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  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Former Marlins Catcher Benito Santiago Arrested, Accused of Smoking Weed in His Mercedes

    ​Five-time MLB All-Star catcher Benito Santiago was "disoriented and did not know where he was at" when he was arrested next to Fort Lauderdale High School late last month, according to court documents.The former Marlins catcher, who now lives in Fort Lauderdale, was accused of hot-boxing his Merc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2012

    Undoing the Deep-Fried Life and Other Links

    ​​​Read on for today's link compilation.Frank Bruni writes on how chefs who encourage dining decadence stay healthy behind the scenes. His piece in the New York Times is a thoughtful response to the "unsettling" revelation that Paula Deen has only now revealed her diabetes, three yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    TSA Officers Take a Passenger's Pen? Grand Theft. They Take $400,000? All in a Year's Work

    ​If you've flown recently, you probably have some dim memories of loose change rattling around in a plastic bin at the security checkpoint. If you're careful, you pour all those coins back into your bag or pocket before heading to the gate.If you don't, the Transportation Security Administration k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2011

    Thanksgiving Links: Where to Find Cooking Help, Inspiration

    ​This weekend is a good one to pin down your Thanksgiving cooking plans.Today's post is geared for hosts and home cooks: what recipe you'll use for the bird, what sides you'll feature, whether you'll bake bread, what wine goes with the meal. Read on for some lifeline links and don't forget about t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Plaxico Burress Not Going to Miami Dolphins, Signs Deal With New York Jets

    Plaxico Burress​Embattled former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is staying in the Meadowlands.Although Burress was practically begging to become a member of the Miami Dolphins, the team was quick to say it was "absolutely not" interested in having him in the aqua uniform -- so he's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Howard, the Cross-Dressing, Cross-Country Traveler, Causes Stir at Fort Lauderdale Airport

    Jill TarlowHoward at the Fort Lauderdale airport.​A man known only as Howard who's been seen at airports across the country clad in women's underwear, see-through shirts, knee-high stockings, and women's wear of the like, is the center of some controversy after his recent flight out of Fort Lauder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    RIP "Herb Caen"

    I regret to report that the often far-out and always lovable Pulp commenter known as Herb Caen died in real life of lung cancer on Saturday morning at the age of 58.A friend of Herb's who found my phone number in his phone after his death called to let me know. Herb called me only a couple of times, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Former Cardinal Gibbons Hoops Player Shot Dead in Oakland

    Photo: USFDons.comTaylor​Hyman Taylor, the star center for the 2005 Cardinal Gibbons High School basketball team, was murdered Tuesday evening outside an Ikea store in Emeryville, California, on the outskirts of Oakland. Taylor attended the University of San Francisco on a basketball scholarship.A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    From San Francisco, a Nostalgic (and Airbrushed) View of Fort Lauderdale

    Flickr: R Moncada​For those who live in Fort Lauderdale, the best tour guide is a person who doesn't live in Fort Lauderdale. Like the San Francisco Chronicle's travel editor, who must not have ventured far from his extravagant perch at the new W Hotel.No mention of how the city's housing market w ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Peace, Love, and Terror

    The Weather Underground talked of peace, but FBI agents say members also planned a cop killing.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    A 4-1/2 Hour "Candid" Interview and That's All You Got?

    Come on, Joe Cotchett! You had 270 minutes with the financial Osama Bin Laden and you can't even give us a hint about what you learned about his lieutenants? Following the San Francisco attorney's jailhouse heart-to-heartstone with Madoff, Cotchett talked to ABC News, and maybe they're holding back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    The Sipple Life: From Sailboat Bend to 'Nam to 'Frisco, for a Date With Destiny

    I don't reckon there's many of you who remember Oliver Sipple. He was the troubled gay man who never wanted to be famous -- and wasn't, really -- even though he deserved to be. If for no other reason than for his knack for accidental encounters with major historical figures. Like Harvey Milk and Ger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2008

    Noir Side of the Sunshine State Awards

    I don't reckon there's many of you who remember Oliver Sipple. He was the troubled gay man who never wanted to be famous -- and wasn't, really -- even though he deserved to be. If for no other reason than for his knack for accidental encounters with major historical figures. Like Harvey Milk and Ger ... More >>

  • Film

    March 1, 2007

    Killer Instinct

    David Fincher's Type-A approach to filmmaking pays off

  • Film

    December 14, 2006

    Rich Man, Poor Man

    Rags-to-riches flick declares: Money does indeed buy happi(y)ness

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2006

    High-Octane Excitement

    Rags-to-riches flick declares: Money does indeed buy happi(y)ness

  • Culture

    October 20, 2005

    Agitation Nation

    Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart brings back a time of acting up

  • News

    July 1, 2004

    Iraqi Bacon

    Some Pigs Are More Equal Than Others

  • Goods and Services

    May 13, 2004

    Best Newsstand

    Clematis Street News Stand

  • News

    June 5, 2003

    Out with the Truth, the Epilogue

    The mainstream media ruin a perfectly good debate

  • Music

    May 7, 1998

    Do You Believe in Retro?

    The mainstream media ruin a perfectly good debate

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