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21. Night & Day

    Mystery, Memory Loss, and Murder

    By Penn Bullock

    Published: May 8, 2008

    This weekend, thousands of American men and women will wake up next to someone they don’t recognize, with no memory of how they got there. They’ll pull on their...

22. Night & Day

    Crossbows and Cocktails

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Ladies, listen up. Life is about learning new things — after all, you’ll never know what you might excel at if you stay in your current routine (evening, couch,...

23. Night & Day

    Become a Hippie in Two Easy Steps

    By John Linn

    Published: May 8, 2008

    When the “American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” Hair first debuted in 1967, it was both catalyst to and commentary on sweeping changes in the social climate. The musical...

24. Night & Day

    Jazz Soufflé

    By Heather Burdick

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Frank Zappa once said, “Jazz isn’t dead; it just smells funny.” At Christine’s (2671 East Oakland Blvd, Fort Lauderdale), that funny smell might be the...

25. Night & Day

    Looks Can Be Deceiving

    And that’s why it’s important you get pretty.

    By John Linn

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Once upon a time, some really ugly person somewhere said, “It’s not what’s outside, but what’s inside that counts.” Seriously? Look, we wouldn’t...

26. Night & Day

    Equal Opportunity Hater

    By John Letsch

    Published: May 8, 2008

    In these days of hypersensitivity and partisan polarization, media personalities face a difficult conundrum: How do they deliver their own opinions without pissing off the...

27. Night & Day

    Bozo Jumps In

    By John Linn

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Why attend the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix this Thursday through Sunday at the International Swimming Hall of Fame (1 Hall of Fame Dr., Fort Lauderdale)? Four words: clowns on...

28. Night & Day

    Buffet for the Beholder

    Get a taste of various art movements under one roof

    By Riki Altman

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Serving up a smorgasbord for your viewing pleasure, The Boca Raton Museum of Art premieres two spring exhibitions Friday: “American Impressionism: Works from the Bank of...

29. Stage

    Forced Marriages

    Three Fittings does the deed but can't commit

    By Brandon K. Thorp

    Published: May 8, 2008

    In her famous review of The Sound of Music — the one that didn't, by the way, get her fired from McCall's — Pauline Kael accused the film of reducing its audience...

30. Game On

    There's more of the same in Mario Kart Wii, and that just might be plenty.

    By Chris Ward

    Published: May 8, 2008

    This year marks the 16th birthday of Mario Kart, the landmark Nintendo franchise that consists of eight identical racing games and legions of fans who buy every one of...

31. Music

    Fly Paper

    Rahsaan dishes out rhymes that stick

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Yo, correct me if I'm wrong, but there used to be a time in hip-hop where fashion sense was a requirement. Fedoras, rope chains, and sneakers were once as much a part of the...

32. Live Wire

    Young Jeezy

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: May 8, 2008

    A couple of years ago, Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy was seen as the last great Southern hope. He had the hood respect of T.I. and garnered the admiration of practically every...

33. Outtakes

    The Five Worst Rock 'n' Roll Moms

    Do they get any worse than this?

    By Cole Haddon

    Published: May 8, 2008

    With Mother's Day weekend upon us, we thought it would be a good time to pay tribute to some of the worst moms in pop-music culture... just in case you were wondering whose...

34. Film

    Fast Track to Nowhere

    It's anime on overdrive in the Wachowski brothers' souped-up, tricked-out Speed Racer

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Converting a fondly remembered cartoon series—one of the first Japanese animes syndicated on American TV—into a prospective franchise, the Matrix masters, Larry and...

35. Live Wire

    Shirley Caesar and Yolanda Adams

    By Khary Kimani Turner

    Published: May 8, 2008

    It might not be appropriate to refer to them as the best of praise and worship. But few gospel artists stir souls across multiple cultural and economic lines like Yolanda...

36. Outtakes

    Reviewing the Reviewers

    Lyrics Born raps back at the critics

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: May 8, 2008

    Bay Area rapper and Quannum Projects co-founder Lyrics Born, AKA Tom Shimura, has a big, engaging personality, whether on wax — as with his new disc, Everywhere at Once...

37. Live Wire

    DJ Heather

    By W. Saeger

    Published: May 8, 2008

    People are still talking about DJ Heather's set at this year's Om Records WMC party. Like fellow Chicago DJ Colette, whom she followed on the Ultra Lounge stage, Heather is...