ORLANDO WEEKLY ● AUG. 17-23, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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Above: photo of Elaine Hoxie by Daniel Cooksley. Cover: photo of Snail Mail by Tina Tyrell

NEWS+ VIEWS

7 Your words Letters to the editor, plus Clay Jones’ comic 9 ICYMI

Pushaw ‘takes the gloves off,’ backers try again for a recreational marijuana use bill and other news you may have missed last week, plus “This Modern World” 10 Up in the air

Orlando airport workers are still fighting for fair wages, respect and dignity on the job. Safer airport workers mean safer airplane passengers 13 Informed Dissent

A precarious democracy can’t afford to look the other way while self-serving authoritarians pour gas on the fire

ARTS+ CULTURE

15 Live Active Cultures

Live All in Love is creative kismet: an evening exploring the concept of love through spoken word, movement and visual projections

FOOD+ DRINK

19 Big dippers

Birria tacos reign supreme in College Park at Mexican street-food spot Quesa Loco 19 Recently reviewed

Restaurant rundowns from the last couple of months

FILM

25 On (small) Screens

Streaming premieres this week: She Hulk: Attorney at Law, Making the Cut and more

MUSIC

27 This Little Underground

Fabulous Weapon releases new mini-album; Snotnoze Saleem is one to watch in the local hip-hop scene 29 You’ve got mail

Indie-pop band Snail Mail make good on a promise to return to Orlando

BACK PAGES

30 Selections of the Week Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings 35 Free Will Astrology Your horoscope for the week of Aug. 17-23 37 Savage Love Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 39 Classified advertisements