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1. Feature

   Wingin' It

   Fledgling Guardian Angels get the call from gang-riddled Lake Worth

   By Ashley Harrell

   Published: August 2, 2007

   Downtown Lake Worth is doing fine. East of Federal Highway near the beach, life is splendid. But walk down South N Street and things get a lot grittier. There's Adrianne, the...

2. News

   Sex on the Beach

   Testing Naugle's fantasy

   By Brandon K. Thorp

   Published: August 2, 2007

   I'm sitting with my legs crossed on a bench outside of a restroom in Holiday Park, screaming for sodomy. There's a way you're supposed to look if you're trying to get laid in...

3. Letters

   Las Dull-as

   Published: August 2, 2007

   "Planning" the life out of Las Olas: What really irks me about the city planning commission and the commissioners who voted on the proposal of an "isolated" condominium on the...

4. Bob Norman

   The Stacy 'n' Russ Show

   Ritter & Klenet sounds like a lobbying firm

   By Bob Norman

   Published: August 2, 2007

   Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter couldn't make the June 26 commission meeting, but she took the time to call in her vote on one issue: giving the county's health...

5. Tailpipe

   Whodunit

   Great Tate Debate

   As told to Edmund Newton

   Published: August 2, 2007

   For two years now, Tailpipe has been hearing rumors about an alleged miscarriage of justice in the arrest of Lionel Tate for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man in 2005....

6. Night Rider

   Paging Dr. Hardy Harhar

   Professional help on the hunt for laughs

   By Marya Summers

   Published: August 2, 2007

   Drink has been called a tonic, laughter the best medicine. But they're not covered by insurance. Between admission fees and drink prices, good health through bar comedy can get...

7. ¡Ask a Mexican!

   Our Islamic Side

   Yeah, part moro, moron

   By Gustavo Arellano

   Published: August 2, 2007

   ¡ASK A MEXICAN! Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans say "¡Ojalá Dios quiere!"? Ojalá refers to Allah the Muslim god, and Dios is the Christian god. Do...

8. Music

   Push Comes to Show-Me

   Legendary blues guitarist John Hammond discovers the joys of songwriting

   By Saby Reyes Kulkarni

   Published: August 2, 2007

   "Man, I been waitin' five years for you to call me!" That, according to John Hammond, was G. Love's reaction when Hammond called him to ask if Love would produce what would...

9. Live Wire

   Bonerama

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: August 2, 2007

   In the post-Hurricane Katrina days, it seems like all things related to New Orleans music could use some extra love. Maybe not Dr. John — frankly, his hoodoo voodoo...

10. Outtakes

    The Piano Man

    Ben Folds reemerges and hits the road with John Mayer

    By Annie Zaleski

    Published: August 2, 2007

    I caught up with famed singer/songwriter Ben Folds recently and chatted about the ten-year anniversary of the release of Ben Folds Five's landmark album Whatever and Ever Amen...

11. Pub Stalker

    The Chocolate Moose Music Café

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: August 2, 2007

    It's a weird combination: emo kids just out of high school, hipsters in their 20s, and older folks who, oddly enough, don't seem out of place. But it works. The Chocolate Moose...

12. Dish

    How to Eat a Freedom Fry

    It's safe to Rendez-Vous again

    By Gail Shepherd

    Published: August 2, 2007

    Looks like they had it right. The French. About Iraq, that is. Notwithstanding their new President Sarkozy, who seems to have all the rigorous intellectual sophistication of...

13. Film

    A Star Is Bourne (Again)

    Amnesiac-spy trilogy culminates in a thrilling Ultimatum

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: August 2, 2007

    The Bourne Ultimatum opens in Russia as amnesiac superspy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) does what he does best: elude capture, crack skulls, brood. Lickety-split, he's en route to...

14. Night & Day

    Shout is where it’s at.

    By Riki Altman

    Published: August 2, 2007

    While American women prepared to discard their bras, five fabled lassies in the United Kingdom were celebrating their liberation via groovy music, makeup, and miniskirts. Watch...

15. Night & Day

    The Real Fourth Meal

    By John Linn

    Published: August 2, 2007

    Society at large generally recognizes three designated meals per day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner – each categorized by the time in which they take place and the...

16. Night & Day

    Folding Benjamin

    By John Linn

    Published: August 2, 2007

    Fans of piano-rock singer/songwriter Ben Folds are not too thrilled about his latest tour with soft-rocker John Mayer. For proof, just look at Folds’ Myspace site; it’s...

17. Night & Day

    Mental Ward: Raw

    By John Linn

    Published: August 2, 2007

    Open mic comedy can be a real mixed bag (you never really know what to expect on stage). But no matter how terrible or talented one open mic performance might be, the right...

18. Night & Day

    Dada Idol

    Karaoke in the Name of Art

    By Penn Bullock

    Published: August 2, 2007

    It was of one of man’s first utterances, a cry for father. It began its professional career in 1916 as the beloved sobriquet and rallying shriek of a cabaret act in...

19. Night & Day

    Life’s Short: Play the Ukulele

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: August 2, 2007

    Looked at your things-to-do-before-I-die list lately? It’s not getting any shorter. Learn a new language: no check yet. Learn a musical instrument: nope. Perform in front of an...

20. Night & Day

    Mo’ Better Murphy

    By John Linn

    Published: August 2, 2007

    For actor-comedian Charlie Murphy, life after the unbelievable success of Chappelle’s Show is a beautiful thing. After all, it was his “True Hollywood Stories” sketches...