http://www.orlandoweekly.com/ Recent Orlando Weekly Content. en-us Copyright 2010 Orlando Weekly http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13780 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/artsculture/story.asp?id=13779 Live Active Cultures by Seth Kubersky. Inside a building in the center of downtown Orlando sits an object so ill-fated that it's an icon of awfulness, almost single-handedly ruining careers and bringing a billion-dollar business to its knees. This cursed artifact isn't something sacred stolen from the Seminoles, the Hope diamond... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13776 Council Watch by Billy Manes. For this very special episode of The City Gets to Thinkin', Congresswoman Corrine Brown, D-Florida, was wheeled in for a fiery cameo appearance, shouting this and that about Haitian relief and stimulus dollars before landing the ultimate health-care zinger: "Anybody that tells me that they're... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13775 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13773 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13772 Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny. ARIES (March 21-April 19) "Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories." So said the ancient Greek historian Polybius, and now I'm conveying the message to you. I hope it will serve as a spur in the wake of your recent triumph.... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/story.asp?id=13770 This Little Underground by Bao Le-Huu. Several months ago, I mentioned Das Boot, the two-to-three-liter, boot-shaped mug of beer served at awesome Sanford bierhaus Hollerbach's Willow Tree Café. Well, Redlight Redlight now features that heroic little challenge too, which could either be a good thing or a very, very bad... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13769 Police Beat by Jim Gaines. Jan. 19 (2010-30926) 5:45 p.m.: It was a peaceful evening with beer at the Ambassador Hotel on West Colonial Drive, until one man jumped his acquaintance and stole his .45-caliber pistol. (2010-31191) 8:30 p.m.: A woman walking through Parc Vista apartments on Pinto Lane said a man dragged... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13767 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13765 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13764 Live Active Cultures by Seth Kubersky. I think I'm about the least likely person to be labeled a Luddite. In my house, I have four gaming consoles, three laptop computers, two video projectors and an iPhone ... in an Apple tree. I've been online since the days of 1200-baud modems and text-interface BBS systems; today I've got Yahoo,... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13763 Council Watch by Billy Manes. From the first solemn ring of the church bells outside, it was clear that there would be very little to smile about at this week's governmental misery support group meeting. A Unitarian invocation worried about the homeless and Haiti, praying that whatever God it is that speaks to commissioner... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13759 Police Beat by Jim Gaines. Jan. 12 (2010-19106) 10:02 p.m.: At Miracle of Love church on West Colonial Drive, someone used the miracle of physics to break a glass door with a fire extinguisher. Yea, verily, a Dell desktop computer was taken up. Jan. 13 (2010-20373) 2 a.m.: And you know they bought it to fend off... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13756 Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Shakespeare got modest respect while he was alive, but his reputation as a brilliant bard didn't gel right away. It wasn't until almost 50 years after he died that anyone thought his life and work were notable enough to write about. By then, all his colleagues and com... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/story.asp?id=13752 This Little Underground by Bao Le-Huu. Some of the benefit shows that the local music community has organized to help Haiti have had disappointing turnouts. I know these are the leanest of times, but put it all in perspective and go support them, people. It is literally the least you can do. Having a temporarily empty wallet seriou... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13751 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/artsculture/story.asp?id=13746 Live Active Cultures by Seth Kubersky. Tell people you write a newspaper column, and they feign interest or express sympathy for your impending unemployment from a soon-to-be-extinct medium. Tell them that you write about arts and culture, and they inch away, lest you start spouting Proust. But tell them that you cover the attra... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13745 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13744 Comments . Tried in the media I enjoyed the latest Happytown™ column [Jan. 7]. I really did. I appreciate that you've noticed my candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives, and appreciate your sense of humor about the circus that was the Rifqa Bary case here in Orlando. If I can comment on o... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13741 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13740 Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Philosopher David Pearce is committed to the abolition of suffering. We've got a long way to go before accomplishing that goal, but he believes it's possible with the help of technology. More than two millennia ago, Buddha also articulated a vision for the cessation o... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13739 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/story.asp?id=13738 This Little Underground by Bao Le-Huu. Wow, Jay Reatard dead at only 29. I sure hope you were at his Back Booth show last month. The beats Being both delicious and loaded with value is an accomplishment that would satisfy anyone. But in a clear attempt at supreme awesomeness, Pabst Blue Ribbon sponsors the occasional free... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13735 Police Beat by Jim Gaines. Jan. 5 (2010-6423) 12:15 a.m.: A man walked out of a bar ... and two other guys followed him out of Whiskey River Whiskey Store to the corner of Hames Avenue and Robinson Street, then beat him up. Punch line: They took his wallet and $115. (2010-6013) 7:03 a.m.: A woman said that a man robbe... Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/artsculture/story.asp?id=13731 Live Active Cultures by Seth Kubersky. It's a frigid Friday night in the city. The clouds above are as dark as the asphalt below; tomorrow morning might see snow, or at least stinging sleet. But the icy temperatures don't seem to be deterring anyone, and street parking is in short supply, as ever. After shivering and stomping sever... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13727 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13726 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13722 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/columns/story.asp?id=13721 Free Will Astrology by Rob Brezsny. ARIES (March 21-April 19) The Earth's north magnetic pole is not the same as the geographic North Pole. If you take out a compass to orient yourself toward due north, the compass arrow will actually point toward a spot in the frigid wilds of Canada. But what's really odd is that the north ma... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.orlandoweekly.com/music/story.asp?id=13720 This Little Underground by Bao Le-Huu. Aw (cold) snap! Has Orlando been frozen lately or what? The weather, the Magic's offense and, worst of all, the concert calendars have all been on ice. Thankfully, the thaw is on. The beat The high-profile Central Florida teen crisis organization To Write Love on Her Arms regularly org... Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST