I've talked to a lot of people lately about my month-long stint in Bikram yoga.  Some of them, the traditionalists, smile while shaking their heads as if to say, "Yup, whatever -- you're crazy."  Some of them lean in closer as I describe the added sense of strength, balance, and flexibility that the experience of doing 26 spinal-spinning hatha yoga posures in a hot room guarantees Bikram students.  Too many of them say, "Cool, but I could never do that.  Too hard."

As a rite of passage, millions of teens and college students all over America sit and watch the Cheech and Chong movies with groups of friends.  And after a long hiatus (like...a couple of decades, man), the Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal is the follow-up to their hugely successful reunion tour, Cheech & Chong: Light Up America, where they performed together for the first time in over 25 years. 

It's gratifying knowing that major publications expound on the pleasures of dining at the English Grill; nice knowing that our city has such a noteworthy restaurant. I've never supped myself in the "rarified confines of ... one of the finest restaurants in the nation" (according to Forbes Traveller).

About Martin Bisi: Martin Bisi, has been an influential NY musician since the 80s, not only with his own songs and musical creations, but also recording classic albums by Sonic Youth, Material, Herbie Hancock (Rockit), Africa Bambaata, The Dresden
Dolls, Swans, John Zorn, Helmet, White Zombie, Cop Shoot Cop, Foetus, Serena Maneesh and Ex-Models. In his own band, Martin Bisi [band], he plays guitar and sings. His new album veers between

Two hot workday afternoons downtown. Two ice cream runs at lunch. One in a car and one by foot. They couldn’t be more different, but they both make me happy in the way only a frozen confection on a summer day can.

I’ve worked downtown for a few years, long enough to have my handful of lunch places I frequent. By handful I mostly mean Bendoya sushi on 5th. But for weeks and weeks this spring I noticed as my #2 bus crept down Market that an interesting new place was under construction. “Chop Shop Salads” read the sign. It looked like a place my fellow non-meat eating co-workers and I might dig. But it never seemed to show any sign that it would actually open soon.

The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is now accepting applications for the next Artist-in-Residence Program, which will run from August 15th through December 15th, 2009. The program provides an emerging artist the opportunity to hone their craft within an active museum environment, which is part of the vibrant arts community in Louisville. Benefits include the use of studio space and tools, a $5,000 stipend for materials, free admission to adult workshops, and the opportunity to network with professional artists.

To be honest, I really only went to Road to Morocco to pick the brain of the owner before my trip to Marrakech. I only even vaguely knew it existed – its location seems a bit odd and out of the way unless you work at the water company downtown. But my friend and travel companion for the trip Tracy suggested we meet there for dinner and to finalize our trip details (which really, of course, means to drink wine and squeal with excitement).

It’s not often I sit down in a restaurant and have an entire menu to pore over. I stopped eating meat other than fish about eight years ago and have spent the time since studying restaurant menus searching for a pasta or salad I can order without the chicken. A waitress once commented most unhelpfully, “That’s an awful expensive salad if you don’t get the meat!”