America has the negro fever!!!!!
This according to none other than Geraldine Ferraro, best known as Mondale’s first-ever female 1984 veep choice (and co-loser of 49 states to Reagan). Oh, and a big time Hillary fundraiser, surrogate, supporter, mouthpiece, etc. “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of…
Hillary invective, part 2
A couple things to add: One, Mr. Ian is correct about Factcheck saying that the blacker ad couldn’t be proven as sinister. I still have my doubts, and so do these guys. While things look different on many TVs, they don’t look this dramatically different. Nothing that you see in a final advertisement is accidental.…
SPANISH FLY
Seductive tapas bar captures diners’ hearts through their stomachs
SERIOUS SYRIAN
The Bay Hill Shopping Plaza, on the northeast corner of Sand Lake and Turkey Lake roads, is quickly becoming a destination for foodies with global palates. India (Memories of India), Vietnam (Rice Paper), China (1-6-8) and now Syria are represented in all their strip mall glory. Taboule Café is part market, part diner. Chrome baker’s…
PARKER AND STONE TRILOGY MISSES THE MESSAGE
Pure parody wins over intellectual subtext
LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES
To anyone who insists that the Orlando area’s arts have no breadth, I’m officially calling bullshit again, because last Friday I experienced the full spectrum, from the avant garde to the old guard, and all barely 15 miles apart. Most of us look at leap year as a simple quirk of the calendar, at best…
COUNCIL WATCH
The smirky serenity that denotes an absence of controversy beamed from the civic panel as this week’s nearly empty political tea party was called to order. A slight swell of pride burped up for a moment at the revelation that just prior to the 2 p.m. curtain call, the final tourist development tax bonds were…
HAPPYTOWN
It’s March, and you know what that means: The silly season is here! Those brave vanguards of liberty we call Florida legislators are back in session, and this year – like always – there are a ton of terrible laws in the offing because this state isn’t screwed up enough. What’s on the agenda this…
THE OAKS: MUSIC VERSUS MESSAGE
Orlando Weekly: You guys know that I’ve had some issues with both your music and approach. That’s no secret. I do think this new album is a notable step forward, but I don’t think it’s quite there yet. Especially when compared to your much-improved live sound. That said, this album sounds much more like a…
BEST OF THE DEPOS
MBI director Bill Lutz Orlando Weekly attorney Steve Mason: Do you read the Orlando Weekly? Lutz: Yes. Mason: Why? Lutz: I like to keep attuned to anything that’s being said about the MBI, so I can be available if I am asked questions by main stream media. Mason: Orlando Weekly is not considered main stream…
MAIL SACK
LIVE AND LET TAT How on earth does a tattoo shop bring down the social grace of any city? Especially one with an integrated art gallery and photography studio `“No ink for you,” Feb. 28`? The place lives and breathes art, and last I checked art in any form is the very basis of civilization.…
VICTORY!
(Editor’s note – This story was first published on Feb. 27, 2008, and updated on Feb. 29, 2008) On Feb. 27, the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation dropped all charges of racketeering against Orlando Weekly , and accepted pretrial diversion – adjudication withheld and charges ultimately dropped – against the three employees it accused of aiding…
BLISTER
So this is one way to go out, and one bedazzled nightcap I’d rather not wear. There was a time when Sunday evening dusks scraped the bottoms of 20-bags with dirty fingernails, while wild eyes darted around the paranoia tiles of gay-bar men’s rooms. The ratty cover of an overtold bedtime story creaked open and…
SAVAGE LOVE
Open marriages – do they ever work? After 16 years and one kid, my husband and I are considering an open marriage. Over a year ago, I met another man who I was attracted to and wanted to fuck. I had met men like this throughout our marriage, but never did anything because I was…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) This is Celebrate Your Broken Heart Week. Even if your heart’s not exactly shattered at the moment, it has no doubt been in the past. Why celebrate? Because having a broken heart is one of the best things that can happen to you. It strengthens your humility, which makes you smarter.…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
Though crammed with shows, Feb. 26 was a nice break from the whole indie-rock thang. Truth be told, the night yielded more than a few moments of magic – the good musical kind, not the stupid David Blaine shit. First was the launch of the Baraka Collection World Music Series in Hannibal Square, a series…
SERIOUS SYRIAN
The Bay Hill Shopping Plaza, on the northeast corner of Sand Lake and Turkey Lake roads, is quickly becoming a destination for foodies with global palates. India (Memories of India), Vietnam (Rice Paper), China (1-6-8) and now Syria are represented in all their strip mall glory. Taboule Café is part market, part diner. Chrome baker’s…
CRITIC ON CRITICS
“Critics at their worst could never criticize the way that you do.” — Aimee Mann, “Nothing Is Good Enough” Are film critics necessary? Maybe not, but they can make a difference. When a studio’s ginormous marketing campaign blankets the media, a curious moviegoer can have a tough time telling if the hype is just hype…
FIRST SHOT
Movies, bleedin’ movies … every new week seems to bring a fresh avalanche of the things. And not just “movies” in the standard sense of checking the show times and risking your life in the parking lot, but also movies on DVD, video games based on movies, books about movies and online activities designed to…
