David Z. Morris
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Art Basel is making my eyes bleed
Art Basel is a great chance to see great art . . . right?
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Pin Action — Gianmarc Manzione introduces us to the world of bowling hustlers
Venture into the seamy, vainglorious, cut-throat scene of bygone pros like Ernie Schlegel, Checkbook Al, Goldfinger and Bobby Pancakes.
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Book Review: Voltron: From Days of Long Ago: A Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration
A new coffee table book for grownups who once loved a robot.
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Pornaoke at the Pegasus Lounge: A confusing, degenerate, enlightening institution
Mixing porn and pop helps us understand which one we really value (NSFW).
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Grindhouse Video and The Vinyl Countdown — new hubs of Tampa fringe culture
Tampa’s two new indie shops go against the flow in nearly every way.
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Paul Kwatkowski on Eat Prey Drug’s New-Age Daymare
The Miami-raised photographer and writer is on a weekly search for meaning in desperate times.
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Powerfully formal abstraction at Tempus Projects and Quaid
Local galleries showcase a trio of cutting-edge artists from Tampa and beyond.
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Rosemary Orlando remembers Satan’s Children
A walk down memory lane, lined with crucifixes, carnies, and snacks.
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Staring into the abyss for National Novel Writing Month
Not many people who start National Novel Writing Month finish. But that might not be such a bad thing.
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Anthrax’s Scott Ian drops new memoir, Chats with St. Pete’s Bob Andelman
Anthrax’s leader chronicles life in one of the world’s biggest heavy metal bands.
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Movie review: Birdman plays with entertainment-industry tropes to deliver a human story
A grizzled Michael Keaton battles big-screen irrelevance with self-consciously aware style.
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Olive Kitteridge isn’t “small” — it’s massive
Frances McDormand’s new miniseries is realistic, yes – but that only makes it more epic.
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Do This: The Independent’s Bar Trek!
Seminole Heights craft-brew haven screens three classic episodes.
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Billy Mays III celebrates five years of noise with re-release of debut, new label
Infinite Third guru announces a slate of new projects
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View this: ESPN and FiveThirtyEight’s The Man vs. The Machine Explores a Twisted Turn in Kasparov’s Match With Deep Blue
IBM’s pathbreaking chess computer may have benefited from a glitch.
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Seven obscure records that will scare the living crap out of you this Halloween
Some bone-chilling Halloween jams from left of center.
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Movie review: Nightcrawler scores on the strength of its complex leading man
Jake Gyllenhaal embodies the growing amorality of American ambition.
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Album review: The Melvins, Hold it In
The Melvins’ latest keeps up their tradition of crushing bones with a wink and a nudge.
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Recommended Halloween read: Jeff VanderMeer’s Acceptance
The Southern Reach Trilogy concludes, and no one gets the answers they expect.