Polish it off
Feel-good, filling fare caters to your inner Bob Swerski
Frozen assets
No one can accuse frozen yogurt of being complicated. Even the three posted steps at Mochi’s cartoonishly sparkling spot in the Plaza building downtown are pleasantly uncontrived: Pick your yogurt flavor, put toppings on it, then weigh and pay. (Recommended step No. 4: Get your parking stub validated.) The base yogurts vary, but span the…
Itâ??s got the chops
Jackie Chan does Pat Morita proud in better-than-expected remake
18th century fox
Crazy Like a Fox sees economic collapse as its comeback
The latest funny books
; Every year, a few sophisticated, sprawling comic books make their way out of the alt-comics echo chamber and into the ;mainstream. Although it won’t replace the great American novel anytime soon, the great American graphic novel has risen in stature the past 20 years. April alone saw the release of Daniel Clowes’ Wilson (Drawn…
Choice in the balance
There was more cause for concern than there was for celebration at this year’s annual Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando event on May 20 at the downtown Sonesta Hotel. Although most of the participants mingling around the second-floor reception were in lockstep on the issue of abortion, the cacophonous political wrangling happening outside the catered…
DVDs Nuts!
Artois the Goat: Obsession meets magic-realism and indie quirk in this straight-outta-Austin tale of Virgil (Mark Scheibmeir), a lovelorn lab technician whose crush object has just left him high and dry, and his bizarre concept that creating the perfect goat cheese could win her back — long story. A very long story, actually, even at…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The “secret” is in plain sight. The “hidden resource” is freely available for anyone who intends to use it with integrity. The “lost key” is very close to where you left it when you last used it. The “missing link” is missing only in the sense that no one recognizes it…
Savage Love
My husband was a 28-year-old virgin when we met. When we started having sex, he opened up about being “different.” He wanted to wear panties, he wanted me to have sex with other men, he wanted me to make fun of his tiny penis. Didn’t love the stuff, but whatever. Now it’s a thousand times…
Happytown
Sometimes we give Florida politics too much credit. The other night, while we were passing out in a personal apocalypse, the moving lips up on the glowing TV box started whispering a genius conspiracy into our eyes. What if these billionaire nobodies popping up onto our screens via millions in television ad buys – hello,…
Council Watch
The circle of life politely abutted the slightly rounded dais of decision at this week’s council of civic meditation. An invocation — delivered (for the first time!) by a non-denominational Buddhist-in-a-fancy-robe, Sensei Sayo-Shenpen — called for a ceremonious breaking of that which binds us and for universal friendship among all humankind. You could feel the…
Police Beat
May 25 (2010-243732) 1:50 a.m.: Two guys acquired a 2006 Suzuki “by use of fists” alone, waling on a couple near Sunlite Grocery on North Parramore Avenue. Bonus swings brought them the man’s wallet and cell phone. (2010-244235) 9:25 a.m.: A tubby guy with spiky hair and loud clothes rummaged around in the drawers at…
Live Active Cultures
“Trust me, I can 100% guarantee we will not be opening to the general public. If you stand here all day, you will go home disappointed.” It’s early morning June 2, and Universal’s Harry Potter attraction won’t officially open for more than two weeks. But a Twitter tidal wave has dragged me from bed to…
This Little Underground
If you’re interested in getting an inside, articulate and humorous glimpse into the journey of a young, smart band living the dream of recording with one of their idols (specifically, J. Robbins), check out the Pauses’ recording blog (http://record-o-blog.tumblr.com/). THE BEAT Oil ain’t the only nasty stuff currently ripping forth from the gulf area. Legendary…
A break in the storyline
Silversun Pickups with Against Me!, the Henry Clay People 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 Hard Rock Live, 407-351-5483 all ages $28-$40 www.hardrocklive.com After nearly a decade of existence and many years of grinding out shows around their home base of Los Angeles, indie rockers Silversun Pickups caused a fair amount of snickering when they were…
Putting some stank on it
The Empyres with the Woggles, Slippery Slopes 9 p.m. Saturday, June 12 Will’s Pub, 407-898-5070 $10-$12 www.willspub.org Thanks to record labels like Norton and Crypt, the definition of garage rock has, for many people, come to mean overdriven guitars, fiercely distorted vocals and a manic sensibility that aligns the genre closer with the punk rock…
A new hope
Viernes CD release party 8 p.m. Thursday, June 10 The Social, 407-246-1419 $7 www.thesocial.org This year marks the onset of a major gold rush for Florida indie rock. Precipitated largely by the moves of tastemaking Brooklyn label Kanine Records, which has thirstily scooped up Sunshine State buzz bands like Surfer Blood and Blind Man’s Colour,…
Culture 2 Go
Playwright Marx his words The Cradle Will Rock Through July 4 at Mad Cow Theatre 105 S. Magnolia Ave. 407-297-8788 www.madcowtheatre.com $15-$28 The anger felt by many Americans these days is largely directed at the wrong targets, and often the irate arguments against perceived enemies are murky and illogical. Seventy-five years ago, the foes of…
