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Blister: The Orlando Weekly Election Results Partynew
I don't even know who I am today. There's this spiked ball of nerves wrapped in vein-red twine that seems to be teetering over the ledges of the Labyrinth board with every random unevening of the potholed foundation, sure, but where there's typically a tick -- a nervous winking thing, or at least a heartbeat -- there is nothing so measurable to depend upon today.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-14-2008 |
Comedy
How Lance Hammer Earned His Beautiful New Film 'Ballast'new
It is but one of the many remarkable qualities of Ballast that its characters possess their quiet, unassailable dignity from the start rather than having it revealed (or, worse, bestowed upon them) by the filmmaker.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
11-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential L.A. Restaurantsnew
If there were such a thing as a Los Angeles cuisine, I suspect it would be like what they serve at Houston's, which is to say a market-tested version of the grill-happy, salad-intensive cooking pioneered decades ago at places like the original Spago.
L.A. Weekly |
Jonathan Gold |
11-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
This Little Undergroundnew
Wait, what went down last week? Oh, right … the single greatest moment of American history in our lifetime. Downtown was absolutely electric on Election Night, its ventricles pumping with a vigor never quite seen before.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
11-14-2008 |
Performance
Tags: Orlando, election night
Steve Wynn Heads to the Other Side of the World for His Latest Solo Albumnew
For his latest solo effort, Crossing Dragon Bridge, the 48-year-old traveled to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Working with producer Chris Eckman, Wynn has created an intimate moodpiece that's often a slightly shadier version of his usual rock fodder.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
11-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Nov. 4, 3:38 a.m.: Three hours after this incident, people were going to start voting for the next president of the United States, which means that you were still up tossing and turning and hoping that rednecks in Pennsylvania wouldn't screw this up for the rest of us.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
11-14-2008 |
Commentary
The American Mustache Institute Wants to Put the 'Stache Back in Stylenew
There is no way anyone at Fleishman-Hillard, the public-relations firm where Aaron Perlut works, could have recognized the significance of the offhand remark Tony Zagora made one day three years ago. "We should really bring back the mustache," Zagora joked to a few of his colleagues.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
11-14-2008 |
Culture
Happytown: Craigslist, Foreclosures, and Animal Servicesnew
Thank God the MBI has cleaned up this town.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman, Billy Manes, Deanna Morey and Bob Whitby |
11-14-2008 |
Commentary
Orlando's Peter Baldwin Builds Steamnew
In addition to a solo acoustic CD he’s releasing in December, Baldwin is splitting his two halves – acoustic and band – into separate entities.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
11-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
First Shot: 'Quantum of Solace'new
Maintaining an emotional investment in the James Bond series is like being a Mets fan: No matter what sort of a renaissance your side might be enjoying, you know they're just moments away from disgracing themselves.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tabla Ushers in a New Era of Indian Cuisine in Orlandonew
Tabla poses a more ambitious undertaking than any other Indian restaurant in town.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
11-14-2008 |
Food+Drink
There's Nothing Soft About 'The Pillowman'new
Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is all about the blood in his dark drama -- both the kind of blood that's beaten out of a suspected criminal by corrupt police, and the kind that flows between two brothers.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
11-14-2008 |
Theater
Why Does Orlando's City Grant Money Go to Already Rich Neighborhoods?new
The Main Street project, a convoluted revitalization program -- the National Trust for Historic Preservation sets the ground rules, but cities pay the bills -- is ultimately a marketing machine, akin to a homeowners' association for businesses.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
11-14-2008 |
Economy
Election '08: Point: All Is Won. Counterpoint: No It Isn'tnew
Four years ago in this space, Weekly editor Bob Whitby and I penned columns on the meaning of the 2004 election, in which progressives and Democrats took a drubbing from George W. Bush and his minions. I foresaw a dystopian future of Republican rule. Whitby prognosticated a different vision, one in which the chickens of GOP excess and incompetence would come home to roost.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman and Bob Whitby |
11-14-2008 |
Commentary
'The Dart League King' is Surprising and Compellingnew
Keith Lee Morris' second book takes place entirely at a championship darts match on a single night in Idaho, in June of 2007. Surprisingly for such a narrowly focused work, it is as compelling a novel as I've read all year.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
11-14-2008 |
Fiction
