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1. Feature

   Voodoo Man

   A voodoo ceremony in the 'burbs? Who'da thunk it?

   By Tamara Lush

   Published: September 6, 2007

   Watch an audio slideshow of Erol Josue leading a Little Haiti Vodou ceremony. Chantal Louis is a 42-year-old Haitian immigrant who lives in suburban Hempstead on Long Island....

2. News

   Kongfrontation

   When manipulating Mario goes stratospheric, who's the real Donkey Kong champ?

   By John Linn

   Published: September 6, 2007

   History means a lot to Billy Mitchell. The 42-year-old gamer from Hollywood has had a long one, beginning back in 1982, when he first set the world record in the arcade game...

3. Letters

   Letters for September 6-12, 2007

   Published: September 6, 2007

   Crooked Flight Novelists can't make this stuff up: So when are the indictments coming ("Return to Sender," Bob Norman, August 30)? Is Palm Beach County the only county to...

4. Bob Norman

   Pure Fraud

   When somebody offers to "purify" your possessions, call the bunko squad

   By Bob Norman

   Published: September 6, 2007

   The house, set back off a private country road in Davie and ensconced in old palms and high-reaching tropical vegetation, has a Sunset Boulevard feel to it. Its dual chimneys...

5. Night Rider

   Geek Porn

   Tits 'n' asteroids at Tate's

   By Marya Summers

   Published: September 6, 2007

   The opening of the "Sex and Science" show at Bear and Bird Boutique and Gallery, the girly section of Tate's Comics in Lauderhill, brought out all manner of perverts, who...

6. ¡Ask a Mexican!

   Speedy Is Suave

   Ándale! It's OK to Laugh

   By Gustavo Arellano

   Published: September 6, 2007

   Dear Mexican: A new line of Speedy Gonzalez clothing came out earlier this year. As a black vendor in a predominantly Mexican market, I immediately thought about selling some...

7. Music

   Latin Crunk's New Tastemaker

   Sito Oner Rock takes a new genre global

   By Jose Davilla

   Published: September 6, 2007

   It's an unusually breezy Thursday afternoon on Hollywood Boulevard. The vintage shops and restaurants that line the old district are mostly empty, and Latin music sensation...

8. Short Cuts

   Hugh Masekela

   Live at the Market Theatre (Times Square)

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: September 6, 2007

   Within the realm of African free jazz, there's never been a performer with charisma and skill that could match South African trumpet player Hugh Masekela. He's been an icon...

9. Subtropical

   The Eat

   It's Not the Eat, It's the Humidity (Alternative Tentacles)

   By Abel Folgar

   Published: September 6, 2007

   Members of local band the Eat had one simple thing going for them (aside from chops and dexterity at their game): They didn't give a good goddamn about anything. The fact that...

10. Live Wire

    Bad Boy Bill

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: September 6, 2007

    There aren't many names within the global house community as recognizable as Bad Boy Bill's. As the long-time poster boy for Chicago house, Bill has been taking house music to...

11. Pub Stalker

    Brass Monkey Primate Tavern

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Brass Monkey Primate Tavern 10190 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs 954-753-1110 Even on a Saturday night, Coral Springs is the epitome of quiet living. Amid the dead air, wedged...

12. This Week in Music

    Hot Shit

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Hot Shit Bill Bellamy: He's been a player and a booty call. He's worked his way from ground up to headlining position on Def Comedy Jam. This week, the host of NBC's Last...

13. Dred Scott!

    UNlimited Heavy Metal

    By Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Someone needs to pinch Freddy Lim. The 31-year-old Taiwanese singer thinks he's living the ultimate heavy-metal dream. His long-time black metal band, ChthoniC, has been...

14. Dish

    Pass the Bread, Casanova

    At Tulio's, it's the sole that seduces

    By Gail Shepherd

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Ladies, watch your backs. Three-quarters of the single adult American male population is suddenly out there perfecting the magic art of seduction. They've learned their...

15. Film

    Still Waiting for That Train

    James Mangold remakes a classic Western for our ADD times

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Huffing and puffing to resuscitate a long-moribund genre, James Mangold manages to imbue a 50-year-old Western with the semblance of life. Mangold's remake of 3:10 to Yuma...

16. Toronto Film Festival

    349 Movies To Go

    Preparing for the onslaught that is the Toronto Film Festival .

    By Nathan Lee

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Sundance signals, for better or worse, the state of American independent filmmaking. Cannes keeps faith, for those who still believe, with the cinema d'auteur. And Toronto? The...

17. Night & Day

    Surfin’ FLA

    By Lewis Goldberg

    Published: September 6, 2007

    C’mon, let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learnin’ how, come to the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival with me … In spite of our beachfront proximity, hardcore surf...

18. Night & Day

    A Whole Lotta What-Evs

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Most fundraising affairs require something from you: training for a charity marathon, owning kicks with proper arch support for a walk-a-thon, or gently nodding off unnoticed...

19. Night & Day

    The Fabric of Love

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: September 6, 2007

    Your relationship with your closet is on the rocks. Your relaxed-fit jeans have been laundered so many times they’ve actually become skinny jeans (but sadly, a couple seasons...

20. Night & Day

    Sushi and Be Seen

    By John Linn

    Published: September 6, 2007

    If there was a single cuisine that represented all that is fashionable, hip, and trendy, it would have to be sushi. Check the facts: It’s neatly wrapped and self-contained; you...