1. Artbeat

Perceptual Alchemy

By Marya Summers

Published: September 13, 2007

Artist Sharon Huff believes that everything happens for a reason and that we can see "beauty and perfection" even in the most tragic circumstances. Versace's murder, Princess Diana's...

2. Dish

Heaven's Kitchen

At Lola's, chef Michael Wagner has your back

By Gail Shepherd

Published: September 13, 2007

Watching Gordon Ramsey is making me violent. The three-Michelin-starred Scottish chef of the Fox reality show Hell's Kitchen is the foulest-mouthed, most evil-tempered brute in a business...

3. DVDish

Legs to Spare

Published: September 13, 2007

The Graduate: 40th Anniversary Edition(MGM) Fifteen years after its last home-video commemorative edition (extras from which appear here), The Graduate once more gets the bonus-laden...

4. Feature

High Seas

Lots of drugs, drinks, and titty fights, but the Climax Cruise ends in clammy anticlimax

By Ashley Harrell

Published: September 13, 2007

When Heather's friend calls her on Friday morning, she answers the phone groggy. The night before, she had been partying at Hard Rock or Mansion or somewhere. "Pack your shit," the...

5. Film

Jodie Foster, Superhero

Leaping thugs in a single bound, our Brave leading lady takes back the night

By Scott Foundas

Published: September 13, 2007

In the new Neil Jordan movie, Jodie Foster plays New York talk-radio DJ Erica Bain, who survives a vicious Central Park mugging and becomes an urban crusader devoted to cleaning up...

6. Film

The Thrill of the Hunt

Two hardened journalists and a newbie go after a war criminal in this dark and dirty winner

By Robert Wilonsky

Published: September 13, 2007

Until 2005, Richard Shepard's was a lamentable direct-to-prop-plane filmography populated with such forgettable titles as Cool Blue, Oxygen, Mexico City, and The Linguini Incident,...

7. Game On

Atlas Drowned

A crumbling utopia sets the stage for the world's most fascinating shooter

By Gary Hodges

Published: September 13, 2007

First-person shooters are rarely more than virtual shooting galleries. Great fun, yes, but not exactly thought-provoking. That's why it's nice when an FPS comes along that's trying...

8. Letters

Letters for September 13-19, 2007

Published: September 13, 2007

Where Has All the Shoeleather Gone? Norman seems to be doing a solo act: Damn fine work again ("Return to Sender," Bob Norman, August 30). Is Norman the last reporter in South Florida...

9. Live Wire

Ana Gabriel

By Fernando Ruano Jr.

Published: September 13, 2007

Ana Gabriel's tender and raspy voice was already captivating at the age of 6, when she was belting out interpretations of Mexican classics like José Alfredo Jiménez's...

10. Live Wire

We the Kings

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: September 13, 2007

Not sure if there's something in the water, but Florida is becoming a hotbed for progressive alt rock again. While Gainesville's Against Me! is landing feature stories in Rolling Stone...

11. Live Wire

Eddie Money

By Lee Zimmerman

Published: September 13, 2007

Labels can be deceiving. Take, for example, those misguided individuals who refer to South Florida as paradise. It's highly doubtful that the concept of paradise ever encompassed awful...

12. Live Wire

Dave Matthews Band

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: September 13, 2007

Love him or hate him, Dave Matthews puts on a hell of a concert. The beloved, balding troubadour of contemporary folk pop and his band have had ears for well-composed songs since their...

13. ¡Ask a Mexican!

The Papi Explanation

Savage Says It's Just a Turn-on

By Gustavo Arellano

Published: September 13, 2007

I am addressing this to both ¡Ask a Mexican! and "Savage Love," hoping one of you will have an answer to this: Why do Mexican chicks yell for their papi during sex? Daddy del...

14. Music

Pain and Progress

KRS-One talks tragedy and new music endeavors

By Esther Park

Published: September 13, 2007

You can't help but be intimidated by KRS-One's voice, a booming tone that shakes walls from concert halls to Ivy League classrooms. It is deeply distinct, like what you'd get if James...

15. Music

Senior Shock

Will Alice Cooper ever grow up?

By Cole Haddon

Published: September 13, 2007

One thing that Marilyn Manson and I both agree on: You can't shock an audience today," Alice Cooper says. "Audiences are shocked full at this point, because of CNN." Cooper should...

16. Night Rider

Ghost Busted

Shhhhh at Shea's for the "entities"

By Marya Summers

Published: September 13, 2007

Shea's Corner Pub is imbued with spirits, some say, and not just the drinkable kind. Yet Shea's, which is in a soulless Boynton Beach strip mall by a Domino's and a Dunkin' Donuts,...

17. Bob Norman

Judge and Jury

Judge Lazarus takes justice into his own hands in the Keith Wasserstrom trial

By Bob Norman

Published: September 13, 2007

Joel T. Lazarus is a powerful guy. He isn't just a Broward Circuit judge; he's also a jury. And on Monday, he single-handedly did more to damage anticorruption efforts in his county...

18. Outtakes

Break Out the Champagne

A Clematis stalwart turns 20

By Jonathan Cunningham

Published: September 13, 2007

West Palm Beach's nightlife scene has endured its share of ups and downs. The spark on Clematis Street is arguably a fragment of what it used to be, but buoyancy and change have always...

19. Outtakes

Beating Life Back Into This Damned Town

Musicians rock out to fight the big C

By Jamie Laughlin

Published: September 13, 2007

The plush, blue, velvet seats of Cinema Paradiso will all be filled this weekend, because on Saturday, the church turned movie theater undergoes another transformation, this time into...

20. Pub Stalker

Dirty Blondes

By Bryan Falla

Published: September 13, 2007

Dirty Blondes 229 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.Fort Lauderdale954-728-9801Oh, the sound of bones crushing under the collective weight of the linebacking core. Football season is...