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PETA

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    PETA Names Pembroke Pines Resident Finalist in Sexiest Vegetarian Contest

    Animal rights organization PETA has named the finalists in their annual "Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door" contest -- and one of the sexiest men is from Pembroke Pines!Malik Kalonji is a 46-year-old yoga instructor, massage therapist, and winner of several martial arts competitions. The healthy hottie h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Michele Lazarow, Friend of the Puppies, on Hallandale Beach Puppy-Store Ordinance

    After Wednesday night's dramatic meeting about puppy stores in Hallandale Beach, we caught up with Michele Lazarow, who has been the strongest voice behind getting a puppy-store ban passed in that small city.Lazarow -- who says she doesn't want to call herself an "activist" because that would make p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2012

    Wednesday, March 14, is Pi Day - Four Places to Get Your Pie in South Florida

    ​ Wednesday, March 14, is Pi Day. Get it? Pi is 3.14 (plus a bunch more numbers) and March 14 is equal to 3/14 and, hey - an excuse to eat pie! Anyhow, you don't have to be a geometry aficionado to participate in Pi- and pie-related fun. If you're the do-it-yourself type, try your hand at a Pi rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Ten Stories From McDonald's Twitter Fail

    ​You might think twice before hitting up the drive-through for this morning's McMuffin.The New York Observer, Huffington Post, and others reported how a McDonald's twitter marketing ploy has gone awry. Two dipshit tweets from McDonald's with the hashtag #McDStories -- "When you make something ... More >>

  • Film

    July 28, 2011

    "Project Nim": Nature, Nurture, and the Awful Tale of a Chimp Named Nim

    ​You might think twice before hitting up the drive-through for this morning's McMuffin.The New York Observer, Huffington Post, and others reported how a McDonald's twitter marketing ploy has gone awry. Two dipshit tweets from McDonald's with the hashtag #McDStories -- "When you make something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Urban Homesteading Teaches Suburban Warriors to Be One With Nature

    Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living, by Rachel Kaplan with K. Ruby Blume.​As urban sprawl pushes farther and farther into formerly wild and rural areas, the comforts of modern living are beginning to stress our natural resources. Despite the welcome rains of the past week, a ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 28, 2011

    Sefa Mediterranean Grill in Delray Beach: The Atmosphere Dazzles, and the Food's Awesome Too

    Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living, by Rachel Kaplan with K. Ruby Blume.​As urban sprawl pushes farther and farther into formerly wild and rural areas, the comforts of modern living are beginning to stress our natural resources. Despite the welcome rains of the past week, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Got Leftover Peeps? Five Peeps Recipes

    Photo by: Robyn Lee (seriouseats.com)Peepshi!​Warning: Peeps were harmed during the making of this blog entry! (Sorry, PETA.)While strolling down the candy aisle at your local Walgreens store, you may have been lured in by all of the mesmerizing, pastel-colored holiday candy on display. Some of th ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 24, 2011

    Indus Indian Herbal Cuisine in West Palm Beach: The Lamb Is Delicious, but God, the Veggies Are Exquisite

    Photo by: Robyn Lee (seriouseats.com)Peepshi!​Warning: Peeps were harmed during the making of this blog entry! (Sorry, PETA.)While strolling down the candy aisle at your local Walgreens store, you may have been lured in by all of the mesmerizing, pastel-colored holiday candy on display. Some of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Top Chef Recap: Padma Wears a Bikini and The Cheftestants Are Mean To Conch

    NBC Universal ...And then there were three.​Last episode Carla was thrown off. First Fabio then Carla? Who could I possibly root for? Richard? Antonia? I'm a little depressed. Quickfire Challenge Back in the sunny Bahamas, we have Mike, Richard, Antonia and Tiffany left - boy vs. girl. P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Palm Beach Fur Retailers, Beware: This Man Is Coming for You

    In this video, made last Friday on what activists deemed "Fur Free Friday," a local animal rights crusader named Josh Durden takes a camera into several high-end clothing stores to ask the employees selling fur what they think of the disgusting animal-skinning processes used to procure most fur.He v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Eat Your Way Through the Recession: A Poor Man's Guide to Snagging Free Food

    alancleaver2000​Times, they are tough. Unemployment is a national plague, and my piggy bank -- yes, I have one -- hasn't seen this much action in years. Like a lot of folks these days, I find myself standing in a grocery aisle, staring zombie-like at the shelves, balancing the importance of squeez ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2010

    Five Reasons Why Sleepy Sun Anticipates Visiting Florida

    alancleaver2000​Times, they are tough. Unemployment is a national plague, and my piggy bank -- yes, I have one -- hasn't seen this much action in years. Like a lot of folks these days, I find myself standing in a grocery aisle, staring zombie-like at the shelves, balancing the importance of squeez ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Meatless: The Movie

    ​Shane Close is a Miami-based surfer (past chairman of the local Surfrider chapter), high-end web developer, and, now, indie filmmaker. After he read the Omnivore's Dilemma and became a dad, his wife turned to him and asked the question no barbecue addict wants to hear: "Could you go meatless?"

  • Music

    July 8, 2010

    Otep Brings Goth Metal to Culture Room

    ​Shane Close is a Miami-based surfer (past chairman of the local Surfrider chapter), high-end web developer, and, now, indie filmmaker. After he read the Omnivore's Dilemma and became a dad, his wife turned to him and asked the question no barbecue addict wants to hear: "Could you go meatless?"

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Father's Day Puppy Protest is One-Sided

    Tara Nieuwesteeg​ Yesterday's episode in the on-going protest-counter protest drama centered at Puppy Palace in Hollywood was quieter and more peaceful than usual. The surreal battle, which started with regular animal-rights protests outside the store earlier this year, has included adults dressed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    More Photos From the Hollywood Puppy Protest

    Tara Nieuwesteeg​ This weekend there was another passionate protest in front of Puppy Palace on Hollywood Boulevard. Animal rights activists held signs insisting the store patronizes puppy mills and sells sick puppies and by doing so encourages the death of more shelter dogs. Counterprotesters dec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    More Photos From This Weekend's Puppy Palace Protest in Hollywood

    Tara NieuwesteegPassionate puppy protesters.​On Saturday, animal rights advocates took to Hollywood Boulevard, protesting Puppy Palace, a freestanding building that sells purebred puppies for between $300 and $1,500 each. The protesters say nobody should be purchasing a commercially bred puppy whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    How to Convert a Vegetarian by Hiding the Meat in "Authentic" Dishes

    Photo by Flicker user JadydangelHide your meat in baked ziti.​It's no secret that I'll eat pretty much anything made from, made with, or made in the same room as a meat or meat byproduct. Oddly, not everyone feels the same way. Occasionally, someone around here whom I won't name because she knows ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2010

    Five Questions With Cuci Amador of Afrobeta

    Photo by Flicker user JadydangelHide your meat in baked ziti.​It's no secret that I'll eat pretty much anything made from, made with, or made in the same room as a meat or meat byproduct. Oddly, not everyone feels the same way. Occasionally, someone around here whom I won't name because she knows ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Animal Collective

    Photo by Flicker user JadydangelHide your meat in baked ziti.​It's no secret that I'll eat pretty much anything made from, made with, or made in the same room as a meat or meat byproduct. Oddly, not everyone feels the same way. Occasionally, someone around here whom I won't name because she knows ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2009

    The Decade in Meat: From the McRib Comeback to a President Obama Meat Blunder

    Photo from Flickr user Cap'n SurlyThe decade brought us many great meat products, like the Bacon Explosion.​Growing up, I was always a fan of those ubiquitous "best of the year" stories that news outlets put together every December, so I thought it fitting that I give a little something back this ... More >>

  • News

    May 21, 2009

    Pit Bulls Banned in Miami Find Refuge in Broward and Palm Beach Counties

    Photo from Flickr user Cap'n SurlyThe decade brought us many great meat products, like the Bacon Explosion.​Growing up, I was always a fan of those ubiquitous "best of the year" stories that news outlets put together every December, so I thought it fitting that I give a little something back this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Petland Faces Puppy Mill Lawsuit; Dog From Davie Store Raised by Rat Bastard

    From Nebraska, to Davie, to the arms of Anthony from Petland.The Humane Society of the United States has filed this class-action lawsuit against Petland, which has several local stores, claiming Petland buys dogs from puppy mills. This actually comes as some good news to my landlord, because now I a ... More >>

  • News

    February 26, 2009

    When Animal Activists Attack

    Bitten on the set of a Rick Ross video, Mark McCarthy now squares off against animal activists.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    Morrissey at Mizner Park Ampitheatre

    Bitten on the set of a Rick Ross video, Mark McCarthy now squares off against animal activists.

  • News

    May 31, 2007

    Once Bitten

    Animal rights activist gets sued, shy

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Coming of Age

    The Warped Tour approaches its teen years.

  • News

    May 11, 2006

    Letters for May 11-17, 2006

    The Warped Tour approaches its teen years.

  • Music

    March 16, 2006

    Pete D'oh!-erty

    The Warped Tour approaches its teen years.

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Lecture Alert: Red!

    Ridge gives us the terror talk

  • Culture

    November 24, 2005

    Hold the Turkey

    What does a Seminole "living village" mean?

  • Home Entertainment

    October 20, 2005

    Puppy Love

    Nintendogs' charm will win over the most jaded of gamers

  • Music

    September 1, 2005

    Mellow Fever

    ALO

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2005

    Red Dirt Woman

    ALO

  • Music

    January 20, 2005

    Cattle Decapitation

    ALO

  • News

    July 24, 2003

    Blackout.com

    When this kid gets going, you get got

  • Film

    March 13, 2003

    The Stunted

    Against all odds -- and several plot implausibilities -- director William Friedkin stages a comeback

  • Film

    February 20, 2003

    Gale Farce

    Kevin isn't the only thing Spacey in this overlong death-penalty drama

  • Music

    January 16, 2003

    Boston

    Corporate America (Artemis)

  • Culture

    May 30, 2002

    Dr. Strange

    Grant Morrison's the best writer in comics--and maybe the oddest

  • Dining

    January 17, 2002

    So Fra, So Good

    A liberal hand with the liquor means culinary magic at this Italian eatery

  • Dining

    November 16, 2000

    Same Ol' Soyka

    The Soyka magic comes to Las Olas with satisfying if unremarkable results

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    Calibrations

    Spawn of Jerry Lee Lewis and Courtney Love

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