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Sa’ey’ama: The Power of Brass in the Kingdom of Benin Benin is a French-speaking West African nation that takes up a narrow strip of land between Togo and Nigeria, and it’s known in part for virtuoso works of art known as Sa’ey’ama. Translated to the Edo language spoken in parts of Nigeria, “Sa’ey’ama” (pronounced “sa-e-y-ama”) means “to remember,” but its literal translation is “to cast a motif in bronze.” Nearly 5,900 miles away, Tampa’s Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center—with the help of private collectors in Orlando—wants to give locals a slice of Benin with its new exhibit showing off some of the African continent’s most spellbinding forms of art, which are still being produced in Benin (many of the original Benin bronze casts from the 13th century were, naturally, plundered by colonialists). Originally created by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, the Sulphur Springs exhibit runs through Juneteenth (June 19) and is open right now. Also included in the exhibit are pieces from the museum’s own collection of fossils, rocks, vintage postcards , Native American pottery and more, seen for the first time in four decades, after years of storage at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry. Dr. Elizabeth Bird speaks at 2 p.m. on June 13, but you can pop over to see the exhibit during operating hours. Sulphur Springs Museum and Heritage Center, 1101 E River Cove St., Tampa. Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 813-935-9402. sulphurspringsmuseum.org Ol’ Dirty Sundays Guess who’s back? Since around Easter, Ybor’s best patio hip-hop, funk, reggae and soul dance party—Ol’ Dirty Sundays, which has rocked Crowbar for almost a decade now—has been operating on an invite-only, super-limited capacity basis. But residents DJ Casper, DJ Fader and Deacon revived the ruckus in a big way last week when it brought Goldie Award-winning turntablist and DJ Buck Rogers in to welcome the public back. The ODS of yore is no more, and the new iteration comes with a $5 cover and limited capacity. Follow @oldirtysundays on Instagram to get in on upcoming
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“It seemed like a lot of the employees who frequently pushed back against bad ideas were either fired or quit out of frustration.” POLITICS
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A marketing department argued over a nationwide dick joke. Half of them were later fired. By Colin Wolf but most recently worked for Morgan & Morgan as a Senior Content Writer. “They do a lot of reorganizations — I think I had eight different managers over my four and a half years there,” he added. “And they do fire people. But I can’t remember ever seeing a round of mass layoffs like this in the marketing department. Only in the call center.” Coincidently, the “Size Matters” campaign was the largest ad project from the Morgan & Morgan marketing team, which is also overwhelmingly male-dominated. “Last I checked, the COO, Marketing Director, Web Director, Strategy Director, Comms Director, and Chief Creative Officer were all men,” said Allgood. “I
& Morgan disputes these claims. The firm states that no one was fired because of any controversy surrounding the campaign, and added that no one was ever told not to speak up about it. “There are always going to be ideas — some good, some bad; some viable, some not — shared back and forth in the creative process. No one was fired because of work on — or disagreement with — this campaign,” said the spokesperson in an email. “Dissent is welcomed and valued all the way to final print.” It’s tough to pinpoint exactly when the idea for “Size Matters” was first born, though a video of one of John Morgan’s sons, Mike, shows the term being used in an ad as far back as 2017. But eventually the full-blown project was kickstarted last year, and was designed to be a pioneering effort by the company to plaster, for the first time, a single cohesive message across continued on page 10
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ast month, Orlando attorney John Morgan axed roughly half of the marketing department at his massive personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan. Because the layoffs were so abrupt, and also one of the largest in recent years, current and former employees now refer to it as “The Snap,” a reference to the Marvel villain Thanos and his desire to restore balance to the universe by murdering half of all life with the snap of his fingers. While many employees were told it was due to “restructuring,” the staffing purge followed months of external and internal grumbling over “Size Matters,” a national ad campaign that was intended to emphasize the enormous scale of the firm, but was also criticized as an inappropriate dick joke. This is all according to emails, text messages and archived chats obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, as well as multiple interviews with current and former employees of Morgan & Morgan, many of whom requested to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution. The company acknowledged the layoffs, but wouldn’t say exactly how many were fired. However, according to employees, at least 18 of the roughly 30-person staff at the company’s Brooklyn office were let go that day, including every employee who complained about “Size Matters.” It’s also unclear if the layoffs included staff who did not complain about the campaign. Employees describe the Morgan & Morgan Brooklyn office with words like “frat-like,” “dictatorship,” and “hostile,” a work environment with “great pay” but a high turnover rate, and low diversity. Though John Morgan himself was barely in the office, save for the occasional Christmas party, ideas still trickled down from the top, employees say. When it came down to the “Size Matters” campaign, staff told CL that those who thought it was inappropriate were told to no longer speak up or ask questions. “It seemed like a lot of the employees who frequently pushed back against bad ideas were either fired or quit out of frustration,” said Evan Allgood, who left the company before the layoffs,
worked with most of those guys, and I wouldn’t describe them as particularly empathetic or receptive to criticism.” In an email to CL, Morgan & Morgan cited one employee as an example of a woman in a senior management position involved with marketing, though she works thousands of miles from the Brooklyn office. “The most senior person for billboard creatives (and all out-of-home marketing), Tricia Barr, has been with the firm for more than twenty years; she is based in Orlando,” said the spokesperson, who would not agree to be mentioned by name. It’s worth noting that according to Barr’s Linkedin profile, her duties appear to be more involved with the purchasing of actual billboards, and not the creative process involving the Brooklyn marketing staff. While employees say they were specifically let go for being critical of “Size Matters,” Morgan
YOU’VE SEEN THIS SIGN: Morgan & Morgan said no one was fired because of any controversy surrounding this ad campaign.
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the country on billboards, bus ads, digital buys, television and radio spots, and more. “This campaign was centered around the ‘America’s Largest Injury Firm’ concept; we have more than 700 attorneys and approximately 4,000 team members,” said the Morgan & Morgan spokesperson. “We have within the firm experts in virtually every facet of plaintiff-side civil litigation. We believe our size is part of our strength and allows us to deliver the best results for our clients — recovering billions each year on their behalf.” For the most part, the ad is almost always the same, and centers around the text “Size Matters” in giant block letters, followed by “America’s largest injury law firm,” a claim that one former employee said was only fact-checked by reading Wikipedia articles about other companies. “Size Matters” went through many iterations before eventually coming to fruition, and according to documents and chats, the campaign was meant to be sexual and controversial from the beginning. One email from Chief Creative Officer Carlos Wigle from Jan. 11 shows him suggesting the company use the phrase “John Morgan is my sugar daddy,” which is a term widely used for a financially beneficial relationship, usually in exchange for sexual favors. In another email from the same day, Wigle also suggested they add the word “drippin’” and another person followed that up by saying they should also add the hashtag “thicker.” A couple of weeks earlier, these ideas were presented in a department-wide workshop on Dec. 30, where other suggestive phrases were photoshopped onto hypothetical billboards. The workshop presentation, titled “2021 Creative Billboard Campaigns,” included ideas like “Bigger is Better” with a woman embracing a giant, phallic cone of ice cream, and fake client quotes like “I wanna have John Morgan’s baby,” “Sh*t was smooth like butter,” “Morgan got me drippin’,” and “If you don’t call, you dumb.”CL could not find evidence that any of these ideas presented at the presentation actually made it to the public. According to Morgan & Morgan, John and his wife Ultima sign off on all advertisements, including “Size Matters,” and in this case, the complaints soon followed. An email from a woman on March 15 expressed concern to the company that the phrase was especially triggering because she’s a sexual assault victim. “Let me share with you what I’m thinking & feeling each morning as it catches my eye: I am reliving all the past verbal and physicallsexual trauma I have experienced,” she wrote. “‘Size Matters’ has nothing to do with the size of your
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ARMS WIDE OPEN: A company-wide email also ordered employees back to the office on May 3. law firm and if this is your attempt to be clever and cute using a ‘sexual innuendo,’ you have failed enormously! Please know that I intend to write you often until this distasteful and sexist billboard is removed from every location.” Internal Slack messages show members of the marketing team were divided on the severity of the feedback. “Y’all let me know if this is inappropriate, but these high an mighty complaints about the Size Matters campaign are giving me LIFE,” said one employee in a Slack message. This comment was later followed up by a female employee who pointed out that “this is definitely uncomfortable to read, especially as a woman.” The same female employee, who would be fired a week later, then asked if anyone saw the email from the woman who experienced sexual trauma, to which COO Reuven Moskowitz said no, and that he’s only seen complaints from “haters who want tort reform.” While many employees joked about the complaints, many did not. “I’m sure there’s more than just one woman whose email we’ve seen out there, but I’m heartbroken that we’ve made even one woman feel this way. That’s not OK,” said one woman in the Slack thread. She was also later fired. One employee pointed out that he had “[concerns] over the perception of employment law and sexual harassment claims,” and another
“‘If you are determined to work from home,’ he wrote, ‘it won’t be with our firm.’”
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said that “making fun of people who don’t like our quite clearly controversial campaign isn’t very For The People.” Both of these employees were also later fired. But while employees continued to push back against “Size Matters,” Moskowitz continued to defend it internally, and referred to staff complaints as “giving into silly noise.” “All these people just filthy minds,” said Moskowitz to the marketing staff. “But here’s the real truth. Please read because some of the above chatter concerns me greatly. For every complaint we get from one of these whacks, we have 2500 people who are like, ‘yeah, it really does matter.’ We are optimizing for that. Don’t get confused by a few silly reviews like many of you seem to be here. Oh by the way, 99.999 of those people who are complaining, would never hire us, either. Because we are just ambulance chasers. Would you all stop advertising if people started saying we are ambulance chasers. If yes, you should reevaluate a whole lot more. Would be a major mistake to react, like many of you seem to be here from just a handful of silly complaints, but if I told you 10,000 people just called us this Monday to hire us and only 4 complained, would that change your thought? And all you who are reacting in support of those 4, [in my honest opinion], giving into silly noise. Only love, Reuven.” Jane Jorgenson, a professor at University of South Florida with an interest in organizational and gender issues in the workplace, says this type of response is “self defeating.”
“In terms of promoting a climate of work dignity and fostering an ethical, inclusive workplace these kinds of statements do the opposite,” said Jorgenson to CL. “Companies that are welcoming of diversity and open to employees’ participation and voice have better public images.” “If you look at the larger context, it is a law firm with national reach with a huge clientele,” added Jorgenson. “That’s the thing that I keep coming back to — that you would think they would have to have a broad marketing strategy to be inclusive, which is what these women are trying to tell them.” On April 21, a couple weeks after Moskowitz’s Slack message, half of the marketing department was gone in “The Snap.” That same day John Morgan sent a company-wide email. There was no mention of the layoffs. In his note, Morgan informed everyone that since COVID vaccinations are now available, there would be no more remote work, and that everyone was to report back to the office on May 3. “If you are determined to work from home,” he wrote, “it won’t be with our firm.” “For over a year we have worked and clawed and survived,” continued Morgan. “America is open. My attractions set records over Easter and my hotels were packed.” He then ended the email saying he will be visiting some of the offices soon and that they needed to pick a good bar for happy hour. “It’s time to get back to fighting and partying,” said Morgan, “for THE PEOPLE.”
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St. Pete City Council’s District 8 race is getting crowded. By McKenna Schueler Jamie Mayo, a graduate of the Leadership St. Pete Program, sponsored by the St. Pete Chamber of Commerce, is making a second go of running for the District 8 seat, after unsuccessfully running against Jeff Danner—also running for the open seat this year—in 2005. A Cleveland native and business owner, Mayo asserts she’s “not an activist,” nor does she consider herself a politician. In an email to CL, Mayo said she’s running because she cares about St. Petersburg and has a servant’s heart.
advantageous opportunities for the health and livelihood of residents. Both Floyd and Kuplicki say they’re running to address issues such as housing, environmental protection, and the economic impact of COVID-19. Plans for the Tropicana Field site, or the Gas Plant district, will also likely remain a hot topic for City Council candidates moving forward. Beyond the District 8 race, three other City Council seats and the role of St Pete’s Mayor are also up for grabs. Incumbent Brandi Gabbard of District 2 has one challenger. Five candidates have filed for what’s shaping up to be a crowded race for the open District 4 seat, which will soon be vacated by term-limited Darden Rice, who’s running to
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s the Florida weather continues to heat up, so, too, is one increasingly competitive race for St. Petersburg City Council, with elections coming up this fall. At the start of the year, political newcomer Richie Floyd was the only candidate who had filed to run for District 8, a seat that will be vacated next January by term-limited incumbent, Amy Foster, who endorsed Floyd to take her place on the council earlier this month. Floyd, a middle school science teacher and community organizer, has gained several prominent endorsements in recent months, including endorsements from the West Florida Labor Council, the national Democratic Socialists of America, and local Tampa Bay chapters of the socialist organization, which advocate for social and economic justice initiatives. Although a first-time political candidate, Floyd, who proudly identifies as a democratic socialist, has for years been involved in labor organizing efforts, as well as campaigns to pass Florida’s $15 minimum wage amendment last November, criminal justice reform, and the creation of St. Pete’s new civilian response program. He’s gained national recognition from left-leaning outlets like Jacobin for his involvement in Florida’s $15 minimum wage campaign, and international recognition for his uncanny resemblance to Brazilian ‘Big Brother’ star Gil do Vigor, who gave Floyd a shout-out online. But eight months after his initial filing, Floyd is now far from alone in the race for the District 8 seat, which lies west of I-275 and covers neighborhoods in central St. Petersburg. In March, Floyd’s first opponent Dr. Dane Kuplicki, an optometrist, filed to run for District 8, followed by small business owner Jamie Mayo and, most recently, former District 8 city councilman Jeffrey “Jeff” Danner. Kuplicki, also a political newcomer, told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay over email that he’s pleased with the progress of his campaign so far. “We are ramping up to full-speed and we’re getting lots of good reception with the [District 8] residents and business owners,” he says. Over the last two months, Kuplicki’s campaign has been holding “community chats” and has canvassed neighborhoods—with one social media post jokingly assuring followers he’s “not selling solar”— to uplift his campaign for City Council. He says they’re planning for a full calendar of events in the months ahead, to reach as many residents of the district as possible. “Overall, I’m having a blast and learning a ton from the residents, business owners, and City leaders,” he said.
The latest entry into the race, Jeff Danner, served as councilman for the North Kenwood district on St. Pete City Council for eight years, from 2006-2014. Why he’s returned to local politics to reclaim his seat on the City Council, however, is currently unclear. Although Danner will have local name recognition to his advantage, other candidates in the race have months of community outreach efforts under their belts to give them a foothold. Floyd’s campaign has reportedly knocked on over 7,000 doors in the community so far, with canvasses scheduled nearly every weekend since December, and both Mayo and Kuplicki say they’re also making the rounds in the community to chat with local residents
MASKED CRUSADERS: Floyd’s campaign has reportedly knocked on over 7,000 doors so far. “I am likely one of the hardest working people you will meet,” she says. Although she has yet to expand on her platform, Mayo reportedly embraced causes such as community policing and affordable housing in her bid for the District 8 seat 16 years ago.
about what they’re looking for in city leadership. Floyd, who is currently leading the race in both fundraising and small-dollar donations, is running on a platform of social, environmental, and economic justice, to ensure the city puts people over profits and advances mutually
become St. Pete’s next mayor. Three candidates have filed to challenge Gina Driscoll of District 6, who’s seeking re-election for a second term. The primary election for St. Petersburg City Council and Mayor takes place Aug. 24. The general election date is Nov. 2.
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Kriseman’s not backing off Tropicana Field site redvelopment. By Ray Roa
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rue to his word, last week St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman narrowed the candidates for redevelopment of Tropicana Field to the two proposals from Midtown Development and Sugar Hill Community Partners. The mayor—who was firm in his desire to move forward with finding the right fit for the former Gas Plant site despite St. Pete City Council’s desire to pump the brakes—said he was impressed by the four finalists’ “impressive visions,” but added that the two remaining proposals “best reflect the community’s desires…” Of course, listening to the entire community’s desires, especially in the context of the context of the Black neighborhoods bulldozed to make room for the Trop, is a tricky matter, and a press release from the mayor’s office added that, “Additional public engagement is forthcoming and will focus on these two proposals.” In a text message to Creative Loafing Tampa, Benjamin Kirby, spokesperson for Mayor Kriseman said, dates and formats for public engagement are to be announced. “We will continue to take public input via the showrooms and our website, as well as input provided by community organizations,” Kirby added. In his extended look at proposals for redeveloping the Trop site, City Wilds columnist Dr. Thomas Hallock agreed that Sugar Hill and Midtown were the best of the four proposals (and offered his own fifth option, waiting, which the mayor clearly has no interest in doing as he enters the last six months of his term). “Clearly this team has mapped out the spatial heritage, though it bears noting, St. Petersburg has a bad history of falling for Big Promises,” Hallock wrote of the Sugar Hill proposal. “Behind Sugar Hill’s veneer of the local (as with the other groups) lies a formidable operating team, one that seems to specialize in high-developments flanking stadiums and ‘revitalized’ urban core.” Hallock added that the Midtown group, “by contrast, does the best job keeping its eye on the
prize. Avoiding the more complicated financials and social engineering…” All of his news unfolds after a week where the Bay area learned that Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg is being sued by minority-stake co-owners of the team and after Kriseman said he can’t negotiate with Sternberg. All the while, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor all but totally reopened the possibility of the Rays moving to Ybor City. If you need background on what went down at the Gas Plant, look no further than St. Petersburg griot Gwendolyn Reese who grew up at 1305 Fifth Ave. S, in a cherished part of town known as Sugar Hill. In the 1970s, Interstate 175 bowled through her block, and following a nationwide pattern, leveled a Black community. Reese has given her adult life to preserving the landmarks and memories that survive in south St. Pete. “The church where I was baptized and married is no longer there,” Reese explained at a recent forum, speaking in her carefully measured alto. “I can tell my children my story, but I cannot take them and actually show them the buildings.” Stories of the adjacent Gas Plant neighborhood follow the same refrain. Black space got replaced by white “urban renewal.” Promising light industry, the city razed the 86-acre site around what is now Tropicana Field, where Booker Creek still flows. The story has been told many times: how the city bulldozed over 285 buildings, 500 households, and at least nine churches. Virginia Arno, a FAMU graduate in her 80s, holds roots in the former neighborhood that reach back generations. “My mother and father, aunts and uncles, grandparents” all lived close by, Arno said; “we were very close knit.” Roslyn Graham, who grew up where the dome now sits, on Fourth Avenue and 14th Street, describes similar loss, “like ripping a family apart.” The outrage, then and now, is palpable. Reporting from Prof. Thomas Hallock appeared in this story.
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Shit Happened THURSDAY 27
floated the idea of running for president—so, yeah, we’re not at all totally screwed.
Florida Supreme Court rejects a challenge to medical-marijuana law from Tampa’s Florigrown, which is owned by local stripclub king Joe Redner, who challenged, in part, the state’s system of requiring licensed medicalmarijuana operators to handle all aspects of the cannabis business, including, growing, processing, distributing and selling products. If they saw how Joe fought the six-foot lapdance rule, then the state should know the fight is not over.
TUESDAY 01
The Florida legislature passed a bill that allows drivers to flick on those flashing lights with their hazard lights during the crazy, rainy Florida weather. SB 1194 states that drivers can only have their hazard lights on on highways with the speed limit of 55 mph or higher and when there is low visibility. Don’t tell your grandparents though because everything is low visibility for pappy.
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Matt Gaetz was tricked into sharing a photo of Lee Harvey Oswald on Memorial Day. Following the retweet, the user who duped him, Intercept journalist Ken Klippenstein changed his Twitter handle to “Matt Gaetz is a pedo.” This happened in the same week Gaetz
On the first day of Pride month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill that bars transgender student-athletes from competing alongside other women and girls. Just in case you didn’t realize how fucked up mini-Trump is.
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MONDAY 31
Hide your picnic baskets. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has advised Safety Harbor residents to be cool if they cross paths with a local black bear seen in Philippe Park. “If encountered at close range, you should remain standing upright, speak to the bear in a calm and assertive voice,” the FWC wrote—even when the bear claims that, “Pica-nic baskets may be delicious on the lips, but they’re a lifetime on the hips!”
Shit happens all the time. Swim in it in realtime via cltampa.com/news.
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Local baker switches gears in cannabis embrace. By Jenna Rimensnyder Dank products. The mission of these products is to provide much more than a zombified stoner session. “In my personal experience, it’s been so beneficial to my health. They help me sleep and give me peace of mind in the anxious time we’re living in. This new line creates an opportunity to help quiet the mind and be present with your body and what you’re experiencing at that moment. And getting to share those experiences through those products is such a gift. We just want to help,” she says It almost feels like every word is floating out of Wolding’s mouth, light and airy, without any hesitation. “I can feel it in my bones. It feels like this is my purpose. I am here to transform this crazy boat ride. What we just went through and continue to go through, we could all use a little sesh. Get a little high and take a deep breath.” If you’re new to edibles, Wolding insists her line won’t knock you on your ass, the dosage is approachable and one gummy is designed to offer a “productive high.” “I want to appeal to beginner cannabis users, and let Lisa Dank be a fun introduction to those on the fence. The true goal is to help as many people as we can,” she explains. If you’re ready to ease into the world of edibles after surviving a global pandemic and a skidmark of a president, now might be a good time. If we’ve learned anything this past year, it is that prioritizing your mental health goes a long way. Lisa Dank gummies and vape cartridges can be purchased through lisadank.co. Be sure to follow along on Wolding’s Instagram or the Lisa Dank website to be in the know about new flavor drops, events, and even finding local businesses to sell these puppies. It doesn’t look like the baker has any plans of slowing down her new passion project, only more exciting projects to come. “I’m here to bake up a storm and provide sustenance and joy. Connection and peace is what we’re all after, and anything I can do to provide that, I will,” Wolding explains.
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t’s been nearly two years since we connected with local baker, Alicia Wolding (FKA Alicia McCall), about flying higher as an entrepreneur—literally and figuratively. If you’ve been following along on social media (@girlwiththewhisktattoo), you’ve had a front-row seat to her transformation from cheeky baker making videos in the Datz kitchen, Netflix “Sugar Rush” contestant and MTV “Meme Cakes” host to a psychedelic, roller skating baker who just launched a line of edibles. Wolding’s resume is as colorful as hair. Well, now meet Lisa Dank—Wolding’s line of Delta-8 products, inspired by, you guessed it, Lisa Frank. The line includes 20mg gummies and vape cartridges, with flavors and packaging decked out in animal print and slices of cake. “It caters to that inner-’90s child in me that loved Lisa Frank,” Wolding shares excitedly. “All the rainbow-colored felt notebooks is so who I am, so I tie it in. I’m a cosmic butterfly baking princess on roller skates. I want people to have that same experience as they order my cakes. I want them to look at the packaging and you have to show your friends and have a good time.” The cartridges are modeled after her signature cake flavors. The Lisa Dank Rainbow boasts a hit of buttery, confetti buttery citrus burst. Each product is lab-tested without pesticides and is non-GMO and all-natural. “We took those ideas and I was able to create a profile with no additives, no scary vape stories. I don’t want to cut corners in creating a future we all want,” she adds. The idea came about in July 2019, when Wolding was playing with cannabis and felt an itch for something she could use legally. Since then, new tech has been developed—Delta-8 THC cannabinoid derived from hemp. “And since hemp was declared legal in 2018, it has been discovered that we can still get the same effects even though this cannabinoid is derived from hemp and not marijuana,” Wolding explains. That means you don’t even need a medical marijuana card to fill your cart with Lisa
“The cartridges are modeled after her signature cake flavors.”
YES WE CANNABIS: Lisa Dank is the new Delta-8 product from Alicia Wolding.
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June 13th
923 72nd St. N, St. Pete, FL
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Walk this way
As he recovers from surgery, a note from CL’s food critic. By Jon Palmer Claridge
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t came from nowhere. A shooting pain across my lower back. By the time I got my aging boomer body home from looking after my granddaughter and Daniel Tiger, I was no match. Thus began my journey into a complex hell—two ER visits, hobbling to the bathroom while pain’s knife rhythmically thrust into my leg like Bernard Herrmann’s classic theme from “Psycho”—EEK!! EEK!! And the oh-so claustrophobic rush of the clinging-clanging MRI, ending in back surgery on L3 and L4. I had a previous miracle surgery 20 year ago on L5-S1 when I was still a spry youth, but didn’t integrate the lesson (un)learned into my daily schedule. Editor’s note: Jon Palmer Claridge is Tampa Bay’s longest running food critic, and right now he’s laid up after back surgery. This piece is a different speed for Jon, but it’s great to hear from him. He’ll be back with more food (and theater) reviews soon. As I write, I’m preparing to be transported for roughly two weeks of rehab to get my strength back. There have been dramatic events nearly every day, but I survived LOTS of pain, thanks to wonderful, caring people at Morton Plant WITT-5. Here’re a few “true life stories” to convince you to take action now NOT to emulate me. My very first post-op memory was a Kafkaesque nightmare, a dissociative moment in recovery, where the room was merely a sketch of reality—a grotesque, modernist line drawing by Egon Schiele desperate to catch up to the barked soundtrack of the OR nurses, all portrayed by the voice of a friend. My previous experience of anesthesia was like on TV, where you regain consciousness and slowly come into focus. Or how about the two brave nurses decked out like Super Mario sisters in hazmat suits to give
me an enema? Perhaps, you’d prefer the night of uncontrollable vomiting that had me hallucinating and babbling to my gobsmacked nurse about the musical theater song analysis that was our night’s work. And since the theater gods know how to craft a perfect climax, I filled my bed with a (CUE THE MUSIC) volcanic river of poop perfectly timed for when the nurses were at 7 p.m. shift change—what we had planned for as a 3 p.m. event and assumed had been unsuccessful. Indeed, this is a cautionary tale about my own denial and failure to walk. Here is the result. Don’t be me. I’m now motivated through suffering the consequences of my inaction in the most visceral way. You, too, can have so much pain that you’re getting 2mg of Dilaudid injected into a friendly little IV port dangling from your hand every three hours. I am now also an expert at using a portable urinal since I can’t walk; I bet that’s on your bucket list. It’s the perfect metaphor for my excuses and denial. You’re in deep shit, Claridge. Time to abandon your reclining office and hope that these next however many days you are in rehab make this lesson indelible. “You reap what you sow.” I’ve been posting it to friends on Facebook to remind them as they share joyous news. But there is also a dark side. I’ve never been an athlete probably due to sarcoidosis, which since it wasn’t diagnosed till my last back surgery (see above), may actually be the reason. But ANY able person can walk. Just get off your ass and do it. You don’t need fancy shoes or clothes. You don’t need to go fast or cover a great distance. It’s as simple as the great Oscar Hammerstein lyric from the first experimental musical, Allegro (1947) “One foot, other foot.” Don’t take your health for granted. The slow and slippery slope to decline will instead wrench forward.
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Because of coronavirus, it’s best to call or visit brewery websites to check on offerings and policy. 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING One of the Warehouse Arts District’s most popular hangouts, and a beautiful facility in which to drink some great brews. 222 22nd St. S., St. Petersburg. 727-495-6002, 3dbrewing.com
CLEARWATER BREWING CO. Community-oriented and socially and environmentally conscious. 1700 N. Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. clearwaterbrewingcompany.com COPPERTAIL BREWING CO. Some of Tampa’s best beer, in one of its best tasting rooms. 2601 E. 2nd Ave., Tampa. 813-247-1500, coppertailbrewing.com
3 KEYS BREWING South-of-the-Skyway restaurant and brewery specializing in small batches. 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton. 951-218-0396, 3keysbrewing.com
COTEE RIVER BREWING Craft beer in the heart of historic downtown New Port Richey. 5760 Main St., New Port Richey. 727-807-6806, coteeriverbrewing.com
7VENTH SUN BREWING Some of the best sours, IPAs and collabs going. Two locations. 1012 Broadway, Dunedin. 727-733-3013/6809 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-2315900, 7venthsun.com
CRAFT LIFE BREWING Small-batch local brews and a sort of playground or LoL’s craft brewing guild. 4624 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-575-8440. facebook. com/CraftLifeBrewing
81BAY BREWING CO. South Tampa’s first craft brewery boasts a wide variety of styles. 4465 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa. 813-837-BREW, 81baybrewco.com
CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Safety Harbor’s first brewery boasts homegrown flavor and local guest taps. 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor. 727-724-5953, crookedthumbbrew.com
ANGRY CHAIR Crazy-good Tampa beer, open Tuesday-Sunday. 6401 N. Florida Ave., Seminole Heights. 813-238-1122, angrychairbrewing.com ANTIBREWERY Dunedin’s secret Sundays-only nano. 1367 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Dunedin ARKANE ALEWORKS A wide variety of styles and flavors from the second brewery to open in Largo. 2480 E. Bay Dr., #23, Largo. 727-270-7117, arkanebeer.com AVID BREWING This Grand Central brewing supply shop added a taproom for its beers crafted in-house. 1745 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-388-6756, avidbrew.com BARRIEHAUS BEER CO. Lager-specific brewery, carrying on an over 150 year brewing legacy. 1403 E 5th Ave., Ybor City. barriehaus.com BAY CANNON BEER CO. West Tampa's first craft brewery, offering a variety of ever evolving beers, beer slushies and wine that pair perfectly with appetizers and entrées from the kitchen. 813-442-5615, baycannon.com BIG STORM BREWING CO. Stop by this Pasco brewery’s Storm Room for a flight, or visit their taproom on 49th Street in Clearwater, too. 2330 Success Dr., Odessa. 727-807-7998, bigstormbrewery.com BIG TOP BREWING Perhaps Sarasota’s premier purveyor of locally crafted beer, Big Top’s reputation has spread far beyond the region. 6111 Porter Way, Sarasota. 941-371-2939, bigtopbrewing.com BOOTLEGGERS BREWING CO. This Brandon taproom from Bootleggers Beer & Wine Home Brewing Supplies offers house-made suds and guest beers. 652 Oakfield Dr., Brandon. 813-643-9463, bootleggersbrewco.com BRASSERIE ST. SOMEWHERE Award-winning Belgian farmhouse ales from veteran Bay area brewer Bob Sylvester. 115 S Ring Ave., Tarpon Springs. 813-503-6181, saintsomewherebrewing.com BREW BUS BREWING BB brews its own suds, boasts 20 taps and offers food at its Eatery, too. 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa. 813-990-7310, brewbususa.com BREW HUB Some of the area’s best beers are produced here along with suds for their own label. 3900 Frontage Rd. S., Lakeland. 863-698-7600, brewhub.com
CUENI BREWING CO. Located off the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. 727-266-4102, cuenibrewing.com CYCLE BREWING One of St. Pete’s favorites. 534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-320-7954. cyclebrewing.com DARWIN BREWING CO. Unique beers crafted with South American influence. 803 17th Ave. W., Bradenton. 941-747-1970, darwinbrewingco.com DE BINE BREWING CO. This addition bolsters the Northern Pinellas craft beer scene. 933 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-233-7964. DISSENT BREWING CO. Unique flavors and adventurous style outside downtown St. Pete. 5518 Haines Rd. N., St. Petersburg. 727-342-0255. DUNEDIN BREWERY Florida’s oldest. Beer, eats and live music. 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727736-0606, dunedinbrewery.com DUNEDIN HOUSE OF BEER This beer stop brews its own, and also has 40 guest taps. 927 Broadway, Dunedin. 727 216-6318, dunedinhob.com ESCAPE BREWING CO. Another very worthy Odessa/Trinity destination. 9945 Trinity Blvd., Suite 108, Trinity. 727-807-6092, escapebrewingcompany.com FIVE BRANCHES Veteran-owned brewery, small batches from IPAs to stouts. Serving up brews and a clear view of the Tarpon Bayou. 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs. fivebranchesbrewing.com FLYING BOAT BREWING COMPANY St. Pete aviation history and tasty homegrown suds. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-2999, flyingboatbrewing.com
BREW LIFE BREWING Ultra-small batches, and a lot of ‘em. 5765 S. Beneva Rd., Sarasota. 941-952-3831, brewlifebrewing.com
FOUR STACKS BREWING An always-changing lineup of local and regional guest suds, along with trivia, live music and more. 5469 N. US HWY 41, Apollo Beach. 813641-2036, fourstacksbrewing.com
BULLFROG CREEK BREWING CO. A multitude of styles from former garage brewers is on tap in Valrico. 3632 Lithia Pinecrest Rd., Valrico. 813-703-8835, bullfrogcreekbrewing.com
GRAND CENTRAL BREWHOUSE 10,270 square-foot brewery, taproom, beer garden, and event venue with a lager-focused tap list. 2340 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-202-6071, grandcentralbrew.com
CAGE BREWING Custom brews in the Grand Central District from one of the ‘Burg’s newest. 2001 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4278
GREEN BENCH BREWING COMPANY A space worthy of the adventurous beers it produces. 1133 Baum Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-800-9836, greenbenchbrewing.com
CALEDONIA BREWING Great in-house beers in the historic Dunedin Times building. 587 Main St., Dunedin. 727-351-5105, caledoniabrewing.com
GOOD LIQUID BREWING CO. Thirty taps and food (and a coffee roaster!) from a husband-and-wife duo. 4824 14th St. W., Bradenton. 941-896-6381, thegoodliquidbrewing.com
CALUSA BREWING Family owned and operated, opened Tuesday to Sunday. 5701 Derek Ave., Sarasota. 941-922-8150, calusabrewing.com
GRINDHAUS BREW LAB Small batches and no extracts. 1650 N. Hercules Ave., Clearwater. 727-2400804, grindhausbrewlab.com
CARROLLWOOD BREWING CO. “Secret” brewing action inside the Carrollwood location of craft-bar chain The Brass Tap. 10047 N. Dale Mabry HWY, STE 23, Tampa. 813-969-2337
GULFPORT BREWERY + EATERY Small batches with an artisanal food menu. 3007 Beach Blvd., Tampa. facebook.com/GulfportBrewery
CIGAR CITY BREWING Tampa’s most famous craft brewery. There’s also a taproom at Amalie Arena. 3924 W. Spruce St., Tampa. 813-348-6363, cigarcitybrewing.com
HIDDEN SPRINGS ALE WORKS This Tampa Heights brewery features a rotating tap selection. 1631 N. Franklin St., Tampa, 813-226-2739, hiddenspringsaleworks.com
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HOB BREWING CO. Rotating taps, with some brewed on-site and alongside a combination of local breweries plus local and international craft beer makers. 931 Huntley Ave., Dunedin. hob.beer
PESKY PELICAN BREW PUB This beachy restaurant also offers up its own beers thanks to an in-house nano system. 923 72nd. St. N., St. Petersburg. 727-302-9600, peskypelicanbrewpub.com
KEEL FARMS AGRARIAN ALE + CIDER Tasty brews from the folks behind Keel & Curley winery. 5210 W. Thonotosassa Rd., Plant City. 813-752-9100, keelandcurleywinery.com
PINELLAS ALE WORKS Dog-friendly environment in addition to tasty brews. 1962 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-235-0970, pawbeer.com
IF I BREWED THE WORLD A self-described “mixtape of breweries” with a bit of everything from the classic to the fun and outrageous. 2200 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. 727-201-4484, ifibrewedtheworld.com IN THE LOOP BREWING Family-friendly with a lot of community support and plenty of events. 3338 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Land O’ Lakes. 813-997-9189, intheloopbrewingcompany.com INFUSION BREWING CO. Another great location in the good-beer-packed Trinity/New Port Richey area. 7813 Mitchell Blvd. Ste 103, Trinity. 727-312-4512. INOCULUM ALE WORKS These folks are crazy for sours, and know how to craft ‘em. 554 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. inoculumaleworks.com JDUB’S BREWING COMPANY You know ‘em, you love ‘em. A statewide phenomenon. 1215 Mango Ave., Sarasota. 941-955-2739, jdubsbrewing.com KING STATE Food & Wine's No. 8 coffee shop in the U.S. is also home to brewer and Flying Boat Brewing Co. alum Aric Parker, who’s making some of the cleanest core beers plus a dynamic offering of rotating taps and bomber options available onsite in limited capacities. 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa. 813-2212100, king-state.com LAGERHAUS BREWERY & GRILL A Palm Harbor bar and eatery that offers seasonal brews to complement their regulars. 3438 East Lake Business, Palm Harbor. 727-216-9682, lagerhausbrewery.com LATE START BREWING Beloved Tampa label does its thing inside the Pour House. 1208 E. Kennedy Blvd. #112, Tampa. 813-402-2923, latestartbrewing.com LEAVEN BREWING Riverview’s first brewery is run by folks who’ve got experience brewing big and small. 11238 Boyette Rd., Riverview. 813-6777023, leavenbrewing.com MAD BEACH CRAFT BREWING Brews, ciders, and meads by the beach. 12945 Village Boulevard, Madeira Beach. 727-362-0008, madbeachbrewing.com MARKER 48 Hernando production craft brewery with tasting room and beer garden 12147 Cortez Blvd, Weeki Wachee. 352-606-2509, marker48.com MASTRY’S BREWING CO. From CD Roma’s restaurant to sweet new digs on St. Pete Beach. 7701 Blind Pass Rd., St. Pete Beach. 727-202-8045 mastrysbrewingco.com MOTORWORKS BREWING A taproom and beer garden featuring full liquor and wine as well as 30 taps. 1014 9th Street West, Bradenton. 941-567-6218, motorworksbrewing.com MR. DUNDERBAK’S The longtime restaurant, biergarten and homebrewers’ hangout is serving up its own beers. 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa. 813-9774104, dunderbaks.com NAUGHTY MONK BREWERY Naughty Monk brings a love of Belgian styles to Manatee County. 2507 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton. 941-708-2966, naughtymonkbrewery.com OVERFLOW BREWING St. Pete’s newest, courtesy of local Rapp head brewer Troy Bledsoe and company. 770 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-914-0665, facebook.com/overflowbrewingco PEPPER BREWING The Angry Pepper Taphouse’s in-house label, available “on a limited basis.” 9366 Oakhurst Rd., Seminole. 727-596-5766, angrypeppertaphouse.com
RAPP BREWING COMPANY The late Greg Rapp’s award-winning styles carefully crafted. 10930 Endeavor Way, Seminole. 727-544-1752, rappbrewing.com RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER Video game-centric Grand Central District craft beer spot. 2244 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 727-360-0766, stpetearcadebar.com ROCK BROTHERS BREWING Brews named for national and local bands have a home in Ybor City. 1901 N. 15th St., Ybor City. 813-241-0110, rockbrothersbrewing.com SARASOTA BREWING COMPANY House-crafted brews, pizza, and sports out toward beautiful Siesta Key. 6607 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. 941-925-2337, sarasotabrewing.com SILVERKING BREWING CO. This spacevcomplements a label that’s been around since 2012. 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs. 727-422-7598, silverkingbrewing.com SIX TEN BREWING Wide variety and a real passion for the craft-brew community. 7052 Benjamin Rd., Tampa. 813-886-0610, sixtenbrewing.com SOGGY BOTTOM BREWING Truly original flavors and inventive brews. 660 Main St., Dunedin. 727-601-1698, soggybottombrewing.com SOUTHERN BREWING & WINEMAKING Multiple brews only available in its tasting room, plus products and guidance for homebrewers. 4500 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa. 813-238-7800, southernbrewingwinemaking.com ST. PETE BREWING COMPANY Beers crafted specifically for the climate. 544 1st Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 727-692-8809, stpetebrewingcompany.com STILT HOUSE BREWERY Friendly joint specializes in high-ABV ales and other styles you won’t find elsewhere. 625 U.S. Hwy Alt. 19, Palm Harbor. 727-270-7373, stilthousebrewery.com SWAN BREWING Nearly four decades of combined brewing experience go into the offerings at this petfriendly joint. 115 W. Pine St., Lakeland. 863-703-0472, swanbrewing.com TBBC Formerly Tampa Bay Brewing Co., local favorite for nearly two decades. 1600 E. 8th Ave., Ybor City/13933 Monroe’s Business Park, Westchase. 813247-1422, tbbc.beer TAMPA BEER WORKS At the former site of ESB Brewing, TBW focuses on American craft styles. 333 N. Falkenburg Rd., Suite D407 Tampa. 813-685-1909, tampabeerworks.com TIDAL BREWING COMPANY Small batches in Spring Hill. 14311 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill. 352-7011602, tidalbrewingfl.com TWO FROGS BREWING COMPANY Tarpon Springs’ latest focuses on American ale styles. 151 E. Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. 727-940-6077, facebook.com/ twofrogsbrewing TWO LIONS WINERY & PALM HARBOR BREWERY Wine and beer brewed in-house. 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor. 727-786-8039, twolionswinery.com ULELE SPRING BREWERY Beer crafted in accordance with traditional Bavarian purity laws. 1810 N. Highland Ave., Tampa. 813-999-4952, ulele.com THE WILD ROVER BREWERY What started as an English pub is now a higher-production facility. 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa. 813-475-5995, thewildroverbrewery.com WOODWRIGHT BREWING COMPANY Traditional German styles. 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. 727-2388717, facebook.com/woodwrightbrewing ZEPHYRHILLS BREWING COMPANY East Paco’s first microbrewery. 38530 5th Ave., Zephyrhills. 813-715-2683, zbcbeer.com ZYDECO BREW WERKS Craft brews in Ybor thanks to an award-winning brewmaster, as well as full bars and NOLA-influenced cuisine. 1902 E. 7th Ave., Ybor City. 813-252-4541, facebook.com/Zydecobrewwerks
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film about a Texas serial killer. “Midnight in the Switchgrass” stars Megan Fox and Bruce Willis who play two FBI agents that happen to be in Florida trying to solve a case. During their stay in the Sunshine State, the agents team up with a Florida cop (played by Emile Hirsch of “Into the Wild” fame) who’s working a separate string of murders that appear to be related. The film’s cast also includes Colson Baker who’s better known as rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Emett, Hirsch and another “Midnight in the Switchgrass” cast member Lukas Haas (“Inception”) will be in attendance at GIFF, which offers moviegoers a chance to see
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s February 2020 came to a close, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay printed its annual Gasparilla Arts Month guide. Inside were previews of the art festival happening in Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, the two-day music festival set for the Curt, and Gasparilla International Film Festival (GIFF) slated to bring more than 40 movies to screens in downtown Tampa, Ybor City, Tampa Heights and Seminole Heights. Gasparilla Festival of the Arts went off without a hitch, and Gasparilla Music Festival— which probably served as many hand sanitizer squirts as it did beers—ended up being the last big event anyone got to attend before the world shut down. The film festival was relegated to casualty status as a collective, paralyzing fear of the unknown and desire to stay safe at home effectively pressed the pause button on life as we knew it. March 17—GIFF’s set starting date in 2020—was the same day Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered all bars and nightclubs closed for 30 days. At the time, Executive Director Monica Varner touted how GIFF—kickstarted in 2006 when the Hillsborough County Film Commissioner asked filmmaking brothers Pete and Paul Guzzo if they’d be interested in starting a film festival—was going back to its roots by showcasing local filmmakers next to the studio-recruited films GIFF diehards had come to know and love. But as 2021 rolled around, Gasparilla parades got canceled, the Festival of the Arts went virtual, and the Distance Classic eventually pivoted to a virtual format, too. Gasparilla Music Festival has since settled on a three-day throwdown in October, but now—64 weeks after coronavirus put the kibosh on its party—GIFF gets to welcome folks back to the big screen with a four-day run set for June 10-13. Announced in April, GIFF’s new dates initially placed the festival at Tampa Theatre and Cinebistro in Hyde Park. Cinebistro has since changed its plans to host GIFF, but on Tuesday, a public relations rep for the film festival told CL that AMC Theaters have since stepped up to host festivities on Friday and Saturday, June 11-12 (many details were still up in the air as of press time, and the most updated film lineup
the Manor” to Tampa and St. Petersburg for two weeks of filming last winter. “The crew also aims to employ dozens of Hillsborough County residents for supporting cast, day players, extras, stand-ins and production crew along with utilizing local students and recent graduates for the filming crew,” Tatham added. “The Tampa Bay Film Commission estimates about $1 million will be directly spent in the area, including production days, more than 79 hires, 150 hotel rooms and spending on food and equipment.” As Paul Guzzo—aforementioned co-founder of GIFF—pointed out, Tony Stopperan, producer of “Lady of the Manor” has a resume that includes “Skyman” which was directed by Dan
FOX AND FRIEND: Megan Fox (L) and Bruce Willis play FBI agents in a new movie screening next weekend in Tampa. getting back to the movies. Opening night will feature a screening of “Lady of the Manor” written and co-directed by brothers Justin and Christian Long, who’ll both be in town for the screening. As CL contributor Chelsea Tatham wrote for WTSP in January 2020, Long brought the production of “Lady of
Myrick (“The Blair Witch Project”), a Tampa resident who has a production studio in Ybor City. Closing night is a change of speed for GIFF thanks to a screening of “Midnight in the Switchgrass,” a crime thriller from longtime producer Randall Emmett who makes his directorial debut with this based on a true story
“Midnight” before most film critics (there are no reviews allowed, so we’re just gonna enjoy it). Tickets will be $10 for regular films, with opening and closing night screenings priced at $15. The closing night event will require an additional ticket. GIFF offers student, senior and military discounts at the box office.
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QUIET PART LOUD: Regan (Millicent Simmonds), left, and Evelyn (Emily Blunt) star in the proper kickoff to the summer movie season.
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aking a second bite of the apple, especially in a potential horror franchise, is always a tricky gambit. But, as follow-ups go, John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place Part II” stands proudly as one of the best second slices in recent cinematic memory, regardless of genre. Krasinski reteams his core players from his 2018 original, including his wife, Emily Blunt, as Evelyn Abbott, matriarch and lone surviving parent, as well as Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe as her kids, Regan and Marcus, respectively, and he makes several notable additions to the cast, including Cillian Murphy as family friend Emmett. Blunt remains a powerful force as an actor, capable of projecting vulnerability and fiery determination, often in the same breath, and her relationship with her fictional family resonates throughout “Part II,” especially now that Evelyn also has a newborn to defend from the
scurrying alien insectoids that have invaded Earth and laid waste to most of the population. “A Quiet Place” is also a unique franchise in the sense that while both films are masterfully constructed and packed with white-knuckle moments of unnerving dread, they’re not cut from the same cloth as most flashy, CGIheavy alien invasion flicks. This isn’t “ID4: Independence Day,” which you can watch on repeat if only to revel in the oddball pairing of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum cracking wise while blasting off into space. But what works, and what likely holds viewers enthralled, is what Krasinski seems to innately understand about the genre itself. Truly memorable horror movies require memorable, relatable characters acting in a way that feels genuine and organic. If you can lose yourself in a movie, and imagine yourself on screen, struggling to comprehend
the same unfathomable scenario confronting the But what held my attention more was my main actors, and doing exactly what you watch concern for Evelyn and the newborn, my desire to them do, then everything else falls into place. see Marcus man up in the absence of his father And that’s where “A Quiet Place Part II” and my dread that Regan might be too strongexcels. willed to survive in her quest to find a way to Don’t get me wrong, the aliens in this series broadcast the reverb frequencies that disorient are quite terrifying and I was extremely thank- and immobilize the aliens. ful not only for more close-up looks If you’re a filmmaker, and at their design and anatomical you’re making an alien invasion features but also to see how they movie, and your audience is so first arrived. “Part II” opens on engaged with your cast to the Day 1, meticulously detailing point that the aliens become secA Quiet Place Part II small-town life in a rural commuondary, then you have done your nity, as dozens of residents gather job, and well. ★★★★ Now playing for a Little League baseball game A week ago, I went back inside while cable news stations broada movie theater for the first time cast breaking news of an unknown disaster in in 10 months, allegedly to witness the kickoff Shanghai, China. of the summer movie season with the debut of Once the sky over the ball field explodes in a “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” which is the rolling ball of flame, and the first aliens appear, eighth film in that horror franchise, and by far wreaking havoc on the thoroughly unprepared the worst film in the entire series. citizens, Krasinski lets loose with a rousing “A Quiet Place Part II” is the proper way to sequence, basking in the chaos that would likely launch a new season of cinema thrills, especially ensue if that happened for real, before jumping this movie season, our first time going back to forward in time to Day 474, which is exactly theaters following the long pandemic nightmare where the first film ended. that we’ve endured.
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fantastic. I mean it’s always odd doing those things virtually because you don’t always know how many people are tuning in but we ended up doing a sort of rather bizarre clubhouse talk about it afterwards which a lot of people came to and then you obviously saw a sense of audience and that and that seemed to go on forever (laughs) but it was good! Good fun.
How did “Postcards” go over when you delivered your keynote virtually? Beatie Wolfe: We recorded it ahead of time here at Mutato and just had a conversation, artist to artist; that’s what they had asked for…if it could just be a conversation between the two of us about the project and the response was really
I saw the term “tangible artforms” used a lot— what do you all feel the greatest challenges are for bringing those types of things to light? BW: Well, I’m sure Mark might have something different to say but I think we actually probably feel the same thing. I think technology has obviously just fast tracked so much of what
it means to be a human being on the planet, but without reflecting the true cost or value in that process,; I think art and our relationship with nature have got really impacted by that. Technology provides a lot of solutions, but it also shortchanges us on a lot. And I think there’s nothing like the tangible art form, whether that’s a record, you know, physical record that you could sit down and open up and read like a story or if that’s a letter, you know, anything that sort of physically connects you with this experience and makes you present. I don’t think the digital experience is ever quite that. Mark Mothersbaugh: Also, it’s not that we’re against the digital world at all, we both use it to continued on page 37
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ade Dellinger, director of Ft. Myers’ superb Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, is hosting a completely unique installation making its world premiere. Dellinger, who hails from Tampa, boasts quite the resume; he’s an art historian with an overwhelming amount of knowledge, a longtime independent curator who has worked extensively in New York City and a published author. As the co-writer and catalyst behind 2008’s “Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!”—a detailed expose of one of the most ingenious and innovative bands of all time—Dellinger’s expertise crosses many boundaries. His fascination with Devo doesn’t stop at the band’s quirky music. The band’s aesthetic, its approach to art, its films and its overall approach all spoke to Dellinger in equal parts, so his enthusiasm for the installation on display in Ft. Meyers through Aug. 8 makes complete sense. “Postcards for Democracy” is an interactive concept hatched by none other than Devo frontman, Mark Mothersbaugh. The composer, songwriter and visual artist paired with British singer-songwriter and innovative artist Beatie Wolfe to concoct an idea meant to draw muchdeserved attention to one of the country’s most underappreciated institutions, the U.S. Post Office. “Postcards” was introduced by Mothersbaugh and Wolfe as part of their March 2021 South by Southwest keynote, and it’s a call for postcards from all around the globe. With creativity and imagination left to the creator of the individual card, submissions to the address—8760 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-2206—have been plentiful. Covering a vast array of styles, designs and compositions, the small pieces of art inside countless mail sacks are as impressive as they are completely unique. Far surpassing the expectations of the coconspirators of the project, at last count, the number of mailed in cards tops the 57,000 mark—and they’re still coming in. Rather than store or hoard the cards, Mothersbaugh and Wolfe teamed with Dellinger in displaying the mini-works of art as part of the installation making its world premiere at Rauschenberg. With the volume of postcards that have been received, there’s a great chance that this exhibit will be a constantly revolving
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continued from page 35 our advantage and love the tech and celebrate that technology. It’s just that it’s different. And there are things that you sacrifice and that’s kind of what we were talking about, I think. You just have to be aware that they both have a place. BW: I think if you can take the best of both worlds and if that’s the thing I’m constantly thinking about: How do you take the best of the physical or the old world and a lot of the things that we’ve lost because of digitalization? How do you take the best with some of that? Whether that’s tangibility, storytelling, ceremony, and then how do you take the best of, using technology as a sort of invisible facilitator, or another experience that people haven’t had before, that makes it more immersive and more multi-sensory?
I imagine part of it was just trying to help reawaken that kind of sense of creativity or of creation that lies within us. BW: For sure. We have the ability to be so much more than we often think we can be, from a very young age. I think kids inherently are so creative and imaginative and they don’t really think, “Oh, I’m an artist or I’m a scientist.” Those things come through education and through families and social labeling. We start to put ourselves in boxes and kind of limit ourselves and I feel like everyone has the potential to make a great piece of art in the same way that everyone has the potential to maybe solve some crazy math equation. I think a lot of what limits us are self-imposed limitations more than
Is it fair to say the volume and scope of the cards you’ve received exceeded your expectations? MM: Yeah, we were wondering if we were going to get a hundred cards…and then thousands came in. BW: One of the first things Mark said when we were chatting about this project was “Who’s going to see this?” We really did it very spontaneously without any real thought. We just felt very passionate about what was going on and we obviously both love mail and so we just kind of threw it to the wind and it caught and so then seeing all these cards coming in, and they’re still coming in, it was really amazing.
What do you think the disconnect was for a lot of people in using the USPS and mailing a letter or in this case, mailing a postcard? MM: I think it’s because all of the privatized delivery systems are so good. GrubHub or Amazon or whoever it is, that stuff is all really great and they pick all the low-hanging fruit. But the post office is left with the task of doing all the hard chores, like delivering your income tax information to somebody that’s out in the woods somewhere or picking up a letter from them to their grandchildren. Those companies don’t have an interest in that because they’re just about making a profit. And so there’s something very Democratic, intrinsically Democratic about the post office that we were trying to bring attention to. BW: Mark is talking about goods and services. But, if you’re looking at just communication, UNCONTROLLABLE URGE: Because of the climes, some senders politicized their postcards. we now communicate so easily with a whole myriad of different social media apps, or text messages or what- anything else. So having people sort of realize Besides the creativity involved, there are a lot ever messenger services—and it’s so easy to that they can be creative and that it’s not just of political statements and a lot of kind of offdo that. That whole thing of convenience then this thing that’s locked away in a cupboard that the-wall stuff. It feels like it was a small way ends up leading to laziness really. The mail and they can never access. That felt really cool for for people to kind of express their thoughts and their ideas. the record experience really require you to sit both of us to see. down and be present. So you couldn’t just do MM: For postcards you don’t have to dedicate BW: Yeah, one of the aspects of technolit and multitask, but then the joy that you get too much of your time or resources. It’s some- ogy that has been really damaging is that we out of that process is so valuable. What we saw thing you can focus on and become an artist make something and we want an immediate with all these people mailing in cards was a lot for 15 minutes, and then you can go back to the response. It actually almost becomes about of people also realized in that process just how real world, whatever that is. And so we’d like to how people respond to it, how many people much fun it was just to sit down and make a card encourage people to activate their creative side. are commenting. There’s this instant feedback and send it in. So I think it was a good reminder We just saw so many cards that we went ‘Wow!’ gratification that we’re all kind of hooked on. I of something that we can reclaim that is often I wouldn’t have imagined that would have come love the idea of people just making something hidden in plain sight and is forgotten because in here and we just got all these interesting in this sort of bubble; they don’t know if it it’s not as convenient or easy as sending a text. things from people. will even get to us or if we necessarily get to see it or maybe we’ve done the whole thing as
a joke, you know? There’s this element where when you’re in that creation mode, you’re just thinking about creating something. And with that you can be free to express yourself how you want to, because you’re not thinking about the instant feedback. I think it created a space for people to really be very expressive. It’s just so awesome to see. MM: I think you really nailed it. It’s like the idea was originally just about the post office, how it all started, but then we just became really impressed and surprised by, not volume but the quality of the things we got and that they come from all over the world and people have all different kinds of things to talk about. A lot of it was political just because it happened to be that time in the world in this country for sure. But a lot of it was people just wanting to speak their minds on some sort of topic and it was kind of like an open forum for everything. I’m so happy that the Rauschenberg Gallery made a place where this can be seen by other people because Beatie and I were definitely not going to figure out how to get a website up and put thousands and thousands of images on it and maintain that. We have day jobs so that wasn’t going to happen. So it’s like, this is great that it made it into a gallery. Mark, I imagine the crux of the original idea for the project was to encourage support for the U.S. Post Office and the topic of the right to vote and things like that. MM: The right to vote actually did play a part in possibly the idea of disassembling the post office. But for us, it was just we wanted the post office to stay around, you know, we weren’t really imposing our politics on anybody. We just like the post office because, like I said, there are people that are picking up the easy, plump fun stuff to deliver but there’s nobody but the post office to deliver a lot of important things to people that don’t have the luxury of being in a big city or even a small city. So we just would feel very bad if the post office were gone tomorrow. Is there an end-date for this project? MM: Well, we’re receiving them and until the post office gets closed out. BW: Until the post office gets fed up with delivering mail art to us! MM: Until they start dumping them in the garbage instead of sending them to us! We might have to go through the West Hollywood Post Office and go in the back rooms and see if they’ve posted any of their favorite ones up on the walls (laughs).
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69 Boyz w/DJ L Mo & Co./Strizzo The year was 1994. OJ Simpson was on the run in a white Ford Bronco. “Friends” debuted. Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace shared a $5 milkshake. And one song made everyone from your mama to your mama’s mama get on the dance floor when they heard the bass start and the 69 Boyz yell “The Butterfly? Uh-uh, that’s old. Let me see the Tootsee Roll.” The Boyz—from Jacksonville and Orlando—started with the help of Quad City DJs, another Florida group. The Boyz are in St. Pete to dip baby dip, and we feel a whoop comin’ on. And if you miss the Boyz at this one, make plans to see them on the nutzo "Freestyle Explosion” bill coming to Tampa in August. (Jannus Live, St. Petersburg)
Olde Rage w/Boney Fiend/Return to Saturn Three local and new-ish bands take to a St. Petersburg venue getting lots of attention lately thanks to a June 26 show where pricing is different for folks depending on the vaxx status. Olde Rage, self-described as “North Pinellas’ most unknown quinquagenarian classic punk rock band” is making its 727 debut after recently playing the Brass Mug (to save you the Google, a quinquagenarian is someone between the age of 50 and 59). Return to Saturn has played out quite a bit since it’s 2020 formation and by the looks of the lead-singer’s early-Gwen Stefani aesthetic, I’ll take a guess that the band’s name is paying homage to No Doubt’s fourth album “Return of Saturn.” The heavy Boney Fiend has been around longer, playing out since about 2012 at any venue that can handle the “drinking band with a rock ‘n’ roll problem.” This 21 and up show is a good, old-fashioned no pre-sale, $5-at-the-door kinda gig. (VFW Post 39, St. Petersburg)
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stripped-down outlaw country-style Americana, some covers and some originals. He’s a master of his trade—whatever style it is—having also played in the death metal band Cirrhosis. Sprouse says he made the switch to country “in the aftermath of his mother’s passing in 2012, and if playing country music to make your momma proud isn’t the most 'country' thing ever, what is?” The usual whiskey-soaked Sprouse also made a life change and stopped drinking a couple of months ago. So don’t try and buy him a drink at this nocover biergarten gig; according to his Facebook page Sprouse is trying out the dry life and is pretty proud of it. (New World Brewery, Tampa) The BBQ Comeback: The Jackettes w/ Glaze You might not ever figure out the location of this DIY gig (unless you find out by DM-ing the bands on Instagram), but it’s pretty promising to see two of the Bay area’s best young acts back out in front of crowds. The Jackettes’ gorgeous pop masterpiece, The Jackettes Live The Endless Bummer, is every bit as uplifting today as it was in 2018, and Glaze’s self-titled 2019 EP plays like a hazy, 13-minute daydream of psychedelicpop. The gig is 21 & up and BYOB, and even if you don’t find it, keep a lookout for these bands should they end up playing a ticketed show in a local venue near you.—Ray Roa
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Allman Betts Band w/River Kittens In 2018, sons of southern rock royalty Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts got together to form their own version of what their dads started—they called the project theThe Allman Betts Band (ABB). The band keeps true to form with down south Americana rock ‘n’ roll. There’s partying (“Airboats & Cocaine”), road-weariness (“Long Gone”), and, of course, ramblin’ men (“King Crawler”). Gregg passed in 2017, but ABB includes Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Berry Oakley Jr. (son of Allman Brothers Band bassist Berry Oakley), Johnny Stachela, R. Scott Bryan, and John Lum. Expect solo stuff in addition to all the band’s collaborative music, plus “classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman tunes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band.” Ruth Eckerd isn’t playing when it comes to COVID-19 and they still have clear restrictions in place. “Face coverings are currently required inside the facility for all persons over the age of 2. Please be aware that this is subject to change and may be voluntary on the day of the event. Do not purchase if this is a concern.” In other words, do not come if you’re going to bitch and moan about wearing a mask. (Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater)
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By Caroline DeBruhl Dear Oracle, I think I’ve finally hit my burnout stage of working throughout the pandemic. I feel exhausted both emotionally, mentally, and physically all the time, and my job, which I liked well enough before COVID-19, is now something I actively dread. I feel spoiled admitting this, but I honestly fantasize so much about quitting and just doing nothing for a few months. This is 1000% not an option financially, and my old habits that buoyed me through most of the pandemic (go for a walk! Call a friend! Take a bath!) aren’t as helpful. My weekends are spent with me feeling like a slug and my workdays with dread. Do the cards recommend anything to help with this burnout?—Bummed out ’bout burnout Cards: Two of Pentacles, Nine of Cups reversed, Six of Cups reversed. Dear Bummed, I know many people (myself included!) are feeling some level of burnout, so thank you for asking a question. I’m sure it’s on a lot of people’s minds. It has been, to put it mildly, a rough year. But as much as chucking it all is appealing, that doesn’t solve the underlying issue. For that, you’re going to need some soul searching. With the Two of Pentacles, the solution is not to quit your job but to find balance with it. Your mental/physical health, your financial responsibilities, and your connection to people and places in this world are all important things, and it can feel impossible to balance those with limited energy reserves. It might not be possible for you to step away from work—you know your needs best—but if there’s any chance you can drop something or siphon off some mental energy from your job, do it. Allow yourself to be a mediocre employee for a bit. (What are they going to do, fire you? In this economy?!) Of course, if you have PTO, take it because time away from work will help you clear your mind and figure out your next steps. While the Two of Pentacles is a card of balance, it’s also a card of connecting, and when it’s paired with the Nine and Six of Cups, it suggests connecting (or reconnecting) with your dreams. Six of Cups is also a card of child-like love, so that might be a north star for you. What is something you loved doing at age six and made you feel nurtured or safe? What was fun? Name a couple of things and try them out, even in short bursts. Maybe it’s a 15-minute free draw when you wake up, a bike ride after work with a friend, or making up characters in your bathroom mirror; allow yourself to enjoy something for the hell of it. It might feel silly or dumb, but it can help connect you to your gut and clear a space mentally. When you have more mental energy, consider things that you both need and want in life.
What would it look like if you had a different job? If you moved closer to family? Took a coding class or trained for a marathon? What are some dreams, both big and small? These could be goals down the line and might help draw more balance in your life. Also, if you’re able to see a therapist, they might help you through this draining time. But right now, with limited energy, treat yourself as kindly as you can. You survived a war; it’s OK to take time to heal. Dear Oracle, in the past couple of months, I’ve gotten a new lease on life and had the idea to change my career and go abroad to have new adventures. But, my career here at home has also started to improve, and I’m unsure if continuing on my lofty dream of travel is the right path. What do you think?—Tethered but trying Cards to Stay: Page of Wands, The High Priestess, Eight of Swords. Cards to Go: Seven of Cups, King of Swords, Seven of Wands. Dear Tethered, your sign-off is particularly apt to become one of the cards in your spread
in the Nine of Swords, and in my deck, it is a swan tethered with a gold chain under a ladder of swords. While often the “too anxious to sleep” card, the Nine of Swords can be a card for both inspiring change and reminding us that we can’t shake off our past. Neither option, stay or go, is entirely positive or negative. Both have pros and cons. If you stay, you have this potential bondage to your past, meaning it’s not quite the fresh start that a new life abroad would promise. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have merits. The High Priestess is the guardian of spirituality, of our intuition, and our subconscious, while the Page of Wands is a person itching for discovery, a completely free spirit. This suggests that there’s a rich world to explore here on your home turf, be it creatively, spirituality, or even literally. However, you still have your past to deal with. Heading abroad has the promise of a future you can’t even imagine with plenty of new opportunities (Seven of Cups), but it’s far, far more precarious (Seven of wands.) This does put you on the cusp of a new adventure and has the potential to be life-changing, but it’s not a guarantee that the change would be a welcomed one. For abroad, we also have the King of Swords, the critical father. This could be someone in your
life who is incredibly critical of this decision… or it might be you, perusing this path, hardluck be damned. Both paths offer rewards. Going abroad might make for a better story or life-changing experience, but you might have more of a chance to explore your own spiritual/creative path stateside. Of course, if you’re thinking of going abroad to a country you’ve never visited, visit first if you can. You might be an Anglophile but discover that your swampy Florida blood doesn’t take kindly to misty moors and a sun that sets at 4 p.m. Or, it might reaffirm that yes, Japan is exactly where you belong. Also, REALLY research work permits, contracts, housing, and laws surrounding your payment in your host country. You don’t want to end up stuck, broke, or having to flee in the middle of the night. Whichever you decide, I’ll leave you a piece of advice from my mother: Few things in life can truly never be undone. It might take a lot of time, lawyers, or money, but for the most part, you can start over. Whatever decision you make, it doesn’t have to be permanent. Take care, my dear. Send your questions for the Oracle to oracle@cltampa.com or DM @theyboracle on Instagram.
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Quickies By Dan Savage
You’re not obligated to share this kind of health information before going to bed with someone for the first time, OOPS, but you might wanna share it. At the root of your worries about post-stroke stamina is a fear of falling short of a new partner’s expectations—expectations shaped by assumptions a new partner might have about your stamina based on your overall appearance of good health. Resetting your partner’s expectations will take the pressure off—indeed, if you tell a new partner you recently had a stroke, OOPS, you’ll most likely exceed her (reset) expectations. And that could give your sexual self-confidence a welcome boost. I’m a recently separated 42-year-old straight male. I’m internet dating for the first time, and I met an awesome girl who makes me laugh, makes me playlists on Spotify, and is just generally amazing. Of course there’s a glitch: I’m not attracted to her. I tried but I think the romantic relationship needs to end. She has mentioned several times in the last couple of months that I treat her better than anybody she’s ever dated. (That blows my mind—apparently cooking dinner, occasional flowers, and returning texts puts me head and shoulders above everyone else?) My question: How do you break that kind of news to someone without looking like an asshole?— Anxiously Hesitating Over Looming End Speaking of expectations… You’re a newly separated man and you’ve only been seeing this woman for a couple of months. If her expectations were reasonable and she kept them in check, AHOLE, then she knows the odds were stacked against something long-term. She’ll still be sad about the relationship ending and she might think you’re an asshole for ending it—she might actually need to think you’re an asshole to cauterize the emotional wound (so don’t argue with her if she calls you an asshole)—but if you didn’t make any premature declarations of undying love, AHOLE, then she’s unlikely to think you’re an asshole forever. And looking on the bright side: she may be less likely to put up with guys who don’t cook, don’t come through
with flowers, and don’t respond to her texts in a reasonable amount of time after being with you. My friend’s grandmother was walking through a park when she was accosted by a man asking for sex. (Yes, my friend’s grandmother.) The man wasn’t violent. It was more of a plea for physical affection but definitely one that was made in a rapey way. He had something in his hand but it wasn’t a weapon: it was a negative COVID-19 test. He showed it to her as if to say, “It’s OK! I’m not a real threat!” Is this what we’ve come to as a society? Is the isolation people have suffered over the last year going to result in the rate of sexual assault going up?—Pandemic’s Awful Reality Keeps Scaring
The combination of our politics and this pandemic seems to have broken some people, PARKS, and brought out the barely suppressed absolute worst in others. I fear things are going to get a lot shittier before they get any better—in our parks, in our politics, and just generally on our planet. Here’s hoping humanity manages to exceed my expectations. I’m dating someone 13 years younger than me. He’s a monogamous man and I am not a monogamous woman. We’ve been monogamous
apps looking to hook-up with women. I’m upfront that I’m in an open relationship and looking for casual fun. I have no intention of trying to leverage these dates into threesomes with me and my boyfriend. But it turns my boyfriend on to hear about fun I have with other people. Would it be wrong to let my boyfriend come sit, anonymously, in a bar where I’m meeting a date? I’ll ignore him, he won’t stare or approach me and my date, he’ll just get a thrill out of being there. On the one hand, I assume most women wouldn’t be into this scenario. So that’s a reason not to do it. But on the other hand, they wouldn’t know. I realize this depends on actually executing the plan with discretion but that seems doable. Thoughts?—Seeking Perspectives In Ethical Dating
SAVAGE LOVE
You don’t have to end it after finding someone else you wanna fuck—or before—but you will need to give this guy a heads up before you fuck someone else. And who knows? He may be willing to give non-monogamy a try once the pandemic ends (perhaps one-sided non-
This passes my Permissible Secret Perving test (which I unpack at length in an upcoming book)—it passes the PSP test so long as the other woman doesn’t know your boyfriend is there and never finds out your boyfriend was there— but it fails the Golden Rule test. Meaning, this probably isn’t something you would want others doing unto you and therefore isn’t something you should do unto others. So Jesus thinks you shouldn’t do this, SPIED, and I think… well, I don’t think you should. That’s too strong a word. But I definitely think you could.
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I had a stroke a year ago. The woman I was dating at the time stepped away. I have no hard feelings but I long for intimacy again. I am profoundly grateful that I don’t have any major outward injuries from the stroke, but my stamina is still very low and might always be. That makes me self-conscious and insecure about sex. Would it be “over-sharing” if I told someone about my stroke before we go to bed for the first time? It seems like it will kill the mood and almost certainly make things less fun. Am I obligated to share this information?—Outwardly OK Privately Struggling
due to the pandemic but with the explicit understanding that we won’t work out in the long term due to our different opinions on monogamy. I will be vaccinated soon, but I don’t want to break up with him after I get the hots for someone else. That seems like a dick move. My lizard brain tells me that if he would explore non-monogamy he’d come to the conclusion that it’s a good approach. Should I put on my big girl pants and break it off?— Rip Off The Bandage Albeit Nicely
Do you know what’s in commercial sex lubes? Chemicals. And chemicals are bad and unnatural. Seriously. I prefer olive oil or something else from the kitchen. But whenever I use cooking oils, I find that a tiny layer of dead cells sloughs off my cock. That isn’t a problem, but the cells seem to gather together and it feels like grains of sand. I’m assuming certain oils loosen dead skin cells and it causes this. Are there some oils that don’t do that?—Stroking Not Sanding
monogamy, e.g. you’re free to sleep with other people and he’s free to remain monogamous to you), ROTBAN, just as you were willing to give monogamy a try while the pandemic raged. He’s significantly younger but I assume he’s an adult (he is an adult, right?) and, as an adult, he’s free to make his own choices. Your only obligation is to ensure he has all the information he needs to make a fully informed choice. Bi-girl, early-30s, in an open relationship with a man. A question of ethics. Say I’m on the
We use commercial a sex lube at our place, SNS, and our cocks aren’t shedding dead skin cells at noticeable/clumpable rates or making our asses feel like they’re packed with sand. And we do know what’s in our lube: our preferred brand, Spunk, is made from avocado and coconut oils and these ingredients, according to Spunk’s website, “are organic and chemical-free.” Now if you Google, say, “chemical composition of avocado oil,” you learn that it, like everything else—including your precious olive oil—is composed of various chemicals. Natural, not man-made, but chemicals still. That said, SNS, if the oils you’re using as lube are causing your dick to disintegrate then you might wanna give Spunk a chance. Contact mail@savagelove.net, follow @ FakeDanSavage on Twitter and bookmark savagelovecast.com.
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