4 of this year's most outstanding TV show episodes
From Breaking Bad, Justified, Girls and Parks and Recreation. by Erik Hahmann I didn’t get a chance to see every great show of 2013 (there are just too many), but here are the best episodes of...
View ArticleEdward Snowden delivers his Alternative Christmas message to the Brits, and...
In a message broadcast Christmas Day on British television, former American security contractor Edward Snowden urged an end to mass surveillance, where he invoked George Orwell's 1984.The short text of...
View ArticleBest of the Day: Kwanzaa at the Polk Museum of Art
Forty-seven years ago, the first observance of Kwanzaa took place in California. Consciousness of the occasion has yet to transcend the sphere of politically correct rumblings laden with holiday...
View ArticleThis week in Tampa Bay area live music: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, BB King,...
Concerts, Dec. 26-Jan. 1 by Leilani PolkTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 26The Gift w/Deadmau5/Adventure Club/Nervo/GTA/Nom De Strip It’s the night after Christmas, and all through the town, not a creature is...
View Article6 really cool books by local writers
The Bay area is a hotbed of literary talent. Michael Connelly, who has a home in Tampa, has just released his fifth thriller about criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller,The Gods of Guilt, providing a...
View ArticleUnlocking the mystery of Dead Mountain
Largo native, Donnie Eichar, has come full circle facing the mystery of The Dyatlov Pass Incident. The 55-year-old Russian mystery that captured Eichar’s interest and left him intoxicated in his search...
View ArticleNational generic poll has GOP up — But will that matter in Pinellas' CD13?
A new poll released Thursday morning shows the Republican Party continuing to make gains over the Democrats in the battle for Congress in 2014.The CNN/ORC International survey shows the GOP with a...
View ArticleThe Laugh Tract — who's bringing the funny
The year ends with plenty of laughs on both sides of the bay. Touring headliners and local talent perform throughout the weekend, and most clubs have special New Year's Eve shows as well. Here are the...
View ArticleBest of the day: 97x's last free show with Switchfoot
The only thing better than a live concert is a free concert. For 97x's Last Free Show the station is bringing Switchfoot and J. Roddy Walston & The Business to the best live music venue in St....
View Article3 Christmas limericks
It’s not the gifts, it’s the clues that count. by Peter MeinkeThis problem is phrased hypothetically and — as it rhymes — quite poetically “Stopping by Woods”might deliver the goods but just if you...
View ArticleMitch Perry Report 12.27.13 -"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Martin Scorcese's The Wolf of Wall Street and David O. Russell's American Hustle battled it out for box-office supremacy yesterday according to the Hollywood Reporter..The two films opened the Tampa...
View ArticleDo This: Holiday Two Wheel Mash Up 2013 (TTS Scavenger Hunt)
Yo, Tampa. It's that time of year again. When hordes of hip kids and cool nerds meander in droves through the byways of Central Tampa, looking for stuff and snapping pics, meeting up for games of skill...
View Article1 indispensable accessory
It’s free, it’s easy, and it goes with everything. by Leslie Joy IckowitzI got my red dress on tonight Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight Done my hair up real big beauty queen style High heels...
View Article3 magical places in the Tampa Bay area
Prime vantage points for relaxing in the fresh winter air. by Linda Saul-SenaI crave beauty in my surroundings. This extravagantly perfect time of year, when the world feels organically...
View ArticleCoping with psychological impotence
Every man suffers from psychological impotence at some point in his life. Problems arise when 'stage fright' occurs so often as to negatively impact a man's lifestyle. This form of erectile dysfunction...
View ArticleNo reason to drive drunk — call AAA
Tonight might be amateur night for party animals, but it's no reason to clown around with your safety and the safety of others. if you're feeling "three sheets to the wind" ... "drunk as a skunk",...
View ArticleBowled over: Why Tampa Bay is the ultimate place for a college football party
A little over a week ago, Raymond James Stadium was chosen over five other venues as the site for the 2017 college football national championship game. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host...
View ArticleOnce again the courts reject Rick Scott's plan to drug test welfare recipients
On the last day of 2013 a federal judge has issued a final judgement declaring Florida’s 2011 law mandating all applicants for the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program submit...
View ArticleBest of the Day: Centennial of the world's first commercial flight in St. Pete
Happy New Year! Besides the holiday, you can celebrate 100 years of high times — the first ever commercial flight took place a century ago in St. Pete. [jump] Festivities begin at 9 a.m. next to the...
View ArticleFit? Pfft!
And don’t get him started on “Health.” by Scott HarrellOh, good. It’s the Health & Fitness Issue. Awesome. And timely! Are we really going to go through this again? No, really. Listen: by “this,”...
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