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  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Happy (Belated) Birthday. Peter Gabriel! A List of His Essential Songs

    ​It could be argued, and successfully, no doubt, that Peter Gabriel's two-pronged career has made him one of the most innovative and ingenious musicians of the modern era. That reputation sprung to life at the helm of Genesis and then reached full bloom with a solo career that continued to aw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2011

    Police Officers Pissed Off About SB-830

    Senate Bill 830 is one of those horribly-written pieces of legislation so hung up on maintaining its own official-soundingness that it takes two or three read-throughs to figure out what the damned thing means. Read it here, and be amazed at your own capacity for boredom and bemusement.Police office ... More >>

  • Film

    March 24, 2011

    "Salam Rugby" Serves as a Good Start to This Year's Women's International Film & Arts Festival

    Senate Bill 830 is one of those horribly-written pieces of legislation so hung up on maintaining its own official-soundingness that it takes two or three read-throughs to figure out what the damned thing means. Read it here, and be amazed at your own capacity for boredom and bemusement.Police office ... More >>

  • News

    September 16, 2010

    Latin American Dictators Love South Florida

    Senate Bill 830 is one of those horribly-written pieces of legislation so hung up on maintaining its own official-soundingness that it takes two or three read-throughs to figure out what the damned thing means. Read it here, and be amazed at your own capacity for boredom and bemusement.Police office ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2010

    The Dark Side

    A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

  • News

    June 3, 2010

    Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border

    A bizarre, disputed, cocaine-fueled mania is killing Floridians, especially when they're jolted with a Taser.

  • Calendar

    January 1, 2009

    Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho

    Guantánamo Bay has gotta go!

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Mi Casa Is Not Tu Casa

    Protesters say illegals take our jobs, bring in leprosy, and, grrr, sell ice cream from bicycles

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    Camilo's Retreat

    He left the war behind to enter a whole new controversy

  • Dining

    October 26, 2006

    Eat My Meat

    Most Uruguayans chomp down that stuff grilling on the parrilla — and little else.

  • Music

    October 19, 2006

    Less Rock, More Talk... Part II

    Life's a speech — and then you turn 30.

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2006

    Bad Government, Bad

    Life's a speech — and then you turn 30.

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    Up a Hill

    Soulfull Saturday was a success — in spite of a certain dawdling diva.

  • News

    June 15, 2006

    Letters for June 15-21, 2006

    Soulfull Saturday was a success — in spite of a certain dawdling diva.

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    Hurry Up and Come

    Memorial Fest will keep reggae fans happy for years.

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Free This Priest

    Father Gerard Jean-Juste is no outlaw. He's a Magic City hero.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    Letters for October 21-27, 2004

    Father Gerard Jean-Juste is no outlaw. He's a Magic City hero.

  • News

    September 2, 2004

    Jamaica Yes Problem

    Far from their homophobic homeland, expatriate Jamaican gays are haunted by the same old ghosts

  • News

    June 24, 2004

    Gay in Jamaica

    The brutal slaying of an activist spurs an outcry against bigotry

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2004

    Skrrreeek!!!

    The brutal slaying of an activist spurs an outcry against bigotry

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Death Road

    A 62-year-old convict was killed while working outside the slammer. BSO ain't talking about it.

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Political Therapy

    Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Bobbing for War

    Florida's senator should get out before he gets in

  • Music

    August 1, 2002

    Slipped Discs

    Time once again to sift through the latest in local-band recordings

  • Music

    December 27, 2001

    Patriot Lame

    Pank Shovel submits to an ideological litmus test — and scores poorly, according to ex-guitarist Tom Mestnick

  • Culture

    December 6, 2001

    Hunger Strike

    Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Branch Managers

    Hacking trees in the subtropics is ecologically ugly. It's also illegal.

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Equal-Opportunity Dissident

    Julian Jorge Reyes was a child of Castro's revolution who turned against his leader. Now he's taking on el exilio.

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    The Other Side of Paradise

    The Bahamas. Sun, fun, and upscale resorts, right? Add murder to the mix, and throw in a Third World-style underclass.

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    To Protect and Flatten

    The weapon du jour of South Florida cops is the Sage SL-6, a gun that shoots big rubber bullets that hurt like hell but don't kill. They hope.

  • News

    July 16, 1998

    Undercurrents

    The weapon du jour of South Florida cops is the Sage SL-6, a gun that shoots big rubber bullets that hurt like hell but don't kill. They hope.

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