Diary of romantic full of heart “My Heart Is an Idiot,” by Davy Rothbart; Farrar, Straus and Giroux (320 pages, $26) The love of Davy Rothbart’s life is a character from Allison Anders’ 1992 film “Gas Food Lodging.” Shade, p...
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By August Brown McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceThe Paducah Sun
Coming to theaters this week... “Ruby Sparks” Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing, as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a...
The Go Guide Thursday Wine Tasting Celebrity Bartender: The Magic and Marketing of Todd Duff: 5 p.m., The Pasta House. Ladies Night: 5 p.m., Casa Mexicana, 4793 Village Square Dr. Like Water: Original ...
Intruder alerts that don’t stop anyone In August, Daniel Castillo’s JetSki broke down in New York City’s Jamaica Bay, forcing him to swim to the nearest shore — at JFK International Airport. As Castillo roamed the grounds, he somehow fa...
Coming to theaters this week ... “Cosmopolis” Based on the novel by Don Delillo, “Cosmopolis” follows billionaire asset manager Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) as he rides in his stretch limo to get a haircut from his father’s o...
Gourds offer artists an array of possibilities Most people look at gourds and see containers for water. Artists, however, see any number of possibilities. “Your imagination is the limit. ... Pretty much anything you can do with paper or wood...
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BY LAUREL BLACK lblack@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Gourds: In support of an unlikely medium My first response to the All About Gourds show sounded something like this: “Really? Gourds?” The only experience I had had with gourds was through a friend’s aunt, who likes to spray paint them...
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BY LAUREL BLACK lblack@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
Paducah Symphony reassembles ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ For years, something has been missing from George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” As it turns out, that “something” is the music. More than 50 measures have been cut from Gershwin’s original comp...
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BY LAUREL BLACK lblack@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun
A doctor’s overdose of evidence In August, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration dropped all charges against a doctor who has been at the center of a prescription-drug fraud case because, said prosecutors, they have too muc...
Finding a cure for earworms It started innocently enough: I turned on some Bob Dylan to keep me company as I unpacked boxes at my new apartment. It wasn’t until later, when all the dishes were in the cabinet and I was tucked ...
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BY LAUREL BLACK lblack@paducahsun.comThe Paducah Sun