This post is just an excuse to put up some really cute pictures I just got from SeaWorld. These are Asian river otter pups, recently born to parents Simon and Sophie. They’ll open their eyes in about a week. Love them and then get back to work.
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So what’s left for you when you’ve been hailed as a defending champion in Orlando Weekly’s Great North American Douche-Rock Tournament? Why, you get compared to a nascent Hal Ashby. Of course. Believe it or not, there’s something more significant in Fred Durst’s life this weekend than his strong showing in OW’s cavalcade...
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No one likes to have to learn new things. Fortunately, even though the Winter Park Playhouse is moving, you barely need to burn a synapse in memorizing the “new” address. The “only professional theatre in Winter Park” (according to their press release, and I think also according to facts) is moving from 711-B Orange...
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Dammit! Don’t sneak up on me like that. I’m Otas Munzenmeyer and I’m what Central Florida is really all about: old people. You’re out looking for young, hip, with-it things to do this weekend? Well, you can forget it. Here are some events to make you appreciate your elders. Go to ‘em. And get...
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When I learned there was going to be an American remake of last year’s exquisite Swedish vampire drama Let the Right One In, I was really worried the tale was going to be watered down considerably to ride the coattails of Twilight (you know – the female-oriented vampire franchise that even your female friends...
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I just thought I’d mention, because I think they’re neat, that Gatorland (Florida’s favorite half-day attraction!) is right now playing host to the largest collection of albino alligators in the world. Supposedly they bring good luck if you look in their blue eyes (yes, blue). Their engagement at the park is limited, but the...
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OK, I don’t normally link to articles that contain copious spoilers … especially ones I myself have assiduously avoided reading. (The spoilers, that is; not the articles themselves.) But a reference in the “safe to look at” section of this script review has stuck with me for a few days now, making me worry...
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This came just too late (start innuendo now) for the calendar. There’s a Safe Sex Party at UCF next week. Here’s the press release (emphasis added): VOX at UCF’s annual safe sex benefit is a party that educates students about the importance of knowing what you’re doing and who you’re doing it with when...
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The first day of spring heralds the return of Persephone to her mother, Demeter, celebrated with the blooming of all flowers in joy. But something’s stinking up our climate. It’s the weight of oppressive poverty! Since you can’t raise the Dow, raise your spirits with these heartwarming seasonal haikus. A Taste of Citrus...
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Can you look like what your grandfather would look like if he killed your grandmother, wore her skin and hid out among a peacock exhibition? Then you could win the Dame Edna Look-a-Look Contest! The winner and “her” stylist get two pairs of tickets to the Dame Edna: My First Last Tour show at...
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