The Cincinnati Enquirer started a blog: This Just IN: Breaking News from the Tri-State on Friday. It appears to be mostly a quick news feed of selected eye catching stories with little more than initial reports and no analysis. I don't see this is as a blog at all, just a repackaging of the stories that appear on the front page.
What makes blogs different is that they can provide a voice and space. First, they lend themselves to commentary, as mine does. That is sorely missing at the Enquirer overall and is not present so far in this new blog endeavor. Second, blogs do well with long form feature stories. They give more space that can't fit into the newspapers and can utilize multimedia more effectively.
The one plus I do see in this blog is that so far the blog content on their website have not fallen into the pay archive. That gives a better online historical reference, but still not a complete one. This doesn't mean that these archives will stay open forever, something that makes this less of a blog.
If this more space for more hard news on Cincinnati.com overall, then that will be another plus. I don't find it has added more, yet. I can be hopeful it does.
Monday, June 06, 2011
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Greenhornes Playing Fountain Square Sept 2
I have been busy Fringing and missed the Big Announcement from MidPoint about their full Indie Summer at Fountain Square schedule, which will include the Greenhornes on September 2nd. Mark that date on your music calendars. What great way to end the summer!
Thursday, June 02, 2011
CincyFringe Day One Reviews Are Up at TheConveyor.com
Over at the TheConveyor.com you can follow along my coverage of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival and I've got two reviews posted from shows I saw last night on day one.
Headscarf and the Angry Bitch
White Girl
Two more shows are on tap for tonight:
The Vindle Voss Family Circus
Peyote Business Lunch
Headscarf and the Angry Bitch
White Girl
Two more shows are on tap for tonight:
The Vindle Voss Family Circus
Peyote Business Lunch
Can We Focus On One Thing At a Time?
I like the idea of an Incline. I also like Wendell Young, but we need to focus on building a Streetcar and battles ahead instead of pushing new ideas.
The revised blog post linked above from Jane Prendergast also implies that Young is hedging on the Streetcar. I hope Wendell clarifies his position.
The revised blog post linked above from Jane Prendergast also implies that Young is hedging on the Streetcar. I hope Wendell clarifies his position.
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
CincyFringe 2011 Nine Don't Miss Shows
Until I see a play, I can't really tell you if it is good or not. For the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, there are 33 performances, including FringeNext, and several other special events. Based on show descriptions, prior experiences with the performers and producers, I've come up with nine shows that would advise that are don't miss shows. If you have a particular preference for a type of show, you may want to do a little more research yourself. This takes my tastes in play and my tastes are not going to be compatible with everyone. In something akin to alphabetical order, here they are:
101 Rules for Dating, of Which You Will Hear 20 or So...
Curriculum Vitae
Darker
Headscarf and the Angry Bitch
I Love You (We're Fucked)
Peyote Business Lunch
The VindleVoss Family Circus Spectacular!
Tooth and 'Nuckle
You Only Live Forever Once
Don't shy away from any of the other performances. There are always some surprise hits, so pay attention to the buzz every night at the Fringe Bar Series. The back-room gossip from audience members can be very interesting and very contradictory. If you don't like any of these shows, please let me know why. I learn nearly as much from seeing a show as discussing the show with someone else who say it and comparing our opinions. That's the part of all forms of art that we don't do often enough. Art is both an emotional and intellectual experience. We need to exercise the latter more often than we do.
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