Love stinks
Movie: Next Stop, Wonderland
Dead again
Movie: The Beyond
Driver devours her leading role
Movie: The Governess
Love stinks
Movie: Next Stop, Wonderland
Dead again
Movie: The Beyond
Driver devours her leading role
Movie: The Governess
Sun-splashed fun cuisine
On a recent trip to Disney’s BoardWalk, we discovered that one of Orlando’s nicest Mediterranean restaurants also has one of the silliest names: Spoodles. Try saying that with any credibility, as in, “I had some excellent spice-crusted salmon with potato-fennel gratin and truffle oil … at Spoodles.” Head chef Bart Hosmer explains that the name…
Lobbyists love those loopholes
A Denver office building reportedly has this sign in its elevator: “Braille Instructions, Please See Below.” Well, most of us would need a combination of Braille, 20-20 eyesight, a magnifying glass and a seeing-eye dog to find all that’s buried deep in the U.S. tax code. But giant corporations are able to see what we…
True Colors
Author Richard Boles insists the better you know yourself, the easier your job search will be There seem to be a million career and job-hunting experts in the country spewing out advice. But only one name comes to mind when thinking about alternative approaches to job hunting: Richard Bolles. Most people know Bolles through his…
Looking for leadership
We all know that recurring nightmare in which people find themselves stripped down in front of their colleagues, everything hanging out for all to see. So be sensitive to such a sense of exposure when an intimate exhibit of new art by the art faculty at Valencia Community College opens this weekend: It’s a show…
Got boobs? Get balls
Mayor Glenda Hood and county Chairman Linda Chapin recently said, “Got Milk? Get Football.” They shouted it proudly, through their milk moustaches, from a billboard overlooking I-4. I have always believed that actually sitting through a football game should be a fate reserved for women sent to the fifth circle of hell, so I was…
Access denied
Orange County loves cable television — but only for itself, not for its citizens. On Tuesday, Sept 1, at 3:30 p.m. in the county commission chambers, the county will stage a public hearing regarding its new, 61-page proposed cable television franchise ordinance. This is the law that demands decent service and a public benefit in…
Step down, Mr. President?
It’s a cold Monday night. The score is Falcons 28, Ravens 21. It’s the fourth quarter, third down with 10 yards to go. The Falcons take their positions on offense, their muscles straining against their crimson jerseys, the Atlanta fans roaring appreciation for the home team. Just as quarterback Michael Vick is about to take…
Web nonsense
So after two and a half hours of waiting in line to cast our vote Nov. 2, we wandered over to local Democratic party headquarters to see if we could lend a hand. We didn’t have much time, we explained, but would be happy to do what we could, this being a “historic” election and…
Labor breathing
As unions begin to organize part-time workers in Central Florida, Disney is dealing with a labor revolt of a different sort in Haiti. Three weeks ago workers at the Megatex plant in Port-au-Prince signed a petition to organize a union. It was a risky move; labor activists say most who have organized in Haiti have…
Tapping the mother lode
Thursday • 11 MATT POND PA Having shed most of his original band lineup, Matt Pond should now be referring to his act as Matt Pond NYC, since Manhattan is where he’s based now and where he gathered up 60 percent of his current band. Still in the fold is cellist Eve Miller (Rachel’s), but…
Review – Nomad Soul
Artist: Baaba Maal
Review – Here and Somewhere Else
Artist: The Samples
Review – Nutrajet
Artist: Nutrajet
Review – Alternative Stereo Sounds
Artist: Adventures in Stereo
Review – Nomad Soul
Artist: Baaba Maal
Review – Nutrajet
Artist: Nutrajet
Review – Here and Somewhere Else
Artist: The Samples
Review – Nomad Soul
Artist: Baaba Maal
Review – Alternative Stereo Sounds
Artist: Adventures in Stereo
Review – Here and Somewhere Else
Artist: The Samples
Review – Alternative Stereo Sounds
Artist: Adventures in Stereo
Review – Nutrajet
Artist: Nutrajet
Review – Nomad Soul
Artist: Baaba Maal
Review – Here and Somewhere Else
Artist: The Samples
Review – Alternative Stereo Sounds
Artist: Adventures in Stereo
Review – Nutrajet
Artist: Nutrajet
Merengue queen hits pop-music scene
Merengue, the compelling rhythmic music originating from the Dominican Republic, has a magnificent delegate introducing its sounds to mainstream notoriety in Olga Tañón. But “the queen of merengue” is ready for a new challenge. After releasing five merengue recordings and one album of ballads, Tañón is ready to try her hand at pop stardom. Her…
Knot a problem
OK, it’s finally out. President Clinton admitted he had an “inappropriate” relationship with Monica Lewinsky. I think that means he had her working on his car. That would be totally inappropriate. She doesn’t look like she knows a thing about cars. A sexual relationship, on the other hand, seems like just the ticket. They had…
Made in the U.S.S.R.
It has been seven years since the dissolution of the world’s second largest communist-ruled nation, yet the fusion of art and ideology has never been more apparent than in works of artists from the former Soviet Union. The paintings, propaganda posters, sculptures, medals and KGB memorabilia that comprise Darker Shade of Red: Official Art and…
Kitchen victory is close at hand
Ever wondered how those famous TV chefs prepare such fabulous creations and make it look so easy? It is easy when there’s an army of assistants who shop for the ingredients and clean up afterward. Even the kitchen-impaired can experience the triumph of hassle-free gourmet cooking under the tutelage of Truffles & Trifles in College…
