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South Florida dogfighting rages on despite tough laws
By Michael J. Mooney and Tim Elfrink
Published: October 22, 2009
On the warm, humid afternoon of June 22, 2007, Liz Roehrich, a petite white woman in her 40s, turned left into a predominantly black, middle-class neighborhood and parked her...
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Warm Up With Some Double D's
By Sean Levisman
Published: October 22, 2009
Miami's winter self-denial quickly evaporated this weekend when we all got hit by a vengeful cold front, and with hot sunny days by the pool or beach now increasingly out of...
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To the Nines
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 22, 2009
You know the story: Beethoven was deaf when he wrote his ninth and final symphony based on a poem by Friedrich Schiller called "Ode to Joy." You know the story because it's one...
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The Book of Isiah
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 22, 2009
Touché, New York. After years of Allan Houston and company owning the Miami Heat’s balls in the playoffs, you went into the toilet when James Dolan sold MSG’s...
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Mike Jack, Back Whether You Like It or Not
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 22, 2009
Depending on which portion of the King of Pop’s legacy you gobble up, you might have conflicting feelings about his death. Celebrate the amazing song that is “Billie...
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Belly Up to the Word Bar
By JOE LAPIN
Published: October 22, 2009
If Allen Ginsberg had to attend a conference in Miami on how to really use finger cymbals, he might be a little confused about where to find a venue to listen to poetry and...
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Dream in The Color Purple
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 22, 2009
Instead of catching a flight to the bright lights of Broadway, take a quick ride to Biscayne Boulevard to get your theater fix this season. And if you think that means the...
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Poker in the Front, Burgies in the Back
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 22, 2009
The heterosexual man cannot live on eye candy alone. Sure, South Beach rules Miami-Dade (and perhaps the world) in terms of beautiful women, but what about those other manly...
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My Thumbs Oppose Nothing
By JACOB KATEL
Published: October 22, 2009
It begins as a slight tingling, develops into a burning sensation, and then erupts with an oozy fervor to match your frustration. No, we’re not talking about your last...
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Because Your Skin Shouldn’t Look Like Pigskin
By Chris Joseph
Published: October 22, 2009
Stephen Ross’s quest to make the Miami Dolphins the most ridiculous franchise in the NFL is nearly complete. As if getting D-list celebrities that haven’t been...
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There’s a Time Machine in the Gables
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 22, 2009
Abraham Lincoln was born 200 years ago in, yes, a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Nine years later, on a farm in Talbot County, Maryland, Frederick Douglass was born into...
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400 Ways to Get Your Party On
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 22, 2009
There was a time when New York promoters controlled the South Beach party scene, and on any given night, the clubs were filled with hip-hop that seemed to be piped directly...
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Simian Style
By DAVE LANDSBERGER
Published: October 22, 2009
Admit it — you’ve wanted your own pet monkey ever since you saw the Clint Eastwood-orangutan vehicle Every Which Way But Loose. He could ride your dog, eat with a...
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Can He Borrow That Fire Alarm?
By Ernest Barteldes
Published: October 22, 2009
Dutch-born Han Bennink is arguably one of the most venerated drummers on the European jazz scene. Throughout his half-century career, Bennink has performed with legends such as...
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Fugitive Sounds
By S. PAJOT
Published: October 22, 2009
Forever zigzagging across the country — Miami to San Fran, Atlantic City to Seattle, NYC to La La Land — local hip-drop duo the Big Bounce gigs unnaturally hard. It...
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Bending Miami into Shape
By CLAUDIA SANTANA
Published: October 22, 2009
It’s safe to say Miami isn’t the cultural mecca it could be... wait a second... something’s happening on the radar... yep, it just happened. Miami is that...
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Play a Little Game with Meh
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 22, 2009
If your mom accused a teenage you of spending too much time in your room clutching an Atari joystick, your mouth would say, “Fine, after I lose this man,” while the...
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Avant Garde en Español
By LEAH WESTON
Published: October 22, 2009
Through satire, writers, playwrights, and poets — from the Greco-Romans to Shakespeare to Stephen Colbert — have questioned our perception of reality. The Teatro en...
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Ooh, This Is So FLIFFy!
By AMANDA MCCORQUODALE
Published: October 22, 2009
Jet packs are passé; imagine a future where you can get a wrist implant that counts down to the moment when you will meet your soulmate. Such is the case in TiMER, a...
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Breast Buy
By GINGER HARRIS
Published: October 22, 2009
Forget modern science. The cure for breast cancer just might be shopping — or at least that’s what you can tell yourself to justify your spending spree at Shop for...
