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Author Michael Connelly Hosts Event for Broward Bulldog

A hard-nosed journalist and a hard-boiled author are teaming up Tuesday to talk about newspapering and crime fiction; to eat, drink and be merry; and to raise a few bucks for innovative local investigative news organ the Broward Bulldog. The evening's featured guest is Michael Connelly, a Broward b ... More >>

Stand Your Ground Laws Increase Homicide Rates, Study Finds

The great, well-oiled bullshit factory that is the National Rifle Association would have you believe the controversial Stand Your Ground laws have no drastic effect on a state's homicide rate. Because really, why would loosening the restrictions on violent engagement do a thing like that, right? Rig ... More >>

Allen West Kind of Compared Himself to Abraham Lincoln

Just because Allen West isn't around to yell COMMIE! at people from his seat in congress, doesn't mean he's not going to stop saying loopy things. West spoke to NPR's Michael Martin over the weekend to discuss the election and his memories of being in congress.In the interview, West tells  ... More >>

"The Daily Show Live" at Coral Springs Center for the Arts: John Hodgman, Al Madrigal, and Adam Lowitt Do Standup

George Clinton for Revolution Live's Eighth Anniversary October 25

Gay Athletes Go Public

Ingrid Michaelson at Culture Room on October 16

Arctic Ice, Snow Melts At Alarming Rate; Romney Thinks Environment Is For Nerds

Toward the end of Mitt Romney's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last month, the newly crowned candidate displayed in a single sentence his talent for sarcasm. "President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet," he said, then followed wi ... More >>

Smelling Saltz: Howard Saltz Bailed on Millions in Debts -- and Now He's Running the Hometown Paper

Sally Ride Dead of Pancreatic Cancer at 61

Former astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died of cancer today at the age of 61, according to her organization's website, which has since crashed.Born in Los Angeles, Ride earned multiple degrees in physics and English from Stanford in the late '70s, which is also when she repl ... More >>

Sally Ride Dead of Pancreatic Cancer at 61

Former astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died of cancer today at the age of 61, according to her organization's website, which has since crashed.Born in Los Angeles, Ride earned multiple degrees in physics and English from Stanford in the late '70s, which is also when she repl ... More >>

The Cheese Course Opens in Plantation

According to NPR, the average American downs about 31 pounds of cheese annually. We say if you're going to eat that much cheese - eat the good stuff and stay away from the Velveeta.The Cheese Course is an excellent place to procure good cheese and they've made it easier than ever with the recent ope ... More >>

CNN Botches Health-Care Ruling on Homepage

In the race to break the news of the U.S. Supreme Court health-care ruling, several media outlets wrongly rushed out headlines declaring it had been struck down. But none botched the news with as much gusto as CNN.Full-sized screenshot of the mistake after the jump.

Like a Horse and Carriage

How to Increase Your Chances of Eating Locally Caught Seafood

​National Public Radio reported today that fish and spices are most often the culprits that make people sick. "It's not that imported foods are any nastier than homegrown, according to a presentation today from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's that we're ea ... More >>

Allen West Outraged That It's So Expensive to Buy Gas for His Hummer

​​Allen West is outraged that it's so expensive to keep gasoline in his car. It cost him $70 last night, he posted on Facebook today.Seventy bucks! An outrage! An aberration! Sarcasm aside, that's a TON of money to be paying for gas. Especially since West drives such a compact, fuel-efficient... ... More >>

South Florida Muslims Seek a New Way to Get Along in the Wake of Terrorism Charges and Bigotry

Target, Walmart Offer Sustainable Seafood

​Every day, you dream of shopping for fresh-caught fish, tomatoes picked off the vine, and farm-fresh eggs... then you wake up and head over to a giant, big-box store to throw a package of frozen fish sticks into the cart.Fortunately, retail giants are hearing (and heeding) the siren call of the s ... More >>

If You Like Bacon, You Can Love Lard

​Forget New Years resolutions. Let's talk about lard. Lard makes things delicious. If you're already using butter, Crisco, or an oil with transfat, lard is better for you. At 40% saturated fat and 45% monounsaturated fat, it's a lower percentage of "bad" fat and a higher percentage of "good" fat ... More >>

Le Macaron French Cafe: Still Cute, But Less Annoying Than Cupcakes

Melissa McCart​Macarons are the new cupcakes in case you hadn't yet made the switch. About a year ago, even nerdy NPR declared,  "Move over cupcakes: make way for macarons."   Turns out --so I learned from the comments in this blog post -- Fort Lauderdale just scored its very own ma ... More >>

Bee Killer Snuffs Thousands of Florida Hives

treehugger.com​If it's not colony collapse disorder, it's a crazy bee killer. Hundreds of thousands of bees in Brevard County died this past September, tied to a tainted food supply that contained an insecticide used to kill roaches, ticks, and fleas, county agriculture officials determined yester ... More >>

Miami Book Fair 2011: The Year's Hottest Authors Are in Town

Anthony Bourdain's Literary Orgasm Talks Shop at Miami Book Fair

​Do people read in South Florida? Scan the Floridian before 10 a.m. and note the absence of someone reading a newspaper, a book, or a magazine -- even in digital form. Over at Old Fort Lauderdale Breakfast House, an employee made a comment while I was there a couple of weeks ago to the sole person ... More >>

New Times Beerfest Taste Test, The Cider Round: Five Reasons to Drink It Over Beer

​We're about three days away from the New Times Beerfest on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Humane Society of Broward County. Sister Hazel provides tunes and restaurants like Moe's Southwest Grill and JC Wahoo's offer eats for the ... More >>

Allen West Admits 13 Months Later That He Was in a "White Supremacist Motorcycle Gang"

Allen West, self-admitted former member of a "white supremacist motorcycle gang."​Remember that absurd attack on Rep. Allen West stating that he'd been in sort of a motorcycle "gang" that didn't care too much for nonwhite people?Well, it's true, West admits -- 13 months after NBC Nightly News ran ... More >>

CAIR: Broward GOP Treats Muslims Worse Than Other Republicans Do

Thanks to West, South Florida Republicans have a bad rap.​U.S. Rep. Allen West has already tried to end federal funding for National Public Radio. But if he needed another reason to hate NPR, yesterday's "All Things Considered" segment should do the trick. The story explored West's view of Is ... More >>

UPDATED: Palm Beach Gets 24/7 NPR Station: Finally, More Ira Glass, Less Beethoven

Flickr user: tvolMore Ira Glass!​UPDATE: Yes, the new 101.9 FM signal is weak and not available everywhere in Palm Beach County. Unfortunately, there's not much the station can do about it. Read more after the jump.Sept.14-- Static, fuzz, then the sweet sound of a geeky story about teenaged drivin ... More >>

Allen West, Believe It or Not, Takes Up the Most Airtime of Any House Freshman

Harriet Tubman​Believe it or not, Rep. Allen West -- the self-proclaimed "modern-day Harriet Tubman" who compared being gay to liking ice cream and riding scooters, said gay soldiers can "change their behavior," called not-a-lady Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz the "most vile, unprofessional, and de ... More >>

A Look Into Tomatoland

flckr/righteeThe worst thing about tomatoes may not be their mealiness...​Author Barry Estabrook's new book, Tomatoland, looks deep into the agricultural world that produces the country's tomatoes. Where is he looking? Urrrrr, Florida. What does he find?

Feds Release Bits of Additional Information Against Khan Family -- None Against Izhar Khan

Photo by Mike RiceThe scene at the June protest outside Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen mosque​Since a gathering of the religulous assembled for a protest against Margate's Masjid Jamaat Al-Mumineen in early June, we've been waiting to hear any shred of evidence aside from accusations in a fed ... More >>

Allen West on NPR: Do We Really Need the Justice Department?

How important is the Justice Department, really?​Yesterday, NPR host Robert Siegel interviewed U.S. Rep. Allen West about the federal debt fight. West, a member of the House Tea Party caucus, is adamantly opposed to raising the debt limit. He doesn't want the U.S. government to borrow any more mon ... More >>

Anthony Weiner's Weiner Explodes All Over Twitter

Cartoon courtesy of npr.comNPR burns Weiner's weiner.​Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner is either dumb or brilliant. Either way showing Gennette Cordova, a Seattle college student, his weiner was basically the money shot for his political career.It's been over a week since Rep. Weiner tweet ... More >>

Hey Vegans - How About Some Lab-Generated Meat?

Meat grown in petri dishes may be on your table soon.​It might be safe to say that many of us would turn vegan in a heartbeat except for one small thing....a lot of animals just taste good. You know the joke - what does PETA stand for? People Eating Tasty Animals. Well, what if you cou ... More >>

Blank Dogs to Headline Record Store Day at Radio-Active Records

The Ever-Refining Songcraft of Dr. Dog

Allen West's Week #2: Bring On The Government Shutdown?

Thursday, Allen West appeared on Glenn Beck for a chat with Judge Andrew Napolitano -- a true libertarian and genuinely good guy, who nowadays earns his keep as Fox's answer to Harvey Fierstein and/or Bee Arthur. The subject under discussion? The government shutdown which may occur should Congress b ... More >>

Broward Politics: Turning Red Into Blue (And A Weather Babe Exclusive)

You want to hear some political B.S.? Just listen to Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter when she opens her mouth to talk. Here's what she said yesterday during a discussion about the new courthouse: Ritter​RITTER: "Every time someone on this dais says the voters voted down the cour ... More >>

Did NPR Uncover the Secret Coke Formula? [The Secret Recipe]

Coca-Cola: all your recipes belong to us!​One of American culture's biggest mysteries is the Coca-Cola formula. Well it might not be a mystery any more.According to Yahoo, NPR's "This American Life" recently found a 1979 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution which contained an article about ... More >>

Christopher O'Riley to Show Classical Side at Kravis Center

Parades, Prostitutes, and Pardons

​Here is artist Charles Fazzino's rendition of the boat parade, coming your way Saturday night (hat tip to Fort Lauderdale activist and photographer Art Seitz for the image). Fazzino. self-described "master of 3-D pop art," is the city's official centennial artist, commissioned by the ... More >>

Electric Six: The Novelty Band That Would Not Die

Are Florida Kids More Violent? Or Are the Florida Courts?

Flickr: Alan DejecacionJailing our children: a trait Florida has in common with the Phillipines​Some of you may have heard this morning's report on WLRN about the U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine on what basis it's just to put a child in prison for life. There seems to be a lot of viole ... More >>