A (semi-) misanthrope’s guide to a tolerable New Year’s Eve

ARTIFACTS

Artifacts : (notes on culture) by Sarah Fisch

Paper dolls

Visual Arts : The current generation of art fans is used to work that shows its seams — and its dirty chones, and its neuroses — as a method of deconstructing the art-making process, of pushing art off its pedestal by Elaine Wolff

Death and the pregnant pause

Performance : Harold Pinter’s legacy by Kyle Gillette

New Year's Eve countdown

NYE Events : EVE'S EVE Bring in the New Year a night early with the gay and lesbian community during the 4th Annual Eve’s Eve party at the Esperanza. San Anto rockers Easy Marie add live music to the celebratio

Hey, BCS! Remember The Alamo

Feature: As the Alamo Bowl grows in stature, is a BCS pitch in the future? | By Greg M. Schwartz [12/24/2008]

Hoochy-cutesy

Art: Overtime Theater’s Naughty List makes nice | By Sarah Fisch [12/24/2008]

ARTIFACTS

Artifacts : (notes on culture) | By Sarah Fisch [12/24/2008]

‘Cats’: a scratch card

Performance : This week the musical Cats resumes its caterwauling at the Majestic, and longtime readers of the Cur... By Thomas Jenkins [12/24/2008]

Married to murder

Local Film : Local filmmaker pioneers Bridezilla horror genre | By Sarah Fisch [12/17/2008]

The Current’s holiday show flowchart

Performance : It's never too late to kiss under the mistletoe, feel that special holiday glow, get your Santa slip... By Sarah Fisch [12/17/2008]

The Death of Carmen

Flash Fiction : Carmen was old. God she was old. I recently noticed the way her skin had softened and thinne... By Ashley Gabbert [12/17/2008]

And He Would be Dead

Flash Fiction : The makeshift bandage on his hand had become soaked with blood. He had brushed his ha... By Arnulfo Talamantes [12/17/2008]

Ask the clerk

Gift Guide : 2008 Gift Guide | [12/17/2008]

Give as good as you get

Gift Guide : The host/ess gift — that clever, useful, often consumable something that you take to a formal-ish pa... [12/17/2008]

Easy to love, hard to buy for

Gift Guide : A commonsensical gift guide | By Sarah Fisch [12/17/2008]

Rise of the creative classes

Gift Guide : Ain’t edumacation wonderful? The Current am able to think so, see, because on account of the mind-be... [12/17/2008]

ARTIFACTS

Artifacts : I’m abashed to admit that until I read the City-sent PDF I’m about to heavily quote from, I’d never ... By Sarah Fisch [12/17/2008]

It’s just a piece of paper

Visual Arts : Student art shows remind me that it’s really hard to make great art. (And that you have to see them... By Elaine Wolff [12/17/2008]

Members only

Gift Guide : Support a local cultural institution, and fill a social calendar | By Elaine Wolff [12/17/2008]

I read it in a book

Gift Guide : So it must be puro San Anto | [12/17/2008]

Thanks fer nuthin'

Gift Guide : Are charity gifts an F-you? | By Sarah Fisch [12/17/2008]

ON THE STREET: THE TUNNELS OF GAZA, A VIEW FROM THE VALLEY, A COMPLETELY INCOMPLETE YEAR IN REVIEW, AND OTHER THINGS

by: jones on 1/1/2009

LIVE & LOCAL PREVIEW: THE HAWKS (OF HOLY ROSARY)

by: snuff_film on 1/1/2009

CAROLINE NO

by: gilgamesh470 on 12/30/2008

Review: Timecrimes

snuff_film said, "In a development that will shock absolutely no one familiar with the San Antonio film scene, I've be... "

People Who Died

Anonymous said, "Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 - 10 November 2008) was a South African singer and civil rights activist... "

Bein’ good isn’t always easy

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A (semi-) misanthrope’s guide to a tolerable New Year’s Eve

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What a Bozo

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What a Bozo

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Bein’ good isn’t always easy

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Bein’ good isn’t always easy

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