Daily Loaf

CD review: NOFX, Cokie The Clown EP

scottharrell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:50:23 +0000

Five-song EP encapsulates the many (OK, like, three) sides of Fat Mike

This holiday weekend’s best bets in Bay area music: Emilie Autumn, Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Paul Van Dyk, The Wall re-creation, Skinny Puppy, R. Kelly and more

Leilani Polk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:51:39 +0000

A quick breakdown of this weekend’s most worthy concerts beginning with Wednesday, 'cause when it's a holiday weekend, we start our partying nice and early.

CL Auction Item #49: Wag your dog with training, sitting and treats

Joe Bardi — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:50:00 +0000

Wag, the Davis Islands pet boutique that specializes in natural and organic products, is offering an ideal package for your resident canine, especially if he or she needs his manners brushed up.

Dreaming of a red leather purse

Dream Momma — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:48 +0000

“Dream Momma, I am starting to dream about you! In my dream I was going to a place, near a lake, to receive three awards. You were there. I asked you if you were waiting for me and you replied you were. I went to pick up the three awards but the only one that [...]

CL Holiday Auction Item #18: Music critic for a night

Leilani Polk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:31:28 +0000

Want to write a review that does justice to your favorite band?

City of Tampa to Jim Norman – Thanks but no thanks on that water deal

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:15 +0000

The Tampa Tribune is reporting that Tampa officials want no part of a proposal offered up recently by Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman to consolidate the County and City’s water departments. The call by Norman at the Board’s November 4th meeting caught Tampa officials completely unaware, and since according to the Trib they were expected to [...]

CL Holiday Auction Item #37: CL bake sale

Brian Ries — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:27:01 +0000

A bounty of baked goodies from the experts and amateurs at CL.

CL Holiday Auction Item #35: Learn about wine at The Wine Exchange

Brian Ries — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:20 +0000

You, and nine of your bestest friends.

CL Holiday Auction Item #13: A month of acting classes from Venue Actors Studio

Franki Weddington — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:33 +0000

Learn to act or just see some great acting onstage at Venue Actors Studio

CL Holiday Auction Item #14: A studio class at Morean Arts Center

Franki Weddington — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:09:02 +0000

Choose from classes in everything from photography and silk screening to "wet felt fundamentals"

CL Holiday Auction Item #31: Chef for a day with Zack Gross of Z Grille

Brian Ries — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:02:46 +0000

Serve as the burly chef's galley slave for a day, then treat your friends to a dinner you cooked yourself. Probably with a lot of help.

In defense of fake breasts and the men who like them: MJ Morning Show’s Breast Christmas Ever (videos)

Shawn Alff — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:50:08 +0000

I’m supposed to get all PC and say how the term “breast enhancement” is a misnomer because silicone doesn’t improve breasts and women shouldn’t submit to the media’s inflated image of beauty. Well it’s not going to happen.

Mammogram controversy and using safer alternatives for breast exams

Carol Roberts — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:13 +0000

Mammogram recommendations are changing. Here are some non-invasive suggestions about what else you can do that don't involve radiation.

Lacquered lips take us back to black

Kim Colvin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:43 +0000

Which woman hasn’t already fallen to the justifiable exigency of seizing the perfect LBD? But who among us has heeded the gothic call to snag the LBL? Lacquered black lips are the latest addition to a modern anti-beauty revolution. It’s all about daring to be different, and finding interest in a world of contouring [...]

Tampa Bay food, wine and beer events

Franki Weddington — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:54:10 +0000

Plan your eating and drinking to-do list with our comprehensive calendar

My Saturday with Glenn Beck by Kelly Benjamin

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:02:57 +0000

CL has published several pieces over the past couple of days on Glenn Beck’s appearance in Tampa. Here’s another one, written by activist and former Tampa City Council candidate Kelly Benjamin. My Saturday with Glenn Beck – by Kelly Benjamin I knew attending an event that subjects one to being surrounded by hundreds of half-witted, hate-filled, raving lunatics [...]

Obama to announce Afghanistan troop increase, Charlie Crist and Lou Dobbs. Mitch Perry Report: 11.24.09

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:14 +0000

The waiting is the hardest part, Tom Petty sang exactly 30 years ago. And that’s what critics of President Obama’s strategy on Afghanistan have been complaining about. Well, no more. The President goes before the country next week to talk about his plans; You knew it was coming: Charlie Crist slowly begins to take the gloves [...]

Is Lou Dobbs thinking of running for President? “Yes is the answer”

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:49:29 +0000

The anti-immigrant, anti-Wall Stret sentiment that Dobbs espouses is shared by Glenn Beck as well. Beck seems to want to emphasize Libertarians over Republicans, yet the problem with everything is those damn liberals. That's the impression I got yesterday, when I watched the first time ever on his Fox 5 p.m. program (research for my story coming out next week).

Cornbread, Sausage and Apple Stuffing recipe

Susan Filson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:25:27 +0000

A classic for any Thanksgiving table.

Obama to address the nation on Afghanistan next Tuesday

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:21:59 +0000

, OMB Director Peter Orszag was in the Cabinet meeting on Afghanistan in the White House yesterday, indicating that Obama is extremely cognizant about how much this troop escalation will have on a burgeoning federal deficit. These are hard times and hard choices. And some liberal supporters of the President, who supported him because of his anti Iraq war stance, will be solely disappointed that he's not de-escalating the war in Afghanistan.

Smart girl Nicole Fox wins America’s Next Top Model

scottharrell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:05:26 +0000

Vapidity and dyslexia awareness suffer crippling blow as thoughtful, introverted young woman takes good pictures.

Cook up energy savings this Thanksgiving

Suzanne Grant — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:58 +0000

While you’re working up a sweat in the kitchen this November, take a few simple steps to save energy while cooking your holiday favorites.

Charlie Crist begins to fight back

Mitch Perry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:37:20 +0000

Crist sounds fired up, which has taken a long time coming. Perhaps it was his hitting rock bottom a few weeks ago, when he essentially lied to CNN's Wolf Blitzer when he said that he never endorsed the stimulus plan, and the subsequent humiliation in press reports that pointed that out that has led to this more aggressive stance.

Do It Today: Garrison Keillor, ‘Til Death Do Us Part, or Lease A Wall

Franki Weddington — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:46 +0000

As a kid, my parents made me listen to every installment of Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion on NPR (much to my chagrin). But despite my early disdain, the salt of the earth American poet, music lover, and captivating storyteller won me over in the end (along with a few millions other folks, too). [...]

On the Radar: The Beatles Classical Mystery Tour

Leilani Polk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:03 +0000

Welcome to On the Radar, where we preview up-and-coming arts events to mark your calendar for. Last season, The Florida Orchestra performed the music of Pink Floyd with a full band and psychedelic lights. This weekend, conveniently close to the release of the re-masters and a resurgence of interest in the Fab Four, TFO pays [...]