An interesting take on Gitmo detainees: Time to man up
There’s been something of a debate raging in our comments section over the Bush administration’s use of torture and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. And indeed, for some reason I can’t comprehend – aside from typical political cowardice – there’s been a lot of pushback to Obama’s idea to move these detainees…
Ends: Naked bunnies!
I won’t bother with snark. I’ll just let the flyer tell you what’s up. To put the details more succinctly: Chicks who were naked in Playboy are gonna be at Roxy. Saturday, doors at 9 pm. General admission is $20, but in case you couldn’t tell, this flyer is also a free ticket to the…
Apocalyptic bystander
T:4 benches John Connor during the big endgame
Living artifacts
Ben Stiller is a strong anchor for this unstable franchise
State of Confucian
Attractive Lake Mary Asian bistro marred by inconsistent kitchen
Tapped out
It’s widely accepted that the key ingredient to great bagels is New York City tap water, so Scott and Laura Stein, owners of the Delish New York Bakery on Sand Lake Road, brought some of that Big Apple H2O to Orlando. Granted, the water comes inside frozen parboiled bagels, but when the ring rolls are…
This Little Underground
When there’s so much hot action just splayed out in front of you like there was in music this week, well, you prop up your porn leg and get to work, son. The festivals Not surprisingly, there were no recipe changes for the behemoth Florida Music Festival, which continues to adhere to its corporate industry…
Happytown
From the Appearance of Impropriety Desk comes this piece of Seminole County fun: On May 8, county Democratic Party leader Chris Lomas filed an ethics complaint against her GOP counterpart, Jason Brodeur. Brodeur, who took over the Seminole Republicans in December, is also a candidate for state representative and a Gov. Charlie Crist-appointed member of…
Council Watch
Something amazing happened at this week’s civic line of nonesuch. Up on the dais, all the commissioners and the mayor broke into an old-fashioned song-and-dance number, co-opting Olivia Newton-John’s seminal “Magic” for a sports-themed triumph of choreography, the likes of which these eyes have never seen! Except they didn’t. Instead, there was the odd juxtaposition…
Police Beat
May 7 (2009-215612) 4:37 p.m.: How’s this for depressing? As I write this, the clock is officially counting down on my 20s — 11 hours, 15 minutes … 14 minutes — and I have unbridled adulthood staring me in the face. The things that could once be dismissed as “youthful indiscretions” are now “character flaws.”…
Onward, Fringe soldier
Opening weekend was a whirlwind for our team of Fringe reviewers, and a portion of the write-ups are below. The rest are posted on our Culture 2 Go blog (www.orlandoweekly.com/blog/c2g.asp). Cary From the Cock Cary Curran Presents Red Venue $10 Here we have another of those “self-confessional” shows endemic to the Fringe. Writer-performer Cary Curran…
Frame by frame
; Sean Moore ; and Miguel; Miranda;Rotoscope Reflections;(Gone and Records) ;; Idiosyncratic local musician and former Heathen Sean Moore’s recent experiments with cerebral mood music have flirted with an overbearing profundity that, while admirable, seems to sacrifice cohesion for indulgence. The internalized atmosphere of self-released albums like 2007’s Tone Poems in Low Fidelity and Signs…
One man up
Bob Log III with Willem Maker, Hex Tremors 9 p.m. Saturday, May 23 Will’s Pub 407-999-2570 $10-$12 When someone dedicates himself to showmanship as completely as Arizona one-man band Bob Log III, it’s an act of privation not to see him play live. Self-described as a “guitar party,” the spectacle involves an Evel Knievel-style jumpsuit,…
Dolla solo
In his new solo exhibit, artist Dolla Bill generously shares a part of his collection of stickers, or “peels.” Peels by now are a well-integrated part of street art, and Dolla’s own peel — an iconic face of the Dalai Lama — has graced Buddhist magazines as well as art magazines, and shows up frequently…
Dangerous and Inconvenient
The frame of Mike McGovern’s bike is “tighter” than most bikes, almost clown-like in its shortness. McGovern, 25, looks silly making the exaggerated pumping motions necessary to power his cycle slowly down a quiet street in an Orlando neighborhood. A lot of action yields just a little motion. And that’s the point. McGovern is a…
The flag comes down
While the flag may theoretically have been flying at half-mast for the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center since its ambitious inception, it’s even more alarming that the actual flag marking its future address across from City Hall, blazoned with an orange-and-white “2012,” has been removed altogether by DPAC staffers in the last month.…
DVDs Nuts!
The Cake Eaters Kristen Stewart once again proves she’s worlds above her current Twilight material with this winning, if slight, film, which finally sees the DVD light after years of making the festival rounds (including last year’s Florida Film Festival). (R) Eden Log Falling somewhere between the existential sci-fi of Pitch Black and an industrial…
Blister
It’s in these moments, these hastily sputtered turns of phrase shot out of unsuspecting mouths and left to hang long enough to enter my nasal cavity and brush casually up against the yes/no reflex of my weary mind, that I find trouble. It doesn’t start with me, see. Here I am, minding my own fingers…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) The fleas infesting dogs’ skin have greater leaping power than the fleas on cats. Why do you think that is? Maybe you should use your waxing brainpower to get to the bottom of this. Just kidding! While it’s true that in the coming weeks you’ll have unusual skill in deciphering enigmas…
Savage Love
Dear Readers: I regard this column as a sacred tryst. Your faith in my counsel and willingness to take me into your confidence moves and humbles me on a daily basis, and the seriousness with which I approach my chosen profession would normally prevent me from turning your letters over to a bunch of unruly…
BA-K-47: the gun made of bacon.
HA HA HA! “… A scale AK-47 made out of bacon. It took a total of eight hours to create, a lot of bacon, and a blowtorch… oh yeah, and our good friend beer helped too.”
