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How Modern Fortunetellers Pull Off Their Scams

Stephen Ross Is Bringing an International Soccer Tournament to Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen "Chad Henne Is The Next Dan Marino" Ross is bringing an international soccer tournament to South Florida which is kind of like the World Cup, but not at all like it in the least. Ross is expected to announce that South Florida will host matches for what is being called ... More >>

Was Banksy in Florida? Artwork in Tequesta Makes Us Wonder

Was Banksy in Florida? Mysterious Mural Appears in a Tequesta Strip Mall

Could the mythical, England-based street artist known as Banksy have painted his latest bit of street art in... Tequesta?The small city (population 5,629) is a retirement haven in northern Palm Beach County. Last week, a New Times reader noticed this mural artwork on the wall of a vacant space insid ... More >>

The Irish Renaissance

Paul Oakenfold Calls Himself "an Underground Guy Who Made It Overground"

Breastaurants Will Be Hitting Up Hallandale and Weston in the Coming Months

What's better than a beer, a burger, and some very large boobs? Hallandale Beach and Weston would say, "Nothing. Nothing is what's better than those things." Because, as it turns out, both cities are planning to open new breastaurants in the coming months because titties is awesome! Hallandale Bea ... More >>

Holy Toast: Jesus, Mary, and Satan Found in Food

We're not sure why, but simple food has turned into a conduit for angels and demons to communicate with mere mortals. People have seen Jesus in cakes, sandwiches, potato salads, and other earthly delights. Jesus isn't the only spiritual being to appear in your meal -- there have been accounts of the ... More >>

How to Speak Republican: Leaked Document Reveals the Secrets of the GOP's Coded Language

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Meeting Produced Some Strange Ideas For Making Money Off State Land

Hello. You pay taxes in Florida, and have a stake in state-owned lands and public parks. So naturally, you want the state to save money on those lands, and would be supportive of such enterprising ideas as building a privately run wood-pellet mill on public land that will sell product to England and ... More >>

Does Raw Milk Make You Sick? We'll Soon Find Out.

"Wow, that's pure, concentrated milk," said my co-worker when I offered her a sip of raw milk. Like me, she's a 2%-er, so any whole milk is going to be especially, well, milky: even when I poured cream off the top. It's delicious, though. I want to cook with it, or add it to a cup of Counter Culture ... More >>

Strikers Soccer Team Pairs With Food Trucks for Home Games

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team has scored a partnership with five food trucks to offer eats this season. Arepabox, B.C. Tacos, Che Grill, Dog Eat Dog, and Dolci Peccati Gelato will park at every home game in the northwest corner of Lockhart Stadium from 5 p.m. until kickoff at 7:30 p. ... More >>

Chrome Dick's Raphael Alvarez on Absolutely Everything

​Glimpses of the South Florida Scene is a column devoted to the artists thriving within Broward and Palm Beach counties featuring interviews with the folks making it happen. This week, Chrome Dick.It goes without saying, but "Chrome Dick" is a jarring phrase, image, and idea. The sounds Raphael Al ... More >>

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 >>

Can Pompano/Deerfield Knock Off Number-One-Seed Delray Beach in Our Throwdown?

​Clean Plate Charlie is pitting our eight best dining areas against one another in a March Madness-style bracket. Later this month, we'll crown a winner -- an undisputed champion city that can boast to have the best food scene in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Below, read up on number-one-seeded ... More >>

"American Treasures" at the Boca Museum Presents a Smattering of American Greats

Pre-Weezer Cruise Q&A: Lou Barlow on Weezer Cruise, Working With J Mascis, and New Sebadoh Album

​Lou Barlow has been to South Florida only once, ever, and previously has had no desire to spend any extended time at sea. This week, though, he's due for an extended dose of both. The indie-rock icon is slated to perform aboard the Weezer Cruise, departing from the Port of Miami on January 19, bo ... More >>

The Jenny Saville Retrospective at the Norton Museum Examines Human Flesh With Surgical Precision

What Would a Buddhist Nun Do?

Elbo Room's Ground Floor Reopens After Renovation

​The tourist crowd thinned after sunset yesterday, leaving a handful of regulars strewn in seats around the bar. Elbo Room reopened its ground floor Thursday, after it was forced to comply with ADA building codes.

Steve Lawler at Wall Lounge, December 28

Santacon Fort Lauderdale, Huladay Party, and Other Festive Food Events this Week in South Florida

Fivedollarones via Flickr Creative CommonsEven the jolly ol' elf needs a break once in awhile. ​Naughty Santa shenanigans, hula dancing holiday hotties, happy hour toy drives at surf bars -- must be December in South Florida. This week's calendar is filled with opportunities to get into the spirit ... More >>

Birthers Convinced Marco Rubio Is a Cuban Citizen, and Yes... Obama's Still a Kenyan

Sen. Marco Rubio​Pass the tinfoil; we've got more hats to build.Sen. Marco Rubio is a hot pick for the vice presidential spot on the ticket of several GOP presidential candidates, but according to the birther lab, he's not eligible to be president or vice president because he's not a "natural-born ... More >>

Florida Supreme Court Quickly Dismisses Latest Manuel Valle Appeal

​Well, that was quick. Less than an hour ago, the Florida Supreme Court released a ruling saying the court will not hear the latest petition over issues with the new lethal injection drug to be used in Manuel Valle's execution.Yesterday, Northern Irish neurologist Dr. David Nicholl asked the court ... More >>

World's Largest Sailing Ship Docks in Port Everglades; Also, Forget About Seeing It

These masts don't mix well with, say, a flight to Albuquerque.​The Maltese Falcon, the world's largest sailing yacht and also a giant floating metaphor for the financial collapse, has pulled into Port Everglades, tucked away unceremoniously in a spot far from the riffraff and almost unseen unless ... More >>

Guns Online: No Permit Needed

Eggsellent Easter Egg Art: Rock Stars, Celebrities, Assorted Eggheads

John Lamouranne Bacon do I go well with....​A lot of people color Easter eggs for the holidays. Some cultures have elborate techniques to paint their eggs, but New Orleans artist John Lamouranne goes one step further to turn eggs into celebrities. The artist, known as the Egg Man, fetche ... More >>

Disney Cruise Crew Member Is Missing at Sea [UPDATE]

via Disney Cruise LinesA crew member on the Disney Wonder is missing.​A crew member on the Disney Wonder went missing Tuesday morning. The ship disembarked from Los Angeles on Sunday and had been on the water for two days when the employee did not show up for work. Cruise officials searched every ... More >>

James Randi Encourages Skeptics to "Overdose" on Homeopathic Medicines

James Randi, the grandfather of modern skepticism and founder of the Fort Lauderdale-based James Randi Educational Foundation, has for decades offered a $1 million prize to anyone who can successfully demonstrate any paranormal ability in a laboratory setting. Now he's extending the offer to manufa ... More >>

I'm Eating What?! Chilli [Sic] Lemon VIP Nuts

Photo by Riki AltmanHow'd you squeeze all those tan nuts into that bag?OK, so we're suckers for flashy packaging. That's why we set aside this bag of New York Delhi chilli [sic] lemon-flavored "VIP" nuts when we got them in a gift basket over Christmas. And we nearly forgot about them until the silv ... More >>

Drinking Vacation With Ruth Berman and Mike Arra's Beer Bon Voyage

Nicole Danna​Ruth Berman and Mike Arra love beer. So much so that the two busy Boynton Beach-based chiropractors decided to make a second living out of it.How? By organizing beer vacations, of course.

A Conversation You Want to Hear

"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" Lets the Bad Guys Off Easy

Once Sparring Partners, Tears for Fears Play Together to Stay Together

Santana and Steve Winwood Team Up at Cruzan

Cobra Starship Lands at Pompano Beach Amphitheatre

Playing the Field

Killing Me Softly With His Song

The Naked Truth

Can You Dig It?

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Amanda Palmer

Crazy for Funk

Locos por Juana, still skanking after all these years

Chopsticks Say: Ka-ching!

China Grill brings the show to Lauderdale

A Double Dose of Bravery

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Love in the Time of Teriyaki

The Lemon Grass is always greener at this Delray bistro

Right Here, Right Now

With a cleaned-up story, Oasis may regain its lost glory

God Save the Pub

Broken English