ORLANDO WEEKLY ● AUG. 24-30, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+ VIEWS

7 ICYMI Health Department opens online appointments for monkeypox vax, local landlords sue to block rent control initiative, OMA experiencing more twists than a soap opera and more news you may have missed 9 ‘An Autobography of Whiteness’ Political reporter Baynard Woods’ new memoir goes deep into the sins of the past to reckon with a Southern family’s history of violence 15 Informed Dissent

The extremist positions and jackass bellicosity required to win a Republican nomination are going to cost the GOP seats this year

FOOD+ DRINK

19 Breaking back

Salt & the Cellar by Akira Back distributes budget-busting plates of Med-Asian fusion 19 Tip Jar

Openings, closings, events and all the local food news you can handle

FILM

25 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: Star Trek: Lower Decks, See, I Am a Killer and more

MUSIC

27 More than human

Remembering Orlando musician and activist Eric Montanez 29 This Little Underground

Orlando project Legos releases Lucerne, a new album of halcyon post-rock that’s fine in craft and detail

BACK PAGES

30 Selections of the Week Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings 35 Free Will Astrology Your horoscope for the week of Aug. 24-30 37 Savage Love Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 39 Classified advertisements