Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tuesday, June 29: Alexisonfire, Watch Out (Equal Vision) Atreyu, Curse (Victory) Belle Stars, Belle-Issima: Sweet Memories (Edsel) Blood for Blood, Spit My Last Breath (Victory) Brandy, Afrodisiac (Atlantic) Burning Brides, Leave No Ashes (V2) Ryan Cabrera, Take It All Away (Atlantic) Shelley Campbell, Blue Ridge Reveille (Nettwerk) The…
New Video/DVD Releases
WP’s recommendation of the week
Heat Treatment
Fahrenheit challenges post-9/11 politics
Don’t Panic
Your war questions answered
Mything the Point
Debunking some of the snots’ rot about wine
Mystery Theater
Community Property another mystifyingly mediocre production from Gypsy
Ask the Advice Goddess
The Mold and The Beautiful I'm always amazed when I hear how the smooth guys at my office pick up women who are total strangers. I know it's best to meet dates through friends or shared interests, but sometimes I'll spot women who look like my type in the supermarket or on the street. I'll…
A Provocation
Excerpts from a commencement address given at Hofstra University by a prophet and provocateur
Culinary Events
FREE COOKING CLASSES Learn heart-healthy cooking techniques, based on the book Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman. 11. a.m. Sat., June 26. Free. Nature's Food Patch, 1225 Cleveland St., Clearwater (727-443-6703, ext. 240). WINE & TOS-TAPAS TASTING SOCIAL !Viva la Frida! hosts "!Viva Indies!: A Salute to Independent Businesses" with spirits provided by ABC Fine…
Mystery Theater
Community Property another mystifyingly mediocre production from Gypsy
Outtakes
Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.
The Notification
Will the circle of violence ever be broken?
Spins
PublicGREG OSBYBlue NoteIt'll probably take a few decades for history to sort the important jazz figures of the '80s and '90s, but here's betting that Greg Osby will be one of them. The 44-year-old alto saxophonist was part of the influential M-Base Collective in New York and has gone on to establish his own voice…
Community Pride
I like to think the best of people, so it's rather distressing (but not surprising) that there are folks out there who are unable to deal with the reality of a non-heterosexual community. I was offered a taste of this prejudice in the form of a notice posted at the mailboxes where I live. In…
Up the Creek with a Paddle
Good reads for kayakers, canooers and persons who fraternize with alligators
Plug and Play
Unpredictable The Tim Version’s predictably unpretentious — and fun
Manchild’s Play
Is it so wrong to Donkey Kong 20 years after the onset of adolescence?
Letters
Morons Who Vote, Morons Who Get ElectedThis is in response to Catherine Seipp's article on campaigns to encourage young people to vote. I don't get it. Does she just not like awkward or strange commercials or does she actually not want young people to vote? The tone of the whole piece seemed to be one…
Vegging Out
Udipi Café’s south Indian vegetarian fare proves meatless can be more
