Mother Mary comes to me
In the aftermath of the holiday, I just received word that much-loved UCF screenwriting teacher Mary Johnson has passed away. Mary had been suffering from colon cancer for several years, and finally succumbed at 12:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Full details are best left to those who knew her, well, best – meaning her daughters…
Basted youth
Thanksgiving is a holiday made from scratch
127 Hours
James Franco sticks it as a stuck adventurer
Animal attraction
Minus the Bear explore indie rock’s carnal side
Tangled
A perfect Rapunzel tale with magic to spare
DVDs Nuts!
Lesser-seen OW approved titles
Happytown
The attorney general’s office wants you to die, Rick Scott wants you to remove your blouse, Publix wants a tomato in its face and Florida loves its Nazis!
Sinking into surfing
Find free lodgings around the world and a cultural exchange to boot
From couch to couch, one traveler’s story
My first couch-surfing experience was in October 2009, when I went to Boston for a film festival. My friend Julian was also in town, and I probably could have wriggled my way into his buddy’s place with him. But I wasn’t in the mood to be pitied and figured it was an opportune time to…
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist takes on Social Distortion
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Having a Kow Your review of Kow (This Little Underground, Nov. 11) was confusing to me. I was at both shows and they were more packed than I have ever seen it at either club, so it would seem to me that that warrants back-to-back nights at two venues. I also wonder which it is:…
Love & Other Drugs
Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway glisten in adult romance
Victor Victoria?
Marco Rubio is not the next Barack Obama. He’s the next Paula Hawkins
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Should you rely on hard facts or soft feelings? Would it be advisable to trust your tried-and-true medicine or a potion brewed from the tongue of a snake, the feather of a crow and a mandrake root? Can you get better results by mingling with staunch allies or with rebel upstarts…
Love-hate relationship
Hate: a Romance
Savage Love
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Round two of Orlando vs. Food not Bombs set for February of next year
We’re now well into the fifth year of the City of Orlando vs. Food not Bombs saga, and it isn’t getting any less interesting. The Weekly learned yesterday that Food not Bombs – an activist group with a not-so-subtle political message which feeds the homeless twice a week at Lake Eola – will be granted…
New management at Cameo Theatre?
We got a mysterious e-mail in our inboxes today from Megalo Music, the booking and promotions company that manages the Cameo Theatre on E. Colonial Drive. Well, used to manage. According to the message we received, the Cameo and Megalo have parted ways: It is with heavy hearts that we announce that MegaloMusic will no…
Ordinance coasts on red, gay wave into county law
A cruel reality of news is that it’s more likely to take place under the glare of fluorescent light bulbs than under perfect afternoon skies. This was the case yesterday, when a horde of gay folks and their supporters, all wearing red, were corralled into a large, but not exceedingly depressing, employee break room at the Orange…
