By Fred Sowder, November 2008
Motion to Rejoin, Matador Records
This third record from the appropriately named duo of Naybob Shineywater and Rachael Hughes is perfect comedown music for your next after-hours party. Trodding over nine tracks with dirge-like abandon, BBML make the ethereal sounds of Mazzy Star seem like dancehall reggae. Read the rest of this entry »
By Greg Turner, November 2008
I love November’s crisp mornings; the first brisk breath of air, biking Gainesville’s tree-lined streets, waving to neighbors out with their dogs. And what could be more perfect on a November morning than warm, wonderful oatmeal? And what could be more perfect than Starbucks’ new Perfect Oatmeal? Read the rest of this entry »
By Shem Fleenor, November 2008
Dr. Stanley Laham was dismayed by the sounds of sizzling fry grease, the tart smell of cooking oil, and the shiny bright colors of fast-food joints surrounding him at the Reitz Union, smack-dab in the middle of the University of Florida’s sprawling, verdant campus.
“Outside the Reitz Union, we were inundated by fliers, most of which were advertisements for corporate products like cell phones, iPods and cars,” Laham said. “The student body had voted to allow corporate entities onto campus.” Read the rest of this entry »
By Charles H. Meyer, November 2008
{The Blue Bicycle Project, which would grow to involve international travel and intrigue as well as a presence on YouTube, began simply enough while Charles H. Meyer was watching movies.} Read the rest of this entry »
By E. M. Squires, November 2008
This is a true story about what can happen to you when you talk to a cop without a lawyer and allow him to anger you to the point of smarting off. It is a story about small towns and their tendency to protect their own. It is a story of religious folk who cannot accept that their teenagers are just like other teenagers. Read the rest of this entry »
By Daniel Eddy, November 2008
So, what is the deal? Why do wine and cheese go so well together? Isn’t all cheese the same? Which cheese goes with which wine?”
So many questions, and I’ve heard them all before. After 20 years of wining and cheesing professionally, it’s time to reconsider what brought me to this line of work: a basic love of cheese and wine that still works for me today. Read the rest of this entry »
By Hank Stram, November 2008
This month’s column is going to be short and sweet. Copy deadlines being what they are, I’m writing this a full week before the 2008 presidential election and I’m going to go out on a limb and offer my prognostications. In brief, I predict a merciful end to Karl Rove’s vaunted “permanent Republican majority.” Read the rest of this entry »
By Sassy Crafter, November 2008
We’ve all heard the expression, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” but there’s no need to be in Rome to create your own mosaic. This tessellating art form adorned countless Roman villas and can still be used to cover any number of exposed surfaces–floors, walls and even Magic 8 Balls. Read the rest of this entry »
