Friday, Jan. 27 – The Bright Light Social Hour
It’s hard to take the Bright Light Social Hour entirely seriously, if only because it’s not entirely clear whether or not they do. There’s a sort of wink-and-a-nod detachment to their music, as if they’re letting you know that, as good as they are, they’re not...
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Friday, Jan. 27 – Reptar
The underground electronic music world has recently witnessed a smattering of young artists crib their aliases from ’80s kids’ TV shows, like DuckTales, Thundercats and Reading Rainbow. Perhaps Reptar are leading the way for folks to form rock acts named...
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Friday, Jan. 27 –
Mr. Bing & L’Art Nouveau
Art History 101 might have been more fun if it had taken place outdoors and featured movies instead of droning lecturers with faded slides. Snacking encouraged? A bonus. Now that you’re out of school, you might...
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So, one month from tonight the 84th Academy Awards will take place, and Twitter will light afire with the spurned bleating of people who didn’t like the films that...
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Hmmm, so we just got back from that promised BIG MEETING between Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and LGBT leaders (most notably, the Orlando Anti-Discrimination Ordinance group and all...
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Albert Nobbs — Reviewed this week. (R)
A Dangerous Method — Reviewed this week. (Link pending.) (R)
The Grey — Now fully into his second career as the world’s least likely...
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Last night, Church Street’s Mojo Cajun Bar & Grill hosted Orlando City Soccer Club’s Supporters Summit. A horde of soccer fans, ranging from 20-somethings in red Orlando City T-shirts...
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Through Jan. 29 –
The Genghis Khan Guide to Etiquette
British slam poet, comedian and former psychiatric nurse (yes, all of the above) Rob Gee is coming to these shores...
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This week’s films are Cameron Crowe’s Untitled (aka Almost Famous: The Bootleg Cut) and Daryl Duke’s Payday.
At first glance these films seem to have nothing much in common. One is...
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Crank up your radios, NPR news junkies. “Talk of the Nation” broadcasts live from the WMFE studios in Orlando tomorrow (Wed., Jan. 25) at 2 p.m. Listen in as hosts...
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This morning, Universal Orlando held a webcast for selected media, setting the fanboy twitterverse on fire with discussion of the resort’s plans for 2012, dubbed their “Year To Be...
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Monday, Jan. 23 –
Kay Redfield Jamison
It’s a powerful combination, a patient who is also a doctor. Does it make it harder to trust those treating you, when you...
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