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Happytownnew
Local political news.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman | Billy Manes | Deanna Morey | Bob Whitby |
05-15-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Cameron Diaz Once Again Saves the Sex Comedynew
And this time, with Ashton Kutcher.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-15-2008 |
Reviews
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Befringed and Bewildered? Surviving Orlando's International Fringe Theatre Festivalnew
Dwarfs with flashing tools? Check. Red dildo in the hand of a randy senior citizen? Check. Devil's weed, racial jokes told in blackface, the politics of pee and the mysteries of the clit? Check, all four.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
05-15-2008 |
Performance
The Dirtbombs Surround Us with Sirensnew
There's no better music to both amplify and appease our worries of self-annihilation than guitars that ring like air raid sirens; a double-bass, two-drum front that rolls like an army tank; and a singer who cackles wildly as he stomps through civilization's ashes.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Former Pro Soccer Players Help the Farolito Team Dominate an Amateur Leaguenew
On a recent Saturday morning, a crew of aging former professional soccer players from Latin America huddled around Salvador Lopez, who drilled them on the strategy of how their team, El Farolito, would win the 10:40 game in Golden Gate Park.
Trendzilla: Toe Rings? Still?new
It's just very ... '90s. Peggy Bundy. Without the charm.
Humberto Caspa Chronicles the Fear and Loathing of Mexicans in Costa Mesanew
If Orange County is the Mexican-hating capital of America, then Costa Mesa is its capitol -- the crucible where anti-immigrant measures get debated, adopted, executed, and then mimicked nationwide.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
05-15-2008 |
Nonfiction
Rocky Costanzo, Founder of LifeLine Entertainment, Can't Quit His Day Jobnew
Chances are you've never heard of Costanzo or Amhurst. Yet, at age 34, Costanzo and the company he heads have made four feature films, all available on (and direct-to) DVD.
OC Weekly |
Luke Y. Thompson |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
If This was the 80s, the Foxglove Hunt Would Rule the Chartsnew
Thank God The Killers and their contemporaries helped usher in an '80s nostalgia revival.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
05-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: New Wave, Stop Heartbeat
Relentless Stickering Made Digital Summer One of Phoenix's Hottest Bandsnew
Digital Summer is serious about guerilla marketing. Almost every month, band members and their devoted fan base have "Sticker Night," when they cover Valley landmarks with 700 to 1,000 of the nine-inch-long adhesive advertisements in order to increase the band's visibility.
Phoenix New Times |
Benjamin Leatherman |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rahsaan Dishes Out Rhymes that Sticknew
Always sporting fresh street gear and the nickname "A Fly Guy" shaved into the side of his head, he's not hard to spot, and it's easy to be attracted to his energy everywhere he goes. It's all a part of the branding that makes Rahsaan one of the hottest artists to watch in South Florida at the moment.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jonathan Cunningham |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Self Servenew
An illustrated response to the obscene price of gasoline.
Boston Phoenix |
Scott Getchell |
05-15-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
'Sex & the Soul' Looks at Sex and the Single Studentnew
Campus sex lives have never been more perilous and less fulfilling. But according to a serious nationwide study, even kids who know better feel powerless to change the hook-up norm.
Boston Phoenix |
Neely Steinberg |
05-15-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Is FedEx Kinko's Trashing its Recyclables?new
The company recycles 700 tons of paper per year and recently was ranked eighth on the Environmental Protection Agency's quarterly list of Green Power Partners. But when it comes to Santa Fe Kinko's stores, one former employee says the company's recycling claims are nothing more than a whitewash.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
05-15-2008 |
Environment
