ORLANDO WEEKLY ● DEC. 7-13, 2022 ● orlandoweekly.com

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NEWS+ VIEWS

7 ICYMI News you might have missed last week + Tom Tomorrow’s ‘This Modern World’

ARTS+ CULTURE

13 Live Active Cultures

For those of us who don’t binge Hallmark Channel’s December lineup, the Ren Theatre’s Office Holiday Party Musical Extravaganza Show hits the spot 13 Highly giftable and hyperlocal

Our Orlando gift guide for 2022

FOOD+ DRINK

15 Bad-mouthin’

Bad As’s Burgers in Curry Ford West stuffs Australian wagyu patties into its napkin-shredding handhelds 15 Tip Jar

Local restaurant openings and closings, and more local food news

FILM+ MUSIC

17 On (small) Screens

What’s new on Netflix, Hulu, etc. this week 19 Why so serious?

The Happy Fits bring their vibrant new indie sound to Orlando 21 This Little Underground

Homegrown talent 454 has a psychedelic rap style that’s getting him attention from fans-turnedcollaborators like Frank Ocean

BACK PAGES

24 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 Dec. 7-13 37 Savage Love Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ 38 Classified advertisements

Above: ‘No Smitebacks’ by Clay Jones. Cover: illustration by Madelyn Cordeiro.