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Jun 6-12, 2001

Jun 6-12, 2001 / Vol. 17 / No. 23

A great museum, period

“The Shining” was on TV not too long ago. Flawed it may be, but no other movie can claim a psychic child who refers to his visionary powers as “the little boy that lives in my mouth.” This pinch of psychosis alone makes it worth watching. There’s a scene in the movie where the little…

Liz Langley

Class dismissed

For years, I’ve had a recurring nightmare that I was stuck back in high school, unable to escape. This past year, I actually did return to high school. And though it wasn’t a true nightmare, I did spend many difficult nights dealing with my new responsibilities as a rookie teacher … and the painful realities…

Al Krulick

Where the girls are

“Happy Gay Day!” squeals the lit-up chick voice offering party directions at the other end of the cell phone. Happy, maybe, but for all its red-shirted, jean-shorted, fey hands-across-America charm, the annual Gay Days celebration centers around a passive-resistance occupation of Disney’s doe-eyed innocence. It’s always so much more a study in what isn’t than…

Billy Manes

Abundant Asian in United nations

Recently I witnessed a guy standing in between two of the hot tables at United Buffet (4000 E. Colonial Drive, 407-228-2899). He had an empty plate in his hand and a look of bemused bewilderment on his face. “Look at this,” he laughed. “Pizza, sushi and egg foo yung, all right next to each other!”…

Joseph Hayes

All the rage

There’s no denying the recording industry’s current fascination with the heavier end of the musical spectrum. And why not? Buzzsaw guitars, apocalyptic themes, it’s-always-Halloween attire and Cookie Monster-style vocals are soundtracking America’s disenfranchised youth, the main consumer of prerecorded CDs and cassettes. And there are plenty of bands that are more than happy to rock…

Mark Padgett

What’s in a name? Less and less

With debate swirling over whether Orlando needs a new arena and exactly who should pay to build it, little is certain except for this: Orlando Magic officials hope to bag big bucks by auctioning off the name of their hoped-for new home to the highest bidder. A survey of stadiums and arenas around the country,…

Andrew Ackerman

The road to nowhere

Kim Lafluer wanted the East Orange Citizens’ Coalition (EOCC) he heads to become more than a one-trick pony. Instead of focusing solely on the east-west connector, a controversial county road slated for a vote June 26 `see Paving the way, May 10`, he wanted it to take on school crowding and other community issues. For…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Time for a parting “Gift”

Moving is an enormous drag. You have to shoehorn your every belonging into marked cardboard boxes, fill out reams of change-of-address cards and then blow your remaining cash on beer bribes that’ll convince your good-for-nothing friends to help haul your stuff toward its new home. The process was even more involved for Bob DeRosa. At…

Steve Schneider

Take a bite out of crime

Erik Williams, 21, of the 3600 block of South Michigan Avenue, was arrested in Chicago on May 18 and charged with sexually assaulting (forced fellatio) a 42-year-old woman. The victim arrived at a police station in the early morning hours clutching, in her hand, testicles that she had just bitten off. At about the same…

Chuck Shepherd

Warm, fuzzy comedy at odds with the times

Mad Cow Theatre’s decision to stage “The Odd Couple” seems a wise choice for a company that wishes to promote theater to a broad audience. Thanks to the popular film and TV sitcom based on this 1965 play by Neil Simon, the story of the hilariously mismatched roommates Oscar and Felix has become ingrained in…

Emily Thorpe

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