The Louisville skyline has been the subject of countless photos and original art.  This new piece created by the Oz Gallery and artist James Thornton is unique. It was done without photos, without paint — just a fancy computer, as you can see from this video. The Oz Gallery is on Taylorsville Road, near the [...]

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Time to get excited about the 2009 Idea Festival and start figuring out which sessions you want to attend. My favorites, or at least the ones I’ve heard of, are author A.J. Jacobs and “Kitchen Confidential” author Anthony Bourdain. Jacobs is a regular contributor to Esquire, and has written a pair of really intriguing books [...]

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Happy Monday! The V.V. is off to parent orientation at the University of Louisville this morning, so things may be a little slow here. But there’s plenty to talk about, like this stuff… Didn’t We Already Tell You Cash Knew About the Secret Meeting?: So it was a little surprising to see the story lead [...]

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Does Your TV Still Work?: Maybe, just maybe, this will be the last time we mention the DTV transition. Who am I kidding? Expect stories about the people somehow caught by surprise when their TV didn’t work this morning, who blame the goverment or their TV stations, or better yet, who decide to get rid [...]

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It is kind of funny the way backers of Louisville and Lexington have pushed their cities near the top of that Best Cities poll we’ve been talking about. We’ve argued with friends on the merits of our respective cities’ sports accomplishments, racing tracks, party circuit, failing newspapers. Lately, it’s been fun keeping track of scandals [...]

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Shooting the Sh.. Guns with Jake Starr: Now here’s a unique angle. LEO’s Phillip Bailey got some shooting lessons from New Bethel church pastor Ken Pagano, God’s representative for gun rights, whose handle in his gun league is Jake Starr. Good story.  [LEO] Guess Who Touched Another Nerve at Sixth and Broadway: As Jake puts [...]

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This is one of those weird viral things on the Internet, but it’s certainly caught fire around town with people who don’t have enough to do. Kiplinger’s has put up a poll to vote for the best city in the country, and it’s a neck-and-neck battle between geeks in Louisville and geeks in Lexington. At [...]

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What happens when two dudes drive around town with a video camera, walk around memorable local locations, add a little London twist, and put in some upbeat music? A video like this, from our friend Pip Pullen (the one in the suit) at red7e.

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A Day in the White House: Pres. Obama’s status as the coolest president of our generation is safe after NBC’s Brian Williams hung out with him for a day for an NBC special. Bo the dog is pretty cool, too. A rare thing — interesting, compelling network TV. [NBC] Jumping on the Church/Guns Bandwagon: Since [...]

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Now that my alma mater has decided it wants to appeal to the NASCAR crowd, it’s time to go get one of them stickers for my car, a t-shirt and maybe get me a mullet. That’s right, in Nashville this weekend at the Federated Auto Parts 300, the #5 Chevy car will be sporting the [...]

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