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Mitch Perry Report 1.16.14 - Tea Party & other hard right groups saddened by...
It's becoming apparent by the day that it took the inanity of the government shutdown last fall for House Republicans to start acting like adults in Washington. Yesterday the House overwhelmingly...
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A 10-day cultural smorgasbord, the 14th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival will celebrate the indelible influences of African-American culture on society each year around the time Dr. Martin...
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First poll after GOP primary has David Jolly up over Alex Sink
Although the national media folks who have parachuted in from Washington (or simply opined from a desk in the Beltway) have been reporting that Alex Sink is a sure thing in the special CD13 election in...
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Sundance advice: Don't forget your shorts!
What you hear about most coming out of Sundance are the big-budget semi-indies starring big name actors looking for street cred. Those are the films that sell out quickly; stories about them sell...
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This week in Tampa Bay area live music: Billy Joel, Sunshine Blues and Music...
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16Col. Bruce Hampton & Pharaoh’s Kitchen The godfather of avant Southern rock returns to Dunedin for another two-night (Thursday-Friday) stand featuring his current funky, bluesy...
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Academy Award nominations announced
The nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, with favorites American Hustle and Gravity each scoring 10 nominations, and 12 Years A Slave following close behind with...
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Music performers cancelling shows at Busch Gardens due to Blackfish boycott
Fans of the documentary Blackfish were disappointed Thursday morning when the film failed to garner an Oscar nomination, but its overall impact may be greater than any of the films that were...
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Shine Wrestling’s mix of glitz, camp and passion is pure Tampa
There was a time when “women’s wrestling” conjured up thoughts of the salacious, tacky, and downright exploitative. Or, several times — like the time Janet Boyer Wolfe died in the ring after a bodyslam...
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Beer brewers and distributors at odds over growler legislation
Florida’s craft brewing scene has flourished in recent years, with new breweries and brewpubs opening up or expanding at a dizzying rate in the Tampa Bay area over the last half-year alone. With that...
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Theater Review: Tampa Rep.'s Heroes
Sometimes I just don't understand how theaters choose their seasons. Tampa Repertory Theatre, one of the newest companies in town, opened this season with the conventional, too often musty I Do! I Do!....
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Why I won’t see 12 Years a Slave
Seriously, people: stop telling me I need to get to the theater. I got mad at white people when my 11th grade American history teacher screened Glory. During that scene where Matthew Broderick allows...
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Hot Water Music alum Chuck Ragan reveals album release date
Posthardcore howler-turned-acoustic strummer Chuck Ragan will release his fourth solo full-length, Till Midnight, via Los Angeles label SideOneDummy on March 25. Rollingstone.com has already premiered...
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When bad guys do good things
At last Sunday’s Golden Globes, filmmaker Woody Allen was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award — the Globes’ version of a lifetime achievement honor. Allen was not present to accept his award. In the...
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The Well-Played List, 1-17-2014: Awkword, You Blew It!, Phantogram, Robyn...
It’s that time of week again, folks — the end of week, and time to get your jam on. (We tried it out twice a week last week, and felt that once a week was quite enough, and made for more appealing...
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Mitch Perry Report 1.17.14 - Rooting for Denver/Niners, expecting Pats/Hawks
Chris Christie travels to the Sunshine State to headline three fundraisers for Rick Scott this weekend, though the two will apparently not be making any joint appearances.Okay, enough political news...
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Best of the Day: Soul Rebels plays for free at Ale and the Witch
You’ve probably never encountered a brass band with such a wildly diverse resume as that of The Soul Rebels. The eight-piece ensemble (made up of two trumpeters, two trombone players, a saxophonist,...
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New genital herpes treatment in the works
A new drug, pritelivir, may soon hit the market that compensates for the shortcomings of current herpes medications.In a recent study, pritelivir reduced the replication of the herpes virus in infected...
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Visit Crystal River this weekend: Manatee Festival by day, Plantation overnight
Nondescript strip malls and corporate retail have been more invasive than kudzu in our Old South state. If you're craving an old-fashioned Florida setting, take a day trip or spend the weekend in...
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Genetically modified mosquito plans draw opposition
Genetically modified organisms were the topic Thursday night at the University of South Florida's Oval Theatre, but this time the focus wasn't only on what we eat. The biotech company Oxitec has been...
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At Dem AG candidates forum, Perry Thurston says Pam Bondi cares more about...
Unlike some other cabinet positions (CFO, anyone?), Florida Democrats actually have a vibrant primary election going on in their contest to see who faces incumbent Attorney General Pam Bondi in the...
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