Kressley to guys: Wear some pink
By Harriett Hendren hhendren@herald-leader.com
COXS CREEK — Carson Kressley can dish about fashion just about anywhere.
The economy? What a joke!
A Central Kentucky comedy troupe is looking to take advantage of the recession. And why not? Three members of the five-person group are unemployed.
New bar sets a high standard
Soundbar, the new watering hole on South Limestone, combines, modifies and elevates elements of many watering holes, from basic to beautiful, into one venue.
Presidents and health care: a detailed history
NEW YORK — As Congress takes on President Barack Obama's call to overhaul health care, the desire for change will be tested — by the expense, by politics, by resistance from doctors and private insurers, and by the fear by some of "socialized medicine."
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'Threshold' of a dream
Inside a home off Richmond Road in Lexington stands a portal. It's a gate to medieval times. To pandemics. To battles. To ancient religions.
Critic's pick: Levon Helm, 'Electric Dirt'
The triumph behind Levon Helm's wonderful 2007 album Dirt Farmer wasn't that it helped put a Grammy in the hands of the former drummer, mandolinist and co-vocalist for The Band.
The gang's still here
If it seems appropriate that Public Enemies, director Michael Mann's film starring Johnny Depp as Depression-era bank robber and all-around gangster John Dillinger, opened last week in the midst of the greatest economic meltdown in 70 years, that's because the 1930s were the golden age of the gangster film.
Lookin' to get better
From Harold and Maude in 1971 to Being There in 1979, Hal Ashby's hits spanned a decade and helped to define it. But by the time Lookin' to Get Out! was released in 1982, his run was over, and the film — a lowlife comedy starring Jon Voight and Burt Young as a pair of happy-go-lucky gamblers — was recut by its studio, Lorimar, and given a minimal release.
'Excavating Egypt' shatters art museum records
With nearly 13,000 visitors, the exhibit Excavating Egypt buried previous attendance records at The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky and could help attract funding for other blockbuster exhibits.
