AltWeeklies Wire
Looking for 400 Photos of Supersized Stiffies?new
The Big Penis Book, the follow-up to Taschen's 2006 hit The Big Book of Breasts, also edited by Dian Hanson, and boasts more than 400 photos of some startlingly major tent poles, including rare pics of "the 13-and-only" John Holmes.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley |
06-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
Mudhoney Gets Floridiannew
It has been quite a long time since Mudhoney graced the state of Florida, but the band's decade-plus absence from the state was not intended as a slight.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
This Little Undergroundnew
With the country’s political scene all astir right now, activism is on tap everywhere. Being a mirror of culture, the music community is likewise alive with dissent, particularly musician Max Bernstein. The son of Carl Bernstein (one of the two journalists who exposed the Watergate scandal) and former frontman for pop-punk act the Actual, he has dedicated himself to political commentary through his current band Max and the Marginalized.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-12-2008 |
Music
Live Active Culturesnew
Stand for Change! It’s about Change! Change!! Change!!! As the presidential primary circus staggered to a close on Saturday, I was struck by how “change” has become the de facto rhetorical rallying point for all sides in this election. Looks like everyone is in love with change.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
06-12-2008 |
Recreation
Lou Pearlman Reveals His Get-Out-of-Prison Plannew
When U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp handed Pearlman a 25-year sentence in May, Sharp also handed Pearlman "the keys to your jail cell." For every $1 million Pearlman came up with in restitution to his victims, Pearlman's sentence would be reduced by one month. He's in for 300 months. He's on the hook to the government for $200 million.
Orlando Weekly |
Bob Whitby |
06-12-2008 |
Media
Blisternew
I’ve often wondered out loud to myself while naked and submerged in the warmth of my bubbly decompression chamber, “Self, how many times does the shampoo mean when it says in somewhat uncertain terms, ‘Lather. Rinse. Repeat’?” Two times borders on half-yawned monotony. Six times starts to burn a little, while psychologically producing a mechanical sense of beauty slavery. But 17 times? That’s enough to make you old, make you lose your hair, quite possibly make you drip down the drain in a self-inflicted goo of bloody foam. Do. Not. Want.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
06-12-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
The Orlando Police Beatnew
May 30
(2008-236601) 11:20 p.m.: A 25-year-old suspect pulled a 51-year-old man out of a business on South Lee Road, beat him up and took his money. Dick.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
06-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Happytown: How Bad Are Things at the Orlando Sentinel These Days?new
We'll let an unnamed Sentinel staffer answer that one: "Apparently the depressing, winnowing months we've been through recently may soon be know[n] as 'the good ol' days.'"
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes and Deanna Morey |
06-12-2008 |
Media
Mates of State Record a Perfect, Timely Albumnew
It must be summer if the orgasmic pop of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel is once again beaming its bikini-a-go-go from the ocean paradise of ... Stratford, Conn.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mates of State, Re-Arrange Us
A Sudanese Refugee Finds Solace in Hip-Hopnew
It's difficult to remember that there was a time when rap carried weight as an eye-opening glimpse into a marginalized existence. Rising Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal is ushering in a return of this edge in a more global and urgent way than ever.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Emmanuel Jal, Warchild
Terrance Dean Responds to Our Reading of His Lifenew
Orlando Weekly: It surprised me how much self-loathing you went through, even for a gay man. It seems like yours was stronger due to your religious background.
Terrance Dean: Exactly.
Terrance Dean: Exactly.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-05-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Clumsy Tell-All Spoils Dialogue Starter on Gays in Rapnew
If even a trace of true honesty permeated the pages, maybe Hiding in Hip Hop could be considered a genuine first step. The acceptance and understanding of gays in rap hasn't evolved a micro-step in nearly three decades of existence.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
06-05-2008 |
Original Work
Live Active Culturesnew
Disney has launched its latest salvo in the theme-park wars, but this time their ammunition doesn’t come in the usual form of a massive roller coaster or an army of mouse-eared attorneys. Instead, the shells they’re shooting resemble pies, darts and plastic rings.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
06-05-2008 |
Recreation
Oliver Stone Needs to Start Taking Some Libertiesnew
You've probably heard about W, Stone's upcoming dramatization of the life and times of our notorious outgoing president. And you may have heard that Dubya's hagiographers, having taken a look at some initial script pages, are dismissing the project as a fanciful cheap shot. But what has us perturbed is that it doesn't seem cheap enough.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-05-2008 |
Movies
Happytown: It'll be a Gender-Bending Weeknew
This year's Gay Days fest brings a welcome new addition -- Focus on the Family -- known best for its spittle-flecked morality rants -- is putting on its Love Won Out conference June 7, the very same day many a gay will be using a red T-shirt to "wipe one off"! The synergy is thrilling!
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes |
06-05-2008 |
Media
