It's Friday! But that doesn't mean we're allowed to pretend like yesterday never happened:
Tampa court officials scrambled to revise and update various legal documents in preparation for the possibility of gay marriages ensuing as soon as January 6, 2015. Man, were they so sure about the man/woman thing that even the documents were homophobic and exclusionary? Foresight, people.
Radio station WHFS-FM 98.7 "The Fan" began a format change, moving away from all-sports talk and reportedly firing a majority of its on-air talent. An ownership change and the registration of new website domain names suggest famed DJ Bubba The Love Sponge may be involved, as opposed to the station's other logical alternative, which would be to just accept the inevitable early and pack it all in with class.
Property firm RD Management bought University Mall, a destination that for years has been gamely fighting against becoming one of those malls with just a Radio Shack, rug store and T-shirt shop. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
Twenty-five years after filming Edward Scissorhands in the area, Tim Burton is reportedly returning next year for part of the production of his adaptation of YA novel Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children. No confirmation on whether or not Johnny Depp will be in, too, but you know, those guys are like Goth Bert and Limited Edition Keith Richards Ernie, so, you know, odds are good.
This article appears in Dec 4-10, 2014.