21st-century fox
With warm textures, â??Mr. Foxâ?? is fantastic
Gray pride parade
A bleak drama offers nothing but bleakness
Off the gamerâ??s beaten path
Gamers have at least one thing in common with music fans — we’re both ridiculously snobbish. Our favorite game systems and bands are always better than yours. And there’s nothing we love more than being the first or, better yet, the only one to know about the obscure and amazing new band that sounds like…
The public (TV) option
If you watch much TV, Channel 1 may have already lured you in. Perhaps you stumbled onto an acoustic performance by a local singer-songwriter. Or maybe it was jock talk about college athletics. Lovers of the arts might have latched on to the colorful discussions of visual and performing arts, while seekers of smarts may…
At the root
‘Vegetables make me mad.” This is how a friend who, like me, spends way too much time and energy on such things recently summed up her holiday meal-planning progress. And I fully empathized. (It’s a sickness.) Specifically, she was referring to the disproportionate amount of effort spent on preparing root vegetable dishes, which of course…
Blister
“I hate her for this.” Taylor’s wheezing limbs, glued together by divine phlegmatic cohesion, crop up on a corner of the bar at Revolution, while my disintegrating personage floats somewhere in the ether nearby, just hovering there like a burnout mark on film with moving color pictures acting and reacting all around. There’s a certain…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) One of the greatest superpowers a human being can have is the ability to change. Let’s say you’re tired of feeling shame about something there’s no good reason to feel shame about, and you decide to do whatever it takes to dissolve that shame, and you succeed in doing it. Or…
Savage Love
I am a 29-year-old single straight man. Over the past year, I have become very close friends with a gay man close to my age. We have a blast, and I value our friendship. Four months ago, he told me that he had developed romantic feelings for me and said he needed a little space…
Happytown
Another one bites the dust at CityArts Factory. Jim Faherty and Steve Jones of Church Street Concepts & Events LLC, who operate out of the Pound Gallery, have moved out over financial disputes. As the longest-resident tenant in CityArts Factory, Faherty had just moved into the largest space, so the financial disagreement that caused the…
Police Beat
Nov. 3 (2009-521970) 10:28 a.m.: Hey, so Happy Turkey Day, y’all. Too much food, way too much family, what’s not to love? Well, anyway, if you plan on escaping for an after-dinner bender, or you’re just seeking a few minutes away from away from your annoying aunt and her fourth husband, I’d recommend a nice…
Comments
It’s settled? The comment that I am writing about is “science and Republicans do not mix” `Happytown™, Nov. 19`. What total nonsense! What you really mean to say is that the new religion of so-called “settled science” and Republicans don’t go together. And that is a very good thing! So, what is science anyway? Is…
Live Active Cultures
Just last week I was carping about the creep of early holiday celebrations. This week, I’ve made another exception to my anti-Xmas-overload stance for a seasonal event I’ve come to look forward to: Jingle Eve on Ivanhoe Row, held last Friday (Nov. 20). This is the North Orange Avenue neighborhood’s annual gathering with merchants (between…
This Little Underground
In the spirit of the great Amer-ican holiday, these are my official thanks. First, thanks to you, my regular readers, backers and haters alike. I’m grateful for those of you who value honesty. Hell, ditto for those who don’t, because you’re funny. Even if all you ever do is passively read from your home cave,…
Center stage
Lee Coombs Light & Dark (Lot 49) Lee Coombs album release party 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 Vixen Lounge 118 S. Orange Ave. 407-999-9040 free It’s difficult to find a way into the world of techno if you’re not a dedicated follower: For one thing, the word “techno” can be a derogatory term in some…
Doug Stanhope at Back Booth
Mean streaker Doug Stanhope at Back Booth Thursday, Nov. 19 www.dougstanhope.com Comedian Doug Stanhope returned to Back Booth last Thursday for some more funny business, and business was good during his third successful appearance at the rowdy live rock & roll club. The 160 people packed into the downtown club were well-versed in Stanhope’s particular…
Concrete Realities
Hard feelings Concrete Realities Through Jan. 3 at the Maitland Art Center 231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland 407-539-2181 www.maitlandartcenter.org $3 “Wet concrete is no joke!” says curator Richard Colvin, describing the molded and delicately patterned artwork on display for the first time ever at the Maitland Art Center gallery. MAC founder André Smith’s talent is…
