Email Author Brandon K. Thorp

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "The Last Temptation"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "George Rekers is a Homosexual"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 6, 2010

  "Thinks Rekers Said..."

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 22, 2007

  "Booze & Theater"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published August 2, 2007

  "A Marvelous Pity"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 5, 2007

  "Scared Little Animals"

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2011 Stories by Brandon K. Thorp

• The World's Funniest Poker Player

  published December 29, 2011

  Brad Garrett's voice or face has appeared in every movie you've ever seen (Ratatouille!) and most of the ones you haven't... More >>

• Studied Spontaneity

  published December 29, 2011

  Those unlucky bastards who've attempted improv comedy -- and the even unluckier bastards who've watched the attempts -- know how hard it is. You... More >>

• A Last Dose of Holiday Cheer

  published December 22, 2011

  Look, just because it's got "Cirque" in the title doesn't mean it's got anything to do with those other guys. "Cirque" ain't a proper noun, and in... More >>

• America on Canvas

  published December 22, 2011

  One of the most ambitious exhibitions in recent SoFla memory is now running at the Boca Museum of Art (501 Plaza Real, Boca). It's called... More >>

• Wings and Steel

  published December 15, 2011

  The photography of Rosalie Winard depicts the sparse beauty of America’s wetlands — including the vast wilds of Florida’s... More >>

• Buses and Booze versus Crohn’s and Colitis

  published December 15, 2011

  The point of the bus loop: to provide a great time to a bunch of revelers and make sure nobody drives drunk. The mechanism of the bus loop:... More >>

• Modern Diversions at SoFla’s Oldest Alt Club

  published December 15, 2011

  A viral video party at Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) will go something like this: You’ll drink a sharply... More >>

• Drunken Lesbian Art Time

  published December 8, 2011

  New Moon isn't necessarily the best gallery space in SoFla or even on Wilton Drive. It's a lesbian bar, first of all, which means it's... More >>

• Humor, a Little Pink

  published December 8, 2011

  Nationally syndicated radio host Stephanie Miller says she's on the left, but her brand of humor tacks strongly to the mushy middle. It's fun for... More >>

• Movies of Chance

  published December 1, 2011

  In film, as in rock ’n’ roll, the moments of greatest genius are often unscripted and accidental. (Think Jack Nicholson hissing... More >>

• Movies by Jews, About Jews, for Everyone

  published December 1, 2011

  All film festivals are inherently Jewish, since Jews invented Hollywood, the studio system, the indie film movement, the modern summer... More >>

• Twee Titters and Twagedy

  published November 24, 2011

  To the erstwhile Sol Theatre's funky digs -- with its grand old Goodwill couches and tiny auditorium so intimate that theatergoers occasionally... More >>

• Old Art for Catholics

  published November 24, 2011

  Botticelli, Parmigianino, Allori, Giordano, Monaco — all old masters, all of whom created works as priceless as the Crown Jewels and... More >>

• What's Gendered About Your Pics?

  published November 24, 2011

  What we've got here is a bunch of pictures taken by 45 ladyfolk over the past 60 or so years, all exhibited together in the hope that their... More >>

• Wrath and Rabbits

  published November 17, 2011

  So -- remember the Bible? The Old Testament? Remember how Jezebel's blood splattered everywhere because she was such a loosey-goosey and how the... More >>

• Football and Footlights

  published November 10, 2011

  "Confidence is contagious," goes one of Vince Lombardi's many famous quotes. "So is lack of confidence." The legendary football coach and creepily... More >>

• American Tragedies

  published November 10, 2011

  All My Sons was Arthur Miller's first great play. Originally published and performed in 1947, it was the beginning of Miller's 20... More >>

• Drag Queens, Family Values, and Food

  published November 3, 2011

  Remember Neighbors Helping Neighbors? No? That's cuz you don't watch CBS4. If you did, you'd remember Neighbors Helping Neighbors as the... More >>

• Hundreds of Pieces of America

  published November 3, 2011

  America doesn't dress up. America doesn't pose. Oh, maybe here and there -- in certain parts of Miami or in Las Vegas or L.A. Mostly, though,... More >>

• Getting Jacked w/ Jack-o'-Lanterns

  published October 27, 2011

  Are you female? Do you love working out, dressing up, contributing to good causes... or playing with gourds? Because if you are, and if you... More >>

• Dance With the Devil

  published October 27, 2011

  Sensitive souls have always perceived a whiff of diabolism around music and the fine arts. Gregorian chant was, for a time, actually banned by... More >>

• Brains, Delicious Brains. Also, Churros.

  published October 20, 2011

  Do zombies make you hungry? If so, you're gonna have a good time. Every Thursday in October, Seminole Hard Rock's doing something called... More >>

• Salo, or 21 Days of FLIFF

  published October 20, 2011

  The world's longest, most exhaustive, and intermittently exhausting film festival is back, and it's awesome. The Fort Lauderdale International... More >>

• Gay Drama and Celluloid

  published October 13, 2011

  Do you like German lesbian vampires? Of course you do, and you'll find a few of them in We Are the Night, a year-old Dennis Ganzel flick... More >>

• Abortion Is in the Title

  published October 13, 2011

  If you've never seen an anencephalic newborn, do yourself a favor: Do not look for one on Google. You don't want to see. Anenecephaly is a... More >>