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"Movies, Magic ..." and confusion at IIFA technical awards gala
Last night's big IIFA event — the Magic of the Movies and Technical Awards at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre — started two hours late, at 9 p.m. instead of 7, but the show's dazzling...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren is not about to endorse Hillary Clinton (yet)
For all those Democrats out there not prepared just quite yet to anoint Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee for president two years out, the only other Democrat who is even in the discussion...
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Hollywood invades Bollywood on IIFA's final day
The 2014 IIFA culminated this past Saturday in a huge star-studded event that, while being a little long in the touch and cheesy at times, left this journalist feeling pretty damn glamorous. The day...
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Stargel bill that hurts Florida microbreweries goes national on "The Ed Show"
Lakeland Republican Senator Kelli Stargel's bill that would require microbreweries in the state selling more than 2,000 kegs per year of their own brew to distribute their bottled and canned products...
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Mitch Perry Report 4.28.14: The last days in Tallahassee
Today begins the last week of the legislative session in Tallahassee (though rumors persist that there may be a special session called to deal with casino gambling sometime later this year). One of...
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Rwandan genocide survivor Clemantine Wamariya to speak in St. Pete
It's now been 20 years since the horrors of the Rwandan genocide took place. While most Americans are aware that an estimated 800,000 (mostly Tutsi) were killed in the conflict, more than double that...
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Do This: Holocaust Remembrance Day
There are several compelling reasons to visit the The Florida Holocaust Museum on any given week, but today offers an especially valid one: It's Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the museum is concluding...
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Video: Listen to Karen O Cover "I Shot the Sheriff" with N.A.S.A.
Late last week, L.A. DJ duo N.A.S.A. and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O dropped a solid rendition of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," which was teased in that Sonos commercial during this year's Grammy...
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Former diplomat pessimistic about a lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace
The former ambassador to Bosnia Herzegovina and foreign affairs expert, Douglas McElhaney, was the keynote speaker at last Saturday's 4th annual Human Rights Conference on the University of Tampa. The...
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Concert review: Bad Veins hop through Crowbar, Ybor City
Bad Veins seem to love Tampa almost as much as Tampa loves them. Unfortunately, shows that fall on holidays (in this case an official one — Easter — and an unofficial one — 4/20) can make for spotty...
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"Anti-Sharia Law" bill advances in Florida Senate
The so-called "anti-Sharia law" bill strongly opposed by Muslim and Jewish organizations in Florida passed in the state Senate this morning on a 24-14 vote. Observers say the bill has changed...
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Jessica Ehrlich will NOT run for the CD13 seat this fall
Jessica Ehrlich, whose loss to the late Bill Young in the 2012 race for the CD13 congressional seat was the closest anyone came to defeating him in nearly 20 years, has announced that she will not...
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Video: Watch The Hold Steady celebrate 10 years in new video, see them live...
It's been a whole decade since Craig Finn first immortalized Ybor City by referencing it in two songs —"Most People Are DJs" and "Killer Parties"— off The Hold Steady's 2004 debut, Almost Killed Me....
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You're going to have to drive to Miami if you want to see Jay-Z and Beyonce...
Beyonce's surfbort makes landfall on June 26 when she and husband Jay-Z kick off a 16-date summer stadium tour in South Florida. The jaunt kicks off down here, but Tampa fans won't be doing any...
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Swinefest No. 2: A weekend pig-me-up
Our paper plates were piled with smoked pork ribs and colorful side dishes shoveled from aluminum foil casserole pans. Pearl in the Grove’s second annual Swinefest on Sunday afternoon felt like a...
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New Music Tuesday! (April 29): Pixies, Damon Albarn, Rodrigo y Gabriela & more
The last week of new releases in April. Info and links for the ones you want to know about most below, plus some other ones you may not have heard of (but should know), with audio & video for your...
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Streaming HD porn on your flat screen: can it revitalize the adult industry?
Porn is a symbol of this nation's freedom. The freedom to view, create, and share responsible sexual content is at a high watermark because of the internet. However, the ease of access created by the...
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Mitch Perry Report 4.29.14: Growler bill goes to Senate floor
Is it really a compromise if only one side likes the deal? That's what should be kept in mind today as the Florida state Senate votes on Lakeland Republican Kelli Stargel's revised bill (or...
View ArticleRPOF goes back in time to show when Charlie Crist bashed Bill Clinton
A week from tonight Bill Clinton will headline a Democratic Governors Association bash in Miami Beach to raise funds for Charlie Crist's campaign coffers. In response, the Republican Party of Florida...
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Craig Ferguson says goodnight to The Late Late Show
For nearly 10 years, Craig Ferguson has kept insomniacs company after Letterman has said goodnight on The Late Late Show. Now the cheeky Scot is following Letterman out the door, announcing that he's...
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