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"Hi! This is Amtrak. I'm Julie! I invite you --"
"Agent!" I yell into the phone.
"--to visit our Website www.amtrak.com for --"
"AGENT!!!" I strain a jaw muscle; she...
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Back in 1978, long-time U.K. Subs guitarist Nicky Garratt remarked to a writer that frontman Charlie Harper was old enough to be part of Beethoven's backing band. Fast-forward...
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Britto's paintings are boastfully commercial in nature. Those in the art world can debate whether this quality diminishes his reputation as a serious artist, but there's no...
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For those with any kind of pop cultural memory, it's more than a little surprising to see Ice Cube in a movie like Barbershop. Not because it's a light comedy -- Friday was...
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A brigade of strangers firing up chainsaws in your back yard was already an ominous sight. It only got worse when your property was left looking like a hurricane had just...
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I know. Life is a struggle sometimes: You're faced with traffic gridlock, work overload, relationship limbo. But cheer up, at least you're not Baby Doll Gibbons. Not only is...
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On July 23, Sharon Franklin went to the Miami-Dade elections office in the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami to register as a candidate for the Country Club of Miami...
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In hetero circles, the mention of a gay South Beach nightclub still conjures images of Robin Williams and Nathan Lane flittering about the Birdcage. Visions of the Village...
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Let's start with the basics: There are three types of "eat-out," as opposed to homemade, burgers. One is the slider, a thin two-biter that slides down the digestive tract so...
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Sweet Sauerkraut
"I'm not compulsive; I'm precise," insists Martha Klein, the accomplished but rigidly self-contained heroine at the center of this enormously appealing...
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A casual ménage à trois at stage right, a frisky Frenchman at stage left, couples -- hopeful or just horny -- coupling and uncoupling everywhere else. Not a...
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Attention aspiring South Beach power brokers: Wanna learn how to game the system like a pro? Hollywood macher Michael Bay was more than happy to provide an easy lesson,...
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Last week, in the days leading up to my father's funeral, I played Susana Baca's album Espiritu Vivo (Living Spirit). The beat of the cajon, the wooden box that speaks...
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So you've done your reading and decided going organic, or perhaps even attempting a raw diet, is within the realm of culinary possibility. Maybe you've been titillated by the...
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If You're So Smart, Go Start Your Own School
It's more work than you'll ever imagine: New Times should be ashamed of Rebecca Wakefield's article on Florida International...
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In mid-August, Miami label Ciocan Music's press rep triumphantly announced that the stellar Cuban a cappella group Vocal Sampling would perform on the upcoming Latin Grammy...
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Pop stars are only discovered on TV shows, not in real life, right? Don't tell that to Puerto Rican band Circo. "This is totally pop-star imagery," laughs charismatic singer...
