AltWeeklies Wire
This Little Undergroundnew
Diversifying their artistic vision, progressive dance duo Daft Punk just released their directorial effort Electroma on DVD. And, boy, is it, ummm, arty. It’s a high-concept film that’s mostly an exercise in style.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
07-24-2008 |
Music
With the Velvet Lapelles, Lucy Michelle Brings Heavenly Ukelele Music to the Twin Citiesnew
With a sound that combines dashes of old-fashioned country, folk, and polka with otherworldly tinges of Gypsy and flamenco, Michelle's music appeals just as much to the NPR crowd as it does to those of the rock-club persuasion.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Myers |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Live Active Culturesnew
Every day I read about Orlando’s ever-shrinking economy in the equally shrunken Sentinel; I watch my taxes fall by pennies (thanks for nothing, Amendment 1) while my property value plummets. But no matter how desperate things get, there’s one thing that should never be cut because of costs: dating.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
An Embed Reports From Orlando's Major League Gaming Stopnew
The gaming world is on the pinnacle of legitimacy, and nowhere is that more true than in Orlando, which has in recent years turned into a sort of gaming Mecca, with EA Tiburon – makers of the super-popular Madden, NCAA Football and Tiger Woods PGA Tour game series – headquartered here. The Orlando region also hosts world-class competitions like this one and last year’s World Cyber Games U.S. National Finals at the Universal Orlando Resort.
Orlando Weekly |
Glenn Judah |
07-24-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Minnesota Helps Solve Salmonella Mysterynew
State agriculture department traces strain that sickened 1,251 to jalapenos from Texas.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Orlando Sentinel Quietly Hacks Its Newsroom Staffnew
The disassembling of this city's once- proud daily newspaper, as foreshadowed almost a year ago when its parent company was taken over by a multimillionaire businessman with zero media experience, is now in full force, although the paper's powers that be would rather you didn't know about it -- at least not yet.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-24-2008 |
Media
Michael Ian Black Unleashes Some Essaysnew
It's a collection of short essays that often feel like blog posts; some of the pieces—such as "Hey, David Sedaris--Why Don't You Go Ahead and Suck It?" or "A Series of Letters to the First Girl I Ever Fingered"--are vaguely grounded in reality, while others are completely fanciful.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
07-24-2008 |
Fiction
Orlando City Council Watchnew
Those hoping for a hot-summer ethical showdown in reference to the recent Daisy Lynum redneck scandal -- something about racist ropes that doesn't bear repeating -- would be sorely disappointed at this dull installment of Your City at Work.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
07-24-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Orlando, Daisy Lynum
Integrity Spirits Will Fulfill Your Fantasynew
Trillium Absinthe Superiere, the latest release from small-batch distillery Integrity Spirits, is dominating the company's production these days. Stores can't keep it on the shelves, even at $60 a a bottle.
The Portland Mercury |
Patrick Alan Coleman |
07-24-2008 |
Food+Drink
Submerged in Summer Reading: Seasonal Reads by Orlando-Area Scribesnew
Because it's been such a busy season of book releases, we grabbed a handful that had an Orlando connection and set to reading. Lo and behold, there was promise and perfection to be found among the titles.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley, Bob Whitby and Lindy T. Shepherd |
07-24-2008 |
Books
Tags: summer reading, Pioneers, After Hours at the Almost Home, 100 Miles, 78 Days, and One Heck of an Adventure, and the Home Party, Earl Tupper, Hiking the Florida Trail: 1, Photography of Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs: The Underwater, The Fortuneteller’s Lay, The Year of Disappearances, Tupperware Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Two Pairs of Boots
Starbucks Baristas Union Drive Comes at Key Timenew
The effort to organize Minnesota latte-slingers could hurt the ailing chain.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
07-24-2008 |
Business & Labor
'Quid Pro Quo' Dabbles in Disabilitynew
A quasi-psychological thriller based around the subculture of "wannabes" who identify as, or wish to be, disabled, it completely sidesteps any real explanation of its own premise in favor of directional switcheroos.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Health: Glorious Nosemakersnew
Whether you call Health, the critically acclaimed Los Angeles band has one of the most radical remix albums in recent memory.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: health, Health//Disco
Beck's Big Brainnew
Could this collection of really boring '60s throwback songs be a brilliant plan by Beck to make fans better appreciate his other work?
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beck, Modern Guilt
Meet Eefnew
The frontman of Clem Snide goes solo with Lose Big.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
07-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eef Barzelay, Lose Big
