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- Ex-Orlando Museum of Art chair Cynthia Brumback leaves board of trustees December 2, 2022Cynthia Brumback, who was chairwoman of the Orlando Museum of Art board of trustees when the institution’s Jean-Michel Basquiat scandal broke this summer, has resigned.
- Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff December 2, 2022Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston.
- The Lights on Jeater Bend plan to go dark after this holiday season December 2, 2022It's the last year for Celebration's The Lights on Jeater Bend as mastermind Calvin Slater plans to retire from the hobby after this season.
- Theme Park Rangers Radar 47: Candlelight changes, a sleigh search, red velvet cannoli December 2, 2022Theme park radar see changes for Disney's Candlelight Processional, a new sleigh on I-Drive and red velvet in a surprising place
- Disney World closing Splash Mountain soon to begin Tiana makeover December 2, 2022Disney World will close Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain on Jan. 22 to design Tiana’s Bayou Adventure based on 'The Princess and the Frog.'
- Icon Park: Clydesdales to make I-Drive appearance December 2, 2022The Budweiser Clydesdales will be making an appearance at Orlando's Icon Park on Dec. 4.
- Pantone’s color of the year was made for the metaverse December 2, 2022Pantone called Viva Magenta, aka Pantone 18-1750, “an unconventional shade for an unconventional time.”
- Kanye West’s Twitter account is suspended as deal to buy Parler app falls through December 2, 2022Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.
- Column: Sex and gender on the screen is the subject of ‘Brainwashed’ at Facets December 2, 2022Nina Menkes' "Brainwashed” draws on a mountain of come-hither evidence to make a point: Shot design, and who's behind the camera, is as gendered as anything in our culture.
- 2,650 miles, 184 days and 3 states: Orlando hiker completes Pacific Crest Trail December 2, 2022Central Floridian Janean Bartman spent six months of this year battling fatigue and dodging wildfires to eventually reach the Canadian border 184 days after she started her Pacific Crest Trail hike in Mexico.
- Jurassic Quest brings life-size dinosaurs to Orlando this weekend December 2, 2022Dinosaurs will be taking over Orlando as Jurassic Quest sets up at the Central Florida Fairgrounds for one weekend Dec. 2-4.
- Moving, stripped-down ‘Sound of Music’ is perfect for our times | Review December 2, 2022'The Sound of Music': Review of the Theatre South Playhouse production by Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm.
- Kanye West says ‘I like Hitler’ in antisemitic rant on Alex Jones show December 1, 2022Kanye West went on a antisemitic tirade during an appearance on Alex Jones’ “Infowars” talk show in which the controversial artist praised Hitler
- Universal sets opening date, pricing for escape rooms December 1, 2022Universal Orlando sets opening dates and ticket prices for escape rooms based on “Back to the Future” and “Jurassic World” film franchises.
- ‘Emancipation’ review: Will Smith wins the Civil War, and a true story loses its authentic edge December 1, 2022"Emancipation" treats the photo that inspired it as a hook for its action-movie inventions. By the end, we get a rousing climax not even the filmmakers seem to believe.
- Free concerts in the heart of Orlando that you likely never knew about October 6, 2022Right in the center of downtown, high up in the air, some of Orlando’s best-known arts groups participate in monthly performances — and they are free.