Freebie
As some wise person once quipped: I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. The mere mention of the creamy concoction brings tears to my eyes and drool stains to my keyboard. Now, you're probably thinking, ice cream … freebie … free ice cream? Oh my God, where?! And I'll tell you. But…
t’s About Time
All successful stories, they say, must have three things: a beginning, a middle and an end. What's increasingly unclear in this wacky, post-postmodern world of ours, as some wise old film geek once observed, is exactly in what order those three parts should come. Case in point: Amores Perros and Memento, both of which open…
Dining Guide
HILLSBOROUGH TampaCarrollwood/Northwest Tampa Jasmine Thai Restaurant, 13248 N. Dale Mabry (813-968-1501). No doubt this is one of Tampa's best Thai eateries. The dominant Thai influence, Indian-Chinese, with an added emphasis on fresh herbs and spices such as cilantro, garlic, lemongrass, mint and chilies, make this a cuisine to savor; almost like no other. $$ Vallarta…
Movie Marquee
Hillsborough Brandon REGENCY SQUARE 20 (AMC) 2496 W. Brandon Blvd. 813-243-4955 Driven (R) F, Sa 1:10, 2:30, 4:30, 5:15, 7:15, 8, 10, 10:45, 12:25; Su 1:10, 2:30, 4:30, 5:15, 7:15, 8, 9:50; M-Th 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5:15, 7:15, 8, 9:50 Crocodile Dundee in L.A. (PG) F, Sa 1:25, 2:15, 5:05, 5:45, 7:30, 8:10, 9:50, 10:30,…
The Mob
A Drive-By Historical Tour of Tampa’s Notorious Wise Guys
Simply Laborious
Love's Labour's Lost is one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies and one of his least fascinating. It starts strongly enough, with the King of Navarre and three friends all swearing off women for three years in favor of the contemplative life. But before the first act is over, the Princess of France and her three ladies…
Spins
Shawn ColvinWhole New You – It's been four years since Shawn Colvin's breakthrough album, the brilliant A Few Small Repairs. During that time, she fixed a bunch of personal stuff — got married, had a child and such. Whole New You reflects the singer/songwriter's new stability, and one result seems clear: For Colvin, bitterness, the…
CULINARY EVENTS
FOOD: Tampa Bay's Best Chef You will choose him when you participate in Home Gourmet's competition between prominent Bay area chefs. Tonight, Tyson Grant takes the ring against a Masked Marvel to prepare your dinner in 45 minutes, using surprise ingredients. $40 per person, part of which benefits Hospice of Florida Suncoast. 7-9 p.m. Tuesday,…
Soundboard
Thursday, April 26 ShowsClub More Dave Mason Largo Cultural Center The Suncoast Singers USF Theatre 2 USF Choral Ensemble ClubsBourbon Street Olive Carpet Brass Mug Hazard Factor/Mind Crank/The Dead Sea Budious Maximus HiFi Lounge w/Madhatter/ Alex Lugo Carlie's Bobby Friss Cool Tunes Coffee Bar Paul Reynolds Daiquiri Deck Soulsystem Dave's Bar & Grille Uptown Downtown…
Big Ass Man Show
Bobcat Goldthwait
Letters
A Question of Values Re: Hot Pursuit by Rochelle Renford (April 5-11) So now car thieves have bleeding-heart advocates who are trying to prevent needless death and mayhem from high-speed car chases. Don't worry about retrieving the stolen car or apprehending the delinquent in it. Mustn't violate the car thief's rights. As I read your…
Movie Outtakes
15 Minutes (R) Robert De Niro and Ed Burns play the pistol-packing good guys on the trail of a pair of mad-dog killers with a mania for videotaping their crimes. Tough, exciting and just off-kilter enough to keep us guessing, 15 Minutes is a thriller that transcends the buddy movie genre and even says a…
Better Living Through Livestock
Crossover: Clearwater's Crossbreed mixes metal, industrial and techno, but poses like the Backstreet Boys for promo pics. What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, Clearwater's Crossbreed played 98Rock's Livestock festival; seven months later they were signed to New York-based indie Artemis, home to such diverse acts as Kittie, Steve Earle, Baha Men and…
The Cash in the Closet
The lurid details of former judge Gasper Ficarrotta’s affair have obscured a more serious question: Why did he have a box full of cash in his office?
Music Menu
Cocoa Brovas w/Buckshot Score another point for the Forces of Irony: Hardcore MCs Tek and Steele used to be called Smif-N-Wessun. Apparently the gun company didn't want to be associated with rap music. Now they're called Cocoa Brovas, and they're featured on Rawkus Records' second volume of its highly respected and successful Lyricist Lounge series,…
Trash, Lies and Videotape
There are those people. And Gordon Comme' is one. He can infuriate a county commissioner or irritate a city council member by doing little more than just showing his face at a meeting. Comme''s cause is property rights, defined in the arcane, near-religious tones of fringe politics. Disagree with the frothing-over-with-paranoid-anger Comme', and you're dismissed…
THE LIST
Visual Arts Openings Centre Gallery, in USF's Phyllis P. Marshall Center, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa (813-974-5464). Recent Works by C. Fedor begins Monday, April 30, and continues through May 4. This short show, which includes a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, explores the theme of good vs. evil through photography,…
PlanetPicks
Thursday 4.26 Rebirth of Venus Art lovers get a sneak peek at the Dali Museum's new exhibit during the Zodiac Group's Hang the Show Party. The exhibit, A Disarming Beauty: The Venus de Milo in 20th Century Art, features pieces by surrealist and contemporary artists who incorporate the Venus into their works. Tonight's 5:30 p.m.…
Public Life
Gulf Coast Mexican Cultures Friday, April 27 * 1:30-4:30 p.m. University of South Florida's Latin-American and Caribbean Studies department presents a symposium on ancient and contemporary Mexican cultures, featuring USF experts Roberta Baer, Professor of Anthropology; Robert Tykot, Professor of Archaeology and Nancy White, Professor of Archaeology. USF, Davis 130, St. Pete Campus. Call 813-974-3547.…
First Impressions Count
I was raised in Leave-It-To-Beaver Land in the middle of America, and you, for all I know, were raised in the mountains of Mongolia. It makes no difference, my brothers and sisters, because no matter how diverse our cultures, we're bonded by this shared memory: our mothers looking us up and down and scolding, You're…
Book Review
From the Corner of His Eye By Dean Koontz Bantam/$26.95 The prolific Dean Koontz, who reminds me of a more spiritual Stephen King, has produced another page-turner. Slightly slower than most of Koontz's horror novels, From the Corner of His Eye is still a thrilling tale of good vs. evil, weighed down only by a…
Web Site BadAssMofo
BadAssMofohttp://www.badassmofo.com E/N, for those of you who might actually have a life outside of your hard drive, can stand for Everything/Nothing, Entertainment/News, or Egotism/Narcissism (take your pick). It's a convenient label to use when you are unsure of a site's purpose. While BadAssMofo.com is indeed E/N, it has one true objective: to be a Bad…
