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December 25, 2012Merry Christmas! Clean Plate Charlie hopes that you and yours got everything your little hearts desired, whether it was a six-pack of $85 beer or a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven.
Now that the gifts have been unwrapped and the living room is buried in a sea of ribbon and shredded paper, it's time to ... More >>
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December 25, 2012Christmas Day. Now is the time to spend time with family, read a book, listen to Christmas jams, open gifts, and, if you're a South Florida celebrity living in a postmodern age, reach for your Twitter feed to dispatch the good tidings.
Because apparently it's not Christmas unless it's an Instagram ... More >>
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December 24, 2012If you're reading this now, it likely means you're running down the clock at work, sipping from a Thermos of spiked eggnog and counting the moments until sweet, holiday vacation time is yours. Those who are sticking around town this week will find there's not a whole lot going on. Clean Plate Charli ... More >>
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December 24, 2012Well, it happened. You've crossed into the Red Zone. We know, we know, you meant to get around to it yesterday, but TNT threw on a back-to-back showing of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended cut) and you ate all those cookies. Now it's 9 am on Christmas Eve day and your bag of gifts is completel ... More >>
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December 24, 2012It's Christmas Eve and everywhere around you, families are getting together with some cocoa or eggnog to celebrate both the birth of our savior and the imminent arrival of Santa Claus. However, for us Jewish people, Christmas eve was known as "the night when everything closes". The only places open ... More >>
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December 21, 2012Do piles of dirty dishes and being stuck in the kitchen for a good chunk of the day top your holiday wish list? No? Pass the buck by springing for Christmas dinner (or brunch) in a restaurant. Whether you're visiting from out of town and staying in hotel, don't celebrate Christmas, or are simply not ... More >>
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December 21, 2012Be honest: Cooking that elaborate Thanksgiving feast last month really took it out of you and the thought of going through all that work again on Christmas is a total bummer. Save the energy for gift opening (and possibly, gift returning the following day) by having a restaurant do the labor for you ... More >>
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December 21, 2012With Christmas Day fast approaching, so many of us are still expecting that package to arrive via mail just in time. Some are waiting for that box from Amazon. Others are waiting for that package of clothes ordered from the J Crew catalog. And others are waiting for two kilos of cocaine to ... More >>
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December 20, 2012Ah, the holiday season, a time for holiday parties and tons of food. While the holidays are always a great excuse to pig out on all those home-cooked goodies, it's also a great reason to get slogged off festive cocktails and martinis with your extended family and friends. This year, celebrate t ... More >>
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December 15, 2012Got a kid who's a total Picasso in the pantry? A real Kahlo in the kitchen? Or simply a child who has enough self control to resist chowing down on a cookie that's placed in front of them? This weekend, your budding pastry chef can show off their talents in a cookie decorating contest, complete with ... More >>
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December 7, 2012So it's come to this.
The Sun Sentinel, that bastion of muckrakery and insight, has now begun dabbling in what appears to be -- yes -- freestyle beat poetry about the tragic arc of the Christmas tree. Its merits aren't immediately discernible, because the poem hides among the column inches. Noneth ... More >>
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December 4, 2012Apparently nobody trolls Rick Scott quite like... Rick Scott.After the governor insisted he would reject any and all of Obama's health-care laws that come his way, he then turned around and changed his mind.
Then, after suppressing the vote in November before the elections, he vowed that voting pro ... More >>
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December 24, 2011All photos by Laine DossCotes du Rhone and Boujolais-Villages wines at a recession-friendly $12.19 a bottle.It's Christmas Eve and you have to get a last minute gift. Maybe you've been busy, maybe you got a call to come over for a party tonight at your sister's house. Sure, walking in empty hande ... More >>
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December 19, 2011Count down the days 'til Christmas with a pint in hand. The weekend looms large with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day overshadowing most other food and drink events in South Florida. Speaking of Christmas Day, you may still be able to score a reservation for a South Florida restaurant open on Chri ... More >>
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December 16, 2011Bad Santa respects your drink choices.Drinking on Christmas is encouraged, because when you're inebriated, Mom is a little more tolerable, Grandma's sexist rants are adorable, and your brother's constant cursing is almost endearing.No one wants to endure those awkward family dinners while sobe ... More >>
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December 15, 2011Blogs
December 14, 2011Allison.Hare via Flickr Creative CommonsClass up your Christmas meal by leaving it entirely up to someone else to handle. Here's the deal: For whatever reason, you don't feel like making your own damned Christmas meal this year. Maybe you're on vacation with the fam, enjoying a subtropical sojour ... More >>
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December 6, 2011proceedingboldly.blogspot.comAs the 99% draw attention to their less-than-equitable situation, sacrosanct holidays and traditions become a target for protests. Adbusters, the same (Canadian!) publication that launched the Occupy Wall Street movement, has advocated "buy-nothing day" on Black Frida ... More >>
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November 25, 2011It happens every Christmas: I look at my bank account. I cry. I decide that, instead of buying real presents, I will instead venture to Michael's Craft supplies, pick up some beads and glue sticks, and make something really special for people instead. Hence, the picture frames with glued-on ... More >>
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November 24, 2011Blogs
November 16, 2011Gingerbread men are lovers, not fighters.The 49th-annual Christmas on Las Olas
celebration on November 29 will turn five blocks of Las Olas
Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale into a winter wonderland, complete with ice skating, snow,
sledding, and some serious Christmas cookies battling it out.If
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December 23, 2010alancleaver_2000I'd rather be doing karaoke!Ahhh Christmas day...the smell of a Christmas tree in your
house, opening presents, singing carols, sipping eggnog, laughing
children....it's enough to make you want to lose your mind. Christmas Eve is alright by me since it's
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December 22, 2010zazzle.comUnless you are a member of some mythical non-dysfunctional family unit that I am pretty sure exists only in lands of unicorns and double rainbows, I assume that you are going to need a stiff drink this holiday. Most of us experience it year after year -- within 24 hours of the extended ... More >>
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December 22, 2010flickr: melissaclark"What shall I order at the bar?" The holidays are a good time to dress in your finery and enjoy a smart cocktail instead of your usual beer and tequila buzz. These festive drinks are sure to get you in the holiday mood - just remember to sip, not gulp.
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December 21, 2010This time of year is surreal in South Florida. It never really feels Christmas-y. Snowmen are extinct. Without cues from Mother Nature, Christmas week doesn't have the smoky whiff of holidays up north.Restaurants sometimes go all out and prepare a massive banquet, all of them basically on a big o ... More >>
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December 17, 2010Nina Matthews PhotographySure it's traditional to have Christmas dinner at home. Holiday movies and television practically make it mandatory to have a huge tableful of adoring friends and family gather around for Christmas dinner. Even The Who's from How The Grinch Stole Christmas shared a "roa ... More >>
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