Money. Ugh.

At a luncheon hosted by the Chambers of Commerce of Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Rays owner Stuart Sternberg and president Brian Auld basically threatened Pinellas with taking their team and going away if local businesses didn't show more support, including throwing in to build a new stadium. Because that's how money works now: people wealthier than you make it your problem, then make it your fault, and somehow still profit. Gotta love it.

Despite a lot of threats of boycotts during the wholly fabricated uproar following her Super Bowl halftime show, plenty of Tampa cops will indeed be providing security at Beyonce's Raymond James Stadium concert Friday. Because money. What about beliefs? "I have beliefs. I believe I have a mortgage payment coming up," thought many, saying nothing.

And finally, cult horror/FX icon Tom Savini has agreed to join the cast of the horrible TV version of From Dusk Till Dawn, playing a totally different character than Sex Machine, the role he played in the awesome original movie. Why would he do such a thing? Three guesses, and the first two don't count.

This article appears in Apr 21-28, 2016.