Spins
Lambchop Is a WomanMy Morning Jacket At DawnGorky's Zygotic Mynci How I Long to Feel the Summer in My Heart You could consider these three CDs the collective alter ego of today's anger-mismanagement-small-cock rock. They offer a yin to the rock radio yang of Disturbed and Godsmack by placing sincerity over bombast, melody over machismo…
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Tampa two-man band Nutrajet is ready for takeoff
"When you're considered a local band, you're too loud. But when Nashville Pussy comes rolling through town, 30,000 fucking decibels louder, that's cool, because they don't live here. That's bullshit. If you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll band, then be one." Greg Reinel, guitarist for provocative, love-'em-or-loathe-'em rock duo Nutrajet, seems a bit tired…
Outtakes
40 Days and 40 Nights (R) A moderately pleasant little surprise for anyone simply expecting another mindless, cookie-cutter sex comedy. The story here is certainly slight enough — sex-crazed twentysomething Matt (Josh Hartnett) takes a vow of celibacy for 40 days, during which time he meets the perfectly charming and hot, hot, hot girl of…
Culinary Events
Mellow Millet is the theme of Chef Debby DeGraaff's free vegetarian cooking class this week. 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 6, and 10-11 a.m., Thursday, March 7. Nature's Harvest Market, 1021 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa. 813-873-7428. Italian Rendezvous The Tampa Bay Culinary Club gives food lovers a chance to explore northern Italian cuisine at noon on…
Home is Where the Art Is
Actress Monica Bishop Steele’s Northern Lights
DVD Pick: In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love A breathtaking spin on Brief Encounter set in Hong Kong in the early '60s, director Wong Kar-wai's ravishing In the Mood for Love knocked me out when I first saw it last year, and it's been growing steadily on me ever since. One of those rare, sublimely understated masterpieces that…
Praiseworthy Novelist: Elizabeth Dewberry
Backed by advance praise from critics and fellow authors, Elizabeth Dewberry has embarked on a book tour promoting her latest novel, Sacrament of Lies (Blue Hen-Putnam, $23.95). The literary thriller is a fluid dramatic monologue that explores truth and madness. Grayson Guillory, daughter of the governor of Louisiana, suspects her power-hungry father of murdering her…
The Wine List
Tastes of Italy and Chile Sample wines from both countries at an Italian and Chilean wine tasting at Charlie's Wine Cellar, 533 S. Howard Ave., Tampa (next to Whaley's). Thurs, March 7, 6-8 p.m. $10. Call Glynn at 813-250-1967. Italy's Unique Red Wines Taste and learn about wines from Tuscany, Piedmont, Apulia and Umbria, where…
Gluttony Made Easy: Go Deutsch at Schnitzelhaus
From the thick, rich goulash soup all the way to the obscenely huge Bratwurst sausage, from the rouladen to the oh-so-light multilayered chocolate cake, you're going to incur some serious calories as part of your trip to Schnizelhaus. Oh, there are ways you might find to pass the low-cal test of your Weight Watchers' counselor:…
Books
Mark Hayes reviews Roscoe by William Kennedy
Super Natural Blends
Picture the witch's cauldron … bubbling up with smoke, fire and brimstone. She tastes the brew … and discovers it needs something, perhaps a pinch of eye of newt. Or perhaps even a dash of Merlot. What might lurk underneath the smoky cauldron's lid? Quite possibly the most delicious wine blend of the century. All…
Banishing Act
Inglis is one of those forgotten Florida towns. Bypassed by Interstates and turnpikes, it languishes too far from the vine to take advantage of any economic boom. Its economy is inconsequential; its residents are mostly working-class shrimp fishermen, commuters to the nearby power plant, or retirees. Few tourists visit Inglis. Thus its 1,500 souls hardly…
White Dollar Crime
You've seen her. The woman with the surgically enhanced breasts overflowing from her lacy teddy as she coos to Weekly Planet readers to "unleash your wildest fantasies." And you've seen him, the guy in the personal ad, who wants to help you if you "need a spanking." Looking for a menage a trois or quatre?…
Hats of Meat
When an e-mail directing me to this site was received, all that was said was, "That's it … we are all officially and entirely too bored." Curiosity won over and I clicked the link. Yep. Humanity really needs a lot less free time. Let me break this site down for you: Hats. Of. Meat. Cranial…
Divine Comedy: The Art of Comedy Film Festival at Main Street Cinema
Comedy. It's a dirty little business, but someone's got to do it. Of all the different bits and pieces that make up the world of movies, there are few quite so subjective as the whole notion of humor. We all know there's no accounting for taste, but what's funny and what's not goes way beyond…
Freedom of Disinformation
"Johnson, get in here." "Yes, Secretary Rumsfeld." "Can you please explain how there came to be a leak on the front-page of The New York Times saying that we're going to plant false stories in the foreign media to influence public opinion overseas?" "No, sir. I'm in strategic deception, not strategic leaks. That's a different…
