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Skateboard Film Pits Overtown Against Sistrunk
Go behind the scenes of this hood war.
By Deirdra Funcheon
Published: September 4, 2008
"Don't make like this is Beverly Hills. This is the real goddamn hood. The motherfuckin' hood." So warns the gentleman watching workers set up lights and cameras in front of a...
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Skirmish in the Swamp
Pro MMA makes its way to the Hard Rock with Faber versus Brown.
By John Linn
Published: September 4, 2008
South Florida has long been home to some of the largest and most respected mixed martial arts fight teams in the nation. Though the region is rich in talent, there’s yet...
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Chile con Drama
The Film Chile Miami fest brings spice to the screen.
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: September 4, 2008
A potpourri of films — ranging from the poignant and political to the truly preposterous — seeks to reconcile Chile’s tumultuous past with the nuance of the...
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All The Evils of Mankind
Indulge and experience ’em all at O.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: September 4, 2008
They told her not to open it. She was under strict instructions to leave the enticing box closed. She should have been satisfied with the gifts she had already received –...
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Rock out for Breast Cancer
Don’t be a boob — come out and support the girls.
By Raina McLeod
Published: September 4, 2008
The United States has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the world, and the number of women who fight the disease with heart and vigor is just as high. You see survivors...
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She’s a Fragile Effin’ Flower
Calling all gals and gays — Kathy Griffin’s in the house!
By Jamie Laughlin
Published: September 4, 2008
It happened just as Kathy Griffin caught a whiff of her own skin burning. Her efforts to reach mass-fame status landed her a spot on the lower-tier reality game show Celebrity...
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Faith and Flag Football
By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
Published: September 4, 2008
In pop culture, Christianity has always held a stronger connection to football than other religions, if only because the holy day happens to coincide with NFL game day. But we...
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A New Beginning
The rebuilding Dolphins open the season against Brett and the Jets.
By Chris Joseph
Published: September 4, 2008
There used to be a time when the Miami Dolphins were hailed as one of the proudest franchises in the NFL, with a long, rich history of greatness. Yet for the past decade or so,...
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Free at Last
Shake your bon-bon for Brazilian Independence day!
By Raina McLeod
Published: September 4, 2008
You used to cringe at the thought of having hot wax ripped from your nether region, but you took comfort in the fact that the women of Brazil invented this depilatory torture....
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Finding New Friends Through Fetish
Published: September 4, 2008
If you are one of the many frustrated local singles touring trendy clubs for your next sexual escapade, you might be burned out by the typical martini-sipping, khaki-wearing...
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Man Massages Dog
Every doggy has his day at the Raleigh.
By MARA LEVENTHAL
Published: September 4, 2008
After months of being cooped up in a tiny apartment and taking walks in tongue-dripping tropical heat, your dog is stressed out. Don’t bother calling the Dog Whisperer;...
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Get to the Pointe
Ballet dancers flock to Florida on their toes.
By PENN BULLOCK
Published: September 4, 2008
Have you ever tried to stand en pointe? It’s not as easy as ballet dancers make it look. Wikipedia lists 28 common injuries stemming from this superhuman posture,...
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Can You Read My Palm?
You’d better, if you have a booth at the Psychic Fair.
By Raina McLeod
Published: September 4, 2008
The history of Coral Castle claims the structure boasts stones taller than the ones at Stonehenge and heavier than the ones that make up Egypt’s pyramids. And the story...
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Get Sweaty
Enormous artwork gets unveiled in Little Haiti.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: September 4, 2008
If the walls in Little Haiti could talk, some of the more colorful ones would likely share tales of arduous journeys over rough seas, overcoming strife, assimilation, and...
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Red-Light Special
Get your sip on at Manny’s before you leave downtown.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: September 4, 2008
The workday ends and you’re outta the office Fred Flintstone-style — “Yabba dabba doo!” — only to be smacked in the face by a line of brake lights...
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Cum, Hear Some Poetry
By Raina McLeod
Published: September 4, 2008
Spoken word is the art you find at the intersection of poetry and music. Cultivated in the brains of artists who write to an imaginary beat that pulses in their heads, it is...
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Nicole Loves the Kids
Our favorite chanteuse comes home to Christabelle’s.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: September 4, 2008
Jazz singer Nicole Henry is a local treasure — a cool, tall drink of water whose crooning calls to mind Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington. Her voice is smoldering and...
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The View Will Save You
Not from yourself, but from a dive bar.
By Raina McLeod
Published: September 4, 2008
Though the sticky floors and grimy glasses make your preppy soul cringe, you swear you love a good dive bar. And who wouldn’t? The discount drinks, colorful characters,...
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My Face Is Melting
Bro, The Vagabond is on fire!
By JACOB KATEL
Published: September 4, 2008
Take a step back to the Nineties, when Miami’s streets were flooded with cheap psychedelics. Acid was as much a part of many people’s social stimuli as cigarettes and...
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Large and in Charge
Lavell Crawford brings big-ass laughs to the Improv.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: September 4, 2008
There’s no getting around it: Lavell Crawford is a big man — a very, very big man. But when it comes to telling jokes, he’s light on his feet. Extra pounds...
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