DO let your dog eat that: some people foods safe for your pet
A few weeks ago, I wrote about foods that are dangerous or toxic to dogs. To ensure safety, I also wrote, it is a good idea not to feed “people food” to dogs at all. I might even have said that doing so encourages dogs to beg. Well! My dog friends were not pleased with…
Do It Today: Music madness, from Melissa Etheridge in Tampa to Crowded House in Clearwater, SOJA in St. Pete and The Fixx in Largo
We all know Melissa Etheridge for her raspy, throaty wail in commanding ‘90s-era AC rock ballads like “Come to My Window,” “I’m the Only One” and “I Want to Come Over.” The rockin’ singer-songwriter has been nominated for 15 Grammys (she won two), took home a “Best Original Song” Oscar in 2007 for “I Need…
Do It Today: Dali, Dance + Beyond, and AMP: Art, Music, Poetry at The Studio@620
A new exhibit at the Dalí Museum showcases never-before-displayed photos, films, and objects exploring the surrealist’s delve into the field of dance. Dali, Dance + Beyond includes the ballets Bacchanale, Mad Tristan, and Gala, and the opera La dama spagnola e il cavaliero roman (“The Spanish lady and the Roman knights”), for which he not…
On the Radar: Girls’ Night Out at Nova 535 Art Lounge
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming events to mark your calendars for. Ladies, grab your gal pals, get glammed up this Thursday and head over to NOVA 535 for a night of fun and fashion at the Fashion Forward Girls’ Night Out party. Catch a summer-inspired fashion show featuring four different designers…
Do It This Weekend: Sea Breeze indie film fest, Pale Horse Design debuts on the 600 Block, Birdstock benefit for the Seabird Sanctuary and more
Ahhh … doesn’t this weekend's Sea Breeze Film Festival just sound inviting? It is time to celebrate indie films that might otherwise go unseen in Tampa Bay. Nomadic Tendencies presents the fest, which screens flicks of all lengths and genres from around the world. A taste of the featured presentations include: The Empress, an eight-minute…
On the Radar: Hamlet, St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company’s inaugural show
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming arts events to mark your calendars for. Now you don't have to wait until spring to see Shakespeare plays in a park. Enter stage right, the newly formed St. Petersburg Shakespeare Company turns the Bininger Theater at Eckerd College into its very own Globe Theatre. For…
Indie in summer: including a movie review of The Kids Are All Right, starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Mia Wasikowska (with trailer video)
For fans of independent filmmaking, the weekend of July 23 marks an oasis of thought-provoking cinema in the desert of dumb that has been the 2010 summer movie season. Your options include the funny and moving family drama with a decidedly modern twist profiled below; a period piece about two of the most famous lovers…
Movie Review: Ben Steinbauer’s Winnebago Man, starring Jack Rebney (with trailer and viral videos)
[Editor's note: For more on this week's indie releases, check out my piece called "Indie in summer," and for reviews of all the summer's biggest releases check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] The Beach Theatre wades into geek culture to bring us the hilarious documentary Winnebago Man. The strange tale of Jack Rebney,…
Do It Today: support Tampa soccer at the Rowdies game, open mic night at Bula Kafe, and free coffee at The Havana Room
Now that World Cup madness is over and the sound of vuvuzelas is finally fading into just a painful headache of the past, turn your attentions to our own local soccer club, the Tampa Bay Rowdies. This week's game is on Thirsty Thursday, where beers are just a buck and you can root against our…
Dingfelder and Saul-Sena’s unforced errors still reverberating
The Tampa Tribune's Christain Wade is reporting this afternoon that former Tampa City Council members John Dingfelder and Linda Saul-Sena, both running for Hillsborough County Commissioner and both subject to lawsuits challenging their status on the November ballot because of their failure to submit proper paperwork in time, are also required to return their campaign…
Gingery blueberry shortcake “sliders” recipe
It won’t be long now before the plump, juicy blueberries we’ve been seeing in the markets will be gone until next summer. I don’t know about you, but I will miss them. Here’s a little blueberry something I made for our Fourth of July celebration a few weeks ago: Gingery Blueberry Shortcake Sliders. I made…
Movie Review: Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schrieber and Chiwetel Ejiofor (with trailer video)
[Editor's Note: For more reviews of the summer's biggest releases check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] "Do you think people are who they say they are?" It's a simple question asked in many movies, but in Salt, the latest Angelina Jolie blockbuster, it's supposed to be a bit more vexing a query. People…
Rock music benefit at downtown St. Pete Club to organizations helping groups hurt by oil spill this Saturday
This Saturday there will be a benefit concert in downtown St. Pete at FUBAR Downtown (658 Central Ave.) Organizers say 100% of door sales and a large percentage of all other sales from the night to GreaterGood.org (aiding the Greater New Orleans Fund) and the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. A total of ten local bands will…
The Rabid Film Review: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, a film by Jan Kounen, starring Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen (with trailer video)
[Editor's Note: For more reviews of the summer's biggest releases, check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] Light on dialogue yet rich in atmosphere, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky starkly details a brief period of time when the famous clothing designer and brilliant composer entered each other's lives. After the disastrous debut of Stravinsky's "Rite…
Wednesday-music.com indie music profile: Stars
Stars (originally from Toronto, then New York, and finally Montréal) is made up Broken Social Scene members Torquil Campbell (vocals) and Chris Seligmano (keyboards). Other members include Amy Milan (vocals), Pat Magee, and Evan Cranley (multi-instruments). You may recognize Torquil from the television shows Sex and the City and Law & Order, and their music…
The Story of Cosmetics: What’s really in our personal care products (video)
Annie Leonard, better known as the director of The Story of Stuff Project and author of The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities and Our Health, has added a new informative video to the collection: The Story of Cosmetics. It explains what's really in our personal care…
New poll shows Alex Sink leading statewide for first time
If the title of this post is incorrect, I'm sure I'll hear about it from the Sink campaign, but the new results of a Public Policy Polling survey has Democrat Alex Sink leading both Republican candidates in the race for governor, Rick Scott and Bill McCollum. The poll shows Sink up over Scott 36-30%, and…
White House needs to explain that they’re really not terrified of Glenn Beck (video)
By now most of you know about the situation involving Shirley Sherrod, the department of Agriculture official who was unceremoniously fired on Monday after Andrew Breitbart on his Big Government website, and Fox News played an edited version of her speech to the NCAAP months ago in which she is seen discussing why she didn't…
DVD Review: Prodigy: an unauthorized story on Tiger Woods
Last Thanksgiving was a holiday the Woods household would like to forget, for that was the night the life of the world’s most recognizable athlete was changed forever. Immediately after an allegedly drugged and unfaithful Tiger Woods crashed his SUV into a palm tree in his front yard, the American public was exposed to a…
Movie Preview: MANOS: The Hands of Fate 2 (with video)
If you are into FAIL-worthy movies, (and let’s face it, who isn’t?) then you will have heard of a movie called Manos: Hands of Fate. The movie, which ranks as number 8 on IMDb's list of the all-time worst, is infamous for being nearly unwatchable. When the film was dragged out of obscurity by the…
Rick Scott begins his bus tour; Florida Legislature immolates in Tallahassee, and 3 Florida US Senate candidates make top 11 most corrupt list:Mitch Perry Report 7.21.10
Rick Scott is one of the biggest phenomenons in recent years in Florida politics, and 5 weeks from now we'll now whether he will continue to be that, or simply an interesting bit player in 2010 when Republicans vote for a gubernatorial candidate. Last night, the man who leads most current polls to be governor…
Tra’shion Fashion III: art and couture combine for a strange and exciting runway show
Tra'shion Fashion III hosted by ARTpool Gallery in St. Pete was last Saturday, and it was the hottest fashion show ever. Literally. On a very heated summer night, Tampa Bay's trendiest crowd came together to celebrate the annual collision of art and design that results in one of the quirkiest (and maybe strangest) fashion shows…
48 Hour Film Project brings out Tampa’s filmmakers
[Editor's Note: See the bottom of this post for details on tonight's screening.] This weekend, you may have noticed something a little out of the ordinary during your Saturday afternoon crawl through Ybor in search of a hangover cure. No, not the swarm of people in green hazard vests selling cold water for $1 on the…
Rick Scott plays to big crowd of Hillsborough Republicans
Although he has spent an astonishing $23 million to take himself to the tops of the most recent polls on who may become the next Governor of Florida, Rick Scott is still learning on the job what it takes to be a full fledged candidate for political office. Last night he spoke to over 300…
Teen awarded $35, 000 in lesbian prom-date case
All Constance McMillen (right) wanted to do was bring a date to the prom. But the fact that she wanted to bring a girl (horrors!) in a tuxedo (the audacity!) prompted her Mississippi high school to cancel the prom, then reinstate it under court order — at the same time helping parents organize a clandestine…
The Education Channel hosts dinner and a movie featuring Fresh this Friday, July 23
The Education Channel is teaming up with Whole Foods Market and Slow Foods Tampa Bay to host dinner and a food themed movie this Friday, July 23. They will be showing the film Fresh which "…celebrates the farmers, thinkers and businesses reinventing our current food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture…
Bottom-feeding Baltimore battles back against Bay-area boys, beats Rays 11-10 in extra innings
Yeah, when the game goes into extras, I get time to have some alliterative fun. So apparently the baseball gods didn’t think I needed any sleep Tuesday night, or the beginning of Wednesday morning for that matter, as the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles battled for 13 innings, with Baltimore coming out the victor,…
On the Radar: Splinters and Papercuts art show at Pale Horse Design and Gallery’s grand opening on St. Pete’s 600 Block
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming arts events to mark your calendars for. Whatever your artistic or fashion pleasure — from Misred Outfitters’ hip second-hand threads to Bluelucy’s graphic trucker hats — St. Pete’s bustling 600 Block serves up a memorable shopping destination. On Saturday, one of the block’s newest tenants, Pale…
Do It Today: Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins at the Ritz, a Thai cooking class, and Theophilus London’s urban pop at Crowbar
Billy Corgan is the sole remaining original member of Smashing Pumpkins, and he's done so many inexplicable and just plain crazy things since the band's heyday that no fan could really be expected to look at the band the same way. Even given the fact that some of the material on SP's new free-download EP,…
Join the Barefoot Beach Cleanup at Upham Beach this Saturday, July 24 (and free after party)
This Saturday, July 24, join the Barefoot Beach Cleanup at Upham Beach in St. Pete from 9-11 a.m. The cleanup at Upham is just one of many going on nationwide as part of the National Barefoot Beach Rescue Program, a program that Barefoot Wines started over 5 years ago to keep our beaches "Barefoot Friendly".
Tampa Bay food, wine and beer events
Wednesday, July 21: Publix Apron’s Cooking School Thai One On. Time to get out of your culinary comfort zone and “Thai” something new (okay, I promise no more puns). Today’s class is an adventure for your palate, but expect to get a little tongue-Thai’d (sorry, I couldn’t help it) when you’re learning the traditional names…
CREW listing of 3 Florida Senate hopefuls on crooked candidate list no surprise
Not that long ago a Democrat I was speaking with said she didn't know that much about Kendrick Meek (that's something you haven't heard much this year. Not). But one thing she did know about was that he was in a bit of an ethical mess up, as if that alone should be the only…
Front End Design Conference set for Friday
We don't get many Web industry conferences around these parts. Hell, we don't get many conferences around these parts. So I'm supremely excited that Front End Design Conference is going to be right here in our own backyard this Friday, July 23 (at the downtown St. Pete Hilton). What is Front End Design Conference? It's…
Bill’s Sports Binge: Rays find bats, Mayor Foster willing to chat and one softball player that ain’t fat
When he's hot, he's Tampa-in-July-with-no-AC hot. Rookie Wade Davis, elected by some members of the Rays front office as having the highest potential upside of the whole pitching staff, certainly made his case and the Orioles his bitch Monday night shutting slump-busting Baltimore down, along with timely help on defense, and topped off with the bats playing opportunistic smart…
Commedia Dell’arte: See the Spin d’arte Gallery after hours at the Tampa Improv in July
The Tampa Improv may have created the pitch-perfect date night hybrid. Thursday night, swing down to the bar for a meet and greet with the artists of Dunedin Fine Art Center's Spin d'Arte program, the featured exhibit this month in the gallery space at the Improv. The paintings are created on rotating surfaces — on…
Tampa Bay Lightning name Dan Lacroix and Martin Raymond as new assistant coaches
It should come as no surprise that former Hamilton assistants Dan Lacroix and Martin Raymond have been named to round out Guy Boucher's coaching staff today. It has been heavily rumored that the pair have been the favorites to get the jobs soon after Guy Boucher was named head coach. From the press release: The…
In memory of “a consummate craftsman,” actor Jeff Norton
On Sunday night, actor Jeffrey Charles Norton was found in his St. Petersburg home, apparently bludgeoned to death. His passing is a shock to everyone in the theater community and an immeasurable tragedy. I didn't know Jeff very well, but I reviewed him numerous times, and I produced one interview with him in the first…
Republican-led House to Charlie Crist on offshore drilling amendment – F*ck You
Well, nobody can say they were surprised. The state House in Tallahassee today gaveled for a special session session just after noon, but adjourned after 49 minutes without taking up Governor Charlie Crists proposed constitutional amendment on drilling. House Speaker Larry Cretul called the special session "a terrible way to propose constitutional changes," and said…
Curry spices could be a natural alternative to cut methane emissions from cows and sheep
Dr. Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, at Newcastle University in England, has recently led a study on natural ways to reduce methane emissions from cows, sheep and goats. Dr. Chaudhry and his team tested the use of spices traditionally found in Indian curries — cumin, coriander, clove, turmeric and cinnamon — to cut methane emissions by feeding…
Bittersweet memories of Warped Tour as told by an angsty teen-turned-cynical young adult
Well, after 10 minutes browsing the Vans Warped Tour website, I feel old and bitter. Old because I went to my first Warped Tour in the summer of 2002: a seminal gap between the awkward doldrums of middle school and what I saw as the raging freedom (Dazed and Confused, anyone?) that was high school.…
Television Review: TNT’s Rizzoli and Isles — Pilot Episode
I have a confession to make. I only volunteered to review the pilot episode of Rizzoli and Isles because it looked awful. The promos TNT has been airing played this series like Sex and the City with guns. Go ahead and try to come up with something harder to sit through (or more fun to rip…
We should really talk about what happened at the end of Inception …
[Editor's Note: Check out the CL review of Christopher Nolan's Inception here.] Dark Knight-helmer Christopher Nolan delivered to cinema screens the most extraordinary of mind jobs this past weekend with Inception. The irony of course is that The Rabid One actually dreams about Hollywood making quality pictures in his slumber, and low and behold, this generation's Kubrick…
Guys: f*@k me right already!
After careful research, in depth conversations, and a lot of experience, I've come to the conclusion that most men are lazy in bed. Yes, I just said that out loud: men are lazy in bed. I've tried on a few men in my lifetime, rode them like a cowgirl, flipped around in reverse fashion for…
AntiWarpt Music & Arts Festival in downtown St. Petersburg: an affordable (local music) alternative to Warped
Are you so over Warped Tour and looking for an alternative? Or are you a hater who prefers to spend your money on a more affordable and rewarding musical experience that occurs on the same day? How about a local music fan who’d rather support the scene than a nationally touring behemoth that comes to…
Pat Donovan’s Deep Fried Sports: Rays back on track, Yzerman and the Lightning strike again
Pat Donovan talks about the Rays victory over the Baltimore Orioles and what he thinks the Rays will do at the trade deadline. Also find out what he thinks about the upcoming Buccaneer season and Dwayne Wade's slip up regarding the World Trade Center. Listen here: Download the podcast here.
Project Runway Season 8 Contestant Guide: A few facts and a lot of opinions
Sing with me now: It's the most wonderful time of the yeeeeaaaaar! With designers a-sewing and Timmy Gunn telling you he is concerned, it's the most wonderful time of the yeeeeear! Yep, it's back. Project Runway embarks upon another season of weird garments, idiotic models, dramatic designers and clothes made of tissue boxes starting July…
High Speed Rail to the Airport not going to happen, Tampa City Council has 2 new members, and special session begins in Tallahassee, but for how long? Mitch Perry Report: 7.20.10
Yesterday was one of the busier days in recent memory in covering news and politics in Tampa. It began for this reporter at 8:30 a.m., when HART held a meeting where their board agreed to spend money to study extending a line to Tampa International Airport, due to popular demand. Of course, it will take…
Movie night: A popcorn lover’s guide to home entertainment
Food consumes me as much as I consume food. My insatiable appetite for all things gastronomic touches every facet of my life, including my entertainment preferences — from reading food memoirs to playing food-themed board and video games (even viewing food porn on occasion), and of course, watching food-themed movies. In these shaky economic times…
Help clean up Clearwater Beach, July 31
The St Petersburg College environmental clubs and SPC chapter of US Green Building Council Students (you don’t have to be a member of either to participate) adopted a mile of beach (Lot 36) on North Shore Clearwater Beach, running from Rockaway St. to 880 Mandalay.
It Happened This Week-ish: Getting punk’d by The Hills, Pam Anderson strips down for meat, Crista Flanagan in Playboy, Mel Gibson is a yeller and more…
Dear Internet, we cannot allow every bleached blonde in a trailer to have webcam access and start a fashion blog… oh wait, that's Courtney Love? Even worse than a redneck with a sheer fabric fetish, this must be stopped. Twilight News!!!!! The screenwriter for Breaking Dawn, the 4th and 5th installments of the Twilight Saga,…
Hillsborough Democrats re-nominate Linda Saul-Sena as their candidate
It was good times at the Children's Board in Ybor City on Monday night, as the Hillsborough County Democratic Executive Committee voted unanimously to nominate Linda Saul-Sena to run in the District 5 seat this November against Republican Ken Hagan and independent Jim Hosler. The vote came hours after Saul-Sena stepped down as a candidate,…
Ireland signs gay partner bill into law
Finding the other end of the rainbow in Ireland is about to get a lot easier. Mary McAleese, Ireland's president, signed a Civil Partnership Bill into Law this Monday. Advocate.com reports: [The law offers] same-sex couples protections that include access to pensions, inheritance, and power of attorney, among others. The bill had been making its…
New music releases out this Tuesday, July 20: Black Veil Brides, Chimaira, Sheryl Crow, Department of Eagles, Jimmy Gnecco, Lights, Rakaa, Dan Sartain & more (audio and video included)
This week’s new music releases. To see last week’s releases (out July 13), click here; for releases out July 6, click here. , Anjunabeats Volume 8 (Ultra) Asleep at the Wheel and Leon Rausch, It's a Good Day (Bismeaux) The Acacia Strain, Wormwood (Prosthetic) Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Rocksteady (Big Records) Black River,…
How being a woman made me a better man
I finally got the hint that my girlfriend needed some space as she shouted, "You're suffocating me!" In her defense, she had told me this outright several times. It's times like this when I realize what a man I am. Guys are thick, with a tendency to be terrible listeners: especially to our girlfriends. I…
New microbicide gel empowers women and reduces HIV transmission rates by half
Women now account for the largest group of new infections. Unfortunately, women have less say in whether a male partner uses a condom, especially in many African cultures where husbands visit prostitutes then bring the virus home to their wives. However, a new vaginal gel may give women more control when it comes to preventing…
Rays rout Orioles 8-1
The Tampa Bay Rays thrilling third inning against the lowly Orioles gave them enough offense for a Baltimore butt-kicking Monday night; Tampa Bay scored seven runs in the top half of the inning to top out at eight runs for the evening. Rays resurgent starting pitcher Wade Davis had exactly the game he needed to…
Do It Today: Lovehatehero’s screamo at Orpheum or a free class on “yoga, meditation and spirituality” at the Indian Cultural Center
Burbank's Lovehatehero (pictured, photo by Daniel Dare) has been slashing out surprisingly hooky emo-to-screamo since the early '00's, with more recent material trending more toward the melodic end of the spectrum. Tourmates Young & Divine hail from Albany, and do that sort of almost-generic post-emo hard-pop that every band seems to infuse with just enough…
On the Radar: Gulfport’s Sea Breeze Film Festival
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming arts events to mark your calendars for. Ahhh … doesn’t this weekend's Sea Breeze Film Festivaljust sound inviting? It is time to celebrate indie films that might otherwise go unseen in Tampa Bay. Nomadic Tendencies presents the fest, which screens flicks of all lengths and genres…
More than 20 bills added to special session on offshore drilling – but will House be around for any of them?
The Florida House and Senate are scheduled to meet in Tallahassee at high noon on Tuesday for the special legislative session called for by Governor Charlie Crist. The Senate appears poised to work all week – but that seems predicated in part on how long the House will be in session. The Governor's call would…
Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Simon Gagne in trade
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired Simone Gagne today, it was announced, in exchange for Matt Walker and a 4th round pick. In making the move, the Lightning have rounded out the their scoring lines as well as cleared significant cap space as well. From the press release: “In adding Simon to the Lightning today, we…
RFC 21: New Blood features several undefeated Tampa Bay MMA fighters
The oldest mixed martial arts promotion in Tampa, Real Fighting Championships, will host its 21st event, New Blood, with several undefeated MMA fighters facing off at the A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, July 23. In the main event of the 10-bout fight card another member of the infamous Berto family, Patrick Cenobole, will take…
An alternative use for ramen noodles: “Fuzzy Shrimp” recipe
This recipe was conceived one evening when I could not find bread crumbs to coat some shrimp and grouper filets I was preparing for dinner. Using a package of ramen noodles crushed and chopped to very small pieces, I coated the fish and shrimp with the ramen noodles and fried them to a golden fuzzy…
CL Feature/Vans Warped Tour preview: Tampa’s own female-fronted rock foursome Automatic Loveletter
Back in ye olden tymes, when cigarettes were affordable and connecting to the Internet took about as long as a really satisfying shower, young people used to flock by the tens of thousands to the sunny, smoggy seaside dream factory that is Los Angeles. Musicians, actors and hangers-on alike made the trip with eyes full…
Beverly Hills, 33618: Tori Spelling visits Tampa to talk about her new tell-all, uncharted terriTori
Tori Spelling, everyone’s favorite (or not) Virgin Mary from the classic teen melodrama Beverly Hills, 90210, is coming to the 33618 zip to promote her latest fame-whoring endeavor, and third autobiographical account featuring a play on words title, uncharted terriTORI. See Spelling in all her 90s icon glory at the Carrollwood Barnes & Noble, but…
High speed rail briefing in Tampa gives update on project
Some key politicians attended a Florida high speed rail update today in Tampa, in which an overview was given of the progress of the Tampa to Orlando rail project. “The weight is great on our shoulders to do it right,” said Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. She explained the use of the multi-modal high speed rail…
Concert Review: Black Kids with Easybreezy and Pop Glow at Crowbar (with photos)
Everyone deserves to spend their birthday doing something self-serving and personally gratifying. The other 364 days of the year are spent thinking about other people's wants and needs, and we only get one single day to focus completely on ourselves and what it is we want to do. Last Tuesday was MY birthday, and I…
Bill’s Sports Binge: Rays snatch defeat, Storm streak complete and John Daly … what an athlete
Rays would-a, could-a, should-a. Didn't "It's one game in July … I don't really get worked up over this one loss," was the post-game quote from Joe Maddon that, granted, is somewhat the big-picture mindset a manager needs to have, but still it managed to bunch up my Superman undies. We know it's one game…
Photo review: The Scorpions and Ratt at the Ask Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa
Check out some of my shots from the Saturday night show featuring The Scorpions with support act Ratt at the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa. Complete photo gallery after the jump.
Oil spill containment for dummies: Bill Nye explains how BP’s new cap works (video)
Having trouble understanding how BP's new containment cap on the damaged Gulf oil well works? Luckily, the TV scientist whom we all know and love, Bill Nye the Science Guy, gives us the 411, during this segment on CNN, on how the new cap is supposed to work, using props like a plastic water bottle…
#MusicMonday, Vol. XII: The Doors, Janelle Monae, Revolver, Ali Baba’s Tahini & more (with audio + video)
The latest edition of the CL Music Team's weekly compendium — what are we jamming to get us through the Monday? Check out this week’s selections. – Janelle Monáe, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) (2010) Rarely does a release bounce between genres as successfully as this album does. It's grounded by Monáe's stunning voice…
Yvonne Yolie Capin selected on 17th ballot to become interim member of Tampa City Council
UPDATE: The Tampa City Council this afternoon on its 17th ballot selecting Yvonne Yolie Capin to succeed John Dingfelder until March of 2011. Capin initially only had one vote that kept her in the mix, but on the 14th ballot gained a vote, as Julie Brown lost a 2nd vote. As time wore on and…
HART authorizes study to connect light rail to Tampa International
This morning the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority authorized spending $25,000 on a study that would look at extending a proposed light rail system to Tampa International Airport. John Wheat, the interim director at TIA, told the transit agency that he and the rest of the Hillsborough Aviation Authority think that light rail – and…
Anthony Bourdain’s essay contest: “What does it mean to cook well?”
I have been a fan of Anthony Bourdain since reading "Kitchen Confidential" in 2000. At that time I was still fairly new to cooking for a living, having just relocated to Michigan from New Orleans with some culinary arsenal to discharge. My mother presented me with this book after seeing Chef Bourdain on a late-night…
Pat Donovan’s Deep Fried Sports: The food poisoning edition featuring the Rays making us sick
Ok so I can't be sure I have food poisoning, but something I ate has left me feeling pretty awful and doing other things I won't describe to you in this post. Regardless, the point of the story is you don't want to listen to me talk right about now so I'll throw my thoughts…
La Roux at The Ritz Ybor gets postponed; Carnival of Madness moves to Orlando
Just got this in my Inbox from No Clubs a few minutes ago about the forthcoming show featuring UK electro-pop outfit La Roux: Unfortunately, due to unknown illness, the La Roux Show at The Ritz Ybor on Tues., August 3rd has been postponed. A date is presently being rescheduled sometime in November. Tickets already purchased…
Curtis Stokes appointed to fulfill Linda Saul-Sena’s District 3 seat on Tampa City Council
On the third ballot, the 5 members of the Tampa City Council this morning chose Curtis Stokes, former head of the Hillsborough County branch of the NAACP, to succeed Linda Saul-Sena in the District 3 at large seat that was vacated when Saul-Sena resigned from the board last month. There had been a total of…
Sean Nordquist – Contributor
I have been "studying" craft beer since my days in Northern California during the microbrew revival, and since moving to St. Petersburg in 1994. An advocate for the artisanal ales, a homebrewer, and an all around craft beer evangelist, I write about the emerging beer scene in Florida and the country at large, as well…
What I learned from swingers this weekend
My vivacious friend and I had a great time at Rebecca Ammon's Swingers meet and greet at CL Space this weekend. I must thank Rebecca again for hosting it and for luring me into the lifestyle. My wisdom of running from a man who just tattooed my name on his chest, and my need to…
Buckhorn says he’s the man to move Tampa into the future; Republicans seize on Joe Biden’s comment that stimulus wasn’t big enough, and Congressional Republicans stumped on what they’re running on in November: Mitch Perry Report 7.19.10
Former City Councilman Bob Buckhorn is serious about becoming Tampa's next mayor, as he tells us in our first interview with him since he declared his candidacy. On NBC's Meet The Press Sunday, host David Gregory hosted the campaign chairs for the Senate and House of both political parties, which meant a lot of partisan…
Get chemical-free hair at Jules Organic Hair Salon
The first thing I notice when I walk into a salon is the chemical smell. It's usually pretty overpowering and then you just get used to it while your hair is being done. Even the nicer salons try to cover it up with candles or fragrances, but it's still there. I just accepted that as…
The last supper: Creating the ultimate “last meal”
I’ve cooked under considerable pressure before, and I’ve cooked for big parties, but I’ve never felt to such pressure as I did cooking for Jane. It was her last meal, after all. For some, last meals are morbidly fascinating, from the Last Supper to a death row repast. Jesus had bread and wine. Princess Diana…
Meet The Press’s David Gregory tries to make Nov 2010 vote interesting in July
Peter Baker's story in Sunday's New York Times Week In Review section said it all. Calling it "Gibbs-Gate," The Times' top political reporter seized on the lameness of Washington's political establishment last about their obsessive coverage over the oh so obvious comment made by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Meet The Press that…
Buckhorn on possible Greco mayoral entry: bring it on
Although it's still extremely early on, former Tampa City Councilman Bob Buckhorn has gotten off to a nice start start in his campaign for Tampa mayor. Last week he announced he had raised $52,000 in the race, the most by any declared candidate so far, and he was able to procure a surprise early endorsement…
TRA’shion Fashion 2010: High temps, haute trash (Photos)
TRA'shion Fashion 2010 was a hot success. This third annual irreverent fashion show was held on Saturday night at the ArtPool gallery in downtown Saint Petersburg. The temperatures were high, the energy was hot and the fashion was…well…trashy. The event — which claims to be the most extreme fashion show ever — was filled with couture…
GOP seizes on Joe Biden’s lament that stimulus wasn’t bigger
Although the Obama administration said last week that the $862 stimulus bill had created or saved some three million jobs, the popular consensus, now seemingly cemented in the minds of the majority of Americans, is that it was ill-advised and poorly targeted. The conventional wisdom is that because it has not dented the high unemployment…
HAART drugs may reduce HIV infection rates
While researchers race to find a vaccine for HIV, many doctors rely on combating the virus with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Now a new study finds that the use of HAART drugs may not only slow the virus's effects on the body, but they may also greatly reduce the rate of new infections. As…
On the Radar: Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s dark comedy The Seafarer at American Stage
Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview upcoming arts events to mark your calendars for. After award-winning runs in London and Broadway, acclaimed Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s The Seafarer finally arrived at American Stage for its Tampa Bay premiere this week. Inspired by an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon poem of the same name — one that…
Do It Today: A stand-up comedy class with “ranney” and the Tampa Bay Job and Career Fair
Whether you're in need of new jokes to tell the boss (the one about Tiger's "hole in one" will only get you so far) or are looking to break into the stand-up circuit, Best of the Bay-winning funnyman "ranney" (pictured) leads a comedy class where you can learn to crack jokes with the best of…
Rays come out swinging, lose 9-5 to Yankees
The day began with a three-run blast by Carlos Pena. Most times that means it going to be a great ball game for the Tampa Bay Rays and their fans, except that was one of the last few things to go their way. They left 12 runners on base, including a bases-loaded, one-out situation in…
Traveling with your dog? Automakers are now building canine-friendly cars
When we dream about a new car, we definitely consider whether a model is going to be suitable for our three large pooches. But who knew that carmakers were doing the same? Sure enough, the dog-owning and dog-pampering consumer is a hot niche market for car sales. Consider the Honda Element. One of the 2010…
The OxyContin survivors: Families and friends of prescription drug abusers tell their stories
The statistics are grim: From 2001-2008, there has been a 404.9 percent increase in reported deaths involving the pain medication oxycodone. The top 25 doctors who dispense oxycodone in the United States are right here in Florida. Last year, 192,400 OxyContin pills (a time-released form of oxycodone) were legally dispensed by doctors in pain centers…
Quidditch: The chosen sport of Infinitus 2010
Calling quidditch complicated might be the understatement of the century. Think about field hockey and flag football and basketball and freeze tag all being played at the same time on the same field. Then make it complicated. If you have a vivid imagination, that might get you close to the muggle interpretation of regulation quidditch…
The Green Community week in review: Green jobs roundtable, BP’s new cap (that works), IKEA nixes incandescent bulbs and more
What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week: The Battle of Upham Beach, Part 3: Paying for an unsustainable project – In short, federal, state, and county taxpayer dollars are being thrown into a beach to protect condos built beyond the mean high…
Brignac’s blasts bury Bronx Bombers, Rays beat Yankees 10-5
The Tampa Bay Rays spanked the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon, tuning them up with a pair of long balls from 2B Reid Brignac. He went 3-for-5 in the matinee game, giving the Rays the 5-run margin on home runs in the second and fifth innings. Brignac’s first bomb came off Yankees starter A.J. Burnett…
9021-mo: Which 90210 guy is gay?
90210 has been turning people gay for years. The original version, complete with adjective, premiered in 1990. It starred Jason Priestly, Jennie Garth, gay icon Tori Spelling (don't worry, Tor' — I don't think you're soo skinny), Mr. Megan Fox Brian Austin Green and, of course, Tiffani Amber "eat it, Kelly Kapowski" Thiessen. It ran…
A lesbian by any other name…
It amazes me daily that people who are discriminated against for their sexual preference would discriminate against someone else for something as silly as a label. While discrimination is rampant within the entire gay community, I’m really surprised at how bad it actually is in the lesbian community specifically. Labels. I LOVE LABELS. They help me…
Tampa Bay Lightning add Julien BriseBois as assistant general manager, sign two
On Wednesday, Tamp Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman joked about crossing things off his to-do list. On Friday, he crossed a couple of big things off that list. The Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they have hired Julien BriseBois as an assistant general manager. BriseBois comes from the Montreal Canadiens organization, where he served…
Second half starts sloppy, Rays lose 5-4 to Yankees
All the hype leading up to Tampa Bay Rays facing the New York Yankees Friday night called it an emotional match up, with the recent loss of New York’s long-time public address announcer, Bob Sheppard, and of course the death of owner George Steinbrenner Tuesday. With the Yankees in first place with the best record…
So You Think You Can DJ? Tampa Bay area competition seeks local DJ talent
A new Bay area contest modeled after all those music-related TV reality shows, So You Think You Can DJ is the latest local search for the hottest talent in town — those who know just what to spin to get bodies on the floor. The winner gets crowned as Tampa's Best DJ along with a…
How to have your dinosaur and eat it too
After watching The Land Before Time for the hundredth time, my seven year old asked me today, “Do you cook dinosaur meat for your customers?” And while I normally would have smiled and pinched her cheeks, this question made me think for a minute. Surprisingly, the answer was, “Yes!”. Many of our foods have very…
Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful looking for “Beach Watchers” to report early warning signs of the oil spill
Keep Hillsborough County Beautiful is looking for "Beach Watchers" to report early warning signs of the oil spill reaching the Tampa Bay area. If you see tar or oiled debris on the beach, please call 877-389-8932 or dial #DEP from your cell phone. Remember, do not touch oiled or injured wildlife. You should report it…
Exclusive: Nathan and Caleb Followill describe new Kings of Leon album; “beachy,” New York-inspired, ad-libbed
"What was your major influence, or influences, on the new album?"I asked Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill a few minutes ago. In a mental flurry of typing and listening this is what I got… It's beachy – not in the sense of steel drums or reggae – but something you could listen to on…
Health care and immigration show major differences between Republican & Democratic candidates for Attorney General in Tampa
This afternoon all but one of the candidates running for Attorney General in Florida this year engaged in an at times spirited debate at a Tiger Bay event held at Ferguson Hall in downtown Tampa. Only Republican Pam Bondi was absent. Tiger Bay official Joe Citro said that Bondi could not be present because of…
Photo review: Marcy Playground and Days of the New at State Theatre
A few images of Marcy Playground and Days of the New at The State Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. (pics by Jeff O'Kelley)
Life As We Blow It: Embrace diversity or go hungry
One of the great characteristics of my neighborhood — and a lot of St. Petersburg neighborhoods, really — is its diversity. Walk a three-block circuit around our house and you’ll find affluent people. Poor people. Middle-class homeowners. Folks who probably couldn’t rent any apartment where a credit or background check was part of the process.…
Bill’s Sports Binge: Quickest hits ever
We're in the eye of the sports hurricane, people. Which if you peruse your cute-metaphor-to-plain-English dictionary, you'll find that means "there ain't shit going on." If you scour the internet for the latest sports headlines, it's all baseball mid-term report cards, who's your favorite this, impossibly early NFL predictions, will Favre put on football pants or…
Robbie Crowley – Contributor
I moved from Great Falls, Montana, early enough in life not to claim it as my “home town,” and grew up mostly in Colorado. In 2004, I moved to St. Petersburg to reside and learn at Eckerd College. Florida and Eckerd tried to spit me out with four hurricanes and three campus evacuations, but I…
After 87 days, there’s no oil leaking into the Gulf due to BP’s new cap
BP announced today that their newest well cap, installed yesterday afternoon, is working (so far). For the first time in 87 days, there was no oil leaking into the Gulf. The New York Times stated: "…the view on Thursday afternoon was eerily tranquil, just the slate blue of the deep interspersed with small white particles…
Girl on the cover of Vampire Weekend’s Contra sues band
David Byrne suing Charlie Crist, "Freeway" Ricky Ross suing the rapper Rick Ross, Method Man evading his taxes, and now the cute girl on the cover of Vampire Weekend's Contra is suing the band for more than $2 million in L.A. County Superior Court; needless to say it's been a litigation-filled summer for the music…
Pat Donovan’s Deep Fried Sports podcast: Heading into Yankee stadium, stop the trade “rumors”/speculation
Pat Donovan talks about the Rays getting back into action at Yankees stadium, his concerns about James Shields and the speculation of the Rays pursuit of Prince Fielder. Download the podcast here.
The Rabid Film Review: Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) from Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (avec l’exclusivité Trailer Video)
[Editor's Note: Micmacs opens Friday, July 16 at Muvico Baywalk 20 and IMAX. For more reviews of the summer's biggest releases, check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] Wile E. Coyote never had much luck capturing the Road Runner through use of bombs and or missiles. And though his lifelong goal was only realized but…
Discovery of universal animal sperm gene may lead to male birth control
While genes vary from person to person, let alone between species and animal kingdoms, one sex-specific gene has been found in nearly all animals life, remaining unchanged for 600 million years. A study published in PLoS Genetics by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine found that the gene, Boule, appears to be the only…
The Rabid Movie Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, starring Nicholas Cage, Alfred Molina and Jay Baruchel (with magical trailer video)
[Editor's Note: For more reviews of the summer's biggest releases, check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] In an interesting turn of events, the Walt Disney company introduces us to the adventures of a new boy wizard just as the incredibly successful Harry Potter series is coming to an end. The movie is The Sorcerer's…
Movie Review: 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless
“My name is Jeff Johnson. Look in any phone book and you will find ten of me,” says the narrator and main subject of the Woodshed Films documentary, 180° South: Conquerors of the Useless, upon introducing himself. However, as the viewer gets to know their chronicler, understanding his Jon Krakauer-like passion for adventure and following…
Big turnout for 1 Hillsborough County job on the line; Tampa City Council has the weekend to figure out who they want to join them, and independent County Commission candidate Jim Hosler unloads: Mitch Perry Report 7.16.10
We were at the Hillsborough County Center in Tampa last night for a huge turnout amongst the local Latino community to save one woman's job. Speaking of the County Commission, they rejected a fertilizer ban that prompted vocal criticism by one person who wants to be a part of that board later this year, Linda…
Huge turnout at County Center to protect Hillsborough land-use ombudsman
Thursday night at the County Center in downtown Tampa, there was an extraordinary output of support to save one of the 73 Hillsborough County jobs on the potential cutting block as the County tried to reduce its $65 million shortfall. That employee is Maricela Medrano, who has worked as the county's land-use ombudsman for over…
What will be in Tampa City Council members minds as they select two new colleagues?
This Monday morning beginning at 9 a.m., the five current members of the Tampa City Council will hear from the 66 applicants to the two interim positions on the council for the next seven months plus. A total of 66 people have applied to fill one of the two vacancies, that became open after both…
Drip irrigation: A greener way to water your plants
Are you a gardener who has grown tired of all of the watering you need to do each and every day? Are you concerned about wasting water as well? If so, you will want to seriously consider the installation of a drip irrigation system. This is a way to supply plants, and their root systems,…
Jim Hosler sounds off
As the campaign teams of Republican Ken Hagan and Democrat Linda Saul-Sena exchange insults in the wake of a Republican party based lawsuit challenging Saul-Sena's status on the November ballot in their Hillsborough County Commission race, the independent in the race, Jim Hosler, says he doesn't have to time for such distractions. He calls it…
A transgender man’s theory: You are what you eat… and so is your baby
Recently we talked about what transexuals are, and I told you how you can make one. There is more I think you should know. It's important to remember that not only birth control effects hormones or contains them. Your milk, your beef, your chicken, unless organic, are pumped full of hormones. So what you eat and when…
Vans Warped Tour band preview: Pierce The Veil
When it comes to big music festivals like Bamboozle, Ozzfest, Lollapalooza, Uproar and Warped, it’s easy for up-and-coming bands to get lost in the shuffle. Getting noticed can be a difficult task when an artist has to compete with multiple stages, major headliners, various vendors and a carnival-like atmosphere. Even with these seemingly insurmountable odds,…
St. Petersburg City Council debates government transparency
The St. Petersburg City Council discussed an item of new business today concerning the city council workshops that are currently not televised. Some council members say there is a demand for the broadcast of these workshops. “I have had a lot of citizens call and say ‘this is important to me,’” said councilmember Steve Kornell.…
Green Jobs roundtable at St. Petersburg College, July 22
Join us on July 22, 6-8pm at the St. Petersburg College EpiCenter (13805 58th St. N. Largo, FL), room 1-451 for a panel discussion about Green Jobs. Each speaker will give a brief overview of their program, followed by questions from the audience.
NY lands a bigger free agent than Lebron: Thierry Henry is coming to America
The headline is no hyperbole. While the American sports landscape waited with baited breath as Lebron James made "The Decision" to join the Miami Heat, the sporting world at large watched an even bigger sports superstar make a move out of Europe and into Major League Soccer. Former French international and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry will…
‘A bird in the garden’ recipe: Herb roasted chicken and vegetables
I have been inundated with requests from family and friends wanting to know what the mysterious second recipe was that I entered into the CL Recipe Contest. Well, here it is: the infamous “Bird in the Garden”! This recipe was a collaboration between my boyfriend, David, and me, and we entered it into the contest…
Tampa City Council calls on FDOT to apply for federal money for high speed rail at Tampa International
The Tampa City Council voted unanimously this morning to try to get new federal funding for high speed rail to extend to Tampa International Airport. The resolution calls for advocating to the Florida Department of Transportation to request new federal funding to support extending the state's high speed rail network, which currently contains 3 stops…
Meek & Greene to debate statewide on August 10 from Orlando
Decision 2010: Before You Vote, a projected created jointly by the group Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association, announced this morning that they will sponsor debates on back to back nights between Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek and Jeff Greene on August 10, followed the next night with a debate between Republican gubernatorial…
Pat Donovan’s Deep Fried Sports podcast: Great job Lightning, how do you really feel, Clevleand?
Pat Donovan talks about his favorite ESPYS moment from last night's show, and great work done by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Curtis/Kocab Memorial Fund. Also find out a fun way you can help WDAE raise money for the Curtis/Kocab Memorial Fund and which new website does a great job of letting Lebron know just…
Hot Water Music’s Chuck Ragan plans release with Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem
You know, some things just go together so well you wonder how you ever lived without the pairing before; bacon and cheeseburgers, beards and flannel, significant others and your mother — haha, yeah right … We can now add punk-turned-classic Americana rockers Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music and Brian Fallon from the Gaslight Anthem…
Florida Dems insist they’ll push for alternative energy ideas in special session, Senate Democrats water down energy bill in D.C. and Bill McCollum parties on:Mitch Perry Report 7.15.10
In Tallahassee yesterday, Bill McCollum celebrated after a judge ruled against his GOP challenger Rick Scott's legal bid to prevent McCollum from accepting public financing for his gubernatorial efforts against the mega-rich Scott. McCollum was so pleased afterwards he signed the state up to defend Arizona in its fight against illegal immigration. 5 days from…
Harry Reid’s new Senate energy bill- it’s “not all green stuff, you know, Sierra Club stuff.”
Although Congress just got break from a week off for the 4th of July Holiday, there is only a limited number of days before – don't you know – they're going on vacation again. It's called the August break, but it's serious for those who are looking at the U.S. Senate to finally propose a…
As special session beckons, mixed signals on whether they’ll be serious discussion on renewable energy
Five days before the special Legislative session called for by Governor Charlie Crist beckons, there are conflicting signals coming from lawmakers about whether there will be a substantive discussion on renewable energy. In the days since Crist called for the session to be held to discuss putting a constitutional amendment on the November state ballot…
Green Community Calendar weekend events: Florida Earthship workshop, Pinellas Energy Efficiency Project, beach cleanups and more
Looking for something green-related to do this weekend? Look no further than our own Green Community Calendar. World Cafe Discussions- Every Friday; 7:30-9:30 pm. Awakening and engaging collective intelligence through conversations about questions that matter. RSVP to Pat at 727.421.2746 or goodpat@tampabay.rr.com. Starbucks Cafe- 4th St N and 89th Ave N, St. Pete. www.theworldcafe.com. Dunedin…
Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson
Tuesday night at the County Center, the Hillsborough County Charter Review Board voted to put a referendum on the ballot in the Nov. 4 election repealing an amendment that gave veto powers to a county mayor. As CL wrote about in out still on the newsstands issue, the battle to allow county voters the chance…
Dustin Tokarski shines in Lightning Young Guns game
In what may be a glimpse into the crystal ball, the Tampa Bay Lightning Young Guns took to the St. Pete Times Forum ice on Wednesday night. After a scrimmage between these two teams which resulted in eleven goals the day before, fans in attendance that were expecting a high scoring affair had to show…
Argentina legalizes gay marriage, continues to function
Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage today, as reported by Associated Press writer Michael Warren: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America give gays and lesbians all the legal rights that marriage brings to heterosexual couples. After a marathon debate…
Do microwave ovens kill bacteria?
If I take a piece of pizza that's been sitting on the table awhile and microwave it for one minute, would that kill bacteria and decrease the chance of food poisoning, or am I just eating nice hot bacteria? —David Chattin-McNichols Your query contained the elements of a rewarding investigation, David: microwaves, pizza, food poisoning,…
St. Pete’s Poet Laureate Peter Meinke recalls a lunch with America’s new Poet Laureate, W.S. Merwin
he said the great presence that permitted everything and transmuted it in poetry was passion One of our favorite meals is one we call "Paula's Bows," a healthy dish featuring pasta bows, feta cheese, tomatoes and garlic; we gathered the ingredients again this week when we heard the good news that W. S. Merwin will…
Leonardo DiCaprio and the audience get lost in the dream world of Inception.
The "it's only a dream" plot twist has been done to death, but here comes Dark Knight auteur Christopher Nolan with a fresh take. The movie is Inception and it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a — what exactly? He could be a special agent of the mind, able to hack into your dreams Matrix-style and…
Watching the animals at the zoo
Thomas French’s years of reporting on the Lowry Park Zoo culminate in a fascinating book.
My husband wants me to sleep with other men and sleep with me right afterwards
Sex at Dawn is an important work that answers many questions.
Spies on acid
The strange story of the CIA, LSD and Frank Olson (with a stop at the Weekly Planet).
Thanks to Fez, St. Pete’s Central Avenue has a new cuisine to discover
It's a Thursday night in downtown St. Petersburg and Central Avenue is lively. Maybe not hopping, exactly, but there are enough diners and revelers around to outnumber the usual parade of full-time downtown "residents" who repeatedly walk the circuit throughout the night. There are families and couples at sidewalk tables and live music streaming from…
Muggle Meets Magic: Infinitus 2010
Sometime around my 8th birthday, I was introduced to a scrawny boy with messy black hair, dazzling green eyes and a knack for finding trouble. He was the resident of the cupboard under the stairs at number 4 Privet Drive in Surrey. He would go on the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His name…
Tallahassee Judge rejects Rick Scott’s campaign finance lawsuit – McCollum rejoices
Federal District court Judge Robert Hinkle Wednesday afternoon ruled against Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott's attempt to ban his opponent, Bill McCollum from collecting public financing money if Scott spends more than $24.9 million, which his attorney have already said Scott intend to do soon. Florida's election laws allow for gubernatorial candidates to qualify for…
Movie review: Christopher Nolan’s Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy and Michael Caine (with trailer video)
[Editor's Note: For more reviews of the summer's biggest releases, check out the Daily Loaf Movie Review Index.] The "it's only a dream" plot twist has been done to death, but here comes Dark Knight auteur Christopher Nolan with a fresh take. The movie is Inception and it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a — what…
Tonight’s Top Chef D.C. episode preview: Got crabs?
I have to give it to Top Chef: D.C. this week for having some normal-looking challenges — and it's already episode 5, so it's about time. For their Quickfire Challenge, the chefs have thirty minutes to butcher and cook some live blue crabs for guest chef Patrick O'Connell (who reminds me of Dick Van Dyke).…
The Green Community week in review: Slow Food Tampa Bay, Crist’s offshore drilling session, “clean” coal and more
What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed last week: Ride carbon-free and get biking directions on Google Maps – It lists color-coded routes depending on if it's directing you to a bike path, a street with bike lanes, etc. Plant this box: How the…
Top Chef D.C. Podcast, Ep. 4: Weird baby food, hookers and eight-balls
I reiterate what I asked in yesterday's Top Chef: D.C. preview post, "Who got high and came up with these challenges?" We were privy to some crazy ass challenges last night, the first of which was a baby food challenge. Seriously? Because I'm sure many people would feed their infant duck and curry. The premise…
Reel Projections podcast: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Edition
For more movie news and reviews, check out the CL index of movie posts. We're back for another installment of the Reel Projections podcast, the only CL podcast detailing the week's biggest theatrical movie releases, DVD and Blu-ray offerings and any movie news that catches our eyes. For this week's very special podcast, I'm joined…
Project Runway Podcast: We sit down with Ben Chmura and chat about the Season 7 Finale!
It's been a long season friends, thanks for joining me and living through 14 episodes of Campbell's Soup, the circus, little girls, Ping (you didn't forget about her, did you??), Capt Jack and so, so much more. It's been fun, these last 14 weeks and there will be a little hole in my life without…
