The Long Road to Recovery
December 21, 2018 ·
Posted In: Omaha Magazine , People
Injuries are a part of sports, but Creighton University point guard Jade Owens has weathered more than her fair share. After two years spent recapturing the health and athleticism she once took for granted, she’s […]
Sexual Justice Warrior
Posted In: Health , Omaha Magazine , People
Sex videos are popular on the internet. Even academic ones. Just ask Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s School of Health & Kinesiology. Her 2016 TEDx talk has been viewed […]
True to This, Not New to This
Posted In: Omaha Magazine , People
Sitting down for a tarot reading across from Shaun Laveau, the 21-year-old spiritual worker conveys the presence of someone more ancient. A conversation begins with cards sliding out of his favorite deck. Once he begins […]
Art After Life
Posted In: Omaha Magazine , People
The morning of the funeral, I woke early to write my identical twin brother’s eulogy. It began: “On the cover of a notebook, Connor spelled out his definition of art in boldface type: ‘Art is not […]
Nebraska Medical Orchestra
December 20, 2018 ·
Posted In: Music , Omaha Magazine , People
On a cold night in November, musicians in a new orchestra gather in a classroom at the Strauss Performing Arts Center. They are rehearsing the recognizable march from The Nutcracker. Only, in the song’s first […]
Brenton Gomez
December 19, 2018 ·
Posted In: Music , Omaha Magazine , People
Local rapper Brenton Gomez—aka Conny Franko, Conchance, The Wooz, Daddy Woozbuckz, Conny Chrondracula, Chronny, or Econnyome depending on time, place, and project—is a wiry and reflective man of letters with deep roots in South O. […]
