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Pop’s newest princess is the latest in a line of edgy artists with colorful names.
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Cover Story
Color them edgy
Pick a color and you'll find a band or artist aptly named. It's all about edging out your competitor.
Film
Clint Eastwood works, on screen and off
Eastwood does it again, playing a flinty but tender-hearted FBI profiler in a film he directs. As a good old-fashioned detective film with a touch of romance, Blood Work satisfies.
Family movie guide
The Family Movie Guide should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children.
Indie flix
Pleasant comedy, unpleasant marketing
Top 5 movies
1. Sunshine State -- Maverick filmmaker John Sayles casts his sharp eye on Florida's economic development and the bulldozing of the state's personality. A sparkling ensemble cast includes Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Timothy Hutton and Mary Steenburgen.
Video/DVD
Rewind: Beyond 'The Graduate'
Dustin Hoffman's career can be measured like that of many actors, through Academy Award-winning performances and nominations. Yet, Hoffman's greatness extends beyond that to memorable performances overlooked by Oscar voters.
Video: Rebels on wheels
Dogtown and Z-Boys (PG-13)
DVD: Two good 'Shots'
Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux
Get Away
Getaway: down the road
Events to watch for; details in future editions of Weekend.
Getaway: hot ticket
Animal attractions
Art
Images of terror
The first comprehensive collection of Sept. 11 photographs comes to the Tampa Bay area today courtesy of Northern Trust Bank.
Art: hot ticket
Amble downtown for artistic treat
Art: at the museums
Studio Works 2002 -- Work by instructors and students, through Aug. 11. Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo.
Pop
Pop: ticket window
A*Teens -- 7 p.m. Aug. 16, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa. $32.75-$36-75.
Team pop trivia
This week's winner: Joe Warshowsky of Pinellas Park knew that in the early 1960s Grateful Dead guys Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan first jammed together in Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Band.
Stage
New theater goes out on a (naked) limb
Party features full nudity, but it's a play about relationships, not sex. And the new Central Stage Theatre Company's founder is counting on the gay community to make the show a success.
Stage: auditions
The LiveArts Peninsula Foundation will hold auditions for the musical Manhattan Casino from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Palladium Theater, 253 Fifth Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Positions are available for 12 African-American singers-actors, ages 16-60. Student dancers are also required. Call (727) 565-0196.
Stage: down the road
Cabaret -- MAD Theatre of Tampa stages Cabaret Aug. 16-25 at Friday Morning Musicale. $10-$14.
Stage: hot ticket
Trumpet recital at museum
Dine
Welcome to breezy coastal cuisine
The Crazy Conch offers simple "Southern Coastal" flavors new to our shores.
Food events
Tasting: Grand Cru Wine Cellar, 11724 N Dale Mabry Highway (Main Street Shopping Center), Tampa. Sample a selection of lively Australian wines, 7-9 p.m. Friday. $15, includes snacks and coupon for wine purchase. Call (813) 269-8463.
