The shapes of things
Even though it’s been going on for four years now, I’ve been unable to correctly divine the continuing appeal of “Nude Nite.” Is the annual exhibition of art-in-the-raw a success because its patrons are in sore need of an aesthetically edifying experience, or because they’re seeking simple titillation? Or is it because they want the…
Amusing escape
Movie: Blast From the Past
Blurred vision
Movie: At First Sight
Mind-numbing revisitation
Movie: My Favorite Martian
Water works
Movie: Message in a Bottle
Amusing escape
Movie: Blast From the Past
Blurred vision
Movie: At First Sight
Mind-numbing revisitation
Movie: My Favorite Martian
Water works
Movie: Message in a Bottle
Rhythm revolutionaries make deep dub impact
Dub reggae may be one of music’s last frontiers. While the genres it has influenced such as techno, ambient and drum & bass have gone on to reach much wider audiences, dub remains a mostly uncommercialized, electronic-oriented cousin of more popular roots and dancehall styles of reggae. Neil Fraser, better known in the dub world…
Biting insights
The ghost of Owen Godwin hangs over Gatorland, but not literally, of course, not like the stuntman who hung in restraints above swarming alligators during filming at the roadside park last month for NBC’s “The World’s Greatest Magic.” Owen would have loved it. The showman who founded Gatorland 50 years ago in a dirt pit…
Age-defying job hunts
Goldie Hawn is not known for her sage wisdom, so it might seem strange that a quote from her would makes its way into an article on the serious subject of ageism in the workplace. Hawn, however, was born in 1945, which makes her older than Kenneth Starr, Newt Gingrich, Steve Forbes and both Bill…
Medical alert
Dr. Bob Brooks, whose political views on social issues often place him to the right of even Gov. Jeb Bush, easily dismisses the bridges he’s burned. It’s tempting to say he doesn’t care. Elected twice to the Florida Legislature, the Winter Park physician plays directly to a solidly conservative constituency. He’s won support from the…
The limited?
Term limits, the pet project of 10-term Congressman Bill McCollum, are a bad idea whose time has come, and U.S. Rep. Tilley Fowler (R-Jacksonville) may accidentally usher in the new era. When elected in 1992, Fowler promised to leave in 2000. She was one of dozens of Republican House members elected on the theory that…
Railing away
The light-rail saga only gets better. This week Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez weighed in for a link between I-Drive and the airport, and against the already-planned downtown-to-I-Drive link. The reason: The county shouldn’t pay part of the cost of a system that will primarily enrich downtown. U.S. Rep. John Mica (R-Winter Park), who has…
Sex and the city
Ending, after five years, a futile battle with its own zoning code, Orlando finally has agreed to allow the Fairvilla Mega Store to expand on North Orange Blossom Trail. Orlando also will pay Fairvilla $275,000 in exchange for the retailer dropping its federal lawsuit against the city. This on top of at least $200,000 the…
Not your fatherâ??s Father
Faced with many retirements and a precipitous drop in new blood, U.S. Catholic officials have stepped up priest-recruiting to include irreverent advertisements to appeal to “generation X” men, according to a December Washington Post report. The Providence, R.I., diocese, for example, recently ran an ad campaign on MTV. And in January, a group of British…
Selling every last space
Time for another trip into the far, far, far-out frontiers of Free Enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower takes you into the ever-expanding universe of product advertising, featuring places no advertiser has gone before. Already it’s estimated that the typical American is hit with 3,000 advertising images a day — through the media, as you would expect,…
Sexual subjectivity
Satyricon USA: A Journey Across the New Sexual Frontier;By Eurydice;256 pages; Scribner; $22 Love may be a many-splendored thing, but sex is a many-faceted thing, as Eurydice, sex columnist for Gear magazine, has discovered. Her book, “Satyricon USA” — billed as “A Journey Across the New Sexual Frontier” — documents her cross-country travels as she…
Embarrassment of riches
There are two pieces of paper, one in my wallet and one sitting ignored on a diner counter. By themselves they aren’t worth jack. But I’m convinced that, like the triangles in “South Park,” when brought together they could infuse each other with magic. One is a newspaper containing the winning Lotto numbers; the other…
Eroticism revives Eola Theatre
Downtown veterans may remember the folks from the old Eola Theatre, which used to occupy the space that currently houses the Kit Kat Club on Wall Street Plaza. Now the core members of that troop are seeking a comeback — just in time to set a Valentine’s Day mood. The reassembled group is presenting “Literary…
That â??70s show
Rock is not dead, and there will be no hip-hop coup d’état. So proclaims Scott Lucas, singer/songwriter for the Chicago-based duo Local H. Lucas can speak with authority on the subject of music-industry survival, considering that the ’70s-rock-inspired act emerged intact from the recent spate of music-industry megamergers that led to the consolidation of his…
Loving spoonfuls
Since the beginning of time, lovers have offered food and drink to the objects of their affection. Call it courtship or bribery, but the practice is still in play, making Valentine’s Day one of the busiest days of the year for dining out. This year, the opportunity to express at least epicurean love is extended…
A big-mac attack of another kind
Whole grains, vegetables and tofu may not sound so exciting, but in the hands of a skilled chef you’d be surprised. Macrobiotic meals are being embraced by more and more chefs, from Chamberlin’s to Park Plaza Gardens. Macrobiotics is a cooking philosophy that emphasizes eating in harmony with nature to promote long life, and Harriett’s…
