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2004 Stories by John Anderson

• Book Fair Bonanza

  published November 4, 2004

  Since its modest beginnings back in 1984 as a little thing called Books by the Bay, neither wind nor rain nor threat of hurricane has been enough... More >>

• Frightening Flicks

  published October 28, 2004

  Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts! The 13 greatest shocks of all time! This is no public service announcement from the National Safety... More >>

• Federico Aubele

  published October 21, 2004

  Federico Aubele is the latest artist to appear on Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL), the label owned by Rob Garza and Eric Hilton of Thievery... More >>

• Cinematic Sprawl

  published October 14, 2004

  There was a time when film festivals were the preserve of places like Cannes, premiering and honoring the top films of the season while adding a... More >>

• Flora Purim and Airto Moreira

  published October 7, 2004

  Brazil has spawned its fair share of great musicians, and Flora Purim and Airto Moreira are prime examples. The two have been married and living... More >>

• Caetano Veloso

  published October 7, 2004

  Caetano Veloso has often been called the Bob Dylan of Brazil. But it's just as accurate to say that Dylan is the Caetano Veloso of America. Both... More >>

• Foreign Affairs

  published September 2, 2004

  Celebrate Miami's many cultures SAT 9/4 How many times have you sat at a stoplight in... More >>

• Celluloid Thinkers Unite

  published July 29, 2004

  Ah, summer. What would it be without barbecues, beaches, and blockbusters? And in terms of the latter, we're talking the cinematic variety,... More >>

• Props to Hip-Hop

  published July 8, 2004

  Thu 7/8 Artist Rodney Jackson's portraits are as bold and brash as the hip-hop icons he paints. Tupac Shakur, headscarf and all, stares... More >>

• Hype Man

  published June 17, 2004

  Take a visit to just about anywhere in the English-speaking Caribbean, from the Bahamas in the north to the Virgin Islands in the south, and... More >>

• Home at Last

  published June 17, 2004

  FRI 6/18 Asked how long it took to build a theater for Miami Dade College's drama program, Prometeo, actress/artistic... More >>

• Ramped Out

  published June 10, 2004

  MON 6/14 While visiting the Skate Park at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah this summer, don't start meditating at the foot of the... More >>

• All the World's a Stage

  published June 10, 2004

  SAT 6/12 As artistic director of Miami's Teatro Avante and the International Hispanic Theatre Festival, Mario Ernesto Sanchez is... More >>

• Steel's the Show

  published June 3, 2004

  The pedal steel guitar is a thing of strange beauty. Call it a musical contraption: a guitar neck flattened on a board of wood and resting on... More >>

• Wild Wild Walk

  published June 3, 2004

  SAT 6/5 The excuses are wearing thin. With 1300 miles of hiking trails that make up the Florida National Scenic Trail, running from... More >>

• Noir Feast

  published May 27, 2004

  FRI 5/28 Ed has got a problem. He is addicted to his meds, and doesn't realize those little white pills have turned him from a... More >>

• Getting Real

  published May 20, 2004

  THU 5/20 How real is real? This is a question worthy of a poet. Miami spoken-word artist Will Bell is so real, he has adopted... More >>

• Stretched Armstrong

  published May 20, 2004

  SAT 5/22 You're no cynic, but you must admit you loathe the song "What a Wonderful World." And why not? It's only human to be sick of... More >>

• Night Flight

  published May 13, 2004

  NOW 24/7 In the underbelly of the Dadeland South Metrorail Station the late-night bus riders gather. Dressed in sweaty uniforms from... More >>

• Buy, Buy, Love

  published May 6, 2004

  THU 5/6 Here's a dilemma. As you were giving birth to your first child, your doctors frantically informed you that they needed to... More >>

• Sounds Like Home

  published May 6, 2004

  SAT 5/8 Boasting the title An American Salute, this concert would surely gain the approval of George Bush. But Democrats... More >>

• Jazz Orgy

  published April 29, 2004

  Walk into any jazz show these days and you're likely to find a crowd of older men sipping Scotch and studiously listening to a horn player's... More >>

• Animal Matter

  published April 29, 2004

  FRI 4/30 Kangaroo, squirrel, wild boar, alligator. British artist Edwina Ashton is inspired by the behaviors of all creatures,... More >>

• Comedy, Bitch!

  published April 29, 2004

  TUE 5/4 Only one man can spoof Prince as a basketball-playing, pancake-making fop; make milquetoast talk show host Wayne Brady seem... More >>

• Out and About

  published April 22, 2004

  A lot can happen in six years. And it seems just about everything has for the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Drama, intrigue, tragicomedy... More >>