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2003 Stories by Margaret Griffis

• Brit Wits

  published December 25, 2003

  Pantomime. For many Americans the very word elicits frightening memories of silent, pale, black-clad street performers terrorizing little children... More >>

• Royal Blues

  published December 25, 2003

  WED 12/31 The thrill is definitely still there when it comes to 78-year-old master blues guitarist B.B. King. In a career that... More >>

• No Whining

  published December 18, 2003

  THU 12/18 Venevision International Theater's production of Kvetch: The Art of Complaining calls for an end to whining.... More >>

• Music to Our Eyes

  published December 11, 2003

  FRI 12/12 Everyone is familiar with the World Trade Center collapse and the vast number of people who died as a result. But how many... More >>

• Puppet Stuff

  published December 4, 2003

  THU 12/4 The holidays can be a feast of tension, aggravation, and reopening family wounds, so it's no wonder that among the most... More >>

• Street Theater

  published November 27, 2003

  It was the best of times; the streets seething with idealists, organizers, stinky dreadlocked youth, real-live Communists, and Montanans. It was... More >>

• Slumber Party

  published November 20, 2003

  SAT 11/22 Whether children know her as Princess Aurora, Briar Rose, or just plain ol' Sleeping Beauty, this ancient fairy... More >>

• Punk Portrayals

  published November 13, 2003

  All punk rock ever wanted to do was return music and art to the people. Despite the apparent lack of skills and shocking results, these... More >>

• United We Rock

  published November 13, 2003

  SUN 11/16 The first and probably last Argentine rock star, the man who reinvented the hotel-trashing role reserved for the very few,... More >>

• Aesthetic Power for the People

  published November 6, 2003

  THUR 11/6 Cultural wasteland. Culturally deprived. Culturally backward. We've all heard the knocks about the level of aesthetic... More >>

• Fops Fly

  published October 30, 2003

  SAT 11/1 Since the early days of flying machines, Man has enjoyed marveling at the ridiculous ways experimental aircraft can crash and... More >>

• Rodent Ritual

  published October 30, 2003

  WED 11/5 You already know the little yellow mousecar. The VW Beetle with attached ears and tail? It was likely the first car you ever... More >>

• People Power

  published October 23, 2003

  THUR 10/23 Picking up its cues from the civil rights movement, the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, organized by a broad coalition of... More >>

• Baby Face

  published October 23, 2003

  FRI 10/24 1970s B-movie queen Linda Blair got her start modeling as a baby. Who would have thought that some years later she'd be... More >>

• Truth or Delusion

  published October 16, 2003

  There is no way of knowing at press time what the fate of the Marlins will be. We tried consulting Miss Cleo, but she's been impossible to track... More >>

• Animal Magnetism

  published October 9, 2003

  SAT 10/11 The always-edgy minds at GableStage may have outdone themselves this time. Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is... More >>

• Orange Alert

  published October 2, 2003

  SUN 10/5 According to Celtic legend, Stingy Jack was a thieving reprobate, a chap so nasty he tricked the Devil himself on several... More >>

• Funky Musica

  published October 2, 2003

  SUN 10/5 Oye, it's time for the second annual Urban Latin Music Festival and you know what that means. Lots of rump-shakin',... More >>

• Fast Times

  published September 18, 2003

  SAT 9/20 Go, go, speed racer. Go before the checkered flags fall on the winners in what is fast becoming an annual episode of race... More >>

• DUCKing Around Town

  published September 11, 2003

  What does it take to turn heads in downtown Miami and South Beach? Beautiful people, wayward celebrities, and crazy politics are all part of the... More >>

• A Hyper-Realistic Existence

  published September 4, 2003

  A new Internet fad has arrived and the admission ticket is likely sitting in your deleted e-mail. Remember a spammish-looking "Invitation to join... More >>

• Mars Attacks

  published August 21, 2003

  More than a hundred years ago, Percival Lowell tipped his telescope toward Mars, imagined a Venetian-style civilization, and initiated the... More >>

• Black Beauty

  published August 21, 2003

  Saturday August 23 With 51 of the most beautiful black women coming to town to compete in the Miss Black USA Pageant, we... More >>

• Circular Reasoning

  published July 24, 2003

  Wouldn't it be nice if someone arranged a celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the discovery of the Miami Circle? A day of... More >>