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European Pediatricians: American Academy of Pediatrics' Recommendation to Circumcise Baby Boys Is "Questionable, Weak"

After years of studying all the studies about circumcision, the American Academy of Pediatrics last year updated its policy about circumcision of infant boys. Whereas it had previously been neutral on the matter, the organization started recommending the procedure, advising that the benefits outweig ... More >>

The Onion, on Stage: The Brilliant News Satirists Skewer TED Talks in a Live Show

Pit Bulls Already Banned in a Dozen Countries

Though a proposed ban on Broward County pit bulls was shelved last night, if the legislation reemerges in some form -- and actually passes -- the prohibition on the dog wouldn't be anything unusual. In 1989, Miami may have been one of the first communities to ban pit bulls -- but it sure hasn't bee ... More >>

Wall Flowers: LiveRoof's "Living" Green Wall System Could Turn Your Wall Into a Vegetable Garden

In the not-too-near-future, your next home or office lobby may not be painted, or even decorated with wall paper. It could be alive.Alive with plants, of course. But before we go planting gardens indoors, perhaps we should start with "living" exterior walls and roofs, first. Here, in South Florida, ... More >>

Everything Is Eroticized in A Royal Affair, a Historical Drama About an Illicit Affair

Kratom Comes to Florida: Is the Next Big Drug Craze Dangerous?

Donuts Are The Cause of America's Problems

​It is true that America is home to the Luther Burger. It is true that America invented greasy fast food, and continues to love its Burgerdonalds and McKings with heart-stirring (and -stopping) patriotic ardor. It is true that our prolonged prosperity in the 20th century, our early adoption of ref ... More >>

First Look: G & B Oyster Bar

​ G & B Oyster Bar has quietly opened, helmed by the folks behind Coconuts in Fort Lauderdale and perched next door. G & B is a reference to owner Elliott Wolfe's children, Gates and Bennett. (It also seems to be inspired by Barbara Lynch's B & G Oysters in Boston.)During last night's ... More >>

The Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale Continues to Wrestle With its Legacy

Food News: Paula Deen's Glitter Eyeglasses, Shake Shack's Domination, and the End of Farm-to-Table?

Thought I'd share some of the most interesting food-related links I've read from around the internets over the past few days:  Another Shake Shack is slated for South Florida: Coral Gables to be specific. The New York Times Magazine illuminates restaurateur Danny Meyer's plans to take over ... More >>

Manuel Valle's Execution Gets the Go-Ahead From Circuit Court Judge

Florida Department of CorrectionsManuel Valle, now sheduled to die on September 1.​Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jacqueline Hogan Scola cleared one more roadblock to the lethal juicing of South Florida cop killer Manuel Valle.After a hearing ordered by the Florida Supreme Court to decide the effectiven ... More >>

Alcee Hastings' Scandals Collide in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

A sexual harassment suit filed against Congressman Alcee Hastings combines two of the Miramar Democrat's weaknesses -- taxpayer-paid globetrotting and women underlings he has had in the government's employ. RightklikPacker and Hastings​Winsome Packer, the former high-level Capitol Hill policy ... More >>

The Constitution Is Just For Christians: Allen West at CPAC

Rep. Allen West gave the keynote address at CPAC on Saturday, and was typically effective. Politico likened his performance to the throwing of "red meat" to the massed conservatives. It's a good metaphor. His speech drew the loudest applause in its bloodiest moments -- those moments in which West de ... More >>

Reader: "American Society is Sick"

Sunsport Gardens, where families come to live freely.​Many readers were riled by an article we posted on The Juice last week about a nine-year-old girl named Leslie. She, along with her older brother and parents, live at a local nudist resort.The comment below was not only outside our normal reade ... More >>

Katie Holmes, Almost as Famous as Allure of the Seas, Finished Filming in Fort Lauderdale

via www.gossipcenter.com​Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri boarded a private jet in Fort Lauderdale yesterday, after filming 'Jack and Jill', starring her, Adam Sandler, and Al Pacino. The film shoot was on the ridiculously massive cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, which made headlines a few weeks ... More >>

Humongous Cruise Ship Narrowly Clears Bridge, Continuing Its Family Legacy

via CNN​The epically named Allure of the Seas, whose home is in Fort Lauderdale, made headlines today after it cleared a bridge in Denmark by less than the height of a toddler. And it didn't crawl underneath, it gunned it to get a little lower since the squeeze was as tight as leggings would ... More >>

Last Chance at Scandinavian Fare -- Cafe Copenhagen in Jupiter Closes July 31

Christian Cotton, chef/owner of Cafe Copenhagen in Jupiter, is calling it quits in Jupiter's Driftwood Plaza. He'll be open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday through July 31 and for brunch on the weekends till that date; reservations are recommended if you do want in on one of the final meals.Cotton's ta ... More >>

Beach Friends Launch Jupiter Beach Food and Wine Festival

​A fan of clean beaches, or the doggy beach in Jupiter that's one of few in SoFla? Check in on Saturday, May 8, at Riverwalk in Jupiter for the Friends of Jupiter Beach Food and Wine Festival. A number of restaurants from the north end that usually don't strut their stuff are involved in the ... More >>

Danish Band Kashmir Shares Meaty Wisdom

Photo by Flickr user vulnerablechaosMeatballs: the way to her heart, says one Danish band member.​If you go backstage at Antone's, the legendary music venue in Austin, then head upstairs past whatever band is lingering on the first floor, look closely at the back wall of the small balcony and you' ... More >>

An Interview with Martin Thorborg, Serial Entrepreneur in Delray Beach

Beach or Danish snow? I'll take the beach.​Martin Thorborg is one of those unusual success stories because he's one of those businessmen who broke most of the rules and became a success. Martin is Danish and is a serial entrepreneur who's now living in Delray Beach.His first venture was the Danish ... More >>

Super Giant Mega Ginormous Cruise Ship Bound for Lauderdale

flickr.comThe Oasis of the Seas leaving Finland.​The Oasis of the Seas, the largest ship ever built (think Noah's Ark meets the Titanic meets Rhode Island), cleared her largest obstacle this week en route to a new home in Fort Lauderdale.AP reports that crew on the massive 20-story, $1.5 billion o ... More >>

New in Film: A Woman in Berlin, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Jennifer's Body, The Burning Plain, and Flame & Citron

Nine U.S. Restaurants Make World's 50 Best List; Ramsey Strikes Out

Once again, S. Pellegrino has ranked the 100 Best Restaurants in the World, and nine of the top 50, including Momofuko Ssam Bar, which made the list for the first time this year, are in the United States. But we South Floridians are going to have to travel (and pay!) if we want to sample the best. ... More >>

Northern Lights

Looking for fresh new jazz? Try Scandinavia.

Lulz for Monday: Some of the Best of the Worst Music Videos

Tuesday Afternoon Music Fix - Raveonettes, Michael Jackson and Ghostface

Little Steven's coolest songs, vol. 3

Last Night: Dropkick Murphys at Revolution

Two Chefs’ 11th Marked With 10-for-10

Wayne's World

The Flaming Lips are back on the road and reflecting on nearly 25 years of weirdness

Horror Business

The HorrorPops' lead freak in uniform sets things straight.

No Blues for This Baby

A dreadful decade in downtown West Palm leaves Capri Blu miraculously unbeaten.

Mild Wilde

A Good Woman would benefit from a good actor or two

Worldwidest

All the world's a turntable for Gilles Peterson

The Law of Orbits

Take Heed's Fool for Love explores the menace of hopeless love, if you can call it that

Gothabilly

The New Golden Oldies

The Raveonettes make dark doo-wop for the indie set

Mall Ratty

A store clerk's tale is Lost amid a flurry of poor camerawork

Scratch-Your-Head Mysterious

What's going on here? It's all about radical transformations and the peculiar in the everyday

A Sonata in Davie Major

Letters July 29 - August 4, 2004

Over the Hill?

Whip It On and On

Danish duo the Raveonettes are one with the cosmos

A Family Affair

Wackenhut Corp.'s days as a South Florida firm are over, but its legacy lives on

A Little Tail

Butt seriously folks, you can bet your bottom dollar that Tails Tropic Island Grill won’t be bringing up the rear

Letters to the Editor

Letters for March 22, 2001

Fear of Frying

Vienna Cafe & Wine Bar

Tempests in a Teapot

The Straight Dope

Danish Delight