http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/articles.sec-33-1-news.html The Birmingham Weekly once again settles the question whether anyone can be a master or slave to fashion. Shlomi Dadon even transformed our publisher from a picture of doggerel verse to eglantine refinement, and everyone remembers that picture of shirtless savagery from the last makeover.]]> But one of the contenders running to be the Republican presidential nominee did just that in a recent GOP debate on January 16th.]]> I'm starting to wonder if it's ever going to stop raining. Every week there is a new deluge. Every week I get pushed further and further back from the start of the guide season. But then I remember that we really need the rain to bring the water table up.]]> So how can a column on food memories not honor that importance... for the commercials, the half-time show, the tail gate parties, and especially the parties all over the country? And a lot of them will be serving chili in some form or another so I figured I might as well weigh in with my version.]]> Welcome to the neighborhood. We still have people asking where to find us since we moved into new digs in Avondale. ]]> I love this place. It’s off the beaten path and so pristine it hurts. Now the place I’m talking about is the Kathy Stiles Freeland, Bibb County Glades Preserve. ]]> One essential component of artist survival is the gallery. German-Belgian transplant Guido Maas made a gradual transition to Birmingham starting seven years ago.]]> When you find yourself in the middle of publishing a newspaper and you are out trying to showcase--be it the sunny or the seamy side of Birmingham--you have to rely on model citizens to cooperate. That takes both management skills and constant education when dealing with amateurs and professionals alike.]]> We hope you have been getting the feel of this space from Haley Castille’s pieces in this section--that is meant to be a place to explore spiritual, metaphysical, and dare I say religious issues in a maybe what can we do about it in this life context.]]> The things I do to bring you all the swag and benefits of the Birmingham Weekly! Some say it is keeping the strict weekly deadlines that so quickly roll around again.]]> Tom McGuane once remarked in his book of essays, The Longest Silence, that he had always been fascinated by moving water. I know exactly how he feels. I doubt that my life would be anything like what it is today without that love. ]]> Stylist Cindi Horton met the subject at a local dinner party and immediately identified someone in need of a new look and update. “You could tell he had been focused on other things besides his appearance."]]> Let me tell you about David DeRouen.]]> When it comes to what to do in Birmingham, it ultimately comes down to what’s cooking. When you have company in from out of town are you going to take them to Vulcan or Chez FonFon? And maybe that’s the way it is everywhere. ]]> Zane Grey once wrote, “if I only fished to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago.” I have to agree, I feel the same. And it’s not very often that a fishing trip turns into something that exemplifies this point so well. ]]> Could it have been that much fun, riding a dusty, hot, bumpy bus? Well that was the way to get to West Blocton, out in the country outside Birmingham when gas was rationed and Greyhound buses were not air-conditioned. I was happy and excited, despite the hot ride, and enjoying myself. ]]> We just marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 disaster, and it was one of those moments when all the TV commentators asked all of us, “Do you remember where you were when…?” ]]> On August 22, at the age of 74, Birmingham concert promoter Tony Ruffino suffered a stroke and passed away. We asked Genie McElroy to gather some recollections from those who knew him best. ]]>