Comments on Reality Television, Part 1
I’ve openly admitted to my unhealthy addiction to reality television. But what is it exactly that draws me in again and again and again? I love it because it can be as surprising as it is predictable. Take, for example, the classic winner-loser scenarios you see on shows like the Real World/Road Rules Gauntlet or…
Word Processor
SPOKEN WORD
Girl Gone Wild
MUSIC
Lapping It Up
A rained-out afternoon morphs into a challenge for the ages.
Going Postal
GEORGIA ON THE MIND Thanks for your article on the continuing impact of racism on the South and the nation (Cover Story, "Still Divided," by John Sugg, Feb. 1-7). There are those who will do anything they can to avoid an open and honest discussion of race. That effort is in keeping with one of…
Spins
Different Strokes By Different FolksVARIOUS ARTISTSEpic/Legacy The most notable aspect about these "re-imaginings" of Sly and the Family Stone songs is that they're produced by Sylvester Stewart, who is none other than Sly his bad self — which means, if you read the finer print, that he gave "full artistic approval" to the recordings, and…
O’ Brother, Who Art Thou?
Jobsite’s Topdog/Underdog never gets beneath the skin of its sibling protagonists.
Extreme Measures
Restaurateur Khue Dinh puts the raw in sushi.
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., Feb. 14: Brad Adkins, Big Red (Marriage) AIDS Wolf, The Lovvers LP (Lovepump United) Baby Teeth, For the Heathers (Lujo) Beatnik Filmstars, In Great Shape (555 Recordings) Bling Kong, Do the Awesome (Redder) Bullet for My Valentine, Poison (Trustkill) Camden, Pieces of Places (Brilliante) The City on…
Romance Defined?
Great wines for a Valentine’s Day encounter.
Wine List
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send info to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606; fax 813-739-4801; or e-mail winestuff@weeklyplanet.com. 'SPLAININ' SPAIN Crianza, Riserva, Gran Reserva, huh? Taste the stages of Spanish wine designations. $10; includes souvenir glass and hors d'oeuvres. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 10. Uncorked, 2706 Fourth St.…
Battle Lines
There was little room in the middle at the latest Political Party.
Sundancing With Students
Eckerd hits the slopes for a crash course in indie film.
Festivus!
Cinephiles rejoice as two film fests light up Bay area screens.
Sharon In The Groove
Sharon Jones adds her gospel roots to The Dap-Kings’ secular funk.
Puppy Chow
Chihuahua’s Mexican Grill marks its territory in South Tampa.
Outtakes Brief
No Sparks
Outtakes
New Releases CURIOUS GEORGE (G) Apparently aimed squarely at the very youngest of young viewers, this feature-length family affair won't likely reach out to many beyond hardcore fans of that mischievous little monkey who's been around in book form since the 1940s. The trailers display lots of cheap-looking 2-D animation, a few mild mishaps and,…
The Blotter
COCAINE'S A HELL OF A DRUG: Officers were called to a room at the Econo Lodge on Busch Boulevard in Tampa. On the scene, police encountered the room's occupants, a man and a woman who "both appeared to be in a highly drug induced state." The woman "had trouble communicating and revealing what was going…
Movin’ Back In
THEATER
List brief
Dinner Conversation
Brazilian Beats
MUSIC
Lust List 2006
Ah, Valentine's Day. If you've got someone, February the 14th is either a marvelous opportunity to express the depths of your affection, or just another foregone commitment to spend time and money in the name of not sleeping out in the living room. If you've got no one, it's either a depressing reminder of your…
Music Menu
THURSDAY, FEB. 09 THE DETROIT COBRAS w/REIGNING SOUND Why write tunes when there is a perfectly good treasure trove of obscure R&B and rock 'n' roll classics to pull from, rough up and revamp? That seems to be the central philosophy of The Detroit Cobras, a Motor City band that puts a guitar-heavy, garage-rock spin…
The American Way
Celebrating its longevity with some "All American Fun" (this year's theme, in case you were wondering), the Florida State Fair opens this weekend with its usual assortment of good (but oh so bad) offerings. By this, I mean elephant ears and funnel cakes, colossal corndogs, scary-size Polish sausages, plump gyros, ice cream sundaes and fried…
