Freebie: 9/11 Photography Exhibit
The aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, prime as it is for discussion, is a thing suitably relinquished to photography, where sentiment is seldom so sappy as it is in cliched phrases. A grassroots exhibit of images examining the effects of 9/11, here is new york: a democracy of photographs, began as a single photograph…
Review: Steel Magnolias
In the last quarter or so of Steel Magnolias, author Robert Harling finally gets serious. For most of the play, he's tried our patience with meaningless chatter, tired one-liners, and, basically, enough fluff to keep us checking our watches. But now, just when we have every reason to expect more irrelevancies, one of his six…
Whiskers a Go-Go
"When I was in the seventh, eighth grade I used to listen to Hall & Oates for hours and hours. I did. I'd lock myself in my room, and listen to Hall & Oates. I'd call DJs in the middle of the night — can you play "Sara Smile'? I wrote a song about John…
Whites for Lounging
In long, intense summer heat, busy adults need something stronger than Gatorade to relax their weary bods: a good, cool buzz. When stress strikes and the urge to quaff adult-style takes hold, white wines are the perfect relaxing prescription. Not unlike Valium, whites are a misunderstood, under-appreciated breed. As much as red wine snobs rebuff…
Orbitals
Whistle-blowers Sue U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew has unsealed a lawsuit filed by five former and current Hillsborough County government employees who claim their bosses in a redevelopment agency have misused federal and state grant money. According to the complaint, top officials of the county Community Improvement Department filed false paperwork with federal and state…
Spins
Reviews of new releases from Sparta, Kevn Kinney, Django Rheinhardt and Dillinger Four. Sparta Wiretap Scars On the very cusp of their immersion into the consciousness of the mainstream at large, El Paso spaz-core quintet At The Drive-In did about the punkest thing they could — they broke up. The two afroed fifths of the…
Where I Come From
Ramon Carulla was sitting in class as a law student at the National University in Havana, Cuba, when the instructor, who was French, decided she would provide the class with a cross-cultural encounter they'd likely remember. She had just received a food ration of four chickens, so she demonstrated how to wring the neck and…
The Lite Brigade
Reviews of Tamarind Tree Express and Stone Soup Cafe
A Star is Scorned
Supermodel Naomi Campbell was discovered strolling down the street, but most agents find talent the easy way: They place an advertisement and let the beautiful people come to them. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has filed an administrative complaint against Tampa talent agency Model 2000 as a result of four consumer complaints.…
Review: The Fast Runner
Even if you don't find yourself head over heels in love with The Fast Runner, it's unlikely that you'll ever forget it. This is a movie that breaks all sorts of new ground (while sifting through some of the oldest ground on earth), and it's doubtful that you've ever seen anything remotely like it. I…
Outtakes
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (PG-13) The worst movie of the summer, for sure, and quite possibly the stinkiest thang of the whole year. Everything you've heard about Pluto Nash is true. Ostensibly a comedy, there's barely one healthy laugh in the entire mess, which plays out like the most boring, unimaginative sci-fi action movie…
Trying Terror
The University of South Florida asked a state judge Aug. 21 to determine whether it would violate Sami Al-Arian's First Amendment rights to fire the contentious computer science professor. Since Al-Arian's Sept. 28 suspension after appearing on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, USF had made clear that it intended to dismiss Al-Arian, a tenured…
