Max Swimming
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Still Divided
50 years later, racial nightmares still haunt the South. Can we ever get past them?
Music Menu
THURSDAY, FEB. 02 DEICIDE One of the most visible acts to climb to the top of Tampa's early '90s death-metal heap (thanks in no small part to stunts like throwing raw meat on the crowd and bandleader Glen Benton burning an inverted cross into his forehead), Deicide has remained a favorite abroad since the genre's…
Healing old wounds
The murders of blacks — and official reluctance to prosecute the cases — have long been a staple of Southern life. Now, however, throughout the region, there is a surging interest in bringing closure to the murder cases. Examples: • In Philadelphia, Miss., Klansman Edgar Ray "Preacher" Killen was convicted last June for the 1964…
The Blotter
A SPORTING CHANCE: While leaving the Temple Heights Apartments in Tampa, two men were intercepted from behind by a guy ordering them to drop to the ground. Since the dude giving the orders was wearing all black (including a black skull cap) and was carrying "a black semi-automatic handgun," the victims did as they were…
What do you think about race in the South?
To achieve even a consensus on the discussion requires an understanding of and respect for different points of view. The National Issues Forum and the Kettering Foundation have authored an outline on how to tackle racial and ethnic tensions. The outline suggests three views on race: • Adopt a colorblind approach to public policy. Many…
Outtakes
New Releases SOMETHING NEW (PG-13) Despite the promise of the film's title, the smart money is on this being yet another romantic comedy about attractive young singles refusing, right up until the last reel, to realize they're right for each other. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Stars Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker and Blair…
Into the Light
ART
Slice-and-Dice
COMEDY
Observe: Now and Later
HOLIDAY
Wine List
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail winestuff@weeklyplanet.com. AUSSIE ON THE BARBIE Taste Down Under dishes paired with Aussie favorites like shiraz and cabernet blends. $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 3. Charlie's…
That’s a Rap
The indie hip-hop invasion continues. This eminently intriguing New World show brings together progressive underground rap sounds from the Bay area and beyond. Headlining trio GLUE hails from Chicago, boasts Warped Tour alumnus status, and rocks a full, funky, manic style. Planet readers might recognize south-of-the-Skyway collective Science-Non-Fiction from our ceaselessly pimping its complex, socially…
Post-Union
The Rays Team announces it's dropping the "devil." Makes sense now that Vince "Prince of Darkness" Naimoli has left the building. UPN-WB Merger America's Next Top Fran to feature women from Queens competing in shrill, annoying voices for a job as Donald Trump's nanny. Wendy Wasserstein 1950-2006. State of the Union This just in: We're…
Going Postal
DESIGN FLAWS Your article entitled "Throwing Out Darwin" (Cover Story, by Wayne Garcia, Jan. 18-24) was poorly written, and reflected a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of science, and the difference between science and religion. It's hard not to see your bias and belief, and that is the problem: there's bias and belief, and there's…
One Man’s Trash…Back seat detritus can be a walk down memory lane.
I'm pretty sure the inside of my Jeep isn't the filthiest, most cluttered vehicle interior in the nation. It might be the filthiest and most cluttered among vehicles that are still driven every day, though. And I might be the only guy in America who once discovered a Polaroid of his car's cabin with the…
Arts Brief
More for the Money
Mail Bonding
Where faithful readers raise their voices.
Go Fish
Do you have any two-nas?
Super Weekend
SPORTS/TELEVISION
Poor presentation
Bland, British and boring — three words that should never have to go together but too often do, at least when describing a certain cinematic formula engineered a while back by the evil geniuses at Miramax. Miramax no longer exists as such, of course, and Mrs. Henderson Presents isn't even a Miramax film in the…
Snake bitten
Rachel Nagy never meant to be a Cobra, it just worked out that way.
Gone in 60 Seconds
FILM
Dial ‘M’ For Money
The latest production from American Stage tries to pay the bills.
Spins
The Brave and the Bold TORTOISE & BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY Overcoat Tortoise needed a jolt. The Chicago instrumental collective had settled a little too comfortably into its gauzy soundscapes — not repeating themselves, really, but sounding like it. This collaboration with Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham) is just the tonic to re-instill a sense…
Border
This year’s Tampa International Film Festival offers a world of choices.
How Sweet it is
Insiders know where to find the Bay area’s best Thai food.
Dream A Little Dream
GOPers in Congressional 11 don’t fit the mold; Higginbotham makes a decision.
The Other Super Bowl
Will we be cereal monogamists or cereal killers? Let the battle begin.
