1. Art

Henry's Solid State

"All Florida" is surprisingly strong

By Michael Mills

Published: July 19, 2007

After nearly a decade of covering the "Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition" at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, I had come to think of it a little like a dental exam...

2. Artbeat

Pastimes and Amusements of the Japanese

By Marya Summers

Published: July 19, 2007

Otaku, beware! Manga and anime are acknowledged only on a placard in "Pastimes and Amusements of the Japanese," and that is just a passing mention. Perhaps that's because obsession...

3. Dish

The Undersea World of Toby Joseph

A Cero-sum game where the diner always wins

By Gail Shepherd

Published: July 19, 2007

I'm not the kind of customer — being half-blind and chronically underdressed — that the St. Regis Resort would cultivate if it had a choice. The new Starwood Hotels enterprise...

4. Dred Scott!

Freestyle and Beyond

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 19, 2007

Latin hip-hop is a strange animal these days. What was once perceived as a laughingstock or at best a lackluster subgenre of rap is now a multimillion-dollar commodity. Venture into...

5. Feature

Playing With Fire

Only one man is set to stand trial for a grisly murder seven years ago – but if he's guilty, did he really act alone?

By Kelly Cramer

Published: July 19, 2007

On a sunny, 70-degree Saturday morning, on April 5, 2000, Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Lt. Ray Cicero pulled into an alley behind Bond Paint Co. and smelled something unforgettable. Cicero...

6. Film

Friends With Benefits

Two straight guys pretend to be gay and turn out to be humanists in Chuck & Larry

By Ella Taylor

Published: July 19, 2007

I wanted to hate I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, truly I did. Two straight guys pretending to be gay (insert fiscal excuse here); been there, done that (insert all known variants...

7. Film

Hairspray, Get Back to Your Roots!

Movie musical of the musical of the movie is nowhere near divine

By Scott Foundas

Published: July 19, 2007

Did John Waters sell out? Or did our ever-more-metrosexual age merely render him irrelevant? Certainly long before Hairspray took up residence on the Great White Way in 2002, Waters...

8. Letters

Letter from July 19-25, 2007

Published: July 19, 2007

Proto Can Step Up Time to skip the Slim Shady connection: I read the article ("Boy to Man," Esther Park, July 12). Fantastic. Protoman is real humble and sometimes doesn't feel like...

9. Live Wire

Ladybug Transistor

By Mark Keresman

Published: July 19, 2007

What's so bad about feeling macabre? Nothing, if the works of Nick Drake, Camera Obscura, and Ladybug Transistor are around to dispel your bittersweet nostalgia or pensive melancholy....

10. Live Wire

Mary J. Blige

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 19, 2007

When it comes to the prototypical urban songstress, there's no one who commands more respect than the legendary Mary J. Blige. New urban starlets such as Keyshia Cole, Beyoncé,...

11. Live Wire

Fruko y Sus Tesos

By Bryan Falla

Published: July 19, 2007

Go to any Colombian party on New Year's Eve and you'll hear it. Give it just five seconds and watch it summon all within its audible reach to the dance floor. It's name is "El Preso"...

12. Live Wire

Less Than Jake

By Lee Zimmerman

Published: July 19, 2007

Some assume that being in a punk band means surrendering your sense of humor and giving up all claims on musical maturity. Fortunately, there's the occasional outfit that dispels that...

13. Music

Reloaded

Old-school screamo outfit takes one more shot

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 19, 2007

It's 11 on a hot and sticky Friday night, and I'm sweating inside Hollywood's Club M waiting on a miracle. The once-popular, always-dysfunctional, heavily loved hardcore band Load...

14. Music

Antichrist Superstars

Marilyn Manson teams with Slayer this summer, but will they survive each other?

By D.X. Ferris

Published: July 19, 2007

After a four-year absence, Marilyn Manson has returned to the public eye in the video for "Heart-Shaped Glasses" by porking his barely legal girlfriend in a rain of blood. Considering...

15. News

Father and Law

A retired Hollywood cop would do almost anything to help his son — maybe a little too much

By Thomas Francis

Published: July 19, 2007

Bryan Hoisington always wanted to work in law enforcement, and he knew the people who could make that happen in Hollywood — starting with his father. Larry Hoisington retired...

16. Night Rider

A Loungy Kind of Love

A date with romance has us turning Far Eastward

By Marya Summers

Published: July 19, 2007

Long before 07/07/07 sent legions to Las Vegas in search of an Elvis wedding, the Japanese knew it was the ideal date for getting lucky. For them, the seventh day of the seventh month...

17. Outtakes

Same Old Beyoncé

Another desperate letter from a disgruntled fan

By Cole Haddon

Published: July 19, 2007

Dear Beyoncé, I know you're busy being a multi­media superstar, but did you get a chance to check out Knocked Up when it dropped a month back? I'm sure you had things to...

18. Outtakes

Celebrity Death Match

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw get it on... but not like you think

Published: July 19, 2007

Two married pop-country superstars, one stage, one burning question: Who would win in a celebrity death match between these two happily married musical artists? Why Faith Hill Will...

19. Outtakes

Cool Runnings

New concert documentary honors Garnett Silk

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: July 19, 2007

Unlike the Passa Passa dancehall DVDs that are all about booty shots and the hottest dance moves, films documenting true-school reggae concerts are hard to find. You can walk into...

20. Pub Stalker

Spice Resto-Lounge

By Bryan Falla

Published: July 19, 2007

Spice Resto-Lounge954-923-3888 1934 Hollywood Blvd., HollywoodThe blue, red, yellow, and pink lights bounce off the walls. Patrons sweat as their appendages move to a conga beat. A...