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End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty
The Republican brothers are headed for defeat, and Cuban-American politics will change forever.
By Francisco Alvarado
Published: October 23, 2008
Circus music sounds as a camera cuts to a short clip of a well-known, fuming, bearded comandante. Standing at a podium, he wears a drab military uniform and madly gesticulates...
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Slow Wine
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: October 23, 2008
They call it hump day because you’re finally over half of the workweek, but you’re already prepared to throw in the towel and call it the weekend. Before you sink...
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Do I Look Happy?
Find your smile at the Center for Beautiful Skin.
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 23, 2008
Is there anything more synonymous with fried food and dollar beers than happy hour? We don’t know about you, but hangovers and high cholesterol don’t make us happy at...
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Somewhere over the Causeway
Ruby-red slippers will click at the Arsht.
By BRYNA GREENLAW
Published: October 23, 2008
To children, The Wizard of Oz seems simple. A Midwestern girl who speaks like Sarah Palin gets swept away by a tornado made out of a lady’s stocking. She kills a witch,...
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Shake Is Contagious
By JACOB KATEL
Published: October 23, 2008
Local music impresario José El Rey declares, “I’ll be there, and I’m more than enough for all the ladies to come. There will be woofers installed in...
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Ooh, Baby, We Like It Raw
Find your new diet at Whole Foods.
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 23, 2008
We’re not as rich as Oprah, but we have something in common with the most powerful woman in America: There isn’t a fad diet we haven’t tried. The grapefruit one...
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Get in on the Oktoberfun
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 23, 2008
In Munich, Oktoberfest is a 16-day fete where more than six million people gather to drink fine beers, dance to modern and traditional Bavarian music, and nosh on...
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Bewitched at the Botanic
An autumnal festival flutters to Earth at Fairchild.
By PRISCILLA GOMEZ
Published: October 23, 2008
It’s finally fall — a time when leaves change color, the sun sets sooner, and the weather gets cooler. That is, unless you’re in Miami. While we’re stuck...
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Party Like It’s 1993
The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins renew their rivalry in a must-win game.
By Chris Joseph
Published: October 23, 2008
There once was a time when the biggest rivalry in the NFL was the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills. It was intense to be sure. Dolphins linebacker Brian Cox once famously...
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A Little Fresh Air Perhaps?
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: October 23, 2008
For those planning to flee the country next week if J. Mac and his dim-witted side-chick somehow swipe the election, here’s a chance for you to relax with art, food, and...
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Homecoming U
The young Canes take on formidable Wake Forest.
By Chris Joseph
Published: October 23, 2008
Although this Miami Hurricanes team is very young and very inexperienced, the overall preseason consensus was that the guys would be feisty and competitive. But after giving...
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Radiorama
Get to Hamtoberfest before it’s over and out.
By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
Published: October 23, 2008
When a serious storm comes through, good luck trying to get cell phone reception, and forget about going online. Hell, you wouldn’t even be able to Twitter. Your best bet...
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Vino Patriotas
Trust in the goodness of grapes at the Miami International Wine Fair.
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 23, 2008
Although the United States has fallen behind other developed nations in education (ninth, according to the OECD), healthcare (37th, says WHO), and environmentalism (39th, per...
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The Reason We Boogie
Miami Science Museum examines the sound of music.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: October 23, 2008
You already know Latin music has a particular effect on you — you can’t resist gyrating your hips to the scintillating play of Santana, you’ve been known to bust...
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The Gamblers
The Miami Poker Society knows when to hold ’em.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: October 23, 2008
This might sound crazy in these wild economic times, but there are folks who have quit their jobs to play cards. Poker is no longer just a game with your buddies over a case of...
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Sippin’ and Grubbin’
The dining’s fine at Alta Mar.
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 23, 2008
Finding the Magic City restaurant of your dreams can be a long journey driven by either crotchety food critics or your best friend’s unrefined palate. From Far East...
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Drum the Pain Away
By MARIA DE LOS ANGELES LEMUS
Published: October 23, 2008
Frustrated with the rut you’re in? Mad at your boss? PO’ed at the driver who cut you off on I-95? Chillax, dudes. Friday night you can beat the crap out of whatever...
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A Taste of His Medicine
You’ve got a fever, and the only cure is more Louis C.K.
By John Linn
Published: October 23, 2008
If laughter really is the cure for what ails you, then stand-up comic Louis C.K. should consider changing his surname to Pasteur. The Emmy-winning writer of The Chris Rock...
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Political Fundits
The 2008 Improv Festival cracks wise in the nick of time.
By TOM MCFADDEN
Published: October 23, 2008
In less than two weeks, many Floridians (yes, even some of you convicted criminals!) will head to the polls, wait in line to have their names checked off by confused old women,...
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Things That Go Bump in the Day?
Halloween kicks off a weekend early.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: October 23, 2008
Halloween ideally is about kids, candy, and the great pumpkin, but somewhere along the way, adults took the relatively innocent celebration of all things spooky and warped it...
