Reviews

RED CLAY DIARY PAINFUL THOUGHTS OF BUGS BUNNY // AND OTHER SMART REMARKERS Pain is what you don’t expect. Surprise! Surprise can be painful; pain is always surprising. Pain is what you anticipate and...

"THE EXPENDABLES 3" // DELIGHTFUL // PACKS A LOT OF TESTOSTERONE More bang for your buck is what you get with "The Expendables 3." Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as good guy mercenary-for-hire Barney...

HEADBANGERS HAIR SHOW // CULTURE AND LIFE For eight years, Erica Grant has owned and operated Charming Kreations, a small manifestation of her fifteen years in the hair business. But for the past 6 years,...

"BOYHOOD" GOES BEYOND // ACCLAIM FROM FILMGOERS AND CRITICS It’s been more than a few years since the timeless Boy Meets World made its rounds on family’s TVs across the country. The 90s parents and...

BOULEVARD POP-UP SESSION IPA // WORTH A TRY I’m very particular when it comes to an IPA. I have a lot that I really hate and a very select few that I absolutely love; and then there’s the middle ground....

By Judah Martin F. Scott Fitzgerald once said that "too much champagne is just right." And if you ignore the key role excessive boozing had in Fitzgerald’s early death, it may start to seem as if he...

By Judah Martin A young man once walked into The Comic Strip on Hargrove Road East, spotted the owner, and asked “do you guys sell comic books?” Greg Hulsey, 22, raised his hands emphatically over...

By Judah Martin Michael Cornwell doesn't spend much time being idle, and he has the scars to prove it. Now 70, he has devoted most of his life to pursuing whatever form of excitement comes his way. After...

RED WINE FROM SPAIN // WHITE WINE FROM GREECE // QUITE GOOD Tres Picos Garnacha is a red wine from Spain. This review is of Tres Picos Garnacha 2011. According to the bottle, the grapes for this wine come...

SWEET HOME FOOD BAR // "AFTER ONE BITE MY HEART WAS WHOLE AGAIN" Tucked between Mellow Mushroom and Black Warrior Brewery Company, sits Tuscaloosa’s newest restaurant Sweet Home Food Bar. Native New...