Sep 18-24, 2003

Sep 18-24, 2003 / Vol. 16 / No. 17

Ask the Advice Goddess

Mush To Judgment I know my boyfriend loves me, but I can't get him to understand the difference between "thoughtful" and "romantic." He'll surprise me with socks I need (thoughtful), but not flowers I don't (romantic). He pointed out that he didn't buy me just any socks, but the Cadillac of hiking socks: a special…

Letters

Searching and waiting Re: "No Ring on My Finger: Confessions of a Modern-Day Spinster" By Laurel Chesky (Sept 3-9) I too would love to find and meet a man to marry. I'm a successful, educated woman who owns her own home, has her own money, and is looking for her white knight in an SUV.…

Outtakes

Short reviews of movies playing throughout the Tampa Bay area.

Spins

Pet Sounds (DVD Audio) THE BEACH BOYS Capitol I'm getting paid for this — which probably isn't fair. Sitting in the dead middle of my living room on a Tuesday morning, I'm listening to Pet Sounds, which has been converted to DVD audio and lovingly remixed and remastered for 5.1 surround sound. "Listening" is too…

The Bankruptcy of Violence

Jonathan Schell reviews the history of human warfare and concludes that raw power is no longer sufficient to change and rule the world, if indeed it ever was.


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