Bye, the balls
Mike Judge’s comedy of castration really works
Bringing up gay-be
An open-minded take on a bromance gone wild
New frontier
Chic cantina serves picture- and palate-perfect Tex-Mex
Culture 2 Go
Way beyond TMI Closer Through Sept. 19 at Greater Orlando Actors Theatre, 669 Cherry St., Winter Park; 407-872-8451 www.goatgroup.com $15 We know; love hurts. And watching it hurt, even from the next bistro table or a theater seat, hurts too. But the pain in Closer, the production of Patrick Marber’s searing drama, went well over…
Blister
This is a random Monday moment. One of those tick-to-tocks of disengaged eye-blinking that doesn’t carry any estimable direction of its own beyond the props, problems and set pieces that surround it. Lean and you might just be going somewhere. A flea jumps on the leg and off again, and that is progress, that is…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your assignment is to get angry in the most brilliant and constructive way possible. Merely being annoyed will definitely not be sufficient. Nor will it work for you to get consumed in knee-jerk rage or to be peeved about the same old boring targets that everyone reacts to. What the cosmos…
Savage Love
There have to be people out there, walking among us, who enjoy having sex with those stretched earlobe holes, right? The first cook to be kicked off the new season of Top Chef had her lobes stretched around what looked like the rims from P. Diddy’s ride. I’m writing for confirmation that this “community” exists.…
This Little Underground
It looks like last week’s concert lull may be the worst of it, kids. From here on out things are heating back up, so hop on. The beat By now, my lust for two-piece bands is well-known. On so many levels, this setup just works. But Winter Haven’s House of Lightning (Aug. 29, Will’s Pub)…
Live Active Cultures
Since Disney shuttered Pleasure Island last fall (see Live Active Cultures, Sept. 25, 2008), I’ve repeatedly lamented the lack of grown-up evening entertainment on Mouse property. Things haven’t improved any in recent months; the former Virgin Megastore space is now occupied by a secondhand exhibit of Princess Diana’s dresses, and the Starabilias movie and music…
Happytown
The deification of U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy began before his body was cold. So at this point there’s little we can add to the well-deserved accolades and hagiographies of the Lion of the Senate. But watching the funeral on television last weekend, we were struck by one pervasive thought: The U.S. Congress needs more…
Police Beat
Aug. 21 (2009-397564) 7:06 a.m.: As you can see, the issue of the Mug Shot of the Week, which I droned on and on about last week, is still up in the air. Resolution is coming soon, so keep your pants on. We’ll start this week with a little pranky awesomeness: “Unknown person(s) gained entry…
Comments
Cowardly Grayson ; It’s pathetic that the Orlando Weekly is defending Alan Grayson’s cowardly decision to use a packed and tiny forum to defend Obamacare [Happytown™, Aug. 20]. This is no contest of myths and facts. There are no “facts” for Grayson to rely upon because the law is not yet in practice, nor are the regulations (which will…
Treehouse rock
The Postmarks with Peter Bjorn & John 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 The Social 407-246-1419 $15 The Postmarks also perform two free in-store shows this month: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4 Park Ave CDs 2916 Corrine Drive 407-447-7275 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Bloomingdales, Mall at Millenia 4152 Conroy Road 407-264-2400 407-264-2400 They say you…
Work those dollars!
Welcome to the new frugality, folks, where bling is no longer the thing. It’s OK to be cheap and totally cool to negotiate deals, clip coupons and boast about how much money you just saved on your car insurance. ; As a survivor of this sour economy, I’ve become quite the miser. Here now, I…
I owe U
Three years ago, I decided to attend graduate school with little forethought and lots of hope. The tuition for the private college where I enrolled was steep, but I brushed off the debt, figuring I would cross the repayment bridge when I got to it. I joked that I might be paying off my education…
