxes along East Washington Street using designs selected from artist submissions. The 2013 round of boxes were painted by the artists themselves. After a few of the paintings were defaced in the wee hours of Dec. 31, 2013, community outcry was immediate and fierce. Rita Spalding, one of whose paintings was damaged, received 600 emails and countless expressions of support on Facebook. She was able to restore her still life because she’d applied a layer of clear coat finish. Now Foundation East’s founders, Aaron Story and Vishant Shah, hope to ride that wave of public support to raise funds for the same treatment on all boxes. They also hope to gain buy-in for future Pennsy Trail and Ellenberger Park installations, along with their plan, “Gallery on the Go,” to turn IndyGo buses into mobile art galleries. At Foundation East’s recent gathering at Jockamo, 65 community members packed the venue, lining up to thank
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the artists and contribute ideas. Many chipped in for a “clear coat fund.” One in attendance was Russian-born Svetlana Sadovova, a painter whose creative impulse was nurtured by the prevalence of public art. “There are statues everywhere in Russia; you’re just surrounded by art,” she said. “That gave me a lot of creativity and imagination.” Two years ago she moved to Irvington, and she’s appreciated the spread of public art. “I think it’s wonderful that there is art for people to view without going to a museum.” By all accounts the project has been enriching for artists and appreciators alike. The artists speak of making unforeseen connections: IndyGo bus drivers stopped to introduce themselves to Spalding and waved each time they passed as she spent some 40 hours on the paintings. Residents talked with Erin
Kelsch as she worked on her Brookville Road box, sharing their stories and struggles. She was impressed with their positive outlooks, and her bright orange painting reflects that sense of hope. Holly and Dave Combs had similar experiences while turning their boxes into whimsical tributes to the neighborhood’s gardeners. “Do you know what it meant to us when people honked and waved?” Holly said. Bookmamas owner Kathleen Angelone attributes the positive response to people’s desire to have beauty in their lives. “I think public art is vital to any community because it makes it beautiful. It denominates where the community is and gives it character.” “I want to live in a civilized community where people are interested in art and music and learning, not just their day to day jobs.” n
A&E EVENTS Dan Wakefield On a big week for Vonnegut (read on for other events), Dan Wakefield — novelist, journalist, teacher and Vonnegut friend/ expert — will stop by one of his neighborhood haunts (Wakefield moved back to Indy recently after years spent in New York City and Miami) to read from, talk about and sign the paperback edition of Vonnegut’s collected letters, which he edited and introduced.
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Indy Reads Books, Jan. 22, 6 p.m., indyreadsbooks.org Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: I Love a Piano Who doesn’t love a piano? Jerks, that’s who. The ISO has a show for the rest of us on its Pops series, featuring the father/son duo of dad pianist, Rich Ridenour, and son trumpeter, Branden Ridenour (who’s also in the Canadian Brass). You’ll hear tributes to Liberace and Victor Borge, with Stuart Chafetz on the podium. Hilbert Circle Theatre, Jan. 24 and Jan. 25, 8 p.m., $15-88, indianapolissymphony.org Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library third anniversary The KVML has a typically diverse lineup for its anniversary celebration, kicking off with a 12:30 p.m. screening of Something to Cheer About, a documentary about the 1955 Crispus Attucks state championshipwinning basketball team. Shortridge grad Dan Wakefield will introduce, then conduct a Q&A with director Betsy Blankenbaker following the film. Head to vonnegutlibrary.org for a complete schedule, which also includes a discussion on race in Indiana and a talk by ISU professor and Orwell biographer Michael Shelden. Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, Jan. 25, starts 12:15 p.m.
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Bikers at Circle and East My brother’s a bike messenger who delivers for Jimmy John’s, and we made a handbill for him to distribute to everyone who does that work. So they had an idea of what we were going for. I couldn’t position the bike messengers in exactly the same place as the other photo because of the giant Nutcracker statues around the Circle. If you look really closely at the old bikes, they’re all motorcycles, which I didn’t notice until I looked really closely and getting into the nitty-gritty pixels of it. — ANDY FRY
Intergalactic Nemesis: Book II A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and her research assistant team up with a shy librarian to battle an army of sludge monsters from outer space in The Intergalactic Nemesis, a radio play/graphic novel mash-up that borrows tropes from ‘50s sci-fi and ‘30s radio thrillers. This is a return visit to Clowes for the Intergalactic crew; the sequel promises more monsters, more live sound effects and more comic bookstyle visuals on a big ol’ screen. Clowes Memorial Hall, Jan. 25, 3 p.m., $46, cloweshall.org Kurt Vonnegut’s Who Am I This Time? (& other conundrums of love) Aaron Posner grafted together three Vonnegut short stories collected in Welcome to the Monkey House (“Long Walk to Forever,” “Who Am I This Time?” and “Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son”) to create a comedy set on the stage of The North Crawford Mask & Wig Club (“the finest community theatre in central Connecticut”). The IRT will present Who Am I This Time? on its mainstage, with Janet Allen directing. Indiana Repertory Theatre, Jan. 28- Feb. 23, $25-55, irtlive.com 14 VISUAL // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // NUVO
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o, Big Car and the Indiana History Center decided to work together on a project, and they liked the idea of doing a sort of side-by-side, then-and-now photo comparison of Indianapolis sites. But that’s already been done, they said; it’s all over the Internet, which just loves nostalgia. It was Andy Fry, creative director at Big Car, who struck on the notion of mashing up archival and contemporary photos of the same locations. Indiana Historical Society archivists picked out about 100 photos, then Fry and Big Car compatriot Jim Walker narrowed down the field to about 20. A year’s worth of shooting and editing later, and Fry’s show, Then in the Now, opened in a fourth floor gallery at the Indiana History Center. Fry spoke with NUVO about two of his collages, but first had this to say about the process of making them: “The most amazing thing is how standing in the same spots gives you a connection that’s almost metaphysical to those old photos. A lot of things started to emerge for me as I worked on all of them. I tended to idealize the fact that we had interurbans going around, which I think was a great thing, but you don’t really think about all the wires and noise. And when there are horse-drawn carriages, there’s a lot of horseshit all over the place; if you stare at these things long enough, piles of poop start to emerge. I’m not trying to disparage the past — we’ve knocked down a lot of beautiful buildings, and there’s a part of me that wants to point that out — but I was kind of surprised at how many unpleasant things started to emerge as well.” n
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Virginia and Shelby Very little was actually the same except for the road. Even the building on the right that’s now the library and apartments wasn’t there; it was a smaller, wood building. We think of Fountain Square’s buildings as having always been there, so it was interesting seeing a photo taken before even those buildings that we thought were so old were there. There’s actually a train coming down that track; I think I tucked it behind the car. — ANDY FRY
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EVENTS Reefer Bowl I! Yep – after last Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship contests, Seattle and Denver are the cities represented in Super Bowl XLVIII (or 48, if you’re counting in ‘Murican), and those are two places where lighting up is perfectly legal. (The game itself, however, will be played outdoors in a northern city where pot isn’t OK: MetLife stadium in Jersey’s Meadowlands, home field of the NY Jets and NY Giants.) That storyline aside, here’s some of the other threads which will be breathlessly reported by The Worldwide Leader and other sportin’-type news outlets: 1. Eli Manning won in his brother’s home stadium! Can Peyton win in HIS brother’s house? 2. They have weather in New Jersey! What will it beeeeee? 3. If Manning is shut down by the Seahawks, will his legacy of Hall-Of-Fame caliber quarterbacking be forever tarnished (despite every possible mitigating circumstance we’ve been yapping about for a decade and a half)? Bottom lines: The Denver Broncos with Manning at the helm had the No. 1 offense this season while the Seahawks fielded the No. 1 defense. Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are the halftime show; the latter act ups the odds for a wardrobe malfunction. And at least one commercial is bound to be hilarious. Enjoy your chicken wings. Super Bowl XLVIII, Feb. 2, 6:30 pm, airing locally on FOX59
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he Pacers are on a roll. They’re on top in the woeful Eastern Conference of the NBA and their head coach Frank Vogel will be helming the Eastern squad in the league’s All-Star game by virtue of the Pacers’ excellent record. Pacers guard George Hill is a hometown kid. The Broad Ripple high school grad attended IUPUI before being picked up by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. Now a Pacer, Hill is taking a stab at radio: He joins 1260 WNDE’s Jake Query and Derek Schultz for a twohour evening roundtable on some Wednesdays. I caught up with Hill during a live broadcast at Kilroy’s, just a few steps away from his old school. Despite a steady snow, the bar was full of fans who’d turned out to hear Hill talk with Query and Schultz about the Pacers’ season, their head coach and Hill’s other true passion: fishing. NUVO: Listening to you guys I’m not sure if this is a basketball show or a fishing show. What’s the biggest fish you’ve ever caught? GEORGE HILL: A 75-pound amberjack. NUVO: You don’t like fishing in the White River, do you? HILL: No, I don’t like fishing in that body of water. I’ve never heard good things about the White River … you don’t know what you’re going to hook down there. NUVO: You went to San Antonio, now you’re back in Indy — what’s your favorite fishing hole? HILL: Right now I’m a big lover of deepsea fishing. My girlfriend’s from South Padre Island, so when I’m down there in the summer I go deep-sea fishing a lot.
Indy Eleven Are you getting geeked for that other brand of football, the kind we Yanks call “soccer”? Indy’s pro soccer squad has released its spring and fall schedules. The team with the best record in the ™ spring contests will host the top finisher in the fall matchups. You can find all the calendar info at indyeleven.com.
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HILL: I’ve seen “Shake ‘n’ Bake,” I‘ve seen “Hill and Reels,” “Master Baiters” ... it’s pretty funny what people come up with. NUVO: It seems like no one in this particular Pacers locker room takes anything seriously — you guys seem to be having a really good time, as evidenced by Lance Stephenson’s Youtube video attempt to get All-Star votes. (Editor’s note: Take a one-minute break from reading this right now and go find Stephenson’s video online. We’ll wait.) HILL: There’s a time to be serious, and I think when we’re on the court, we’re a very serious team, very smash-mouth, physical, in-yourface, don’t-give-you-nothin’ team, but off the court, you see our personality. [We] don’t take anything personal or serious. NUVO: That “smash-mouth” approach is something that Vogel preaches. You were saying onair that the defense of this team really seems to feed the offense when you guys are on the floor. HILL: Definitely so. We always try to be the team that hits first. I feel like we don’t want be in a fight where we get hit first and get pushed back on our heels. We try to do the hitting first, to get you on your heels, and that creates great opportunities on the offensive end for us. NUVO: Frank Vogel’s going to be the coach of the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team. Are the guys going to give him crap about that? Is that the kind of relationship you have with Coach? HILL: Pretty much. We told him he has to split the check with us. It’s a great accomplishment for him and our whole team, but he has to split that money with us. NUVO: Kidding aside, there’s obviously a lot of mutual respect between Vogel and this team. HILL: Vogel always goes to bat for us. Good or bad, he’s always in your corner, always hopes that you do the best thing.
HILL: I want to catch a marlin. Either a marlin or just a big, big tuna.
NUVO: What was a bigger thrill: getting drafted as high as you were, or coming back to Indy?
NUVO: You’re interested in opening a bait shop at some point? Is that correct?
HILL: I don’t know. Getting drafted to San Antonio was a great accomplishment ... to get to play for a coach like Greg Popovich, one of the best coaches in the history of the game and getting to play with teammates like Tim Duncan and Manu [Ginobili] and Tony [Parker] and all of them, but to get to come home to be with my family and friends — you have to wrap both of them up in a gift box. n
HILL: Definitely so. This summer, I’m thinking about opening my own bait shop, just looking for a great name and a great location right now.
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Naptown Roller Girls Pacers on a road trip ... Ice out of town ... how about a Derby Doubleheader? NRG’s Warning Belles battle the Twin City Derby Girls (Champaign/Urbana, Ill.) and the NRG’s Tornado Sirens match up against a Midwestern all-star team called Ka-boom at the Convention Center – and one of Indy’s teams will feature a mother-daughter combo. From the NRG’s press release: “Michell “Woe Mamma” Kyger and 18-year-old Katie “McFly” Kyger will both be on the track as part of the Naptown Warning Belles. Kate recently joined the league after aging out of Indianapolis Junior Roller Derby (IJRD). Her mother is in her second season with Naptown.” Jan 25, 6 pm, Indiana Convention Center, presale tickets $12, day-of-bout (5 pm) $17, discounts for military and kids under 12
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OPENING I, Frankenstein Frankenstein’s monster (Aaron Eckhart) has moved on from battling village folk with pitchforks to taking on armies of gargoyles and demons in an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Want to see the second installment of Peter Jackson’s trilogy as the director intended — that is, in a high frame rate (48 per second), in 3-D and on a giant IMAX screen? This would be your opportunity. Indiana State Museum IMAX, through Jan. 30, $16 adult, $12 children 12 and under, imax.com Winter Nights: Manhattan (1979) New York City has rarely looked more iconic and autumnal (even during the spring). Woody Allen’s dialogue has rarely been as sharp and appealing. And Gershwin has rarely worked so well on a soundtrack. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., $5 members, $9 public, imamuseum.org Vintage Movie Night: Cocoanuts (1929) The Marx brothers’ first feature was filmed at the cusp of the sound era with a few songs by Irving Berlin (none of them hits). The bros weren’t impressed with the results, but it was a financial success and launched them into a screen career that lasted two decades. Garfield Park Arts Center, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., $5
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Abbas Kiarostami The august Iranian filmmaker can’t make it to Bloomington until April (he planned to visit this week), but he may introduce this mini-festival of his work via Skype. It remains a big deal that IU Cinema is screening his films even without his presence. The lineup: Jan. 23: The Wind Will Carry Us (6:30 p.m.), Close-Up (9:30 p.m.); Jan. 24: Taste of Cherry (6:30 p.m.), Ten (9:30 p.m.); Jan. 25: Meeting Leila (3 p.m., script by Kiarostami, dir. Adel Yaraghi), Where Is the Friend’s House (7 p.m.); Jan. 26: Life, And Nothing More (3 p.m.).
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n a Masterpiece Theater mood? Ready for some repressed romance? Are you undaunted by the prospect of a deliberately-paced story? Then The Invisible Woman may be just the movie for you. I’ll get to the review in a minute. Right now I feel the need to unburden myself. I dread movies like this one that are set in England back in the old, very proper days. I also dread movies set in any number of Middle Eastern countries that reflect their contemporary social dynamics. Watching people trying to find love, trying to express themselves in repressive cultures makes my soul ache. I realize America is still pretty uptight. Back in the bad old days, the Puritans did their tight-ass thing. Neighboring communities were unwilling to live such restrictive lives, but perfectly comfortable pretending to do so. So they had forbidden fun in private while acting righteous in public, setting up an indulgence/condemnation paradigm that continues to this day. But American hypocrisy is small potatoes compared to the oppression that was the norm in Masterpiece Theater England and is the norm in most present-day Middle Eastern countries. The rigidity of the societal rules is absurd. The restrictions placed on females in particular are disgusting. How repellent it is to see women search for romance and personal fulfillment in cultures that demand that they be well-behaved servants to the lugs in charge. Many of the films dealing with the subject are powerful, and I realize those works are slowly chipping away at the prevailing cultural norms, but that doesn’t stop my stomach from knotting up at the prospect of sitting through two hours of repression. I want to climb into the movie and kick the cabooses of any character enforcing or reinforcing spirit-squishing social rules. So when I see a movie like The Invisible Woman, I have to set aside those feelings long enough to assess the production. And with that I’ll proceed. Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in this adaptation of Claire Tomalin’s 1990 book about the little-known supposed affair between forty-something literary giant Charles Dickens and 18-year-old
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Ellen “Nelly” Ternan. Nelly (Felicity Jones) is an aspiring actress, just like her two sisters (their mother is played by the always-engaging Kristin Scott Thomas). Dickens (Fiennes) is a gregarious, very popular figure in London, with a wife (Joanna Scanlan) and 10 children. Dickens meets Nelly during the staging of a play. At first he comes off as simply a benevolent middle-aged celebrity, but slowly — a little too slowly — a relationship builds between Dickens and Nelly. Dickens’ marriage has soured but divorce is simply not done, guaranteeing Nelly a life of secrets, frustration and shame. Thankfully, Fiennes direction is rich, though the hand-held camerawork
is distracting at times. More importantly, the acting is top notch. Fiennes’ Dickens is an appealing character despite his self-absorbed approach to romance, Jones gives rich shadings to Nelly, Scanlan balances Mrs. Dickens’ defeated position with a quiet dignity, and Kristin Scott Thomas makes you wish her role was larger. The Invisible Woman has lively moments that make the stuffiness of the era easier to take. I found the production sluggish in spots, though I suspect fans of the genre will be more forgiving. Overall, this is an above-average example of a type of film I’d never watch if it wasn’t part of my job. n
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The eleventh annual edition of the Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival includes several shorts programs, plus four features — about a male-to-female pre-op transexual who meets someone who’d rather she not transition (Carla(a)), a filmmaker who’s reached 40 with neither job nor girlfriend (Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf), a dancer trying to make it in New York (Five Dances) and a high school “gay best friend” (G.B.F.). Add in an all-ages party and a family-friendly matinee screening. Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, Jan. 23-35, bloomingtonpride.org
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OPENING Her q A sweet, sad, fascinating relationship story and thoughtful piece of speculative fiction that achieves transcendence while remaining accessible. Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is a pleasant, vaguely melancholic fellow who works as a writer at BeautifulHandwrittenLetters.com, dictating artfully phrased messages for his clients. The quiet life of recently-divorced Theodore changes when he purchases the latest Next Big Thing in technology — the OS1, a self-aware computer operating system. He opts for a female voice, and with that his relationship with the freshly sentient Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) begins. Spike Jonze provides the aesthetic, which is refreshingly guileless. Free of ironic posturing, the film looks at love, loss and the resilient nature of the spirit. R, In wide release The Wolf of Wall Street w Martin Scorsese’s nearly three-hour story of a group of corrupt stockbrokers is a rollicking exercise in excess that gives the 71-year-old filmmaker a chance to show that he can still make a movie that kicks down the door. Leonardo DiCaprio is in top form as the charismatic jerk running the business, while Jonah Hill is just as impressive as the second-in-command. Don’t worry about the length of the film — Scorsese’s indulgent look at indulgence moves at lightning speed. Be prepared for the ride home, where you get to say to yourself, “Wait a minute, how did I end up rooting for those awful people?!” R, In wide release Lone Survivor e Harrowing based-on-fact recreation of a 2005 military mission in Afghanistan gone terribly wrong. Peter Berg’s film isn’t subtle, but it works very well. Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Taylor Kitsch and Emile Hirsch star. If you can get through the movie without tearing up, I don’t want to know you. Marcus Luttrell, the real lone survivor, says the the only part of the film that strays significantly from the truth is the scene where the guys debate what to do with the goat herders they encounter. In fact, there was no debate. Other than that, you’re mostly seeing what really happened. Heartbreaking. R, In wide release Inside Llewyn Davis e Loosely inspired by performer Dave Van Ronk’s memoir, the Coen brothers’ latest follows a struggling young folk musician named Llewyn Davis (played very well by Oscar
Isaac). Llewyn (LOU-en) is a fine singer and guitarist — the film opens with his lovely rendition of the melancholy tune, “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me.” The movie tracks a few days in his life. Davis isn’t necessarily a chronic misanthrope. Behind his sullen exterior he’s still reeling from the death of his singing partner, but lacks the social skills to deal with his pain. He’s as lost as a cat he keeps trying to protect. Inside Llewyn Davis is a tragedy leavened with humor drawn from the Cosmic Joke. R, In wide release Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit t Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck played Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan in previous films. Now Star Trek’s Chris Pine takes a turn in a reboot of the drama-actionsuspense spy franchise. Kenneth Branagh directs competently and the cast is fine, especially Kevin Costner. There’s nothing special going on here, but if you’re in the mood for a old-fashioned spy flick, this gets the job done well enough. PG-13, In wide release August: Osage County y This film is a bit like a large, unruly Actor’s Circle, which is a bit like a songwriter’s circle, in that each participant gets to periodically step out of the ensemble and have a big, juicy turn in the spotlight. Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch lead the crew. August is one of those melodramatic extravaganzas where a scattered family returns to the homestead for a major event and all hell breaks loose over and over. The acting is strong, though a couple of characters seem miscast. R, In wide release Ride Along u A detective (Ice Cube) takes his hyperactive prospective brother-in-law (Kevin Hart) on a ride along to give the motor-mouth guy a chance to prove himself. All hell breaks loose, of course. I found the buddy cop action-comedy trite and lazy (it’s particularly embarrassing to watch Laurence Fishburne’s appearance). Audiences disagree – the film broke opening weekend box office records. PG-13, In wide release — ED JOHNSON-OTT NUVO // 100% RECYCLED PAPER // 01.22.14 - 01.29.14 // FILM 19
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Scott Ellis, the new head brewer at The RAM and new assistant brewer Nathan Scruggs introduced their premiere brew last week. TNG [a.k.a. The Next Generation] Stout is a rich, full-bodied classical version that feels bigger than its 4 percent ABV. Fueled with coffee malt, its creamy smoothness is perfect with The RAM’s specialty bread pudding. Scott and Nathan developed the recipe over the telephone even before they both were on board at the downtown brewery. The camaraderie felt natural through a link with Omar Castrellon, brewmaster at Thr3e Wise Men. And therein lies an interesting Indiana craft beer story of ‘brewer be-gats.’ “You can trace Omar’s hand to a host of Indiana breweries,” observed friend Greg Kitzmiller, who also was enjoying the new TNG Stout. “Omar gave me my start at Thr3e Wise Men,” affirmed Ellis, “Where I also learned a lot from Keely [Thomlinson], also an Omar trainee.” “And I got into professional brewing from homebrewing with Skip DuVall at Fountain Square,” added Scruggs. “DuVall trained under Castrellon at Alcatraz.” Before getting too far afield with who’s been influenced by Castrellon and by extension Kwang Casey, founder/owner of Oaken Barrell (where Ellis was brewing after his stint at Thr3e Wise Men), we pulled the conversation back to brewing at The RAM. Despite being a chain, The RAM allows local brewers freedom to create their own seasonals and to put their mark on the regulars, pointed out Ellis. The perk is getting input from other brewers in the system along with the natural sharing going on between Indiana brewers. Ellis and Scruggs say their next dual recipe will be an ESB [English Special Bitter]. English style beers are “my thing,” allowed Ellis, adding a nod to Broad Ripple Brewpub’s primary style as “the father of us all.” Outliers officially opens Outliers officially opened its brewery taproom at 534 E. North St. on Jan. 17, bringing in a swarm of people from the neighborhood, along with childhood friends of owners Shannon and Ted Miller — and craft beer regulars eager to taste what former wine maker Brad Wallace is bringing to his new position as Outliers’ brewer. Wallace says he’s been into beer along with wine as a part of the beverage sales force and now is brewing because of his growing passion for craft beer and the comfortable camaraderie between brewers. “I’m back in Indiana [from Salem, Oregon based Bethel Heights Winery] and this is home,” says Wallace. Unique tastes are expected as befitting the “uniquely designed growler,” adds brewer-in-training Russell “Slim” Johnson.
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THE BEST SANDWICH IN TOWN? Taste of Havana’s Cubano is authentic, profound and delicious
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ver since consuming my first Cubano, I have wondered from time to time how Swiss cheese, pickles and yellow mustard managed to wind up in a traditional sandwich from this culturally unique island state, where one might expect none of the above ingredients to be a staple of the local diet. It turns out that although its origins are in Cuba, where multi-ingredient, or “mixto” sandwiches used to be popular with cigar workers, the classic version as we now know it found its fully realized form in Tampa, when cigar manufacturing moved there at the turn of the last century. Unlike many regional or traditional dishes, which can tolerate a certain degree of variation in the ingredients and techniques while still remaining recognizable, the Cubano, like the Salade Lyonnaise, brooks little or no tinkering. There really is no such thing as an individual interpretation other than in the quality of the ingredients, which are generally agreed upon to consist of the aforementioned, in addition to roasted pork, glazed ham and, most importantly of all, Cuban bread. In Miami, the addition of Genoa salami is allowed, but that’s about it. In St. Louis recently I was served a “Cubano” on a French baguette with Dijon mustard. Tasty, yes, but Cuban, decidedly not. For a Cubano to really work, the bread has to be as authentic as possible. Jorge Chalgub, owner of Broad Ripple’s excellent Taste Of Havana, explains that it is the addition of lard to the dough which accounts for the bread’s uniquely crisp exterior and airy, fluffy center. When pressed on la plancha, the bread takes on a firm but al dente texture, one which precisely matches that of the ingredients, as long as they are properly prepared, of course. Chomping down recently on one of Chalgub’s perfect Cubanos, I was fascinated by how there was only the very slightest resistance as I bit through the bread, cheese, meat and pickle, which got me thinking about how rarely the feel of food registers as profoundly as the flavor. Food for thought, indeed. Apart from serving this, possibly the best sandwich in the city, in three sizes ($6.50 – $10.99), Taste Of Havana offers a short
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menu, including a wholesome and satisfying black bean soup, slow-cooked “pork wings” (much appreciated by my paleo lunch companion) and a good variety of savory offerings between bread. Alongside the more traditional sandwiches, there’s an unusual iteration featuring turkey, strawberry preserves and cream cheese, tempting the palate with its sweet-savory contrast. A future visit might be in order just to give
this one a try. Crisp and salty plantain chips make the perfect side, and I strongly recommend saving room for one of the light but irresistible pastelitos: sizeable squares of airy puff pastry filled with fruit (in this case papaya) and cream cheese. Owner Chalgub and his daughter Dayana Mireles offer affable and informative service: always happy to chat about the food and answer any questions you might have. With seating for about a dozen right now, the place gets pretty packed, so be prepared to grab something to go or wait a while for a table. n
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Run, don’t walk, to these restaurants and get some liquid courage for facing the cold. — by Sarah Murrell Circle City Soups We kick our list off with a City Market resident, the savory other half of Circle City Sweets. The lovely folks at Circle City Soups call their establishment a “twelve month celebration of seasonal soups, salads, and sandwiches made with seasonal and local ingredients whenever available.” Serving the downtown lunch crowd mostly, CCS tends to stick to the federal holiday calendar (for example, they were closed on the MLK holiday). The restaurant has expanded it’s selection to include breakfast— and it’s quite a spread on offer. The morning menu includes croissant breakfast sandwiches—one featuring The Smoking Goose’s City Ham—steel cut oats, omelettes, pull-apart French Toast and a whole bunch more. You can also (nicely) ask breakfast chef Angela Osborn to make you something special. Look them up on Facebook to get an updated daily list of the soups on the menu. City Market, 222 E. Market St., 956-2395, facebook.com/CircleCitySoups Northside Kitchenette Another yin-and-yang establishment, the Kitchenette is the quick meal extension of the sophisticated fare at Northside Social, with daily soups, salads, or brunch food. Just like Circle City Soups, Northside Kitchenette keeps hungry customers current on the menu through social media. If you’re too chilled to wear anything but three layers of sweatpants, worry not: NK will box up any of their offerings for you to enjoy from within a cocoon of microfleece at home. If you’re trapped indoors with a larger group of people, they’ve got you covered as well, with catering for large and small groups. Check their Facebook for menu updates. 6515 N. College Ave., 253-1022, northsidekitchenette.com Ripple Bagel & Deli Just around the corner from the Northside Kitchenette is Broad Ripple favorite Ripple Bagel &
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TINY CHATS ALL-STAR WEEK FOR EMCEE RICKY FREEZER
A lucky connection and solid beat got local emcee Ricky Freezer’s track all over the blogosphere this week. That’d be for Pacers’ guard Lance Stephenson’s wacky All-Star campaign video, which had the player donning Urkel-like attire as the intensely nerdy character Sir Lancelot. Voting ended Monday (and we’re sure Sir Lancelot garnered plenty of votes for his online antics, not to mention his on-court domination), but the good times for Ricky Freezer, who provided the backing track to the video, are just starting. “Long story short, my manager ended up recording and editing the video for [Stephenson],” Freezer SUBMITTED PHOTO said on the phone Ricky Freezer earlier this week. “And while they were going through song choices for the background music, my song ‘Indiana’ came up, and I guess that was Lance’s choice. And I of course wasn’t going to say no to it!” Ricky Freezer, who placed first in fan votes on local hip-hop blog Bringing Down the Band’s year-end wrap-up in the categories of “Standout Emcee,” “Favorite Multi-Artist Collab” and “Favorite Music Video,” plans to release three mixtapes this year. “We’ll have the first one out in April, and then we’re going to be dropping two more throughout the year,” Freezer said. “Adrian Swish is the DJ that’s hosting the mixtapes.” But before making big moves in 2014, maybe Freezer will pause to savor the moment. “[Hearing my music on TNT during the Pacers’ game] was pretty surreal to be honest,” Freezer said. “It’s still kind of a pinch-me moment for me right now. … Surreal isn’t even the word. I don’t even have a word. It’s seriously a dream right now. I haven’t smiled like this in a long time.” — KATHERINE COPLEN Log on to NUVO.net to watch Stephenson’s video and to listen to more music from Ricky Freezer.
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hen Zachary French, Director of Artistic Planning for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, called local rapper and spoken word artist Tony Styxx and asked if he’d like to perform with the city’s orchestra, Styxx surprised him. “No, I’m going to say no,” Styxx told me he said. “I’m a young and upcoming artist looking for every opportunity I can get and [this is] one of the top symphonies in the world. I’m going to say no.” He was joking, of course. And thank god he said yes, because the show Styxx will perform Thursday promises to be one of the more exciting performances slated for the live music dead zone that is the month of January. Styxx will join local folk darlings Lily and Madeleine for the first Happy Hours program of the year, which features ISO artists in residence Time for Three. I reached out to Styxx — real name Ronald Craig Jr. — to talk about that conversation with French and the experience
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of seeing his songs with collaborator Max Alley take shape on the Hilbert’s stage. NUVO: How did the orchestra approach you to perform on Thursday? TONY STYXX: I can actually give credit to two people. Malina Simone, of Our Mosaic City, sent me an email and asked me if I was doing anything October 22 [to perform at the TedXIndy event] … As time got closer to the TedX show, I started getting more and more information about it. I didn’t know that TedXIndy was partnered with Ted Talks. I start realizing how big this is. I start working with Time for Three, a great group of guys. All three of them, Ranaan [Meyer], Zach [De Pue], Nick [Kendall], I
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STYXX: For a person who is known for manipulating words, I can’t find any that would suit it. It’s an emotion that you’d have to feel. …You’re asking me how I feel to have them play “There was no major meeting, no behind me. That’s an emotion in contacting, there was no press kit.” itself, but it’s probably an experience all on its own for Max [Alley, — STYXX Styxx’ collaborator]. Max is the one who made the song. For him to have the music that he composed in his bedroom be played on one ly how it happened. There was no major of the grandest stages in the state, that’s meeting, no contacting, there was no press got to be a whole other thing for him. But kit. It was simply him seeing me at TedX, for the two of us, there’s no number you everybody loving what I did, and then him can put to it. It’s an infinite symbol. Me contacting me a month later and saying, and Max have been doing this since 2008 “We’d love to have you back.” hardcore, making music together. And now Mind you, my first Happy Hours event we’re witnessing something we’ve created was two days after the TedX event. That was take birth like this, and it’s just an amazing the first time I’ve ever heard of it and first feeling. Just amazing. time I’ve ever been. It was amazing, I loved it, and [while there] I leaned over to my girl- NUVO: Talk me through “Refuge,” one of the songs you’ll perform on Thursday. friend and said, “I’m going to do this show at some point. I really want to be part of this STYXX: “Refuge” is the idea that a man’s life show.” A month later, I get to be a part of it. is always going to be a battle, a fight. But That is the greatest moment of 2013 for me. a woman’s life is like a war that no other being in the universe could understand. If NUVO: How many songs will you peryou could find one other person that can form on Thursday? give you refuge from the storm of your STYXX: I’m going to be doing two songs. life, that will take you in and shelter you One is called “Grand Opening,” comand help you grow stronger to weather the posed by a good friend of mine and longbattle on the outside of those doors, you term partner Max Alley. Also “Refuge,” should always take hold of that. “Refuge” composed by him as well, from my is the story of two young individuals who album Welcome to Life, that debuted Oct. found each other in that essence and 7 of 2013, my second album. I’ll be perdecided to grow old together. It’s the idea forming an original poem that I wrote. I that stories like that still exist. It doesn’t am a spoken word artist as well. That’s have to be baby mommas and baby called “Wedding Vows,” with Time for daddies and side pieces. It can be someThree. I know we’re closing the show thing pure and awesome like love. n with a cover with myself, Time for Three, the ISO and Lily and Madeleine NUVO: What’s it like working with Lily and Madeleine?
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azz speaks for life. The blues tell the story of life’s difficulties, and if you think for a moment you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph. This is triumphant music.” These words come from a statement delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1964. Music was such an important part of Dr. King’s life, both as a source of comfort during troubled times and a vehicle for motivation when inspiration seemed distant. “Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from the music,” King continued. “It has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail. It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down.” In the spirit of MLK Day I’ve assembled this playlist of lesser-known songs that either held an important place in King’s life, and the civil rights movement at large, or eulogized King’s memory following his assassination in 1968.
THE FREEDOM SINGERS, “AIN’T GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME AROUND” Formed in 1962, The Freedom Singers were far more than a music group. Referring to themselves as a “singing newspaper” the a cappella quartet was deeply committed to the civil rights movement, often exposing themselves to police brutality and arrest as they performed at sit-ins and protests across the nation — including the iconic 1963 March in Washington where they appeared alongside Bob Dylan and King himself. Freedom Singers’ co-founder Bernice Johnson Reagon would go on to form the acclaimed ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973. JOHN COLTRANE, “ALABAMA” A major jazz classic, Coltrane composed “Alabama” in memory of four young girls murdered in the notorious Birmingham Baptist church bombing in 1963. There’s been speculation that Coltrane modeled the composition on the vocal cadence of a eulogy Dr. King delivered in remembrance of the children.
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MAX ROACH, “FREEDOM DAY” Jazz drummer Max Roach wrote the majestic “Freedom Day” as an urgent call for black liberation on the 1960 masterpiece We Insist — Freedom Now Suite. An important musical document of the civil rights movement. STAPLE SINGERS, “MASTERS OF WAR” Bob Dylan’s classic protest anthem captures the spirit of Dr. King’s uncompromising resistance to violence and war. This ominous rendition by the Staple Singers features droning guitars and a dark atmosphere that sounds more in tune with the first Velvet Underground album than the sunny, optimistic soul that later propelled the Staples’ to pop stardom.
NINA SIMONE, “WHY? (THEN KING OF LOVE IS DEAD)” Simone debuted this tribute at the Westbury Music Festival three days after King’s murder. Simone’s emotional reading of the tune composed by her bassist Gene Taylor stretches over 10 minutes as she articulates the enormous sense of loss and hopelessness King’s followers experienced. GIL SCOTT-HERON, “WINTER IN AMERICA” Heron’s 1975 masterpiece is a painful treatise on the state of confusion and paralysis Americans faced in the wake of the war, turmoil and assassinations of the 1960s. “All our healers have been killed or betrayed. Ain’t nobody fighting ‘cause nobody knows what to save,” Scott laments. MAHALIA JACKSON, “TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD” Mahalia Jackson’s gospel masterpiece was one of King’s favorite hymns. Some accounts say King played the song moments before before his life ended on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel. n >> Kyle Long creates a custom podcast for each column. Hear this week’s at NUVO.net
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SATURDAY BURLESQUE Live from Indianapolis, It’s Saturday Night Join Creme de les Femmes as they bring your favorite Saturday Night Live sketches to Birdy’s!. Will Mary Katherine Gallagher finally become a superstar? What exactly does Justin Timberlake have in that box? What’s really going on in Simon’s bathtub? Come to the show to find out! The music guests for the evening are the No Pit Cherries. Burlesque guests include Vince V Vice, Desda Mae Q Moana, and Layla Seduisant. Music at 9 p.m., burlesque at 10 p.m. $8 with a nonperishable food item for the Julian Center.
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and exciting in Indianapolis hip-hop, make sure to make this show, which features performances by Big Chief Green, John Stamps, Petey Boy, Nick Nice, Peter Haze, Pop Adrian Bless, Duke Algebra and DJ Little Town. Emerson Theater, 4630 E. 10th St., 6 p.m., $9 in advance, $10 at door, all-ages DANCE RL Grimes and Salva Remix magician RL Grime has attacked massive hip-hop tracks head-on and succeeded in turning them into trap bangers by adding his own unique flavor. Grime has exploded onto the EDM scene, drawing a variety of crowds throughout the country looking to get a taste of trap music. Fellow producer-in-crime Salva, best known for his ability to make crowds act like it’s the end of the world, also joins the performance. Salva and Grime teamed up to produce one of the biggest remixes of 2012 when they took on Kanye West’s “Mercy.” Come prepared to burn some calories, as you won’t be standing still for very long during this concert. The Bluebird, 216 N. Walnut St., (Bloomington), 9 p.m., $20, 21+ DANCE
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author John Koenig says we often regard emotions as positive or negative. Feeling respect is good, for example, while being wracked with jealousy is bad. But he favors a different standard for evaluating emotions: how intense they are. At one end of the spectrum, everything feels blank and blah, even the big things. “At the other end is wonder,” he says, “in which everything feels alive, even the little things.” Your right and proper goal right now, Taurus, is to strive for the latter kind: full-on intensity and maximum vitality. Luckily, the universe will be conspiring to help you achieve that goal. Taurus
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tumblr.com, Yee-Lum Mak defines the Swedish word *resfeber* this way: “the restless race of the traveler’s heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together.” You might be experiencing *resfeber* right now, Gemini. Even if you’re not about to depart on a literal trip, I’m guessing you will soon start wandering out on a quest or adventure that will bring your heart and mind closer together. Paradoxically, your explorations will teach you a lot about being better grounded. Bon voyage! Pisces
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): How does a monarch butterfly escape its chrysalis when it has finished gestating? Through tiny holes in the skin of the chrysalis, it takes big gulps of air and sends them directly into its digestive system, which expands forcefully. Voila! Its body gets so big it breaks free. When a chick is ready to emerge from inside its egg, it has to work harder than the butterfly. With its beak, it must peck thousands of times at the shell, stopping to rest along the way because the process is so demanding. According to my analysis, Cancerian, you’re nearing the final stage before your metaphorical emergence from gestation. Are you more like the butterfly or chick? Cancer
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dogs have a superb sense of smell, much better than we humans. But ours isn’t bad. We can detect certain odors that have been diluted to one part in five billion. For example, if you were standing next to two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and only one contained a few drops of the chemical ethyl mercaptan, you would know which one it was. I’m now calling on you to exercise that level of sensitivity, Virgo. There’s a situation in the early stages of unfolding that would ultimately emanate a big stink if you allowed it to keep developing. There is a second unripe situation, on the other hand, that would eventually yield fragrant blooms. I advise you to either quash or escape from the first, even as you cultivate and treasure the second. Virgo
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flow your way in the coming weeks, Libra, I hope you will appreciate them for what they are: unruly but basically benevolent; disruptive in ways that catalyze welcome transformations; a bit more exciting than you might like, but ultimately pretty fun. Can you thrive on the paradoxes? Can you delight in the unpredictability? I think so. When you look back at these plot twists two months from now, I bet you’ll see them as entertaining storylines that enhance the myth of your hero’s journey. You’ll understand them as tricky gifts that have taught you valuable secrets about your soul’s code.
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of the f-word. It’s guttural and expulsive. It’s a perverse form of celebration that frees speakers from their inhibitions. But I’m here today to announce that its rebel cachet and vulgar power are extinct. It has decayed into a barren cliche. Its official death-from-oversaturation occurred with the release of the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Actors in the film spat out the rhymes-with-cluck word more than 500 times. I hereby nominate you Sagittarians to begin the quest for new ways to invoke rebellious irreverence. What interesting mischief and naughty wordplay might you perpetrate to escape your inhibitions, break taboos that need to be broken, and call other people on their BS and hypocrisy? Sagittarius
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) has had a major impact on the development of ideas in the Western world. We can reasonably divide the history of philosophy into two eras: pre-Kantian and post-Kantian. And yet for his whole life, which lasted 79 years, this big thinker never traveled more than ten miles away from Konigsberg, the city where he was born. He followed a precise and methodical routine, attending to his work with meticulous detail. According to my analysis, you Capricorns could have a similar experience in the coming weeks. By sticking close to the tried-and-true rhythms that keep you grounded and healthy, you can generate influential wonders. Capricorn
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Aquarian author Georges Simenon (1903-1989) wrote more than 200 novels under his own name and 300 more under pseudonyms. On average, he finished a new book every 11 days. Half a billion copies of his books are in print. I’m sorry to report that I don’t think you will ever be as prolific in your own chosen field as he was in his. However, your productivity could soar to a hefty fraction of Simenon-like levels in 2014 -- if you’re willing to work your ass off. Your luxuriant fruitfulness won’t come as easily as his seemed to. But you should be overjoyed that you at least have the potential to be luxuriantly fruitful. Aquarius
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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When I’m older and wiser, maybe I’ll understand the meaning of my life. When I’m older and wiser, maybe I’ll gain some insight about why I’m so excited to be alive despite the fact that my destiny is so utterly mysterious. What about you, Pisces? What will be different for you when you’re older and wiser? Now is an excellent time to ponder this riddle. Why? Because it’s likely you will get a glimpse of the person you will have become when you are older and wiser -- which will in turn intensify your motivation to become that person. Pisces
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