AltWeeklies Wire
Ladies Who Lunch ... and a Little Botox for Dessertnew
Diane English's former, admirable body blows at the culture wars have been downgraded to "you go, girl"-isms and a tacit endorsement of plastic surgery.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Diane English, The Women
'Burn After Reading' is Screwball Black Comedynew
The Coen brothers may be masters of black comedy, but there are times when there's no point in taking them seriously.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-12-2008 |
Reviews
Blisternew
“Abandon hope all ye who enter here” is not scrawled in blood on the side of the Waverly condo at Lake Eola, but as the glass door swings open, surely the desperate handprint smudges of failed exits prior can’t be a good sign.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-12-2008 |
Comedy
This Little Undergroundnew
Vanda, the new local band fronted by Ryland Bojack, showed promise in their debut performance (Sept. 6, Orlando Brewing). Rather than a world-weary brand of country, their down-home twang is leavened by the kind of indie pop that would be at home in Athens.
Orlando Weekly |
Bao Le-Huu |
09-12-2008 |
Concerts
The Orlando Police Beatnew
Aug. 29; 1:01 p.m.: A 42-year-old battered an Old Navy rent-a-cop who busted him shoplifting. Officer Baker concludes his report with the following bit of redundancy: "The arrestee was arrested."
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
Happytown: What Happens When Knights Get Angry?new
A group of jockish University of Central Florida Knights fans have recently taken offense to the city's paper of record, the Orlando Sentinel, with regard to its handling of the death of wide receiver Ereck Plancher. You may recall the paper’s "coach won't talk to us!" martyrdom and laugh a little.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes, Deanna Morey and Bob Whitby |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
Mexican Singer Ximena Sarinana Dances Around Conformitynew
The scene at Sound Generation studio in New York's West Village was one of anticipation as Mexican newcomer Ximena Sarinana prepared to make her live American radio debut on public radio mainstay KCRW.
Orlando Weekly |
Lissette Corsa |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mediocre, Ximena Sarinana
First Shot: 'Burn After Reading'new
Everything's a movie these days, even stuff that isn't.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
09-12-2008 |
Reviews
Mouth by Southwestnew
Paxia's kitchen sends forth a slew of savory faves.
Orlando Weekly |
Faiyaz Kara |
09-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
Temporary Worlds: Visits to Three New Art Showsnew
Last weekend, I visited three exhibitions: Private Spaces: The Kansas & Florida Project at the Crealde School of Art, Migration 2 at Julio Lima's Orange Studio and Mixed at the Pound Gallery. A process of narrowing the field ensued and essentially came down to which art left a significant impression in my memory and why.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Bardoe |
09-12-2008 |
Art
Florida Dodges the School Voucher Bulletnew
On Sept. 3, the Florida Supreme Court struck Amendment 7 (and two other amendments) from the ballot on the grounds that Amendment 7's language was misleading to voters, and that the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission overstepped its authority in placing this amendment on the November ballot.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
09-12-2008 |
Politics
The Orlando Council Watchnew
It had been ages -- OK, five unbearably long weeks -- since the last opportunity to sit inside the city machine and listen to progress slowly ticking, but from the looks of things it must have been much longer.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-12-2008 |
Commentary
Our Dumb State: The Casey Anthony Editionnew
In June, Caylee Anthony went missing. Her mother, Casey Anthony, didn't tell anyone – including her own mother -- for a month.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Twelve Movies in Twelve Monthsnew
At the start of 2007, Cring, a Hendersonville filmmaker, announced an insanely ambitious scheme called the Extra/Ordinary Film Project.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: filmmakers
Richie Havens' Feeling Potential Againnew
Havens' fine new album proves, among other things, that a new era and a new social climate can restore meaning and depth to a song long taken for granted.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
09-12-2008 |
Reviews
