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    <title>The 12 films of Christmas</title>
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        Hot prospects and smart alternatives for the holiday movie season....
       
      
        By Joe Bardi
      
      
      Hard to believe, but the holiday season is in full swing at the multiplex. The last few weeks have already seen the release of some big blockbusters (2012, A Christmas Carol) and at least one surefire Oscar contender (Precious, which had a smash limited release last weekend and was just announced for a Fri., Nov. 20 opening in Tampa bay), and Hollywood promises the best is yet to come. With six weeks until January, here are 12 must-see titles to
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>The Jewell of Alt Country</title>
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        Eilen Jewell talks about her evocative roots music, &#10;her buskering background, and her latest album, <i>Sea of Tears.</i>...
       
      
        By Leilani Polk
      
      
      The inspiration for the title track off Eilen Jewell&#39;s 2009 album, Sea of Tears, came to the alt-country songstress while she was sleeping. &quot;I had this dream about these two people in a marketplace, an open air space, and for some reason, they happened into each other,&quot; Jewell explained to me via phone as she was gearing up for a co-headlining tour with friend and fellow Boston-based roots music rocker, Sara Borges. &quot;He pretended like he didn&#39;t see her, and
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    <title>Is my boyfriend sleeping with his best friend?</title>
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        Are these guys more than just best friends?By Dan Savage...
       
      
        By Dan Savage
      
      
      Incriminating underwear My boyfriend and his best friend are close. Last summer, I noticed that when my boyfriend gets drunk he tries to grab his friend&#39;s ass, throws his arm around him, and sits close to him. Then one day I found a pair of underwear in our bedroom that belonged to my boyfriend&#39;s best friend. My boyfriend said he didn&#39;t know how they got there. I figured he and his pal messed around and he didn&#39;t know how to
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>How can racing yachts sail faster than the wind?</title>
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        By Cecil Adams
      
      
      How can those America&#39;s Cup yachts sail faster than the wind? Here&#39;s what the San Francisco Chronicle has to say: &quot;It&#39;s physics.&quot; Come on, Cecil, I know you can do better. --P. McCartney, Oak Harbor, Washington I should hope. To give the Chronicle some credit, though, &quot;it&#39;s physics&quot; was preceded by an accurate if somewhat murky explanation that, unfortunately, you didn&#39;t get. Let&#39;s try again. The America&#39;s Cup, for those whose taste in sports runs more to bowling, is the
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Alex Sink speaks out on gay adoption</title>
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        By Mitch Perry
      
      
      Florida is the only state in the country with a blanket ban on gay adoptions. That&#39;s been the law of the land in the Sunshine State since 1977, despite legal and legislative attempts to remedy the restrictive policy. This past Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Chief Financial Officer and Democratic candidate for Governor Alex Sink said that has to change. Speaking at a fundraiser hosted by Equality Florida, Sink told the crowd that it should be up to a judge to
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    <title>The power of cell phone towers in Florida politics</title>
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        South Tampa's "desperate housewives" are worried about cell phone towers &mdash; and their concerns may impact an election....
       
      
        By Mitch Perry
      
      
      Earlier this month, Tampa attorney and business owner Stacy Frank announced that she would run for the Democratic party nomination in State House District 57, currently occupied for one more year by Republican Fay Culp, who is then term-limited out. Democrats representing Hillsborough County in the state Capitol have been scant in recent years, but local party leaders have high hopes that with open seats like HD 57 (one of three open House seats in the county for 2010), they
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    <title>Dinner and a movie at Cin&amp;eacute;Bistro</title>
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        But do these two great tastes taste great together?...
       
      
        By Brian Ries
      
      
      Dinner and a movie -- it&#39;s an icon, the foundation of millions of date-nights every year, for romantic folks and platonic buds ranging in age from 12 to 96. Movie theaters and restaurants have existed for years in this symbiotic relationship, each gaining an advantage from the classic partnership. Why fuck with a good thing? Oh, people have tried to combine the two entertainment options into one unholy whole, with results that reflect the trials and tribulations of Dr. Frankenstein.
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    <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Restaurant Reviews</category>
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    <title>Jaden Hair, food blogger and CL alum, publishes Steamy Kitchen Cookbook</title>
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        By Brian Ries
      
      
      I first met Jaden (rhymnes with &quot;maiden&quot;) Hair two years ago, in the drizzled, muddy parking lot of an organic farm stand. She came to my attention thanks to her blog -- steamykitchen.com -- which had hit the local scene a mere six months before and had already garnered a national following; and she brought Spam fried rice to the CL Sarastoa offices just because we commented on her site. The two of us bought produce, hit the grocery store
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    <category>Food &amp;amp; Drink/Steamy Kitchen</category>
    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>Cafe Dufrain&amp;#39;s new chef Ferrell Alvarez needs to catch up to his potential</title>
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        By Brian Ries
      
      
      One glance at Cafe Dufrain&#39;s new menu -- which is still evolving -- and you can see where new chef Ferrell Alvarez has come from. Alvarez spent the last seven years next to Marty Blitz in the kitchens of Mise En Place, Chef de Cuisine in Tampa&#39;s grande dame of modern American dining. He moved over the bridge to Harbour Island this summer to serve his own brand of cuisine in the casually elegant restaurant with expansive views across the
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    <title>Students highlight the Independents&amp;#39; Film Festival, plus Sarasota&amp;#39;s Cine-World</title>
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        By Joe Bardi
      
      
      It used to be that film festivals in the Tampa Bay area were a rarity. No longer. Totaling up all the fundraisers, workshops and side programming that go along with the ever-expanding number of festivals, it&#39;s clear that fest-hopping has become a year-round sport. And that&#39;s great, because we can all stand to broaden our horizons beyond the standard Hollywood pulp that fills the multiplex each Friday. In the next few weeks, there are two festivals of note: one with
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    <title>Smart new improv show The Dumb Show is a welcome monthly addition to American Stage</title>
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        By Mark E. Leib
      
      
      Good improv requires a lot more than acting talent. It requires intelligence, a wide-ranging imagination, split-second decision-making and an unfailing instinct for what&#39;s comic in the human condition. Where Gavin Hawk and Ricky Wayne of The Dumb Show are concerned, it also means the willingness to appear utterly ridiculous in front of a crowdful of strangers. Whether impersonating Britney Spears trying to make up with Kevin Federline, a sadistic father and his horrified son playing racquetball, or two U.S. Airway
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    <category>Arts/Theater Review</category>
    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>It&amp;#39;s only a game, parents</title>
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        But you wouldn't know it from the coaches and parents watching youth baseball....
       
      
        By Catherine Durkin Robinson
      
      
      After two weeks of practice and a few rain delays, game day is finally here. The sun is playing peek-a-boo behind just a few clouds in an otherwise clear and bright blue sky. An autumn breeze doesn&#39;t lower the temperature too much, still in the high 80s, but I sit in the shade and feel comfortable. Never a big sports fan, I&#39;m now transformed by my children&#39;s enthusiasm. I&#39;m ready to see my youngest son get out there and enjoy
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 MST</pubDate> 
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    <title>The Genitorturers frontwoman and metal provocateur celebrates her band&amp;#39;s new album with a hometown show</title>
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        By Leilani Polk
      
      
      The siren wails of ascending notes, the speedy electro hammering of programmed drums and a fat and sinister guitar riff open Blackheart Revolution. And then the bestial growl of Genitorturers frontwoman/namesake Gen aggro blasts onto the track and demands your undivided attention: &quot;Well no one cares about the rock star illusion / No one cares because the mystery is gone / Well, I know it&#39;s time for evolution / Now I&#39;m a savior and I&#39;ve got a solution / I&#39;ve
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    <title>Lesley Dill&amp;#39;s breathtaking artwork explores how words shape our world</title>
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        By Megan Voeller
      
      
      For all the blows that have been struck against the once-hallowed ideal of the artist as expressive genius, for many museum-goers a visit to that sacred temple of art is still about encountering the &quot;voice&quot; of a visionary. (For example, while, say, community-based artworks are gaining some traction as the focus of museum exhibitions, the blockbuster showcase devoted to a single, prodigious creative mind remains the gold standard.) From a certain perspective, this makes perfect sense: for many artists, artistic
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    <title>Simply gross</title>
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        Here's hoping this Internet creep is making all this up....
       
      
        By Dan Savage
      
      
      I&#39;m a 67-year-old woman, almost 68, who has been married four times -- once widowed (with three kids in their 40s who&#39;ve turned out pretty well), divorced three times. I recently met someone online: 48, a wealthy, educated man with two boys, 12 and 14. He lives the cuckoldt lifestyle and is looking for a woman to marry who would participate and enjoy this with him. He says he &quot;craves and needs&quot; this lifestyle, and from what he&#39;s said so
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