Morning Roundup
Is there a worse news day than the day after Christmas?: The exact wrong guy to be sponsoring this much-needed bill. And speaking of the senator from Orlando, this is freakin' unbelievable. Some further comment on it. So why does the booze tax repeal take so long to go into effect? Interesting that The Palm…
See You After Christmas
From everyone at the blurb' and Creative Loafing, have a safe and happy holidays and we'll talk again on Tuesday.
Morning Roundup
… There arose such a clatter: The rare editorial slap at Mayor Rick Baker and Chief Harmon — over the community policing issue in St. Peteresburg. Gershman is right: Plant High's state championship girl's volleyball team deserves some props, too. Take that, Ronda et al.: The Brandon bikini shop defies doomsayers as crime rate falls,…
Today’s “Former Officials Goin’ Down”
(1) Former Orlando city commissioner Ernest Page got 3 1/2 yrs in prison for bribery in office. He was stoic, but not his supporters. One, opening what Yr Editor believes is a brand-new meme on racial injustice [Page is black], said the sentence represents the "triple standards" in this country. Another said, "There are white…
Harrison vs. Mulhern
All seven seats on the Tampa City Council (as well as the mayor's office) are up for grabs this spring, and fundraising is already heating up. City Councilman Shawn Harrison, who is jumping out of his district seat and into a citywide race against former Weekly Planet arts critic Mary Mulhern, says he raised more…
Morning Roundup
We're simply having a wonderful Christmastime: She replaced her neighbor's prayer scrolls in their mezuza with torn dollar bill pieces?? "No tengo futuro." Nothing goes with a good conspiracy theory like a cinnamon roll. "The Anti-Blog Mob."
Jacksonville’s Sleazy City Council Candidates
Ya got Johnny Gaffney (who ripped off state Medicaid in 2002-03 for $132k,but somehow got a do-over when he paid it all back) (and his brother Donaldis a former city councilman who did 2 yrs in federal pen for mail fraud). Yagot Earl Johnson Jr. (who's under a permanent restraining order forthreatening to rough up…
The Tortoise
Name of Kama Sutra Position: The Tortoise Getting into the position: The woman and man sit face to face. The manÕs toes should be caressing his partnerÕs nipples (yes, you read this right). Her feet are firmly pressed against his heart as they make love holding onto each other's hands. On a scale of 1…
Morning Roundup
Oh, the weather outside is frightful: CJR says Time mag really blew it with its choice for Person of the Year. So does Jon Friedman. Rudy Giuliani's exploratory committee is up and running. WaPo's blog chatted live about it, with a transcript here. From the man who brought us "do you like gladiator movies?" comes…
The problem that can’t be swept away
Will the homelessness problem in Tampa Bay get worse before it gets better?
Ezz-thetics
George Russell Sextet
A stroll back in time
Museum’s Victorian Christmas Stroll celebrates 25 years
Go thee and lubricate
How to throw an office Christmas party the staff won’t despise
Foo Fighters’ Skin and Bones
Plus Pit Er Pat, Babyshambles, Danny Gatton, Sonic Youth
Capsule reviews of recently released movies
Night at the Museum, Rocky Balboa, Casino Royale
Not A Photograph: The Mission of Burma
The Mission of Burma
Simply wonderful
FILM
CL‘s picks for the week’s best shows
Look Mexico, Molly Hatchet, Lucky Star Christmas Party
Why are Iraq’s Kurds upset with the Iraq Study Group report? (Part II)
Your War Questions Answered
Engraved light
The lush detail and checkered past of photogravure
For want of a rent check
One couple’s story
A big Eastern syndicate
Plus the real meaning of Christmas
No parking, no soup
Ordinance could close Suncoast Haven of Rest Mission
Upcoming concerts
Susan Tedeschi, Southern Culture on the Skids, Claire Lynch Band
Wine List
Events around the city
Dressed for success
Whether sweeping chimneys or fighting the Covenant, Robert Westerfield Jr. looks the part
Ocean getaway
SCIENCE/FILM
CL‘s must-do list for the week
Deck the Halls with Divas, Cowboy Comedian, Die Fledermaus
Light Yourself on Fire
Light Yourself on Fire
Mulhern pumps up
Charlie Justice’s former campaign manager reloads; more ‘Money Men’
Now that’s acting!
What makes an actor great? Here’s what one critic looks for
The Blotter
Bizarre crimes from Tampa police files
Sandwiched!
Two eateries approach the pairing of bread and fillings with different sensibilities
House of wax
Dreamgirls’ homage to Motown gets by on sound and spectacle
News of the vine
Organic wineries, the benefits of vino, regions to respect
Chocolate holiday treat
THEATER/DANCE
Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!
THEATER
License to Nil
The Good Shepherd
Sex you up
Tyrese, Mike O’Neill
The winters of my discontent
Holidays in foster care with the (Goddamn) Dreaded Dress
Gaze into the crystal ball
A month-by-month look at music for 2007
