Did Rev. Jeremiah Wright scare you?
Get a load of the crazy shit going down at Sarah Palin’s Assemblies of God church in Wasilla. Update: So, Sarah’s new church just hosted the leader of Jews for Jesus a month or so ago, who got up and said that all those terrorist attacks were the Israelis’ fault for rejecting the Lord. To…
cake-punk’d.
What the bride asked her wedding cake designer for: What she got: And again â?? what another bride asked for: And what she got: (Via the hilariously awful, wonderfully scary Cakewrecks. If you’re planning to buy a professionally decorated cake for any reason, visit this site first to be warned of how very, very wrong…
Next day textblogging the McCain speech
Yeah, yeah. If we were tech-savvy, could afford laptops and had a little more passion for this shit, then we’d have liveblogged the terrible and hilarious McCain speech last night, but this is how we do. To shed some light on how much we savored every awkward moment of last night’s return of the green…
K2: A Food Lounge
A ‘food loungeâ?� next door to K Restaurant and Winebar that also serves beer and wine.
top five places in orlando to find SA’s favorite agua fresca.
In this week’s restaurant review, Faiyaz mentions enjoying a tamarindo at El Palenque. There’s no better hot-weather drink than an agua fresca, but it gets harder and harder to find them.* Having lived in Los Angeles and in Chicago, both cities with significant Mexican communities, I miss the mom-and-pop dinner joints, the taco trucks and…
STOP SCREAMING
Former Blood Brother Johnny Whitney saves his voice and his sanity with new band
LORD OF THE RING
Tex-Mex expectations met and, at times, exceeded
Mmmm’goy
I found myself uttering the common Cantonese refrain m’goy (or ‘thank youâ?�) repeatedly at this modest corner noodle house where roasted birds dangle as freely as modifiers in a high school English essay. No matter the language, the dishes here ‘ cheap, authentic and downright delicious ‘ speak for themselves. Curry-infused Singapore rice noodles ($9.50)…
DETAINED IN CHINA
For two weeks in August, the world’s eyes were focused on the athletic achievements, pomp and carefully filtered circumstance of the 29th Summer Olympics in Beijing. For every flash of American swimmer Michael Phelps’ golden grin or sprightly gymnast Shawn Johnson’s determined stare, only slight glimmers of Chinese oppression — the lip-syncing little girl, the…
DIRTY SECRET UNDER THE BIG TOP
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the largest and most profitable show of its kind in history, swings through Orlando annually, parading its animals through downtown from Gore Street to the Amway Arena. Spectators come to see trapeze acts, clowns and animals, particularly elephants, performing the trademark stunts that are considered the highlight of…
CHIKLIS PLAYS DIRTY TO THE END
Talking about the end of FX’s powerful cop drama The Shield, actress CCH Pounder, who plays smart, suffering Capt. Claudette Wyms, told TV critics this summer that the show’s finale “is what Vic Mackey deserves.” Thirteen weeks from last Tuesday, we’ll know whether she meant “deserves” as in grand sendoff or as final retribution. But…
‘ANARCHY’ DOESN’T RULE
While we’re down to our last 13 episodes of The Shield, FX’s newest series, Sons of Anarchy, is just getting started. It’s early, but so far I have my doubts. Sons of Anarchy comes from Kurt Sutter, a writer and executive producer on The Shield. Sutter knows grit. What he doesn’t seem to offer viewers…
BLISTER
Is this the beginning or is it the end? Splashed up like a barnacled seashell on the vacant coast of Bar-BQ-Bar’s early-Wednesday-night liquor drip, a few — very few — thoughts come to mind. A television descending from the ceiling is playing out the ’70s rock-god posturing of Almost Famous (“He’s taking notes with his…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) “Like an ox-cart driver in monsoon season or the skipper of a grounded ship, one must sometimes go forward by going back,” wrote John Barth in The Friday Book. Consider that approach. Retreat may be the strongest move you can make right now; surrender could turn out to be a masterstroke.…
SAVAGE LOVE
I’m a 38-year-old straight man in a long-term relationship. We have two children, still quite young. I am not sure what killed the intimacy of our relationship, but my spouse and I have been physically disconnected for years. This led to some rather sleazy adulterate behavior on my part. We recently discussed the topic at…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
So I’ve been reading all the furious online comment action on last week’s column. To show that this is truly meant to be a dialogue, let me first say … nice to see that you guys are actually alive out there. Now THAT’S the sort of pride and passion I like to see. About all…
FIRST SHOT
If you’re headed to the flicks this weekend, don’t worry too much about finding a decent seat. The total of new wide releases comes to exactly one: Bangkok Dangerous, which at press time wasn’t even being screened for review. (And this from Lionsgate, which thought even Disaster Movie warranted an eve-of-destruction look-see.) But while Hollywood…
LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES
Greetings from the North. I’m back from a seven-city suicide sprint through the Mid-Atlantic disguised as a vacation. Between 20-plus hours of planes, trains and automobiles, I managed to squeeze in some quality culturing. Arts aficionados rightly elegize the Northeast, but wherever I went, I saw the City Beautiful staring back at me. Everywhere is…
POLICE BEAT
Aug. 24 (2008-364442) 2:20 a.m.: Good news! According to Orlando Weekly’s most recent focus group — prospective interns and some guy on a bus — the kids totally dig this column! This, and Blister — but more importantly, this! Ah, the sweet smell of validation — and job security! Let’s celebrate while we can. Our…
HAPPYTOWN
Though we have officially declared a moratorium on writing about the scolds at the locally based Liberty Counsel — it’s not news when you’re morally outraged about everything — we’re going to have to go against policy just this once, because Mat Staver and crew have turned us on to the best website ever! And…
COMMENTS
Toothy Thank you for your article on Orange County Animal Services and neglected animals `”Toothless,” Aug. 28`. You have done a huge favor to all animals with this article. I have been involved with animal rescue and animal liberation for over 10 years. It sounds like we need to go a step higher and involve…
MMMM’GOY
I found myself uttering the common Cantonese refrain m’goy (or “thank you”) repeatedly at Tasty Wok, a modest corner noodle house where roasted birds dangle as freely as modifiers in a high school English essay. No matter the language, the dishes here — cheap, authentic and downright delicious — speak for themselves. Curry-infused Singapore rice…
GARAGE DAYS REVISITED
You ain’t goin’ nowhere!” shouts an agitated band member as he blocks the exit doors of the Black Box Collective with a Jeep. For a moment, it seems the two dozen or so kids trapped inside might instigate the smallest riot this town’s ever seen, but everyone comes to their senses in no time. The…
Getting to know you: The Sarah Palin edition (w/ list)!
So it’s been less than 100 hours since John McCain tried to rally the troops around his (not a token, honest) veep choice, Sarah Palin, a woman he apparently barely knew, and knew less than nothing about. Since then, of course, the choice has become a slow-motion trainwreck. Heck, the folks at InTrade are now…
