News of the Weird
Two Steps Back: In recent months, at the same time that the Bush administration was mobilizing support for a military invasion of Iraq, other administration representatives were working with Iraq (and Iran, Libya, Sudan and the Vatican, and against almost all of the U.S.’s traditional allies) to resist United Nations worldwide support of "reproductive health…
Planet Picks
THURSDAY 10.31 Clones that Go Bump in the Night The Museum of Science & Industry opens a special engagement IMAX run of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones at midnight, rivaling Rocky Horror Picture Show for top screening on Halloween. The two films split the dork crowd, so really it comes down…
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Spins
One By One Foo FightersCA/Roswell Even though most of One by One was penned before Dave Grohl took his turn drumming for misanthropic heavies Queens of The Stone Age, it's pretty obvious that the former Nirvana skinsman already had The Rawk on his mind. The fourth Foo full-length is built on a foundation of thick…
Orbitals
Pandering or Philanthropy? Trying to pin down the motives of Tampa's favorite skin purveyor and defender of freedom, Joe Redner, is a tricky job. So why try? Redner recently broke ground on a West Tampa park funded with nearly $150,000 from his own deep pockets. The West Tampa Business Alliance is seeking the revitalization of…
Mail Bonding III
Our wine critic reads from her mail bag.
The Reed Man Cometh
A chat with living jazz legend Wayne Shorter
Take This Job and Love It
Some Hillsborough candidates look desperatefor a well-paying gig.
Downtown Whirl
Jackson’s Bistro: good view and good nosh
Books
A Reader’s Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose
The Phantom of the Art House
Our fearless ghost buster goes looking for spooks in Tampa Theatre
Authors Afield
The recent drop in temperature signals a change in seasons, and with it comes the migration of authors throughout the state.With review copies of their latest books in tow, they're traveling in hopes of finding new homes for their hardcovers and paperbacks. There are a good number of these authors at the Sarasota Reading Festival…
Down By Law
Charlie Crist may have the name, but Buddy Dyer has the game.
Literary Slam Dunker
Counter-culture icon Jim Carroll speaks at The State
Sex, Lies and Videotape
Auto Focus zooms in on a celebrity sex addict
Whip Smart
Flogging Molly is Irish but not jiggy with it
Outtakes
Abandon (PG-13) Abandon spends a good portion of its running time pulling the rug out from under our feet and keeping us guessing. The plot elements here are standard — a pretty grad student (Katie Holmes), a vanished ex-boyfriend who might be stalking her, and a handsome cop on the case (Benjamin Bratt) — but…
Undead Again
Swoop plunges into the life of a vampire
Letters
From our readers
On The Record
The voting records of legislative incumbents speak louder than their campaign promises. Check these out before you cast your ballot.
