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X-rated mud run in March 2014
Before the popularity of tough mudder competitions, the only adult fun to be had by mixing water, dirt, and half naked bodies was mud wrestling. It seemed only a matter of time before some genius saw...
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Mitch Perry's Top Ten films, books and music events of the year
'Tis the season for Top Ten lists, and since taking over as CL's News & Politics editor back in the fall of 2009, I've taken advantage of my platform to post my favorites of the year in movies,...
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Mitch Perry Report 12.20.13: Ezell Gilbert & the misery of mandatory minimum...
Previously known as a rich man's drug, cocaine use became much more prevalent if not downright ubiquitous in the late 1970's and early 80's in America. And then the crack cocaine scene developed, and...
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Ex-Florida Governors (and Rick Scott) star in silly new animated video
With Christmas just days away, Kevin Cate with Cate Communications (and the son of WFLA-TV anchorman Keith Cate) has sent out a humorous video starring Bob Graham, Jeb Bush, Charlie Crist and Rick...
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Walking With Dinosaurs deserves extinction
A family film shouldn't be this dumb. by Anthony SalveggiSo what is the message here — that if you're making a film for toddlers and young kids, you can half-ass it because they'll laugh at anything?...
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Anchorman 2 is kind of a so-so deal
Ron Burgundy ushers in cable news. by Anthony SalveggiIf you predicted Baxter would be back to talk to the animals, that Brian Fantana would once again open his cabinet of sexual delights, and that...
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Paul Mecurio: Comedy, politics and cheese sticks
You're almost as likely to see Paul Mecurio on a cable news station as you are on Comedy Central. But in both cases he's usually pointing out the absurdity of politics and politicians, and finding...
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Christmas Sports Binge: Bucs, Rays, college football bowl games and much more …
Christmas is in the air. Office parties, neighborhood parties, that friend of your wife's friend is having a party, two parties or more every Saturday — December just flat out rocks the party scene....
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93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball brings holiday cheer to Tampa with Miley Cyrus, Robin...
A review of the Wed., Dec. 18 show, with pics. by Melanie Wiesen and Tracy MayEvery December, the pop-music gods gift the masses with a holiday concert sent from Top 40 heaven. 93.3 FLZ’s Jingle Ball...
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Best of the Day: American Hustle is a must-see
After weeks of hype, director David O. Russell's follow-up to last year's beloved Silver Linings Playbook has finally arrived — and for once, the hype is more than justified. American Hustle is one of...
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The Well-Played List, Best of 2013, Part 4: Grand Finale
Music tastemakers who participate in the ongoing listening series (myself and various other CL Staffers along with local music promoters, record store and venue owners, music fans and scenesters, DJs,...
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Kathleen Peters asks David Jolly, "Got transparency?" Jolly replies, "Got...
A day after Kathleen Peters called David Jolly a "hypocrite" for criticizing Obamacare while allegedly profiting from it, the Pinellas County state representative was back on the attack on Friday,...
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How to fall in love with fiction
Busy? Wary? Bored? Follow these tips. by Scott HarrellBookstore shelves and the Internet alike are littered with writing tips. Anyone with any interest in writing fiction has instant access to...
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Best of the Day: Hallicination Before Christmas & Brokenmold Holiday Party
Two big seasonal throwdowns take place just blocks from each other in Ybor City on this night.Hallucination Before Christmas is the ridiculously big seasonal soiree and canned food drive thrown by...
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Do This: The Nutcracker Twist and Ringling's Greet the Light
Over the years, The Nutcracker Twist, formerly known as The Chocolate Nutcracker has been a community project consisting of more than 200 children from the Tampa Bay Area. Students along with...
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Best of the day: Chris Isaak's Holiday Tour
Celebrate Christmas a few days early this year. Catch Chris Isaak's "Holiday Tour" in Downtown St. Pete, where he'll be featuring songs off his 2004 Christmas album. Here's what CL's music editor,...
View ArticleMike Huckabee says 50-50 whether he'll run for President
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee danced around the idea that he may run for president in 2016 on Fox News Sunday, saying he's got plenty of time to decide.Asked by host Chris Wallace whether he...
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Congressional supporters AND critics of Edward Snowden agree that he should...
This has been a big week when it comes to the consequences of the revelations about the National Security Agency's surveillance program. A federal judge ruled that the agency's program which collects...
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High-powered football takes over Tropicana Field
Beef O'Brady's BowlEast Carolina (9-3, 6-2 Conference USA) vs. Ohio (7-5, 4-4 Mid-American)Monday, Dec. 23, 2 pm ET (ESPN)Tropicana Field (28,453), St. Petersburg, Fla.History: East Carolina and Ohio...
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Best of the Day: The Scott & Patti Christmas Special
Those of us over, um, 30, have fond memories of holiday specials — whether they involve flashbacks of Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin crooning “O Holy Night” with a highball and cigarette, or Karen...
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