Snow regrets
Movie: Wendigo
Dinos, rhinos and *&#$!
Movie: Death to Smoochy
Anxiety attack of the highest disorder
Movie: Panic Room
One to watch
Movie: Clockstoppers
Ancient language
Movie: Italian for Beginners
Dinos, rhinos and *&#$!
Movie: Death to Smoochy
Anxiety attack of the highest disorder
Movie: Panic Room
One to watch
Movie: Clockstoppers
Ancient language
Movie: Italian for Beginners
Snow regrets
Movie: Wendigo
Where the girls are
One ma’am. Two ma’am. Three ma’am. Four ma’am. A line of girls in blue scrubs counts off as its members head through a heavy metal door to their cinder-block dorm. They walk in silent, single file, arms behind them, right hands grasping left elbows. They are white and black, short and tall. They are the…
Payback’s a bitch
Water-cooler gossip turned wicked early last week after it was learned that Orlando city officials had decided to ask the courts to make firefighters repay the $220,000 the city had spent defending itself against a lawsuit thrown out as “frivolous.” The public wanted to know how the city could be so calloused as to fail…
A Mouse divided
Harvey Totzke has been the face of Disney labor for two decades. As president of the Services Trade Council — the umbrella organization representing Disney’s six unions — and as secretary-general of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) Local 737, Totzke commanded a six-figure salary despite only modest union gains. And until two years…
The fall guy
There are mysteries that may never be resolved in the firefighters’ lawsuit against Orlando city government – — arguably the ugliest public-relations crisis ever to hit the city. One of them is why a city employee named Mark Munsey was running around last summer telling firefighters and city commissioners that he expected to be “the…
Best seat in the House
For years, the Golden Rule in politics has been thus: “He who has the gold, rules.” Indeed, it has been customary, especially in the mainstream press, to spend more time reporting upon a particular candidate’s real or potential bankroll than in a careful consideration of the aspirant’s political agenda or past performance. Of course it’s…
One listen to Andrew W.K….
One listen to Andrew W.K.’s big-time, breakneck debut released this week, “I Get Wet,” and you almost have to laugh. Not in a dismissive way, but rather a euphoric, anything-can-happen gasp of a laugh. Heavy directives of partying until you die (song titles: “It’s Time to Party,” “Party Hard,” “Ready to Die,” “Party Till You…
Italian reds spring forward
Now that it’s officially spring, it’s time to break out the white suits, straw hats and hot-weather wines. And for the best wines of the season, look towards northern Italy. Steve Butler at Tim’s Wine Market says that Italy is “the hottest place on the planet right now.” For red-wine lovers, he recommends Barbera d’Asti…
The laying off of hands
Like a lot of other people, I’ve watched the Perverted Priest Parade march through the media as it has become grander and more eye-popping with every float. And like a lot of other people, I’m shocked, but not surprised. People are clannish. They guard their own and cover their heinies, and whether they cover them…
Power to the People’s
I have immense respect for theater people. They entertain us, they enlighten us, and they live out all our dreams in a manner that turns mere words into vibrant reality. There are other tasks, however, that I wouldn’t be so quick to entrust to them … like taking over my insurance payments or having my…
Coming down from the mountain
When West Virginia’s Jesco White agreed to be profiled for an episode of the PBS-TV series “Different Drummer” in 1991, he expected a simple, music-video document of the tap-dancing skills he then hoped to parlay into fame and fortune. The program, broadcast under the title “Dancing Outlaw,” did indeed show its hero kicking up his…
Orange crush
Say what you want about Carrot Top, but bear in mind that most of it has been said 400 times before. The local mop-topped motormouth who made a name for himself by being annoying and never getting a haircut has become a fixture of considerable disdain, thanks largely to the “dial-down-the-middle” intrusions he’s proffering in…
Hot times for shock jocks
Two German designers have invented a computer game with hand sensors that administer shocks and burns to opponents, Wired magazine reports. The winner is the player who can stand it longer. Painstation (not affiliated with Sony) is based on the old game of Pong. If a player misses the ball, it will hit randomly arranged…
